31 Days of Horror!

Well, it's October again, and that means Halloween, and with that comes horror! Check out the books and movies below to get in that Halloween spirit.

Books

• The Ritual by Adam Nevill: A group of friends going on a hike quickly takes a sinister turn in this singular scary story. 
• The Ruins by Scott Smith: Also adapted into a movie, The Ruins follows a group of friends vacationing in Mexico, but their peaceful getaway becomes anything but when they find some abandoned ruins. 
• The Caretaker of Lorne Field by Dave Zeltserman: Jack Durkin's job is to weed Lorne Field. If he doesn't, he claims that vicious creatures will grow from the soil and destroy all life as we know it. Is Jack crazy? Or are the creatures there, lurking just beneath the surface? 

There's plenty of horror in our YA collection as well. 

• Scowler by Daniel Kraus: Often compared to Stephen King's The Shining, Scowler is the tale of Ry as he summons three imaginary friends from his childhood back to protect his family from his terrifying father. 
• The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey: From acclaimed author of The 5th Wave series comes this gothic horror series. All four books are terrifically gruesome - if you enjoy this one, try book two, The Curse of the Wendigo. 

After something more visual? Graphic novels aren't all superheroes - try one of these scary stories! 

• Black Hole by Charles Burns: A strange plague has come to 1970's Seattle and it seems to only affect teenagers. This is a strange but beautifully rendered graphic novel - there's nothing quite like it! 
• The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman: You may have seen the TV show, but that doesn't mean you know the story! This zombie epic has been a graphic novel hit from the beginning. 
• From Hell by Alan Moore: From the author of Watchmen and V for Vendetta, this is a meticulously researched fictional take on Jack the Ripper. Also adapted for the big screen starring Johnny Depp and Ian Holm. 

Movies

If you're a true fan of horror, you might think you've seen just about every scary movie under the sun. Here are a few you might have missed from our collection.

• Candyman (1992): This scary flick focuses on a twisted urban legend and takes place in Chicago. 
• Eyes Without a Face (1959): After his daughter's face is disfigured in a car accident, a medical genius attempts to give her face new life - only, he needs some tissue donors. This French film is a classic not to be missed. 
• Session 9 (2002): A cleaning crew tasked with refurbishing an abandoned mental hospital start to unravel in the chaotic confines of their workplace. 
• Sinister (2013): A true crime writer moves his family into a house where an entire family was murdered, and finds a mysterious box of video reels in the attic. A shocking, scary, and well told story. 
• The Witch (2015): In puritan New England, a family's youngest child goes missing mysteriously. The family slowly descends into paranoia and insanity. This recent film is an instant horror classic. 

Also join us on Twitter with the hashtag #31DaysOfHorror to get a different horror movie suggestion every day of the month of October. And, as always, for more suggestions just ask a librarian.