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Buy Horror in the Library direct, support the makers, and get the clearest route into the haunted Victorian mansion.

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Games, Expansions and Bundles

Start with the core game, expand the mansion, or choose the best-value bundle. Direct purchases are designed to be simple: the price shown includes VAT and shipping for customers in the UK, EU and USA.

Best place to start
Horror in the Library Fourth Edition

The complete core board game

Horror in the Library Fourth Edition

Enter the haunted Library, search for pages, manage Fortitude and survive monsters, curses and other players.

  • Core board game
  • Victorian horror mansion
  • Rooms, cards, standees and player boards
  • Quick-start rules and downloads
Expansion module
The Collector’s Expansion

More rooms, threats and cards

The Collector’s Expansion

Expand the mansion with new rooms, new danger and more ways to make each session strange.

  • Secret Rooms content
  • Cabinet of Fears content
  • Apparatus co-op content
  • Extra cards and play options
Coming soon
Book of the Dead Murder Mystery

Dinner-party mystery game

Book of the Dead Murder Mystery

A social murder mystery dinner game set inside the Horror in the Library universe. Register interest before release.

  • Standalone murder mystery
  • Dinner-party format
  • Horror in the Library universe
  • Release details to follow
Why buy from this website?

The Cleanest Way to Support the Game

Marketplaces and discount platforms make discovery harder for small studios. Buying direct keeps more value inside the project and helps fund future print runs, expansions and digital development.

Clear final price

For customers in the UK, EU and USA, VAT and shipping are included in the displayed direct website price.

Made by a small studio

You are buying from Blue Donut Games, the people who design, demo, develop and support Horror in the Library.

Better support

Questions about rules, components, shipping, expansions or gifts can come straight to the team.

Funds what comes next

Direct sales help support future expansions, events, GameCrowd and the wider Horror in the Library world.

Horror in the Library being played at a table
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Try It, Read It, Watch It

Horror in the Library has been played at public events for years. You can learn the rules, watch videos, browse photos or try the third edition for free on Tabletopia before you buy.

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