Witch horror books
Witches and witchcraft books to start from. Open one to see books like it, or tell BookSense what you loved for four picks made for you.
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
Lolly Willowes
Sylvia Townsend WarnerA landmark satirical novel about a spinster who embraces Satan and witchcraft to escape patriarchal family obligations.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Elizabeth George SpeareA classic historical novel detailing Puritan intolerance, suspicion, and community hysteria in late-seventeenth-century Connecticut.
Rosemary’s Baby
Ira LevinA foundational occult horror novel framing a modern Manhattan apartment building as the headquarters of a predatory coven.
Summer of Fear
Lois DuncanA widely read young adult thriller about a family infiltrated by a relative practicing malevolent folk witchcraft.
The Witching Hour
Anne RiceA sprawling gothic family saga tracing generations of a New Orleans witch dynasty and the spirit bound to them.
Chosen and described with AI from our notes on the genre.
More witches and witchcraft books
- Conjure Wife
Conjure WifeFritz Leiber - The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of EastwickJohn Updike - The Betrayal
The BetrayalRobert Lawrence Stine - Slewfoot
SlewfootBrom - The Dunwich horror
The Dunwich horrorH.P. Lovecraft1963 - Carrie's war
Carrie's warNina Bawden1973 - These Witches Don't Burn
These Witches Don't BurnIsabel Sterling2019 - Tituba of Salem Village
Tituba of Salem VillageAnn Lane Petry - The Changeover
The ChangeoverMargaret Mahy - The Spook's Apprentice
The Spook's ApprenticeJoseph Delaney - The Black Cauldron
The Black CauldronLloyd Alexander1965 - The Worst Witch
The Worst WitchJill Murphy1974