The Semifinals

OCT. 29, 2025

The Semifinals

Welcome to our first-ever horror pop-up, a weeklong tournament where you decide which book you want to advance—and your comments and upvotes could sway the outcome of every match. Here’s a recap of how it works.

It’s up to you: Are you ready to cast your votes?

Tell us which books should advance to tomorrow’s Zombie Round. Please note, only votes registered before midnight ET will be counted. The poll is now closed.

POLL RESULTS

• Frankenstein 83.2% — Rosemary’s Baby 16.8%

• Let the Right One In 45.1% — The Silence of the Lambs 54.9%

Or do you want to join the discussion?

In the semifinals, the comment that receives the most upvotes in favor of one the books in each matchup will have 3X those upvotes awarded to that title’s poll tally. (Though if a single comment in favor of multiple books receives the most upvotes, 3X those upvotes go to each book in that comment.) Please note, only upvotes added before midnight ET will be counted. The main discussion has now concluded, and the most-upvoted comment was by @Cutty Flam, who added 12 extra votes each in favor of Frankenstein and Let the Right One In.

FINAL RESULTS

• Frankenstein 83.9% — Rosemary’s Baby 16.1%

• Let the Right One In 47.5% — The Silence of the Lambs 52.5%