9 books to read on Halloween

Discover the 9 essential books to read on Halloween and immerse yourself in their terrifying stories.

We are already in autumn, one of the times of the year when the festival that most acclaims terror is celebrated. Although inherited from the United States, Halloween is celebrated in many parts of the world. And it is a party, the truth is, quite fun despite its terrifying theme. To honor the Halloween holiday, we have made a selection of classic books that belong to horror literature. Luckily, everything you're going to find in these books is science fiction. You may have already read some of them, do you want to read them all?

Halloween Stories, by Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was, without a doubt, a great master of gothic fear. With this story book, tell terrifying stories, the kind that will stay in your head before you go to sleep. Rage, revenge and obsession told in an incredible way with stories that you can't help but delve into.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson

A book about the debate of good and evil and the duality of the human being. A book of terror and intrigue. A classic that frames a story from the Victorian era with impeccable character construction and an entertaining and intriguing narrative.

Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley

A classic par excellence is Frankenstein. A work that opened the doors to science fiction literature. The story is told through letters and tells how a scientist creates a monstrous creature and the consequences of having created it. This author is capable of generating empathy with the reader and this monstrous being and it is the reader himself who comes to consider who the bad guy really is in this story.

Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë

Love, hate and death fill the pages of this classic of English literature. The novel, in addition to its plot and characters, stands out for its structure. It is a completely testimonial text, an eloquent game of narrative voices full of details that narrates the love relationships, contempt and revenge of its characters.

Dracula, by Bram Stoke

This fantastic gothic novel is a beautiful story within the framework of terror. It is in this work that we meet for the first time what would become the vampire archetype: Count Dracula. The story presents us with this evil vampire willing to spread evil throughout the world, while the rest of the characters confront him to prevent him from achieving his objective.

Misery y The shining, de Stephen King

Del gran autor del terror Stephen King recomendamos dos de sus obras. Misery narra la obsesión de una enfermera por las historias de un famoso escritor, al que obliga a seguir escribiendo la serie de novelas de la que es fanática mientras le atormenta con el dolor al ser ella quien se encarga de sus cuidados.

El resplandor (The shining) cuenta la historia de un escritor que está superando su adicción al alcohol al que le brindan la oportunidad de encargarse de un hotel durante el invierno. Piensa que es la oportunidad perfecta para seguir escribiendo rodeado de tranquilidad y abordar sus problemas económicos. Hasta allí viaja junto a su mujer y su hijo y estarán durante meses solos rodeados de nieve. O eso es lo que ellos piensan, ya que irán conociendo el pasado del hotel y los fantasmas que allí habitan.

Ghost Stories, by Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens declared himself a fan of the supernatural. Although he was skeptical, he loved hearing ghost stories. This fascination dates back to his childhood, when his nanny told him scary stories. So his terrifying imagination was built until he wrote the ghost stories that are gathered in this book. Chilling stories of madness and revenge.

The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson

If you were invited to take part in an experiment in a haunted house, would you go? Five people will live supernatural experiences in a house that has the objective of choosing one of them and making him theirs forever. An experience led by a professor of the occult that begins as a fun adventure, but will end up being a nightmare. This novel was a great source of inspiration for great writers of horror literature.

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