Spooky Stories for Adult Learners

black background w "Trick or Treat? Happy Halloween" in red. Red, green, and white candies, ghosts, bats, and witch's hat

Looking for some spooky books? These Fall / Halloween-themed stories are great for adult learners. Get a chill while building your reading skills!

Want to practice your listening and imagination skills? Some scary stories in audiobook format are listed below also.

Levels 2 - 3

golden leaves on the tree and covering the ground in the woods

Fall is here https://www.readingskills4today.com/fallishere

needle inserted into a vial of clear liquid, blue background

One fine day, you're gonna die

creepy girl in a plain dress wearing a blank mask

The unwelcome guest https://www.readingskills4today.com/theunwelcomeguest

Levels 4 - 6

shadow of a person holding a knife displayed on the back of a man's suit jacket

The shadow killer

Glass skulls with orange and black background

Strange but true stories. book 4, skulls of doom, Winchester mystery house, what lurks beneath the waves?-- and more!

image of a moster person with a large opened mouth and something coming out of it

Ghosts & monsters, Frightening phantoms and supernatural spooks.

woman w/ closed eyes, hands over a crystal ball

Psychics

Levels 7 -8

golden rendering of king tut w a striped snake

Strange but true stories. book 5, King Tut's curse, amazing athletic feats, monster or myth?-- and more!

fence post covered by a swarm of bees w green foliage in background

Deadly harvest

black cat with yellow eyes and long white whiskers

Marvelous magic : mystifying magicians, wierd wizards, & wacky witches

2 jack-o-lanterns 1 scary, 1 friendly - both glowing orange

Happy halloween https://www.readingskills4today.com/happyhalloween

"Laughter" text w rainbow background and "chills": Seven great stories

Laughter and chills : seven great stories -The storyteller, The ransom of redchief, The open window, The cask of Amontillado, The tell-tale heart, The legend of sleepy hollow, A Christmas carol

AUDIOBOOKS

view of looking up at a witch-like figure with a stick and pointy hat

Scary stories Downloadable audio Book on CD

the words don't turn out the lights in yellow with a green ghostly shadow figure

Don't turn out the lights (Downloadable audio)

2 young adults standing face each other, the male is handing yellow flowers to the blonde female

Warm bodies (Downloadable audio)

black background w blue plant, pinkish puff flower, caladiums and a white spider w web

By JeremyM on October 9, 2020