spooky autumnal book recommendations for october 🍂 

the way you talk about these books makes me want to read every single one of them

Emma! I always thought you'd be a big fan of Iran literature, it is so profound and unbelievably deep because of the sense of oppression and darkness that Iranian have been dealing with throughout their history and even now. This book and many other of his works are STILL banned in Iran and they are hardly found in any bookstores. And as a Persian girl and also a lit student, I can assure you that the blind owl by Hedayat is one of the most complicated works of literature in Iran even in its original language. I'm so happy for you that you discovered the book and read it bc honestly it is a hidden gem. If it's possible for you I highly recommend you to read more of his works, it would be such a big help to understand the blind owl much better. x

I read The Bloody Chamber last fall on your recommendation! I'm still haunted by how good it is - sexy and dangerous and decadent and vicious. I love it so much

I'm reading Phantom of the Opera for the first time, it's so good! Love the fall vibes, you look gorgeous. Thanks for the recommendations!

the Bloody Chamber right next to Pedro Páramo, oh my heart! love your description of the latter as a "choir" - that's perfect. and thanks for adding that you CAN figure out who's saying what, it hurts me when ppl say it's too confusing and dream-like to know what's really going on, like the plot stuff is actually great. thanks so much for bringing the Blind Owl to my attention, looking forward to reading it!

the bloody chamber and a dowry of blood sound sooooo good i will have to pick them up very soon 🥀 especially since ive read the passion of new eve by angela carter and loved it but i feel like i would love her fairytale retellings even more (bluebeard is one of my favourites) ✨

I’m going to reread The Bloody Chamber this fall (particularly in October for the spooky atmosphere) and I cannot wait!! My favorite tale is A Company of Wolves, it’s like a delectable treat, a jewel found in the darkest of woods, and the cackle of a witch at the forest’s edge. That book is everything and more❤️

I loooove it when you film at night it's just so cozy and lovely, and I adore how you speak about each and every book you love 🕯🍂🍁🦇

You are looking GORGEOUS in that thumbnail Emma very Victorian, dark academic, mysterious, vampiric, gothic😂❤ I would love to go to Romania for said Translyvannia t-shirt! 😭😂 Can’t wait to go more broke for the season 🍁you know we got Goodreads and ThriftBooks and Amazon open!! 🤓

Ugh Emma!! What a fantastic intro 😍 totally nailed the spooky & autumnal vibes in this video 👻🍂

YES! Another book recommendation! And you look amazing!🍂🍁👍📚

Love the Miss Havisham vibe you got going for the wonderful autumnal time. Just requested the Bloody Chamber from my library. Happy Autumn.

I am so so excited for all of these books! Reading by autumnal horror in spring (I live in NZ) is such a weird experience and I love it. Thank you once again for more bookish inspiration Emma!

Thank you so much for the best fall recommendations!! 🍂🍁

AHH Emma you have the best taste in spooky, ghostly books! I finished reading the titular story of The Bloody Chamber a couple of weeks ago (I haven't touched it since because I have a rule where I'm only allowed to read this book while taking a bubble bath with a glass of wine and a candle by my side--the most fitting way to read such a decadent book) and it was INCREDIBLE. I also just purchased The Phantom of the Opera today and started reading it and it's ALSO SO INCREDIBLE. Not sure if you've read it, but you should definitely give Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury a try. I think you'd like it...it's so spooky and fun and the prose is gorgeous!

I've read The Bloody Chamber, Dowry of Blood, and Pedro Paramo thanks to your recommendations, Emma. I loved them all. Thank you so much. Also, it made me happy to see Calcifer and Eevee together. I've tried taking my dogs to visit my brother's family's cats but it hasn't gone so calmly. We endeavor to persevere.

I don’t have the time I used to have in high school to read now that I’m in college but I’ve been trying to make time to read more for myself, so I thought it would be good to approach shorter things and take my time with them. Right now I’m reading Franz Kafka’s the Metamorphosis and it’s so good!

i just made my october tbr and put there all of the books from this video that i have access to and havent read yet. im hoping to read 3-4 of these books this month. i started a dowry of blood today and im loving it

Loved this video 🤍 gothic lit and dark and spooky books are my absolute favourites

I actually found a copy of Pedro Paramo last month and instantly bought it beacause of you! Ican’t wait to read ittt. Also, I finished Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore 2 days ago and I think you’d love it! Cats, cabin, spirits, forest, and ofc, the female body 😅 I recommend it for spooky reads 🧡

Beautiful video as always! I love how I have read the first and last book you recommended. I am going to add every other book to my TBR for October for surrrreee. I am definitely going to re-read a Dowry of Blood. I just loved it so much. But I think I am going to pick up A Bloody Chamber first. I need a "sexy baguette" in my life right now. Thank you so much for all your hard work on your videos! I always get excited to see you in my feed. Happy Spooky Season and Halloween Emma! 🎃

A dowry of blood is sooo good, definitely autumn and draculaesque vibes

I read a dowry of blood in January this year, but I so wish I read it in October because it was such a stunning book, very gothic and dark!

Can’t wait for this year’s recommendations!

First time watching your channel.. I could literally listen to you talk about books all day.. You are a pleasure to watch..and hear. Great selection of books.. Thanks so much. ❤❤

Uh damn, I've read the first 20 pages of "A dowry of blood" as trial and bought it instantly, because I couldn't stop. I've never read a book like that. I love it! It's so intense and Constanta is so believable. "I say you do not have a name" that gave me goosebumps. Very interesting point of view of a story which, in my opinion, is a problematic men perspective. Unfortunately no german translation, but the original language is so great and still understandable to me. Yay! Thank you for your recommendation! Oh and finally a book with trigger warning! So no ugly surprises.

Thanks for the recommendations im currently reading 'The Night Circus' so surely after that will read some of these

It's the first time I've read so many of the books you're recommending and I couldn't be more excited because that never happens 🤣 I read the Bloody Chamber for my uni classes; And Then There Were None I listened to some time ago; Nevernight I remember reading after one of my uni exam sessions in 2018 (I bought the book as a reward for passing the hardest exam with an A). And then A Dowry of Blood - I read it a couple months ago because you'd recommended it so many times. To anyone who's unsure what to read first - that novel is definitely one of the best!!! It got me into reading after a very long slump and I'm very grateful for that. I'm currently rereading the Twilight saga (I got sentimental, it was one of my favorite books growing up, along with Harry Potter) and also listening to an audiobook of My Dark Vanessa. I guess both count as something for the Halloween season in a way 😆 Last week I read A Portrait of Dorian Gray for the first time. Next I plan to make a second attempt at reading The Secret History - this time by listening to the audiobook. It's the first time I've tried reading books that match the current season and I must say I'm enjoying it a lot!

Been wondering for a while, what nail polish/shade/brand is this gorgeous rust orange you’ve been wearing? I’m in love with it 🧡

TOS!!! yes!! loved your rec. i read it all day today

I may have added every single book in my cart 🌝🌚 Also- your recurring fever dream reminds me of magical ✨🍄✨ I definitely believe there are hidden messages there!

oh, i really like the vibe of filming at night

I'm pretty sure the edition you have of a dowry of blood is a very nice one- whoever gifted it to you was extremely generous!

Dear Emma, thank you so much for wonderful recommendations! Most of them read already, others will be on my list as soon as I finish The name of the Rose. Some other also came to my mind just now like Rebbecca , The Haunting of the Hill House, Flavia de Luce stories .

thank you foe all the books, i love spooky season so much, i was born at Friday 13 in October lol I don't consider myself unlucky, but definitely in looove in Haloween and spookyness

I have been watching off and on and really enjoying your content! Speaking of spooky books, I ended up reading The Monk after you talked about it a while back and I really enjoyed it. I don’t remember you ever saying what you thought about it after finishing it so I was just curious if you dnfed it or what you ended up thinking about it.

Can i just say you look so beautiful! I love your recommendation videos bc they're always so new to me

You are so well in connecting with your audience! You love the comments, you reply. You have a huge audience but still you do it. My channel is still so small but I always worry if I'm not connecting with my audience that much.. 😂 keep up!👍🏻

Happy Autumn! Couple of things: every book you recommend I want to read. I introduced your videos to my grandmother and she also loves your content. In addition, since you recommend so many goodies to us: I got my shit absolutely ROCKED by Gone To See The River Man last month. It’s only 165 pages and it’s so, so disturbing and spooky. If you ever read/have read, I’d love to hear your thoughts

Oooh I just started The Turn of the Screw last night! I’m muting the part of the video that you talk about it as I don’t want to know anything about it. I didn’t even know it was that genre, it’s just not what I think when I think of Henry James. So it’s been a big surprise for me and so far, so good!

Wow!! What a GREAT video!! I was SPOOKED just listening to the details of these books. 😅 I am probably going to get the The Owl one & the book by Páramo. Yikes!! 😂 Exactly what I'm kinda looking for. Thank you!!

Kwaiden looks soo good!

"Pedro Páramo" is absolutely brilliant. It was a big inspiration for Gabriel García Márquez.

Emma Hi! Love your selection of books ❤ if you are interesting in Kwaidan, there is a Japanese movie from the sixties (1964) about this tales. It is AMAZING! Every story is recreated so gorgeously! I think you could love it .Hugs from Chile.

I love, love Pedro Páramo. If you're interested in reading some latam lit, i highly recommend Amparo dávila, she's perfect for the spooky vibes of October

Since you've recommended A Dowry of Blood again, I am so going to read that now. I read The Turn of the Screw and I didn't like it. I felt that it was too wordy. I did enjoy the ending and I didn't expect it to end that way.

You look fabulous Emma! Love your lipstick! The Turn of the Screw, And Then There Were None and Pedro Páramo are really great! I love your list, but i have a "problem": i'm from Rio de Janeiro and it's Spring here! Should i wait til April 2023 to read them? 😅💄❣️❣️❣️❣️

Happy Halloween! 🎃

Dreaming about terrifying geometric shapes! That's totally something that happens in a Lovecraft story. I wonder if he was using fever dreams as an inspiration for that. While I've obviously dreamt while I had a fever, I don't believe I've ever had a Fever Dream proper.

yes, Pedro peramo is like an art museum! lol, and I was confused the whole time! 😅

i’m currently reading a dowry of blood !

Im not sure if i should buy on bookdepository. I'm missing 1 volume but im afraid of creases near the spine and ears. Also what happens if ur not home

My fever dream is me surrounded by these floating, flesh colored bubbles that like warp and bounce and it’s literally the scariest thing I have ever dreamt up, so I’m glad that there is someone out there who understands the weirdness of scary, reoccurring fever dreams 😅

Okay I need The Bloody Chamber in my life?! 💀❤️ Also, The Blind Owl is one of my favourites! I didn't find it that hard to get through but hoooly shit was it a fever dream to read!

Oh my god! I have the fever dream of geometries as well! It feels like I am in the middle of endless black hole with colourful shapes around me.

Loved this video and you look fabulous ❤️📚

i been reading the vampire lestat and really enjoying it :')

If I remember correctly you said you haven't read The book thief. Now may be a good time for that. It's not very much spooky but I sense it has strong fall vibes.

Since you love And then there were none, you might be interested in The Decagon House Murders! It's a Japanese novel written in the context of a literary movement specific to a student group in Tokyo, who sought to initiate a second wave of "golden age detective" stories. They were inspired by the classic Holmes and Agatha Christie stories, and Decagon in particular is an adaptationish of then there were none! I am nit normally a fan of murder mysteries but this one had me hooked and I finished it in one day. The characters felt so comforting and lovely and this made the ending and resolution of the book all the more shocking and intense. It stayed with me for a really really long time and gave me so many chills. ( also apparently there's a manga based on it which looks absolutely perfect)

actually been to Romania 3 times and I can safely say that I will NEVER be bored of Transylvania 🖤 one of the most beautiful countries

I just saw The Turning of the Screw at a rummage sale but put it down because I got confused & thought it was related to The Taming of the Shrew which I haven’t read 😂 I might have to go back and get it now!

I used to have a similar reoccurring dream with geometric shapes. It was like lines koving along a Super Mario kind of screen it was weird and I can't explain it very well. I found it very disturbing 😳

Hello Emmie fun video once again. If you liked Pedro Páramo i think you might enjoy two short novels by Chilean author María Luisa Bombal La última niebla in English The house of mist and La amortajada in English The shrouded woman for a spooky autumnal read.

As a Romanian Person TM, I believe you pronounce Constanta as “Constantza” if it has this letter : ț I actually love you so much you are my favourite person on this platform thank you for existing happy spooky season

My Halloween vampire reading list: The Vampyre, Carmilla, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Dracula's Guest, Dracula the Undead, The Historian, The Secret Life of Laszlo Count Dracula, Salem's Lot, and Carrion Comfort. 👍

4:40 “im not a crack head” loved that😂😂😂

Hi, a few months ago I watched one of your videos in which you spoke about a very disturbing book, its setting was a cabin or something like that and you said you were advised about that book by a professor, can you tell me the name of that book please.

You should try the book- such small hands by Andres Barba. It’s a very short book but is very chilly and inspired by a true story ! Keep up the great vids

Thanks Emma! My wallet will be hating me but those sound intriguing. How do you keep your books in Mint condition? Golly, I drop mine so many times while reading.🙄

"bass boosted cello music" HAHAH, yassssss

Please, introduce the analysis of the particular book in the separate video, where you will talking about characters, plot, your emotion in a lot of details. I think that it’s really interesting to know what you think about books

off to the bookstore i go i guess!

loved this video

Anyone who liked scary stories to tell in the dark growing up: read Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado! I read it last October and want to reread it again this October

If you're into similar films I recommend The Others with Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan . . .

ok fine ill go back to the bookstore

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill (OMG) and The Prince of Mist - Carlos Ruis Zafon 👻

it's so interesting that you put "pedro páramo" here....like, we normally read that book when we are kids/teens lol.

Big Henry James fan here. I like his early novels. His writing is excellent.

You look like the main witch character in the tv series Supernatural. Nice vid

Video #15 of recommending hakumei and mikochi

I choose to write a research paper about women in literature, what books and novels would you suggest for me guys?🥺❤️❤️

If you liked Pedro Páramo so much, I recomend you strongly the shrouded (la amortajada) written by the Chilean author Maria Luisa Bombal. Some critics says that this book was somehow a direct influence on Juan Rulfo's novel and Maria Luisa Bombal was one of the first authors that wrote on this genere named magical realism during the 30's and the 40's of the past century. Yes, way before Gabriel García Márquez. 😊

You should definitely read Endless Night by Agatha Christie!

"Don't put that in." Lmao

I'd love to listen to an audiobook narrated by you, your voice is so calming and portrays the emotions behind the sentences so well

Iranian follower here! I can verify that you still need to buy the uncensored version of Hedayat's book from the black market. His book is considered to be one the modern classics in Iran, a national must read.

have you read carmilla? :)

Well, I normally don’t read horror books or watch horror movie BUT if you are looking for a quick read that give you chills down your spine and will make you pace around by the end of the story ((at least that’s how it went for me)) highly recommended The Human Chair by Edogawa Ranpo. The ending is so relieving and satisfying too. I swear I didn’t realize how fast my heart was beating while reading this until I finished. P.s. if anyone know any book that has the same atmosphere as this. Pls pls let me know. Thanks!

New subscriber. Love the videos. She reminds me so much of Emma Watson. There is a strong resemblance

Have you read any Chekhov short stories. I remember seeing videos that you enjoyed some other Russian literature writers

I just bought The Bloody Chamber 🙈

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emma ur shirt is beautiful i can't not comment about it holy shit

Have you read a Gap year in Ghost town by Michael Pryor if not you 100% should as it is fabulous in my opinion.

Hey if you liked the short story, "The Company of Wolves," by Angela Carter you should watch the 1984 film adaptation of the same name.

What Moves the Dead is a spooky mushroomy book

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"My uterus" "don"t put that in" "or actually do put that in... end the stigma." Iconic.

I think that i have the same fever dream like you.