Each year, our social media feeds are filled with news of the latest books in horror, true crime, and paranormal.
So many chilling new books come out each year—and our TBRs are often stacked with delectable spooky books by the latest emerging authors. We truly are in a golden age of horror fiction.
But sometimes we're in the mood for something older—books that have stood the test of time.
These are the classics that are the most disturbing. They’re strange and unnerving in uncanny ways—often calling us back to something old and ancient and unsettling.
Every month, we’re bringing you a selection of free ebooks to read that are perfect for lovers of all things spooky, mysterious, gruesome, strange, and macabre.
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
In this 1824 gothic masterpiece, two brothers—carefree George and devout, tormented Robert—are lifelong foes shaped by contrasting upbringings. When George is found murdered, Robert is accused, plunging him into madness and a chilling pact with the devil.
Told from shifting perspectives, this groundbreaking tale of supernatural evil has influenced literary giants like Robert Louis Stevenson and Stephen King.
The Night of the Long Knives
Set in the nuclear wastelands of post-apocalyptic America, this gripping tale by the Grand Master of Science Fiction follows Ray, a hardened survivor, and Alice, a wary drifter.
Their fragile alliance is tested when a reformed killer offers them something rare in the Deathlands: hope.
The Yellow God
In this thrilling adventure by the author of King Solomon’s Mines, Maj. Alan Vernon, a former British officer, ventures to West Africa in search of a lost city of gold.
Guided by a mysterious idol, he faces treacherous partners, a perilous quest, and a fierce tribal queen intent on making him her husband.
The Festival
In this eerie tale by the author of The Call of Cthulhu, a man visits his family in a snowy Massachusetts town to join an ancient, secretive festival.
As unsettling details emerge, he is pulled into a strange and haunting world that will leave him forever scarred.
