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Paranormal horror or supernatural horror is a genre of fiction that focuses mainly on the supernatural or paranormal aspects of fiction. Featuring all the goodies such as ghosts, demons, monsters, zombies, aliens, witchcraft, hoodoo, voodoo, and possession. It can also include backdrops and story locations featured around asylums, institutions, haunted houses, hospitals, and haunted locations such as woods or lakes, along with many others.
So without further ado, let’s get into these Paranormal Horror Books! Oh, and if you’re looking for more fun reads, head on over to 19 Thriller Horror Books To Add To Your Library As Soon As Possible!, for more reads!
Scariest Paranormal Horror Books
1. Must-read Paranormal horror and suspense book
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Everyone knows about Ashburn House. They whisper its old owner went mad, and restless ghosts still walk the halls. They say it’s the dwelling place of something cruel and sinister. But when Adrienne―desperate and in need of a place to stay―inherits the crumbling old mansion, she only sees it as a lifeline… until darkness falls.
Strange messages are etched into the walls. The furniture moves when she leaves the room. There’s something here―something powerful, angry, and hell-bent on shaking things up. Worse, a grave hidden in the depths of the forest hints at a terrible, unforgivable secret.
Eventually, Adrienne can’t ignore that a twisted thing lives in the house, its hungry eyes ever-watchful. Chasing the threads of a decades-old mystery, it isn’t long before she realizes she’s become prey to something deeply unnatural and intensely resentful.
She has no idea how to escape. She has no idea how to survive. Only one thing is certain: Ashburn’s dead are not at rest.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- The Haunting of Ashburn is a suspense occult horror book that will have you chomping at the bit from the first page to the last. With twists and turns in every chapter you don’t find out till the very end just what haunts the Ashburn house.
2. Scariest Kindle haunted house mystery
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Step into the forgotten and abandoned house atop the bluff in a small town and uncover the unsolved murder, cursed paranormal activity, and heart-stopping secrets within. Can you solve the mystery before it’s too late? Find out in this gripping haunted house thriller.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- Before you roll your eyes at another haunted house book, hold on. The Haunting of rosewood estate is a must-read for you if you love ghost suspense novels. If you love a good ghost story without being super creepy this is a wonderful choice for you.
3. Spooktacular Murder Mystery Thriller Novel
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When Odette Stevenson rents a hunting lodge in Raven Valley, she discovers it’s haunted by the spirits of a murder-suicide 25 years ago. With allies, she uncovers the truth to put the spirits to rest.
But the secrets of Raven Valley run deep, and the price of revealing them may be their lives. Will they survive the ghosts of the past or become their next victims? A chilling tale of murder, mystery, and survival.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- So the Haunting of raven valley is a TBR contender with its murder mystery and ghost suspense vibes. If you enjoy a little romance mixed in with your ghost mystery this is a good option for a book binge.
4. Best Occult Horror Novel You Need To Read
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Summer 1977: It was meant to be a harmless game. But when it descends into unthinkable horror, not all the boys will return from this deadly nightmare.
18 years later: Immersed in his new life, the woods, and their terror no longer haunt Ian Cockerton. When a violent encounter triggers flashbacks and a crippling psychic vision, Ian is drawn back to the one place he vowed never to return.
Together with a charismatic spiritualist from New Orleans, he’ll face the greatest fight of his life to protect all he loves from the evil of inconceivable proportion…
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- So if you loved Black Phone or Stephen King, The Little Woods is a ghost suspense book you must devour asap. With lots of creeps and hair-raising horror, this one is sure to keep you up all night.
5. Wicked Occult Ghosts & Haunted Houses Novels
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A beautiful house. A loving family. Two kids, a dog, and a tenure-track professorship teaching art at the local university. Dan Rineheart is living the dream. But all dreams must end.
When an anonymous painting arrives at the university, Dan is tasked with uncovering the artist.. It’s a disturbing work of grotesque perfection. A work of art… that changes with each viewing.
So begins the nightmare. Painted clocks tick-tock in the dark hours before dawn. Where shadow-wrapped children stalk the halls of a once-happy home. Where all paths lead to a forsaken artist and their impossible creation. This is the nightmare Dan Rineheart must enter before it shatters his sanity and devours his family.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- So if you love art, insanity, or evil, Forsaken is a must-read for you. What happens when your dream is shattered by a cursed painting? If you love a good cursed object horror novel this one has to end up on your bookshelf.
6. Scary Good British Horror Fiction Novel
Years ago a young girl ran away from her childhood home and vowed never to go back. It was a place of fear, pain, and misery at the hands of an abusive father. But now her father is dead, and she is forced to break that vow and return home to lay his body to rest and face up to the ghosts of her past.
However, Danni is about to learn that some ghosts are more real than others. Something beyond her understanding waits for her there, lurking in the shadows. An evil that intends to kill her family and claim her very soul
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- If you love THE CONJURING or INSIDIOUS you have to read The Demonic, a horror suspense novel that will make you keep the lights on. I’ve just started reading this one, and let me tell you it’s a doozie. Needless to say, I can’t wait to see how it ends.
7. Creepy AF Paranormal Suspense Book Series
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As a child, Eddie witnessed the death of his little sister – a tragic event that destroyed his family and left him on a descent into despair. As an adult, he has no job, lives on his best friend’s sofa, and doesn’t particularly care that he is the loser his best friend tells him he is.
Then a near-death experience briefly forces Eddie to the other side. He sees something demonic, something destitute and evil, and he is grateful for waking up again.
But he hasn’t woken up alone.
Everywhere he goes this entity is there, haunting him. It is making him weaker, and it won’t be long before it takes his place in this world completely.
Can he escape this demon that has attached itself to his soul? Or will he lose his life before he can become something greater?
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- The Edward King Series Books will most certainly fill any paranormal horror need you need filling. This one is for lovers of possession, demonic visions, and or anything demon!
8. Amazing Psychic Thriller Paranormal Horror Novel
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In a thick forest sits a forgotten stone building, The Redwood Asylum. Once inside, the criminally insane, the darkly disturbed, and the eternally confused residents learn one thing very quickly: they are at the mercy of ruthless evil in many forms.
At twenty-six, Jessica Rosen starts a new job at Redwood in the hopes of forgetting an insidious past. She quickly realizes, however, that Redwood harbors malevolent secrets and beings in every chilly corner. On her second day adjusting to her job, the unstable man in 5B quickly latches onto Jessica in an unsettling way.
When his rantings and warnings start to make sense, though, Jessica will be taken on a ride of secrets, murder, and dangerous beings. As she begins to uncover the horrifying truths behind the man’s past, the terrors of Redwood Asylum will follow her home and make her question her sanity.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- Do you love old asylums and sanatoriums? The Redwood Asylum may just be the paranormal horror book you need to help fill the void until the season starts again for tours.
9. Best Supernatural Thrillers On Kindle
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Oscar has never had much ambition in life. He is resigned to his lonely existence, spending his days behind the checkouts and his evenings behind his computer screen.
So when Oscar meets a stranger who tells him he has paranormal abilities, he’s fairly certain they are crazy.
But as he learns more and more about his paranormal abilities, everything changes. He is plunged deeper and deeper into the battle against the demons of hell, finding himself part of a war he is not prepared to fight.
Will Oscar remain a loser and let the world succumb to hell? Or will he step up and become the true Sensitive fate promised he can be?
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- Hold the phone, so if you love supernatural thrillers that leave your skin crawling and heart racing, The Sensitives Books will give you all the creepy crawlies you need.
10. Terrifying Horror Literature & Fiction Novel
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He leaves his friends behind, in search of a life that doesn’t matter. He wishes to wallow in despair and drink away his days until death finally arrives.
But the demon next door won’t let him.
Evie Meyers is a sweet, kind-natured teenage girl possessed by a volatile demon. If she is not exorcised soon, then she will end up killing both her and her mother in the most violent, destructive way imaginable.
And, unfortunately for Mo, he might be the only man who can help her…
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- So if Prey For The Devil left you wanting to root for more underdog exorcists, The Haunting Of Evie Meyers will put you back in the hot seat. If you’re brave enough this is to handle this Horror Literature & Fiction Novel.
11. Must Read Occult Fiction Novel
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In the summer of 1994, psychologist Daniel Hill buys a rustic farmhouse nestled in the rolling hills of West Virginia.
Along with his wife and teenage daughter, the family uproots their lives in Ohio and moves south. They are initially seduced by the natural beauty of the country setting. That soon changes when they discover a hidden room in the basement with a well, boarded shut and adorned with crucifixes.
Local legends about the previous owner being an exorcist come to light, but by then, all Hell has broken loose.
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- So if the Pope’s Exorcist left you craving more demon fiction, The Exorcist’s House will certainly have you blessing the house this weekend, and sleeping with all the lights on
12. Hair-Raising Occult Fiction
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When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania.
What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves.
Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all.
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- If you love dark humor, and occult fiction horror novels, What Moves The Dead is a must-read for you. The cover alone on this one had me backtracking at the bookstore to dive deeper.
13. Blood-Curdling Yet Amazing Ghost Fiction Book
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Booked and Bewitched Babbles- So if you’ve ever walked through a house, or stayed in a hotel and thought something ain’t right here, then Man, Fuck This House is you for. This one takes all the haunted house fiction and tropes we love and hate, and dumps them on their heads!
14. Must-Read Ghost Ship Paranormal Horror Fiction
by S.A. Barnes
Claire Kovalik is days away from being unemployed—made obsolete—when her beacon repair crew picks up a strange distress signal. With nothing to lose and no desire to return to Earth, Claire and her team decide to investigate.
What they find is shocking: the Aurora, a famous luxury spaceliner that vanished on its maiden tour of the solar system more than twenty years ago. A salvage claim like this could set Claire and her crew up for life. But a quick search of the ship reveals something isn’t right.
Whispers in the dark. Flickers of movement. Messages scrawled in blood. Claire must fight to hold on to her sanity and find out what happened on the Aurora before she and her crew meet the same ghastly fate.
Booked and Bewitched Babbles: Since I’m going to have to clone myself so I have time to read all these paranormal horror and thriller books. The Titanic meets the Shining and Event Horizon in Dead Silence, C’mon! Not even fair, just take my money.
15. Epic Creep Fest Of Paranormal Horror Fiction
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Just outside of Tokyo lies Aokigahara, a vast forest and one of the most beautiful wilderness areas in Japan…and also the most infamous spot to commit suicide in the world. Legend has it that the spirits of those many suicides are still roaming, haunting deep in the ancient woods.
When bad weather prevents a group of friends from climbing neighboring Mt. Fuji, they decide to spend the night camping in Aokigahara. But they get more than they bargained for when one of them is found hanged in the morning—and they realize there might be some truth to the legends after all.
Booked and Bewitched Babbles; So if you’ve ever stepped a toe in the folklore horror books world, you’ve heard of this forest. Another one to add to my TBR.
16. Spine-Chilling Occult Supernatural Horror
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What Rand discovers is a deception so vile that it can only be the work of supernatural, evil spirits. The devil’s tactics disguised as the miracles of God, it will take all of Rand’s strength, cunning, and determination to rescue the town of Finnick from the darkness that threatens it.
This time, hundreds of lives and souls are depending on Rand. Does he have what it takes to save the town of Finnick from the clutches of hell?
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- If you love a good Emily Rose-style story or the movie Smile, The Perfect Possession is a must-add to your TBR list. What happens exactly when the devil takes over a church, and then the town? If you love occult suspense novels, this one is a goodie.
17. Petrifying Paranormal Suspense Novel
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Thirty years after a tragic accident shut down production of the classic children’s program Mister Magic, the five surviving cast members have done their best to move on. But just as generations of cultishly devoted fans still cling to the lessons they learned from the show, the cast, known as the Circle of Friends, have spent their lives searching for the happiness they felt while they were on it.
The friendship. The feeling of belonging. And the protection of Mister Magic.
After all, they’re the only ones who hold the secret of that circle, the mystery of the magic man in his infinitely black cape, and, maybe, the answers to what happened on that deadly last day. But as the Circle of Friends reclaim parts of their past, they begin to wonder: Are they here by choice, or have they been lured into a trap?
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- So if you love pulls at the heartstrings horror paranormal suspense novel, Mister Magic is a must-have for you. What happens when you go digging into the mystery of your childhood favorite programs? Nothing good, I can promise you that.
18. Nerve-Racking Ghost Thrillers
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After some arm-twisting, a reluctant Kale gives testimony as to how he found God to a group of Bible study friends. The confessional exposes youthful experiences of dabbling in the occult and reveals the desire to revive a long-dormant writing career. The disclosures bring to light a novel in progress, detailing a personal role in a decades-old mass murder ordered by the demon Zozo.
Kale is closer to confronting the consequences of his youth.
The path of a sadistic serial killer terrorizing the Pacific Northwest intersects with the group of friends. Each must face their transgressions as the killer moves closer and unveils a dark connection to the group. Kale’s path to redemption and the only way to make things right requires making the ultimate sacrifice.
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- Love an honest to god creepy as hell ghost thriller novel with demonic possession, Village Heresy is your winner! This indie thriller has been described as creepy, twisted, dark, unnerving, and horrific. So if you need something to keep you up all night, you’ve found a winner.
19. Unnerving Paranormal Horror Series
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All stories of vampires carry with them the notion that this mysterious blood-sucking ghost goes forth from its grave by night. Its task is to feast upon the warm flowing juices of the living. The beast becomes nourished and preserved in good condition, staving off its decomposition to roam for as long as its parasitic activity continues.
Until the most recent events, Sherlock Holmes had no time for such suspicions. But now, after we confronted Dracula, perhaps the most notorious of vampires, and dispatched the creature at the hands of Quincey Harker, we have no doubts. Sherlock and I, Dr. John Watson, observed the most remarkable confrontation.
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- Sherlock & Dracula: Imperial brings us the love of vampire horror mixed with British horror and who doesn’t love that? If you love Sherlock, Watson, and Dracula, this novel brings them together for a killer good time!
20. Sinister Small Town & Rural Paranormal Horror
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Booked and Bewitched Babbles- If you loved Ground Hog Day from the 80s, and small-town and rural paranormal horror novels, Retown is a must-read for you. This one will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish with twists, turns, and suspense.
21. Fearsome Occult Suspense and Supernatural Novel
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Booked and Bewitched Babbles- For all the lovers of Hereditary out there, or occult suspense novels Father Of Lies is a fabulous read. Twisted and dark, this novel walks us through the world of someone who’s survived demonic abuse and comes out the other side. Or have they?
22. Dark British Horror Fiction Novel
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Booked and Bewitched Babbles- Okay, if you love The Exorcist, Devil Board is a must-read for you. With nods to the classic, this tale brings British horror fiction to the front and center, while leaving you on the edge of your seat. Will the young family survive their run-in with the devil board, or not?
23. Formidable Ghost and Occult Horror Novel
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Booked and Bewitched Babbles- So if you’ve been looking for a ghost and occult horror novel series that’s fresh off the press, Mould is the answer you’ve been seeking. Will the black mould and grey-haired woman win in the end, or will the psychic?
24. Daunting Medical Paranormal Horror Thriller Novel
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Booked and Bewitched Babbles- If you loved Saw, you need to read The Clinic, a medical horror rollercoaster ride. Gory and edge-of-your-seat panic-inducing, this novel will have you questioning your sanity as it drags you kicking and screaming to the end.
25. Unnerving Serial Killers Horror Fiction
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Booked and Bewitched Babbles- When I first picked this up, it was my love of old abandoned asylums and institutions, along with a family full of nurses and doctors that trigger my need to read The Asylum Confessions. If you enjoy murder, mystery, makeup, or serial killer horror stories this series is a must-have on your reading list.
This post was all about 25 killer paranormal horror books you need to read right now! Seriously, what are you doing, go? Read something!
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