Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic is the perfect October read; haunting, atmospheric, and impossible to put down. With a fiercely clever heroine and a decaying mansion full of secrets, this gothic horror explores family legacy, power, and survival. It’s eerie, lushly written, and lingers with you long after the final page

Set in the haunting halls of Manderley, Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca is a slow-burning psychological masterpiece. It explores jealousy, identity, and memory with eerie precision; and will leave you questioning how much of the past ever really stays buried.