While they may peak in popularity each year before Halloween, paranormal and horror novels remain popular year-round because they draw readers into a world of suspense and intrigue. They can make our hearts race with anticipation as we confront the unknown and explore the darker side of human nature. By featuring paranormal elements in the plot, authors have a playground for the imagination at their disposal, where the rules of reality are bent, the impossible becomes possible, and the unknown begins to haunt our minds. Whether you enjoy lightly spooky books, intriguing paranormal stories, or fear-inducing horror, you’re sure to find an exciting escape in our list of the best spooky and paranormal novels by indie authors.
Our Recommendations: Spooky and Paranormal Books
Death of a Duchess by Nellie H. Steele
Why we love it:
Lenora is married to the magnanimous Duke Blackmoore and is living life as a distinguished duchess in the gorgeous Scottish Highlands. But how does a simple girl go from surviving in an orphanage to living the good life in a beautiful castle? Lenora can communicate with the dead, and that skill is just what Duke Blackmoore needs. If you enjoy a grand mystery with a paranormal undercurrent and glamorous overtones, Death of a Duchess is a fast moving story you’re sure to devour in one sitting!
Lost Grove: Part One
Why we love it:
In a community as small as Lost Grove, when the body of a lifeless young woman is found on a desolated stretch of beach the cops aren’t the only ones wondering what happened. The curious residents also need to satisfy their macabre fascination. Partly a sleek police procedural and partly a strange soap opera, Lost Grove features a quaint setting, a complex plot, delicious melodrama, gossipy neighbors, and a heart-stopping finish that will leave you yearning for the second act.
Death by Miss Adventure
Why we love it:
Adina Venture is a Deathwalker, a vocation as taxing on her body as it is on her mind. Still, crafting executions to look like unfortunate accidents is practically an art form, one Adina is quite proficient in. So when she is summoned by the Order to own up to a local Reaper’s murder, an act she didn’t actually commit, it is up to Adina to prove her innocence. With a pace that moves briskly enough to develop anticipation about Adina’s personal history and paranormal ability, Death by Miss Adventure is a lightly dark and downright compulsive read.
The Tooth Fairy by Davide Tarsitano
Why we love it:
On a cross-country road trip to clear his mind and reset his priorities, Johnny picks up a hitchhiker and heads for the west coast. Johnny’s options burst wide open when a persistent toothache causes him to cross paths with Wendy Jag, an experienced dentist with a darkness that knows no bounds. With few friends to count on, Johnny’s luck may not hold out long enough to escape the sadistic cruelty of the tortured Tooth Fairy. The psychological horror novel The Tooth Fairy is chilling and thrilling at the same time.
Birds in the Black Water by Kodie Van Dusen
Why we love it:
Not a therapist in the most traditional sense, Neviah uses her unusual ability to hack into the Other Side, a place where memories melt into living dreams and nightmares. Nevia’s clients are ushered into the Other Side with the hope of sorting through unresolved issues, but these trips do not come without risk. In the dark shadows lurk all the dangers you can imagine, and once you’ve reached the Other Side, it can be difficult to keep a hold on what is real and what is not. Birds in the Black Water is a paranormal novel that is darkly detailed, exquisitely expressed, and spiritually charged.
Thanks for checking out our list of the top spooky and paranormal suspense novels, and thanks for supporting indie authors!
