A novella for whatever your spooky season mood happens to be! Gothics, haunted houses, demonic possession, dark fairy tales, grief, madness, and mayhem. There’s something about frights that just lend themselves to short reads. For me at least. See any faves?
![[Image desc: A stack of books (from top to bottom): IF FOUND, RETURN TO HELL by Em X. Liu, A THEORY OF HAUNTING by Sarah Monette, CRYPT OF THE MOON SPIDER by Nathan Ballingrud, LINGHUN by Ai Jiang, A VOICE CALLING by Christopher Barzak, YELLOW JESSAMINE by Caitlin Starling, HELPMEET by Naben Ruthnum, THE SALT GROWS HEAVY by Cassandra Khaw, THE WOODS ALL BLACK by Lee Mandelo.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:ry77yg67bhrjsh4h5ptccng6/bafkreibhvzuregbf7fuyryyljcqpj4dr6pyna7xd7hzt6bwu7eutizvtym@jpeg)
Almost all of these books have been featured on Bar Cart Bookshelf and pair perfectly with specialty cocktails and mocktails: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ino...
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loved The Salt Grows Heavy, will definitely be checking out the rest!
Which one will give me insomnia?
The Salt Grows Heavy - 😳 Very good, very imaginative, very intense.
My faves: If Found Return to Hell The Salt Grows Heavy The Woods so Black
I just read The Salt Grows Heavy
If Found Return to Hell was great.
I just finished The Woods All Black two days ago. GAH. What a book. 😍
I loved If Found Return to Hell!
Reading The Salt Grows Heavy rn