This post is for the ones who ache for more. For those who sleep against the wall, dream of flying, and feel like cursed creatures in pretty bodies. MGK’s “Vampire Diaries” isn’t just a song, it’s a haunted anthem for those stuck in a place that’s too small for their hunger. The lyrics speak of immortality that hurts, small-town suffocation, twilight identity crises, and a desperate need to feel something even if it destroys you.

So here are horror books that echo those themes. Books that feel like burning in the sunlight and kissing death with a grin.

🖤 Books That Match the Lyrics of “Vampire Diaries”:

🕯 1. A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

“I put a cross around my neck just to find out if it burns…”
This book is all about immortal devotion, toxic love, and the pain of staying too long in someone else’s shadow. If the song had fangs and a diary, this would be it.

🩸 2. House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

“I found the fountain of youth, turns out it’s a curse…”
A seductive blood-fueled high society, where eternal beauty comes with chains. Lena wants out—but the house wants to keep her.

🕷 3. The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling

“There’s so much I haven’t seen, don’t let me rot inside this town…”
Jane’s escape from boring safety leads to a gothic house full of ritual, possession, and a love that cracks reality. This book screams take me out and damn the consequences.

⚰️ 4. The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

“I can’t leave ’til it’s night time…”
A horror story full of isolation and rage. Jake sees the dead, and one of them wants revenge. Queer, haunted, and begging to be free.

🪞 5. Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury

“Cut both my wings, so no one can tell…”
Family curses, hidden powers, and the cost of sacrifice. This one’s about embracing who you are even if it means breaking the rules (and maybe a few hearts).

💀 6. White Is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

“Find me at twilight turning to ashes…”
This eerie literary horror is full of ghosts, inheritance, and a house that eats girls. Lucid, disorienting, and gorgeously cursed.

🔥 7. Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez

“I was born to fly, but baby I would die to run…”
An heir to an ancient cult. A grieving father. A journey through blood, grief, and power. This is dense, lyrical horror at its most devastating.

MGK’s “Vampire Diaries” captures the ache of being trapped between the life you were given and the life you crave. These books? They bleed the same ink. They are feral, yearning, and beautifully broken just like the song.

Read them at night. Blast the track. And don’t forget to run.