# The Scariest Books We've Ever Read

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Podcast: [Literally Reading](https://stenobird.com/podcast/literally-reading-117215)
Published: 2025-10-15T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we are sharing some of our favorite scary books. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at From the Bookstacks of Literally Reading ! Literally Reading: Alchemised by SenLinYu (Traci) Crack the Book Open: The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier (Ellie) Bird Box by Josh Malerman (Traci) The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris (Ellie) Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane (Traci) 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard (Ellie) The Stand by Stephen King (Traci) The Push by Ashley Audrain (Ellie) I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (Traci)

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