Haunting Tales From Around the WorldLike this list

18 items

• The Hole

  A Novel

  Pyun, Hye-Young

  Add The Hole to your for later shelf

  This unsettling psychological horror novel begins with Ogi waking up from a coma following a car accident that killed his wife and left him paralyzed and disfigured. Now his mother-in-law is in charge of his care. But as she mourns the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Let the Right One in

  Ajvide Lindqvist, John, 1968-

  Add Let the Right One in to your for later shelf

  Let the Right One In has already been adapted into two films and has recently been reimagined for a TV series. But if you haven’t read the book, you’re in for a treat. Let the Right One In is set in 1981 in a quiet suburb in Stockholm,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tender Is the Flesh

  a Novel

  Bazterrica, Agustina María, 1974-

  Add Tender Is the Flesh to your for later shelf

  A lot of readers find Tender is the Flesh deeply disturbing. How so? You’ll have to read and find out. Marco’s marriage has fallen apart and his father is suffering from dementia. Meanwhile, the world around him is changing rapidly. An…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Uzumaki

  Spiral Into Horror

  Itō, Junji, 1963-

  Add Uzumaki to your for later shelf

  If you’re touring horror from around the world, you have to include at least one Junji Ito graphic novel. Try Uzumaki, set in Kurouzu-cho, a small town encased in fog that is totally haunted. But Kurouzu-cho isn’t haunted by a singular…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Graveyard Apartment

  a Novel

  Koike, Mariko, 1952-

  Add The Graveyard Apartment to your for later shelf

  Why read a haunted house story when you can have a whole haunted apartment complex? The Graveyard Apartment tells the story of a young family who moves into a new apartment overlooking a graveyard. It probably comes as no surprise to you,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Day the Sun Died

  a Novel

  Yan, Lianke, 1958-

  Add The Day the Sun Died to your for later shelf

  What would you do if you looked outside in the middle of the night to see all of your neighbors walking around in a dream state, carrying on as if it was day time? That’s what happens to 14-year-old Li Niannian in The Day the Sun Died. One…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Remember You

  a Ghost Story

  Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

  Add I Remember You to your for later shelf

  If you love a good haunting, here’s one from Iceland you won’t want to miss. Set in a small village in the Icelandic Westfjords, I Remember You tells the story of three friends who are renovating an old, rundown house. But what starts off…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fever Dream

  a Novel

  Schweblin, Samanta, 1978-

  Add Fever Dream to your for later shelf

  Here’s another unforgettable psychological horror novel from Argentina that’s really going to get into your head. As a young woman named Amanda lies dying in a hospital clinic in the middle of nowhere, she’s joined by a boy named David.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hex

  Olde Heuvelt, Thomas,

  Add Hex to your for later shelf

  Black Spring is a town haunted by the Black Rock Witch, a 17th century woman who walks the streets and appears in people’s homes with her eyes and her mouth sewn shut. To keep the curse of the Black Rock Witch from spreading, the town has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hadriana in All My Dreams

  Depestre, Rene

  Add Hadriana in All My Dreams to your for later shelf

  The story of Hadriana in All My Dreams begins during Carnival in 1938 in the Haitian village of Jacmel. Hadriana, a beautiful young French woman, is preparing to marry a well-to-do Haitian boy from a prominent family. Everyone seems…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Let Me in

  Ajvide Lindqvist, John, 1968-

  Add Let Me in to your for later shelf

• Tender Is the Flesh

  a Novel

  Bazterrica, Agustina María, 1974-

  Add Tender Is the Flesh to your for later shelf

• Tender Is the Flesh

  a Novel

  Bazterrica, Agustina María, 1974-

  Add Tender Is the Flesh to your for later shelf

• Fever Dream

  a Novel

  Schweblin, Samanta, 1978-

  Add Fever Dream to your for later shelf

• The Graveyard Apartment

  a Novel

  Koike, Mariko, 1952-

  Add The Graveyard Apartment to your for later shelf

• The Day the Sun Died

  a Novel

  Yan, Lianke, 1958-

  Add The Day the Sun Died to your for later shelf

• Hadriana in All My Dreams

  A Novel

  Depestre, René

  Add Hadriana in All My Dreams to your for later shelf

• I Remember You

  a Ghost Story

  Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

  Add I Remember You to your for later shelf