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A Guide to Haunted Houses

Professional Book Nerds

English - October 19, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes - ★★★★★ - 302 ratings
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Halloween is fast-approaching, so what better way to get into the spirit 👻 than with some Haunted House reads! Grab your flashlights and EMF detectors and join the Nerds as they give you a guide to books about haunted houses.
Titles mentioned in this episode:
Emma’s Titles:  

Starling House by Alix E Harrow  

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 

The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters 

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey  

The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe 

Charnel House by Graham Masterton 

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 

Joe’s Titles 

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi 

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher 

The Grownup by Gillian Flynn 

The Night House by Jo Nesbo 

The Broken Girls by Simone St. James 

Let Him In by William Friend 

The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter 

Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh

Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace.
Looking for more bookish content? Check out the Libby Life Blog!
We hope you enjoy this episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! You can follow the Professional Book Nerds on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ProBookNerds. Want to reach out? Send an email to [email protected]. We’ve got merch! Check out our two shirts in The OverDrive Shop (all profits are donated to the ALA Literacy Clearinghouse).
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Halloween is fast-approaching, so what better way to get into the spirit 👻 than with some Haunted House reads! Grab your flashlights and EMF detectors and join the Nerds as they give you a guide to books about haunted houses.

Titles mentioned in this episode:

Emma’s Titles:  

Starling House by Alix E Harrow  

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 

The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters 

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey  

The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe 

Charnel House by Graham Masterton 

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 

Joe’s Titles 

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi 

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher 

The Grownup by Gillian Flynn 

The Night House by Jo Nesbo 

The Broken Girls by Simone St. James 

Let Him In by William Friend 

The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter 

Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh


Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace.

Looking for more bookish content? Check out the Libby Life Blog!

We hope you enjoy this episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe on Apple PodcastsSpotify, or wherever you listen! You can follow the Professional Book Nerds on InstagramTwitter, and TikTok @ProBookNerds. Want to reach out? Send an email to [email protected]. We’ve got merch! Check out our two shirts in The OverDrive Shop (all profits are donated to the ALA Literacy Clearinghouse).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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