I started off my horror reading with Goosebumps. At the time, I thought that that Fear Street and Christopher Pike books would be too scary. I also was a fan of the Sweet Valley Twins Super Horror specials and Bruce Coville’s The Ghost in Row 13. We are also huge horror fans over here at Book Riot. For the last three years, we have teamed up with Horror Writer’s Association, United for Libraries, and Booklist for Summer Scares. These winners are always well rounded and carefully selected before the honor is bestowed on them and helps to foster a love of reading even in the summer. This idea of scary summer horror shenanigans even has a presence in the world of BookTube with the Summerween Readathon. This name comes from a Gravity Falls episode of the same name and if you haven’t seen the series yet, I highly recommend it. The readathon has passed but you can still check out the announcement video here if you’d like to participate with your own group of friends. So, don’t let the fact that it’s summer and hot as all get out deter you from getting your scary reads on since you can soak in the rays while getting your scare on. Whether you’re reading it for your own joy, a readathon, a buddy read or book club, here are some summer horror books for your consideration. Hopefully these summer horror books will help to bring a bit of a scare to your summer vacation. Let us know some of your favorite summertime spooky books on Facebook and Twitter. Happy reading!
