To prepare us for spooky season, we are highlighting thrillers, mysteries, books about magic, and of course scary stories in this week’s Butler Bookshelf. In There’s No Way I’d Die First, Noelle, a high-school horror movie buff and aspiring influencer, decides to host an elite Halloween party. However, when the clown she hired for the party starts killing off her party guests, Noelle and her classmates suddenly become characters in a real-life slasher movie. Noelle may know everything about scary movies, but will she make it out of this horror house alive? Find out in Springer’s debut novel.

For more stories that will get you in the mood for Halloween, check out the following titles in our collection!

Curious Tides (The Drowned Gods Duology)
Written by Pascale Lacelle
Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books
Available now!

Hollowthorn: A Ravenfall Novel
Written by Kalyn Josephson
Published by Delacorte Press
Available now!

Midnight at the Houdini
Written by Delilah S. Dawson
Published by Delacorte Press
Available now!

Nightmare King
Written by Daka Hermon
Published by Scholastic Press
Available now!

There’s No Way I’d Die First
Written by Lisa Springer
Published by Delacorte Press
Available now!

The Voice Upstairs
Written by Laura E. Weymouth
Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books
Available now!