Our work often invokes serious topics or discussions, so here are our favorite spooky books–including some set in Ohio and written by authors from or with ties to Ohio–to help you enjoy the haunted humanities in celebration of All Hallows’ Eve!
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
The Haunted History of the Ohio State Reformatory by Sherri Brake
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
The Devourers by Indra Das
On the Street Where You Live by Mary Higgins Clark
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Beetle and the Hollow Bones by Aliza Layne
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Little Book of Marietta Ghost Stories: Ohio Ghosts, Folklore, and Legends by Jannette R. Quackenbush
It Came from Ohio: My Life as a Writer by R.L. Stine
Stay out of the Basement by R.L. Stine
The Dragons of the Cuyahoga by S. Andrew Swann
Ohio’s Historic Haunts: Investigating the Paranormal in the Buckeye State by James Willis
Happy Halloween!