Spooky Book and Movie Suggestions from County Library

Spooky season is upon us! As the weather gets chillier and the sun sets earlier, there is no better time to have a scary movie night or to bundle up on the couch with a horror novel.

San Diego County Library has compiled a collection of ghostly movies and books to get you in the Halloween mood this year.

A full list of spooky books can be found on the County Library OverDrive list, This is Halloween!

Top 5 Movies for Adults:

1. Scream VI

2. Beau is Afraid

3. The Menu

4. Knock at the Cabin

5. Evil Dead Rise

Top 5 Movies for Kids:

1. The Secret of NIMH

2. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

3. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

4. Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island

5. Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Top 5 Books for Adults:

1. Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

2. Holly by Stephen King

3. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

4. Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

5. A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

Top 5 Books for Kids

1. A Super Scary Narwhalloween by Ben Clanton

2. Creepy Crayon by Aaron Reynolds

3. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories by Jeff Kinney

4. Fly Guy and Fly Girl: Night Fright by Tedd Arnold

5. Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hallow by Ryan T. Higgins