I’m hoping to read more Horror novels. Reccomendations?
2019 is almost here! I’m hoping to read more Horror novels. Reccomendations?
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2019 is almost here! I’m hoping to read more Horror novels. Reccomendations?
Me too! I typically read historical fiction but would like a change.
it’s an older book (‘04), but Stiff by Mary Roach was a pretty cool read!
The Girl With All the Gifts, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, The Changeling.
@Sibyl I read We Have Always Lived in the Castle last year! I enjoyed it. I need to read the other two. They’re ones I forget about for some reason but know I’ve wanted to read at one point. Thank you!
John Saul
Dean Koontz
Are my favorite horror authors.
@Melissa I love Dean Koontz! ?
@Melissa YES! John Saul. (Love Koontz, too).
A Head Full of Ghosts and Disappearance at Devil’s Rock by Paul Tremblay.
Head Full of Ghosts was sooooo good. I’d consider that one the best book I read in 2018.
I love John Saul. Comes the Blind Fury was my favorite!
Let the right one in
Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt.
Kill Creek by Scott Thomas and Security by Gina Wohlsdorf
@Brandon I just got Kill Creek on Audible this morning! I’m hoping it makes a decent audiobook.
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Try Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix
Heart Shaped Box…
What kind of horror are you looking for? Thriller, psychological, slasher, paranormal? (I have many recommendations but I don’t want my comment to be a mile long. Haha.)
@Kayla Any of it honestly. But hmm… I think I would have to say that I find myself enjoying horror that gives me that super creepy feel and has me jumping every time my cat makes a sound. I loved Pet Sematary by Stephen King and The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty.
Both of those books are amazing! So in that case, I recommend:
– The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (Steven King)
– Everything’s Eventual: 14 Dark Reads (Steven King) (This is great if you want a quick read before bed or during your lunch break.)
– The Shining (S.K.)
– The Woman in Black (Susan Hill) (This is an older book but decent)
– Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
– The Little Pink Pill (K.L. Smith) (This is also a quick read but I found it to be very entertaining)
– IT (Steven King) (This is a read you’ll have to commit to but holy ****, it’s worth it. Also, note: do not read this when you’re camping in the woods and need to do a bathroom break by yourself, in the dark, at 2 A.M.)
Not all of these are creepy in the way that you were looking for, but I found all of them to be page-turners and they have definitely stayed with me after I finished reading them.
I have also heard great things about House of Leaves, but I haven’t read it yet so I can’t vouch for the validity of those claims. Haha. (Looks like my comment ended up being super long anyway. . .hope I helped!)
Anything by Grady Hendrix is good.
The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn
Some of Stephen King’s! There are too many to name haha.
Read “Doctor Sleep” , the Shining sequel. They just finished shooting the movie, so you should read the book before the movie comes out.
Carrie is very good tho it makes you wanna cry and hug someone at end
If you can deal with cannibalism, you could read Pacific Viking.
Richard Laymon is my favourite! He writes about things that could technically happen (in the most part) and he’s pretty graphic and gory.
Endless night is my favourite so far ?
Haunting of the hill house -book and show ?
Bed bugs. I cant remember the name of the author, but it head a picture of a bed on it
Wicked Little Words by BT Urruela and Stevie J Cole.
Willow Rose the Jack Ryder series.
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Perhaps you would like to check this one out. It’s not been out long but has had some fab reviews such as – “OMG.! The ending of this book was really freaky. I wasn’t sure what I was going to get when the description stated sci-fi, paranormal, and it sounds like a historical fiction. This book was AMAZING! The Sci-fi element is steampunk-ish creatures made from gears and bones and the paranormal aspect happens at the end (can’t say cause it will spoil it). This book had me creeped out, and I can’t wait for the second one!.” https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clockmaker-Ceri-Williams-ebook/dp/B07CRQ12CX/
Hex by Thomas Heuvelt
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Rembley
Nick cutters books are very unsettling, highly recommend The Deep
Unsettling is a perfect way to describe his books! The Troop, holy cow, soo unsettling!
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The House that Jack Built or any other horror by Graham Masterton.
The Shining, for sure. Sooooo different from the movie (never judge a Stephen King book on its movie adaptation). The pacing is FLAWLESS for a horror novel and the payoff is incredible. I would also recommend Carrie for a quick horror read. Needful Things has a good payoff as well.
Origin by Jack Kilborn
Intensity by Dean Koontz
Lisey’s Story by Stephen King
Ghost Story by Peter Straub
Hell House by Richard Matheson
Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
Ghost Story was the scariest book I ever read. I don’t read much horror but that one sucked me in and I couldn’t stop.
I read it several years ago. Kept it to reread…
Intensity by Dean Koontz will grab you from the beginning!
House of furies
As well as stalking Jack the Ripper
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
The Creepypasta Collections (Vol.1 & 2) are always good fun! They’re about $10-12 each on Amazon
Dead of Night by Jonathan Maberry
Glimpse by Jonathan Maberry
Bird Box by Josh Malerman
The Girl With All the Gifts by MR Carey
The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison
As the World Dies series by Rhiannon Frater
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Swan Song by Robert McCammon
The Road by Cormic McCarthy
Above by Isla Morley
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
R.L. Stine’s Fear Street and vampire novels are really good.
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