It’s a monster-mash of an episode! We’re going big for spooky season with horror favorites, eerie insights, and enough book recommendations to haunt your TBR straight through Halloween. 

In this king-sized candy bar of a Halloween special, Joe is joined by horror icons Rachel Harrison and Ryan La Sala to chat about how the horror space has evolved, what sets YA apart from Adult horror, and why readers are craving fear like never before.  

Then, stick around for a double feature of horror recommendations from Amy, Bre, Jananie, and Kayla—plus during the mid-episode break Joe shares a few not-so-scary reads from our friends at Kensington Books. 

Whether you’re a longtime horror lover or a scaredy cat in search of your next gateway read, this episode is packed with chills, laughs, and plenty of books to keep you up all night. 

Looking for the video version of our show? Check out the Libby App YouTube channel! 

Link to our full book list: 

https://www.libbylife.com/blog/haunted-pages-a-halloween-book-lounge-special-book-lounge-by-libby-season-2-episode-4 

Guest host recommendations: 

Amy Allen Clark 

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  One Yellow Eye - Leigh Radford 

  
  

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  The Scald-Crow - Grace Daly 

  
  

Bre  

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  Cutthroat – Octavia Grant 

  
  

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  This Cursed House by Del Sandeen 

  
  

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  Flowers of the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn 

  
  

Jananie K. Velu 

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  An Academy for Liars – Alexis Henderson 

  
  

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  Natural Beauty - Ling Ling Huang 

  
  

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  Mexican Gothic – Silvia Moreno-Garcia 

  
  

Kayla 

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  I Was a Teenage Slasher – Stephen Graham Jones 

  
  

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  When the Wolf Comes Home – Nat Cassidy 

  
  

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  Rest Stop – Nat Cassidy 

  
  

Joe 

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  Bad Dreams in the Night & Let Me in Your Window – Adam Ellis 

  
  

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  Haunted – Chuck Palahniuk 

  
  

Follow the guests & guest hosts:  

Segment 1: 

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  Rachel Harrison – Website 

  
  

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  Ryan La Sala - Website 

  
  

Segment 2:  

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  Amy Allen Clark - Links 

  
  

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  Bre – Links 

  
  

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  Jananie K. Velu – Links 

  
  

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  Kayla – Links  

  
  

Time stamps: 

00:00:00 Title 

00:00:24 Intro 

00:02:52 Segment 1 with Rachel Harrison & Ryan La Sala 

01:00:36 BREAK – Some not-so-scary Halloween Recs 

01:03:15 Segment 2 pt. 1 Horror Recs with Kayla & Jananie 

01:38:22 Segment 2 pt. 2 Horror Recs with Amy & Bre 

02:21:11 Outro 

Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode in Libby. Library friends can add these titles to their digital collections for free in OverDrive Marketplace and Kanopy. Check out our Cumulative List for the whole season, or this list for today’s episode! 

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