Book Lists

Check out what is trending and topical by authors from the ‘Burgh or with Pittsburgh connections.

Whether you prefer historic tales, modern-day mysteries, or flat-out horror, you’ll find something to chill your bones in this list.

When you need a break from cozy winter reads, these thrilling & chilling new horror novels will be waiting…in the dark…ready for you…

Keep a flashlight near by because these tales will have you jumping at every sound.

Looking for the gross and gory, but not the jump scares? These novels deliver on all the guts, chainsaws, and retro camp of your favorite 80s slasher movie.

Check out what is trending and topical by authors from the ‘Burgh or with Pittsburgh connections.

Middle Grade books about ghosts, demons, creatures, and anything that goes bump in the night.

Check out what Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh staff at our Squirrel Hill location are recommending this month.

Body horror is a subgenre of horror that explores the mutilation, mutation, and/or decay of the human body. It evokes “squick” or a deep-seated, visceral feelin…

Cannibal lit combines the genres of horror and literary fiction to explore injustices, morality, and human nature through disturbing imagery and unrestricted st…

Brave your way into cosmic horror, where ancient forces and unknowable entities challenge reality, sanity and humanity’s place in the universe.

Snuggle up with one of these picks offering a variety of autumnal feels.