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21 Ghost Story Books That Will Chill You to the Bone

Halloween is far from the only time of year when you can enjoy a good ghost story. Books featuring spirits — just one of the prompts in our 2019 Reading Challenge — can be enjoyed at any time, because the theme of connecting with the great beyond is one that never fails to resonate. The best ghost stories do more than send a shiver down your spine, they also have something to say about the human condition. The ghosts can represent things from our hero's past that they can't escape, they can manifest as our worst nightmares, or they simply teach us lessons that only those who have moved beyond this world could impart. The sheer array of books featuring ghosts on this list proves that a compelling ghost story doesn't have to follow any one set of rules; in fact, they're at their best when they're breaking every one of the genre's time-honored traditions.
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
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Dark Matter (Michelle Paver)
Dark Matter (Michelle Paver)
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The Little Stranger
The Little Stranger
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The Woman in Black, by Susan Hill
The Woman in Black, by Susan Hill
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The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining (Stephen King)
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Horrorstör (Grady Hendrix)
Horrorstör (Grady Hendrix)
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
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The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
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The Ghost Notebooks (Ben Dolnick)
The Ghost Notebooks (Ben Dolnick)
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Hex (Thomas Olde Heuvelt)
Hex (Thomas Olde Heuvelt)
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Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
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The Seance (John Harwood)
The Seance (John Harwood)
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The Secret of Crickley Hall (James Hebert)
The Secret of Crickley Hall (James Hebert)
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The Ghost Bride (Yangsze Choo)
The Ghost Bride (Yangsze Choo)
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The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
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Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
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Daughters of the Lake (Wendy Webb)
Daughters of the Lake (Wendy Webb)
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Winter People (Jennifer McMahon)
Winter People (Jennifer McMahon)
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The Witch of Willow Hall (Hester Fox)
The Witch of Willow Hall (Hester Fox)
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Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
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