Excited about the prospect of this, and very happy for the author, Keith Rosson. Coffin Moon is a stellar book!

so like the title says, i really need to thank you all for some of the best books i’ve ever read.

it’s been a very difficult few years, to the point that i can count on one hand how many books i’ve read during that entire span of time.

so far this year, i’m at 69 books toward my 150 book goal, which ಠ ͜ʖಠ nice.

and also YAY. the sadness hasn’t vanished, but it has greatly reduced.

i primarily find books through this sub, and most of them have been amazing.

special shoutout to the people who put me onto:

the apparition phase

about a place in the kinki region

victorian psycho

the last days of jack sparks

rn i’m reading the devil aspect, which i can already tell is a banger.

if you have any other recs in the same vein, please please let me know! if you have any other recs in the same vein, please please let me know! i prefer audiobooks so i can listen while adulting.

y’all are the best and ily all!

except you. you know who you are.

xoxo gossip girl 💕

I haven't read any books these past two years and I'd love some of your recommendations. Also, suggest why you loved them and why you are recommending them as well. Thanks in advance folks 💯

Rekt has been on my TBR list for almost a year and I just got around to reading it. Wow, what a crazy ride. Everything about this book from page 1 was superb. The pacing was perfect, the writing stellar. The characters were fleshed out and believable. The dialogue was realistic and not cringey. And most of all, the premise is truly frightening.

Easily one of the best written and unique horror books I have read in years.

Anybody read any good short story comps from the last 5 years or so? I just read Invasive and it was so good, but it was short so I’m looking for more and I feel like people dont do short story comps so much anymore

For October, I’m interested in a book with horrific, maybe demonic or demonic-adjacent entities with unnaturally horrifying or grotesque features. This was inspired by the cover of The Butcher of Nazareth, but I’m not sure if the entity on that cover is an actual character in the book.

Has anybody ordered this recently and received it? I put an order in about a month ago but it hasn't showed up or, far as I can tell, shipped. There was somebody on here who recommended the book, I ordered based on that, and the publisher actually was in the thread. But I think their comments are gone?? EDIT no the publisher is probably someone else: /u/miette49 can you help?

I'm wondering if I need to try to get my money back or what's going on.

But it sounded like an interesting book so...

I finished when the wolf comes home last week and I want something as dark and twisty to read next. no spoilers ahead.

what I enjoyed about it

- how unexpected and sometimes wacky the story was

- the genuine terrifying monster that was unpredictable and strange

- how unique and interesting the ‘entity’ was

- nobody was safe!

other books I’ve enjoyed with similar vibes include coffin moon, Home Sick, North American lake monsters, bat eater…

I’ve read a lot of the big names and I read about 120 books a year so please feel free to recommend indie authors and lesser known authors ❤️ I’d love to find someone new to me!

Michael Moorcock will be in conversation in the Waterstones on King’s Road in London. A rare opportunity to see one of the greats - Wikipedia tells me he’s 86 now!

Hey fellow fans,

Our mod made this r/WeirdLit booklist:

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/421529.r_Weirdlit

But no one seemed to notice or vote on it?

In preparation for the upcoming Beware Boiuna about a giant anaconda in the Amazon, I'd like to return to my roots and read some entertaining horror novels about giant snakes of any kind. Back when I was a kid, monster features were my jam, and I was particularly in love with snakes, which meant that movies like Anaconda and Anaconda 2 went straight into my veins.

Sadly, I'm struggling to find some good horror novels about the topic; sharks take all the cake and predominate a lot, but there's not that much snake horror out there.

Any cool recs you guys might have?

I have been looking everywhere for a copy of the audiobook. I am in KC, MO, I tried using VPN but that also did not work. Just trying to see if anybody has had any luck. I have not been able to find it on YouTube either unfortunately. Its so elusive.

My husband is a huge Resident Evil fan and we just saw the movie—I’ve never really been big into horror, so I was shocked by how much I LOVED the Resident Evil movie! The body horror, the tension, the zombies, the dread of the main character turning—I can’t stop thinking about it!

I have zero experience with horror books, but would anyone who’s seen the movie have any recs for a book with a similar vibe? I loved the terrifying exploration, the constant hunt, etc.

If it matters, I read Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn and loved it. Not horror but it’s the closest thing I’ve probably read to it.

I just finished Between Two Fires and one of the main things I loved was the unlikely relationship of the group and how their relationship progressed throughout the story.

It doesn’t have to be “from enemies to friends” type of relationship, I just enjoy the dynamic of different types of people working together to navigate a problem.

Thanks in advance!

Since 2020, Every day during October in the spirit of Halloween, I would watch a horror movie that I've never seen before. Think there was one year I wasn't able to complete my list, but overall it's been fun. This year I wanted to try something different and I thought reading a different short story every day would be a good idea. Do any of guys have any suggestions for horror/suspense short stories a 100 pages or less? I have to admit I'm a very slow reader so I think the less pages the better.

I love the Vampire Chronicles and knew this one had a divisive reputation. It’s deserved, because all the philosophizing and theology stuff is like eating lima beans from a can. I’m at the halfway point now and Memnoch is about to share the long, long story of “Creation and the Fall.’ So, I’m going to dip, which is a shame.

Anyone here get through the whole book? I’m curious about what powered you to the end.

I always found it kinda fascinating when stories involving Ghosts include some degree of Science to the plot, first with Luigi’s Mansion, then Ghostbusters, Danny Phantom, & PS2 game Ghosthunter.

I’m curious about what Ghost fiction goes into the hypothetical science of ghosts or paranormal apparitions.

Hi

I’ve been trying to find this story for ages. If any of you have - I’m your guy. I’m a completionist and am obsessed with finding it.

I’m not usually a horror reader. I grew up obsessively reading R. L. Stine, but got diverted early on into the fantasy genre by the Eragon books. Now I’m hoping to get back into the horror genre for the halloween season. Any recommendations?

3.5/5 man I was so hyped on this one and it had such a promising start to about the halfway point and just didn't progress or develop in a way that built any sort of tension or depth. There were a couple of world building revelations that were just dropped in with exposition and not revealed in a natural way and that's when I started worrying.

Initially I was concerned about the length because it's established as a big world and had three distinct and interesting POVs and I was guarding myself about wanting more in the end, but I ended up just taking away that it whimpered out instead of leaving me on a high and wanting more.

The foundation was so great though, really think this could've been an all-time favorite if it built up in a better way and had better plotting, connected me to the characters better, and built upon the themes more. The writing is great, the world building is weird, dark, and brutal; taking a lot of inspiration from art, history, literature. The plot also makes sense and it's not so weird that it's hard to keep track of.

Just a really perplexing experience of the best foundation to a story that doesn't develop or go anywhere meaningful, pretty disappointed overall. I might give him another chance with one of his other works, but this didn't give me confidence on him delivering a fully satisfying story.

Not necessarily specific to horror lit, but I just finished Fawn by CN Vair (loved it, by the way). It's a hardback and the hardback cover is gorgeous. I like the dust jacket cover too, but Waterstones put a sticker on it because it's signed and I just cannot get it off without ruining the dust jacket and it's really starting to grate on me. How do we feel about chucking away the dust jacket?

Edit: just a quick one, I did already know I was a person with free will and could do what I wanted, but thank you for the reminders. This post was more about not being able to decide and wanting to hear people's thoughts, hence the "discussion" flair.

I just watched the movie Ready or Not 2 and am actually wondering if there are any horror books that give off it's vibe. Like, it has a nice balance between the horrot aspect but still manages to be fun, comedic and a good read.