Loved itAnother one that nobody talks about that I love is called 13 Months Haunted by Jimmy Juliano. Love this one. If you're looking for a great kind of Halloween vibe, this one is it.
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13 Months Haunted (2025)
Others: Positive From Dead Eleven author Jimmy Juliano, a twisty, edge-of-your-seat novel about a unique haunting in the early 2000sPiper Lowery, a public library clerk in charge of liaising with the local middle school, can tell right away there’s something strange about the new girl in eighth grade. Avery Wallace won’t touch any kind of technology, not even the computers at the library, and her mother comes to school with her every day, refusing to leave her side—not even when Avery uses the restroom.And then there are the rumors, the whispers Piper hears from kids in the hallway and parents around Avery’s mother is a witch. Her sister and father were killed by something supernatural. A strange virus killed them.Seeing how isolated and lonely Avery is, Piper befriends her but quickly realizes it might just be the worst decision she’s ever made. Because there’s something dark inside Avery Wallace, and it’s spreading . . .
- ISBN:
- 9780593475898
- Length:
- 384 pages
Genres: horror, mystery, thriller, historical fiction
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