The Radio 2 Book Club - Halloween Special

Whether you're into the Halloween thing or not - we thought it was as good a time as any to celebrate some spooky, scary, dark, ghostly, chilling books which have recently come out - and - get some cracking recommendations.

Sara has invited six brilliant authors - who write in the horror genre - to tell us about their latest novels and their favourite scary book.

LISTEN IF YOU DARE MWAAAHAHAHA*
(*they're all very nice really)

Here are our featured authors - and - the books discussed:

Gemma Amor - 'Itch'
Daphne Du Maurier - 'The Birds And Other Stories'

Tobi Coventry - 'He's The Devil'
Algernon Blackwood - 'The Willows"

Bora Chung - 'The Midnight Timetable'
Stephen King - 'Thinner'

Andrew Michael Hurley - 'Saltwash'
Mariana Enriquez - 'Things We Lost In The Fire'

Oyinkan Braithwaite - 'Cursed Daughters'
Vikram Paralkar - 'Night Theatre'

Thomas Olde Heuvelt - 'Darker Days'
Stephen King - "Pet Sematary'

Published on Tuesday, 28th October 2025.

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