Looking for more ghost books where the ghost isn't some non-human "entity"
Dec. 9th, 2025 02:35 amI asked here a bit ago and I got a ton of great recommendations! So I am back here asking for more. Here are some I've already read and my general thoughts on them.
- Heart Shaped Box: Great for the first bit, lost me when it turned into a whacky road trip book. Overall fairly solid but trying a bit too hard to be pre-accident Stephen King at times. 6 ghost cars/10
- Dark Matter: Exactly what I was looking for in a ghost story. The blooming romance between the main character and one of his companions was heartbreaking. I am still not 100% sure what happened to the ghost other than that he was murdered 9 cold shivers/10
- Thin Air: Like Dark Matter but even better. Unlike in Thin Air the ghost's motivation and cause of death are super clear. Also has some subtle hints of romance but it isn't in the spotlight as much. 9.5 colder shivers/10
- How to sell a Haunted House: Great start. WTF middle. Decent finish. 7/10
- Horrorstor: Meh story but the book's design is some of the best I've seen in literature, EVER. Do yourself a favor and buy a physical copy of this book. 6/10 plot. 10000/10 book design
- Little Strangers: I asked for a book about ghosts and I got a story about a psychic incel ruining the lives of an impoverished patrician family. The real horror is the protagonist's entitlement and audacity 0/10. Not what I asked for.
- Silent Companions: I can't quite tell if the evil entity counts as a ghost or not. Getting chased around by cardboard cutouts didn't really strike me as scary. Pretty okay but the ambiguity of whether there's a ghost or not loses a lot of points for me. overall 4/10.
- October House: The tone at the beginning made me stop reading and didn't get back to it for months. It did get significantly better after the half-way point, and I understand why the tone was more comedic towards the beginning. The story would not have worked otherwise. Still kinda meh overall - 6/10
- 13 Storeys: Varies based on the individual chapter in this pseudo-anthology, but listening to it as an audiobook (with Jonathan Sims the author of this and also part of the Magnus Archives) is the best way to experience it IMO 7/10
- The Reformatory: Very good story, but very, very hard to read because of the extremely graphic and realistic depiction of Jim Crow era racism and racial violence. 10/10 No notes. More of this please!
- Bonus Video Games Section
- An English Haunting - My favorite ghost related video game of all time.
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