Welcome to Dread Central’s Monthly Book Club

Welcome to the Dread Central Monthly Book Club. Every month, we’ll be updating this list with the freshest, most terrifying reads you need to check out in the world of horror literature. For our inaugural month, we’re looking to the past somewhat, with an emphasis on three supremely scary novels you’ve heard of but probably haven’t read. Check them out below:

Incidents Around the House – Josh Malerman

To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?”

When horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of asking Bela the question over and over, Bela understands that unless she says yes, her family will soon pay.

Other Mommy is getting restless, stronger, bolder. Only the bonds of family can keep Bela safe, but other incidents show cracks in her parents’ marriage. The safety Bela relies on is about to unravel.

But Other Mommy needs an answer.

• Readers of high-concept horror, particularly about haunted houses, such as Grady Hendrix’s How to Sell a Haunted House, Chuck Wendig’s Book of Accidents, and Cassandra Khaw’s Nothing But Blackened Teeth
• Fans of dark thrillers about families and children, such as Emma Donoghue’s Room and Julia Heaberlin’s We Are All the Same in the Dark.
• Fans of horror films about the dark side of family life, such as and