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.
Carmilla
Before Dracula, there was Carmilla—the original seductive vampire.
When Laura rescues the mysterious Carmilla after a carriage accident, an uncanny bond forms between them, echoing a dream from Laura’s childhood.
But as their friendship deepens, so does Laura’s illness, and the truth about Carmilla’s dark, otherworldly nature threatens to consume her completely.
The Country of the Blind
Step into the uncanny worlds of H.G. Wells with this collection of 33 sci-fi and fantasy tales.
From haunted houses and sinister betrayals to eerie experiments and lost civilizations, these stories unveil the strange, the thrilling, and the terrifying—proving why Wells remains a master of the imagination.
Vital Message
Arthur Conan Doyle, famed creator of Sherlock Holmes, delves deeper into Spiritualism in The Vital Message, arguing that true transformation comes from elevating the material world to the spiritual.
In the wake of war and turmoil, he sees Modern Spiritualism as the key to reviving stagnant religions, proving life after death through spirit photography and direct voice mediumship, and guiding humanity toward a new awakening.
The Night Land
In a sunless, nightmare world, humanity clings to survival within the Last Redoubt, besieged by monstrous horrors.
But when one man hears a telepathic call from a lost love in a forgotten refuge, he dares the impossible—venturing into the Night Land, where fate is far worse than death.
