The most popular ghost stories books of 2021

Ghost stories are tales of the dead who do not rest. A house with a history, footsteps in an empty corridor, a figure at the window: the pleasure is in the slow chill more than the shock. There are classic hauntings and modern ones, from short tales to full novels. This list shows the ones first published in 2021.

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Later
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Later

Stephen King

2021 · 2025 edition

272 pages

The Dead Below
Cover of The Dead Below

The Dead Below

Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Maggie Ivy

Published 2021

136 pages

Pillow Places
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Pillow Places

Joseph Kuefler

Published 2021

33 pages

Shinoy and the Chaos Crew
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Shinoy and the Chaos Crew

Chris Callaghan, Zoe Clarke, Amit Tayal, Collins Big Cat

Published 2021

32 pages

The Unknown
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The Unknown

Heather Graham

Published 2021

304 pages

The Cliffs
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The Cliffs

Scott Cawthon, Elley Cooper, Andrea Rains Waggener

Published 2021

194 pages