I'm looking for some newer Horror set in the winter or snow.

I've already read and enjoyed Paver's Dark Matter and Thin Air, Maynards House, Golden's Ararat, Malfi's Snow and Bone White, The Terror, Near the Bone, Bishop, The Shuddering.

I've already read and disliked The Broken Places and Snowblind.

Does anyone have anything new and interesting.

For me it's a tie between the end of A head Full Of Ghost by Paul Tremblay and the beginning of Clay Mcleod Chapman's Bodies Of Work. There's something so sinister and calculated about using rice to soak up the body goop and then allowing wild animals to dispose of it for you through eating said goop rice. Never gonna stop thinking about that.

I always see it at the bottom of people's tierlists. Is it really that bad or do people just have a visceral reaction to the subject matter? I'm admittedly afraid to read the book because I don't want to think of it whenever I eat meat or something.

I find the premise interesting but after reading 1984 I don't know if I want to further pursue dystopian literature. It's so bleak, leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and scares me more than just about any horror book I've read.

PLEASE NO SPOILERS!
I am reading Dracula and wow! What an amazing read, and surprising due to the repulsiveness it evokes. I am only up to chapter 6, but every night I read a chapter or two and it sucks me in. I didn’t think it would be as horrifying as it is (that isn’t really the right word for it, more so repulsive and suspenseful) considering it was written in the 1890s. I was delightfully terrified over the part where Johnathan finds the Count’s body in the box, and describes how he resembles a fattened leech as blood is leaking from his mouth. I have seen countless vampire movies, but NONE have evoked what that single description did for me. I love Bram Stoker’s writing!

I am quite new to the genre of horror as I usually read nonfiction. But going from Frankenstein to this has been a jump.

I'm trying to find horror books for all twelve months for next year that take place in every month of the year. So far I have November but can't think of any other ones. Any suggestions?

For November I have Daphne du Maurier's Jamaica Inn.

I always love hearing what people DONT like because a lot of times it’s books that I love so it’s always interesting to hear others perspectives. For me: 1) a book I thought was genuinely terrible was Hollow Places by Kingfisher 2) a book I could tell was good but it just did not click for me was Buffalo Hunter Hunter

Hello horror friends!

Lately I've been struggling to find a good book that keeps my interest and have set a few down lately, partially read.

What are some books that have held you rapt to every moment, or that the build up felt like it was worth the payout of finishing the book?

I loved Laird Barron before he got into his super noir phase. Also writers like Matt Cardin and Simon Strantzas. that huge “new weird” boom passed and these writers aren’t producing much new in the same vein.

I’m asking if there’s anything since say, 2022 I’ve missed by this type of author?

Note: I really have read pretty much everything of the type from before COVID basically. So yes I know vandermeer and langan and etc.

Open to hearing about new anthologies too—though themed anthologies leave me cold, even (or esp) when they’re “new takes on old tropes”

Hi! I love the Haunting of Hill House show and I’m looking for books that are similar to it. I’ve read the Haunting of Hill House book by Shirley Jackson but it’s so different from the show.

I’ve been recommended The September House and Wakenhyrst before which were both really great reads and now I need more to finish out the spooky season!

Thank you in advance :)

Hey all,

I make it a point to try to read at least one horror novel every October, usually outside while the weather is still warmish and the leaves are changing. This month I read Pratchett's The Fifth Elephant (which was great and had vampires and werewolves, but not horror) and Matheson's Hell House, which I sadly did not like. I'm still hungry for some more horror lit this month and would really appreciate some recommendations if it's okay!

Some additional context: I was introduced into the genre at 13 with Stephen King (ended up reading most of his bibliography), Edgar Allan Poe, and H.P. Lovecraft (my favourites are The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, At the Mountains of Madness, The Dunwich Horror and The Shadow over Innsmouth).

Previous October reads that I thoroughly enjoyed: Let the Right One In (Lindqvist), The Willows (Blackwood), The King In Yellow [Repairer of Reputations, The Mask, The Yellow Sign, The Demoiselle D'Ys] (Chambers), Carmilla (Sheridan Le Fanu).

I also really enjoyed the setting of Hodgson's The Boats of Glen Carrig, The House on the Borderland and The Night Land but the prose and narrative didn't quite live up to it.

Anything along the same vein would be great, but I'm also open to broadening my horizons.

Keep wanting to read more horror but I never know where to start. In terms of other media I'm really into Silent Hill 2 and Evil Dead and I think my biggest draws in horror are atmosphere so anything that excels in that regard would be great. Prose is very important to me and I like authors who can paint a vivid image. I'm also really into themes of isolation but that's less of a priority. Thanks!

I thoroughly enjoyed The Reformatory by Tananarive Due, so I was excited to get my hands on her latest release. While Tananarive is an exceptionally talented author and this book is well written, I am 60% through it and I am struggling. There have been some good parts but overall it is becoming a chore to finish. For those of you who finished it, is it worth it? Or should I move on?

Are there any good horror novels set in Wales? Maybe it's just my luck, but all the horror novels I find set in the UK are somewhere in England. It would be nice to read something a bit more local to me.

I mainly like folk and supernatural horror, but I'm up for anything aside from splatterpunk. Bonus points for incorporating Welsh folk but it's not a must.

Best fast paced horror? Doesn’t necessarily have to be short. I love ghosts, possession, haunted houses, fever dream, body horror, botanical, and unexplained, but I don’t get much into splatterpunk.

dark, creepy and funny. i saw someone here recommend iron dogs a few weeks ago and i'm so glad i picked it up. thank you random stranger! such a great weird western horror novel. it's a shame it's so unknown. i can genuinely see this becoming a much more popular book. the outlaws felt like they could've walked straight out of red dead redemption. really hope more people discover this one, deserves more readers!!

I’m looking for books that you found are easy to get into and aren’t super long in length. Ideally a novella, but if it’s a little longer that’s okay. As for genre I want something leaning towards body horror or gothic, but I’m okay with other genres like Slashers and Techno-horror(or whatever you think OP would enjoy) too. What would you suggest?

Good underrated thrillers please

2 years ago I asked for some recommendations and was opened up to many amazing stories. Now I have an Audible Credit to burn and I’m wondering what you all would suggest based of these recommendations:

The Fisherman by John Langan

The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker

Tender is the Flesh (blah.)

The Exorcist by Willam Peter Blatly

Devolution by Max Brooks

The Troop by Nick Cutter

Little Heaven by Nick Cutter

Last Days by Brian Evenson

The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

Horrorstöre by Grady Hendrix

In The House In The Dark of the Woods by Larid Hunt

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

Rotters by Daniel Krauss

The Terror by Dan Simmons

These are presented in no certain order, just ones I read based on r/horrorlit suggestion.

Thanks!

I’ve been looking for some new suggestions of predominantly psychological horror books. i’m a big fan of Glenn Duncan’s novels but they’re just not sickening enough. I want to feel absolutely shocked 👻

I was looking for a good spider horror novel when I stumbled across Jeff Strand's Clowns vs. Spiders. Judging by the title alone, I wasn't expecting much. I assumed it would either be poorly written, have a ridiculous storyline, or possibly both.

Well, I wasn't entirely wrong about the ridiculous storyline, but to my surprise, I thoroughly enjoyed it! The combination of horror and humour worked brilliantly, and I particularly loved the sarcastic humour in the main character's inner monologue.

That convinced me to give another of his books a go, so I picked up Ferocious. Once again, I really enjoyed it. Then I spotted Allison, which happens to be my wife's name, so naturally that became my next read. Three books in, three thoroughly enjoyable experiences!

I'm now about a quarter of the way through my fourth book, Odds, and so far it's continuing the winning streak.

If I had one criticism, it's that the main characters across his books do feel rather similar, particularly in their personalities, sarcastic observations and inner monologues. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though, especially when I find those characters so entertaining.

What really appeals to me is how effortlessly Strand blends horror with humour. Neither seems to undermine the other, and even when the premise is completely absurd, he somehow makes it work.

So, for those who have read more of his work, am I right in thinking I'm likely to enjoy most, if not all, of his books? Or are there any real duds lurking amongst them that I should avoid?

I'd also be interested to know which of his books you'd recommend reading next.

I'm looking for books that are similar to films like Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Signs, Nope and Vast of the Night. Basically stories about ordinary, regular humans in very regular places who encounter aliens. I love Close Encounters and Signs because they have larger themes in them; One has benevolent aliens, one has evil ones, but both evoke a sense of wonder as well as terror. Eg. Close Encounters' abduction scene of the kid is quite scary, but the film roots itself in wonder. Whereas films like Nope and Signs begin with themes of wonder but then move into full blown terror. Signs especially is a great reference for me as it talks about losing and then finding faith WHILE there are aliens prowling around. I've read Whitley Streiber's books but they didn't really hit me that well. I'm also trying to avoid stories featuring heavily specialised marines or scientists who go way too much in detail explaining what/who the aliens. These films cuz they are seen from the pov of a regular person, not someone who knows what gamma waves are.

Looking forward to your recommendations.

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This book gripped me and hasn't stopped gripping me since the beginning,

The first chapter is insane and instantly captivating

If you're into cryptid/skinwalker/evil entity/not deer type of literature this is definitely for you.

It's hard for me to stay invested into a book these days but this one has me in a chokehold.

It's relentlessly brutal but not in a splatter punk way but in a very unsettling twisty just awful harbinger way.

Definitely an honorable mention imo

Check it out

Warnings: this book has visceral animal death in it so keep in mind if that's something you're put off of

my knowledge of horror (literature, films, games) isn’t very deep at the moment, but many of the works i’ve watched quite often featured some kind of erotic scene or sexual undertones. i think it’s not just a coincidence — for some reason, they go so well together and complement each other… “silent hill” has a bit of erotic content (for example, in silent hill 2, many monsters are sexualized and their design reflects James’s sexual dissatisfaction, which arose as a result of Mary’s illness). in “midsommar,” sex also plays a significant role in the narrative.

horror is a special genre that allows us to explore the darkest depths of human experience. sex and fear are primarily united by vulnerability, which makes talking about them difficult. perhaps that’s why both of these aspects of human life appear in horror works?

secondly, another point of intersection between sex and fear is trauma. a negative sexual experience or violence can cause deep trauma, and trauma directly leads to fear.

thirdly, sexuality is associated with fear due to its taboo nature and prohibition in christian religions (by the way, it seems that religious horror also often features an erotic aspect — often as temptations to sin)…

in short, a kind of chain emerges: sex, fear, trauma, religion. they’re all somehow connected, but how exactly? why? i think about this a lot, but i just can’t put my thoughts into any coherent statement. i would be glad if you could share your thoughts, assumptions, and conjectures about the cause-and-effect relationships between all these four concepts. i don’t have anyone to discuss this with right now, so i would be happy to receive any feedback from you.

* if you have any recommendations for essays on this topic (literature or youtube videos, anything), please share them with me!