
Since then, she’s struggled with all sorts of residual trauma, but has managed to scrape together a life for herself against all odds. Chloe Davis was twelve when her father was arrested for the murders of six young girls in their small Louisiana town, put away by evidence Chloe herself turned over to the police. Stacy Willingham’s beautifully written debut A Flicker in the Dark tackles serial killers from the perspective of one’s daughter.

There are plenty of novels that deal in the paranormal-ghosts and goblins and creepy creatures of the night-but if you’re truly in the mood for a good scare, what better than a book about the real-life phenomenon of serial killers?Ĭovering the spectrum from campy to psychologically horrific, we’ve compiled a list of the ten best (fictional) serial killer thrillers to pick up this spooky season.Ī Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham With Halloween on the horizon and Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story on Netflix, spooky season has officially arrived and with it, our increasing desire for books that send shivers up our spines.
