There’s still time this month to enjoy a haunting read, and boy howdy, does horror author Grady Hendrix deliver one in this tome. A meditation not just on grief but processing and actually confronting generational trauma, How to Sell a Haunted House doesn’t earn its scares through mere creaky doors or chairs moving when they shouldn’t. No, no: This book’s got the scariest thing on Earth as its specter – a freaking puppet. Dig into the horror with fellow literary lovers this coming Monday, and watch out for Pupkin. – James Scott