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Halloween Hunting is getting a bit of a refresh this year — alongside the shop spotlights you know, some Fridays this season are roundups organized by category.
This week's category might be my favorite one yet, since it's basically built for anyone in our Book Club: bookish Halloween merch, for the reader who wants their shelves, their bookmarks, and even their next read to lean into the season.
Whether you're curling up solo with a new horror novel or just want your reading nook to look a little more haunted, this list is for you.
Halloween Hunting: For the Halloween reader
Night Worms
If you want actual books rather than book-adjacent merch, start here. Night Worms is a curated horror fiction subscription box, delivering new, signed, and limited-edition horror novels to your door every month. It's a genuinely wonderful way to discover indie horror authors you might not stumble onto otherwise — a perfect gift for a fellow Book Club member, or for yourself. Shop Night Worms →
Hall of Summers
Toyin designs and 3D-prints everything in her shop herself, and her gravestone bookmark holder is exactly the kind of gothic bookshelf accent that turns "where did I put my bookmark" into a genuine decor piece. Seven years in with Star Seller status, this is a shop built on real craftsmanship. Shop Hall of Summers →
Lydia Jean Art
Lydia Jean is a working illustrator with a BFA, and a decade into her shop, she's built an enormous, devoted following around her original bookish and cryptid-themed art — bookmarks, stickers, postcards, including a coffin-shaped bookmark and a Mothman-loving-librarian design that feels tailor-made for this list. Shop LydiaJeanArt →
A Little Crafty Fox
Kristen Volpicelli has been running this shop for 12 years, and while she does some officially licensed book-fandom merch, the piece I'd point you to is her own original design: a tombstone-themed reading tracker that lets you log every book you finish this Halloween season, dice roll and all. A fun, functional piece for anyone who likes to track their reading. Shop A Little Crafty Fox →
Dog Eared Creations
Monica Dyess makes genuinely striking book vases out of Valdosta, Georgia — folded book pages shaped into vase-like forms, a craft that turns a worn paperback into something you'd want on display. Ten years in with a loyal following, this is a lovely way to give an old book new life instead of letting it collect dust. Shop Dog Eared Creations →
Obscura Hortus
Corrine's shop is mostly known for her handmade perfumes and jewelry, but she's also a published poet in her own right — her shop carries two original works, The October Book (a Halloween poetry and short story collection) and In Vast Spaces of Night (a poetry collection), both written and self-published by Corrine herself. It's a rare treat to feature a maker's own original writing alongside her handmade goods, and this shop earns a spot on this list for that alone. Shop Obscura Hortus →
Why I love shops for Halloween readers
There's something special about a small maker who understands exactly what it feels like to love a book a little too much — the ones on this list get it, whether they're crafting the bookmark, the reading tracker, or the book itself. This is a category built entirely around obsession, in the best way.
Want more small biz picks for book lovers? Check out these past Halloween hunting features:
Carpe Noctem Candle Co. has the perfect scent to burn in your reading room
Perkatory Coffee Roasters sells seasonal flavors in the fall AND ships their coffee nation-wide
Needle Ghosts sells the most darling needle felted ghosts for your bookshelves
