#spookishbookish

[bahhumpug]

A disorienting and creepy quick read. Don't expect any backstory or explanations. This is just about the disturbing firsthand experience of one man in a strange house with his family. 🌟🌟🌟🌟 * #funaekreads #funaekbooks #instabooks #instareads #spookybook #spookishbookish #youshouldhaveleft #danielkehlmann #pugsandbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYqSpdne1c/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zhaap6wt3nph

[thebooksatchel]

I know I am going to have zero reading done for the next week. But hey! No complaints. I look up to those talented people who can cook spreads for family gatherings in a single day. Not me! But you can bet I am already dreaming of serving the 🥘. - - Here is a lovely book recommendation for all those who DMed that they missed my recos last week. (I love you guys; what would I do without you?). The Silent companions by Laura Purcell was a perfect pick for me this month. Buzzwords: Country estate-Pregnant widow - hostile servants - locked room - wooden figures - a wooden figure that looks like our heroine. Doesn’t that sound great? I jumped right into it. - - The book has those gothic tones and each chapter surprises you with a jolt of shock. It has just the right amount of spooky vibes which makes it very enjoyable. The chapters transition into one another very fast so it is a nice read especially if you have less time to spare for reading. The ending was a bit flat. But hey! It is a ghost story. We can make some allowance for that. In short, I loved the read. Needless to say, the cover design is more stunning in real life.(See that 👁?) #thebooksatchelreviews 4/5⭐️ - - Thanks for sending over the perfect October read, @bloomsburyindia . . . Did you read any spooky books this month? . . . #diwali #thesilentcompanions #spookishbookish

[bahhumpug]

Whenever I'm having a difficult time, I buy more books. Fun books. And so I couldn't resist these gorgeous editions of Christmas ghost stories from @biblioasis_books. * #funaekreads #funaekbooks #instabooks #instareads #spookybook #spookishbookish #biblioasis #biblioasisbooks #pugsandbooks #christmasghoststories https://www.instagram.com/p/BricyI7n0wP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ljhs87kuuwsa

[bahhumpug]

My current spooky read, The Silent Companions. Atmospheric with dummy boards of lifelike figures creeping people out in two timelines. These figures are called "silent companions." Even their name is creepy! Have you read this? Or have you read her new book? * #funaekreads #funaekbooks #instabooks #instareads #spookybook #spookishbookish #pugsandbooks #thesilentcompanions https://www.instagram.com/p/BpVgETIHxn6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1x6kzgdlqt1rq

[bahhumpug]

Some of the books I read in October & first week of November. The rest were from the library. Ratings below: + Ghostland (Colin Dickey) - dnf (very different from what I thought it was going to be) + The Upstairs Room (Kate Murray-Browne) - 🌟🌟🌟 + My Best Friend's Exorcism (Grady Hendrix) - 🌟🌟 + Marlena (Julie Buntin) - 🌟🌟🌟 + Horrorstor (Grady Hendrix) - 🌟🌟🌟 + Small Spaces (Katherine Arden) - 🌟🌟🌟🌟 + The Under Dog and Other Stories (Agatha Christie) - 🌟🌟🌟 + The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Agatha Christie) - 🌟🌟🌟 + Kitchen Confidential (Anthony Bourdain) - 🌟🌟🌟 Endless Night (Agatha Christie) - 🌟🌟 + The Man in the Brown Suit (Agatha Christie) - 🌟🌟🌟 + Sparkling Cyanide (Agatha Christie) - 🌟🌟🌟 + The Pear Shaped Man (George R.R. Martin) - 🌟🌟🌟🌟 + The Cabin at the End of the World (Paul Tremblay) - 🌟 + The Last Equation of Isaac Severy (Nova Jacobs) - 🌟🌟 + My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh) - 🌟🌟🌟🌟 * #funaekreads #funaekbooks #instabooks #instareads #spookybook #spookishbookish #shortstories #pugsandbooks #octoberwrapup #wrapup https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp8fDBJHjfE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1i30wu375mljp

[bahhumpug]

Started & finished this over the weekend & really liked it! I definitely prefer this to My Best Friend's Exorcism. I wish the earlier spooky parts, before the straight up horror, were longer though. Thoroughly enjoyed this. And I'm just now noticing the creepy pictures in the cover & I'll be laying this book face down from now on. * #funaekreads #funaekbooks #instabooks #instareads #spookybook #horrorstor #pugsandbooks #spookishbookish https://www.instagram.com/p/BpN49aHnTI_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10z8cbwv5883l

[bahhumpug]

My favorite time to read spooky & creepy books is in bed at night. I don't have to go up or down the stairs or outside anytime soon. I'm tucked into my safe bed surrounded by my dogs who will alert me if there's a murderer and/or ghost lurking nearby (I hope). When & how do you like reading your scary books? * #funaekbooks #funaekreads #bookstagram #instabooks #instaread #spookishbookish #octoberreads #ghoststories #horrorbooks

[mybookbath]

Don't look back," she cried in a voice high with fear, "don't look back - don't look - run! The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson 🎃 ‘Tis the season to dust off your favourite ghost stories. I have read this one multiple times. Which spooky read have you read more than once? . . . Please zoom in for a close-up of the bookish Halloween drawing done by the talented, @annyamarttinen. . . . . . . . #shirleyjackson #thehauntingofhillhouse #fallreading #spookishbookish #penguinhorror #penguinclassics @penguinclassics #fallforbooks #spooktacularbooks #autumnreads #ghoststories #halloweenreads https://www.instagram.com/p/B3zmSjDHOAL/?igshid=16zexahkufmkg