5 Spooky Romance Books to Add to Your Halloween 2025 TBR
This October, you don’t need to sit in the most sincere pumpkin patch, hoping the Great Pumpkin will stop by on Halloween night to get into the spooky season spirit!
To celebrate Halloween 2025, we’ve rounded up the top five new spooky romance novels that have given us chills, butterflies, and everything in between. From L.C. Rosen’s charming queer love story, You’ve Goth My Heart, to Jeneva Rose’s enemy-to-lovers zombie apocalypse romp, Dating After the End of the World, it’s safe to say that all five of these frightening romance reads are immediate hits.
If you love cozy yet haunting love stories like Erin Sterling’s The Ex Hex, Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic, and Ashley Poston’s The Dead Romantics, be sure to add all five of these spooky stories to your to-be-read pile.
Scroll to read our top five spooky romances of 2025, and comment below with you’re all-time favorite love story with Halloween vibes!
He’s So Possessed with Me
Corey Liu
Corey Liu’s debut novel is finally here, and we have to say, He’s So Possessed with Me is everything you could possibly want in a cozy Halloween read. The story follows a teenage boy who must save his best friend from a demon that is vying to literally steal his heart. Balancing the supernatural horror with the real-life terror that targets queer teens every day, He’s So Possessed with Me turns familiar tropes on their head, resulting in a poignant yet humorous love story that anyone with a pulse is sure to enjoy.
Tourist Season
Brynne Weaver
This spooky season, Brynne Weaver’s Tourist Season is an absolute must-read. If you thought Weaver’s Butcher & Blackbird was chilling, brace yourself, because Tourist Season is her most haunting serial killer romance yet. As Nolan Rhodes travels to Cape Carnage to exact revenge on Harper Starling, the two join forces to protect the town from an amateur true crime investigator. Full of as much gore as there is spice, this slow burn is a must-read for anyone craving a dark romance.
You’ve Goth My Heart
L.C. Rosen
If you’re looking to have your heart melted this Halloween, look no further. L. C. Rosen’s You’ve Goth My Heart follows Gray, a goth teenager who receives a text from a wrong number and realizes he has a lot in common with his new anonymous pen pal. As Gray prepares to find out the identity of his new crush on Halloween night, things take a turn for the worse as his closeted ex resurfaces and a serial killer targeting local gay teens looms. With the heart of Heartstopper and the vibes of Wednesday, this YA romance is the perfect Halloween love story for any age.
Extraordinary Quests for Amateur Witches
Kayla Cottingham
If you’re in more of a romantasy mood, check out Kayla Cottingham’s Extraordinary Quests for Amateur Witches, the companion novel to Practical Rules for Cursed Witches. This magical novel follows Kieran, a witch who wrote a poem so bad that it accidentally cursed his ex-boyfriend. Vowing to break the curse, Kieran sets off on a journey with his sister, her girlfriend, and their swoonworthy crewmate, Sebastian. Lovers of cozy fantasies like Emily Wilde’s Legends & Lattes, this is definitely the trick or treat (hold the trick) you’ve been waiting for.
Dating After the End of the World
Jeneva Rose
The only thing more terrifying than a zombie apocalypse is learning that your dad is now besties with your childhood bully in The Perfect Marriage author Jeneva Rose’s Dating After the End of the World. After years of resenting her doomsday prepping father, a zombie outbreak forces Casey to return to the apocalyptic compound she spent her childhood building. While the end of the world may not immediately scream enemies-to-lovers romance, Rose was 100% right when she revealed to Swooon that the novel has the perfect blend of “horror, romance, thriller, humor, and heartfelt.”
