It’s Not Too Late to Treat Yourself to a Spine-Tingler!
By Lily Umphred
We hope you had a happy Halloween, Nova Nation! It’s not too late to treat yourself to a great book! To get you in the spirit, Falvey Library staff has recommended their favorite spine-tingling reads for you. Pick your favorite, grab some candy corn and a warm blanket, and be prepared to be spooked!
Roberta Pierce, Access and Collections Coordinator:
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
The Papin Sisters by Rachel Edwards
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Nicole Daly, Social Science Librarian:
The Stand by Stephen King
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King- Available to students, faculty and staff via Interlibrary Loan
Christoforos Sassaris, Distinctive Collections Coordinator:
The Shining by Stephen King
It by Stephen King- Available to students, faculty and staff via Interlibrary Loan
Pet Sematary by Stephen King- Available to students, faculty and staff via Interlibrary Loan
David Burke, Metadata Librarian:
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre by H.P. Lovecraft
Tales of the Uncanny and Supernatural by Algernon Blackwood
Lovecraft Country by Matthew Ruff- Available to students, faculty and staff via Interlibrary Loan
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle- Available to students, faculty and staff via Interlibrary Loan
Meg Piorko, Distinctive Collections Librarian:
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Machado
Demian Katz, Director of Library Technology:
The Mystery of Suicide Place by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
More Thrilling Options to Choose From:
Angel of the Underground by David Andreas
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Cujo by Stephen King
Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Ghost Virus by Graham Masterton
How to do Things with Dead People: History, Technology, and Temporality from Shakespeare to Warhol by Alice Dailey
The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal
Misery by Stephen King
Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
Shadow Man by Alan Drew
The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe
The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami, Ted Goossen
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
You can click the links to find where these books are located. Check them out at the Spine-tinglers display on the first floor of Falvey. Happy reading, Wildcats!
Lily Umphred is a sophomore studying economics and communications. Her favorite spine-tingler is Verity by Colleen Hoover.
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