Book Challenge: Favorite Horror Covers

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Do you judge books by their covers? Whether you do or don’t, most readers will agree that there’s nothing more beautiful, memorable, or addictive than a beautiful book cover. Most will also agree that covers are a vital bookish component. Great ones are not only eye-catching and appealing, but precisely convey the tone and content of their stories. They are a literal representation of the novels they contain; it’s their job to encapsulate their assigned stories and, when done right, they immediately draw the right readers in, letting them know at a glance that this could be their next great read. And when really done right, covers are iconic, frame- and merch-worthy, and withstand the test of time.

With all of that in mind, I’ve put together a list of some of my current favorite horror covers. To view cover details, click on each image to view a larger version.

Favorite Horror Covers:

• Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez, Megan McDowell (Translator)
• Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
• My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

• The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
• Strega by Johanne Lykke Holm, Saskia Vogel (Translator)
• Sleepy Hollow and Other Short Stories by Washington Irving

• We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
• Joyland by Stephen King
• The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones

• The Elementals by Michael McDowell
• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• The Book of Living Secrets by Madeleine Roux

• The Only One Left by Riley Sager
• Anatomy: A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology, #1) by Dana Schwartz
• Immortality: A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology, #2) by Dana Schwartz

• Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• The Ghost Sequences by A.C. Wise

What are your favorites?

❤Amanda

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