Anyone here into horror? If so gimme your favorite picks.
It’s a short read but when it comes to horror I always recommend The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker.
Clive Barker’s The Great and Secret Show is definitely in my top 10. His writing is chefs kiss
The Deep by Nick Cutter.
I’m not sure if it’s a case of hindsight, but I finished reading this right before the titanic sub incident and it definitely unlocked a new fear.
Survivor Type by Stephen King is a great short story I’m sure you’ll enjoy
Ohh nice. It’s on the list. My favorite novela by King is The girl who loved Tom Gordon.
I’ve just finished The Ritual by Adam Neville and I’m never reading again
Never reading it again or reading ever again?!
Never again reading
No but seriously, what a fantastically well written book. The premise seems cliché to start with but the twist halfway through is really original
I believe it’s been made into a film too
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca, The Troop by Nick Cutter.
Nothing will ever compare to House of Leaves though. Most haunting book experience I’ve ever had.
Last Days by Brian Evenson has really stuck with me, one of the best and most creative in the ‘cultist’ subgenre. Also seconding Negative Space by BR Yeager.
Currently listening to The Fisherman by John Langan.
If you enjoy stories within stories - this nails it. I’m dreading what is still too come, and loving it!
I will always recommend the Necrososcope series by Brian Lumley - vampires, werewolves, mind powers, and the protag talks to the dead - he makes friends with a dead scientist, learns an equation, and can use the mobius equation to open doorways to anywhere - the first couple of books are slow, but it is soo much fun to read!
I’m currently reading Negative Space by B. R. Yeager and having an absolute blast.
I like cosmic horror and a good one I’ve found is The Abyss Above Us by Ryan Notch. It’s the story of a computer engineer hired to investigate why a radio observatory’s dish keeps reorienting itself to point at an area of sky with nothing interesting about it.
Sounds interesting. I assume you can’t tell us if the dish is actually pointing at something without spoiling it? 😂
Nope.
spoiler
The astronomers believe it’s pointed at a cosmic void, an area of the universe where stars never formed. It’s pitch black. Turns out it’s actually pointed at something much closer and unimaginably dark in front of those stars.
Going to add this one to my to-read list. Thanks!
I just added this one to my TBR! The synopsis reminds me of a shorter Three Body Problem (which I really…liked? I’m not sure that’s even the right word for that series lol).
