Chillers, Thrillers and Beasties

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Darkness shrouds the night about me. I clutch at the blankets and burrow deeper into their fleeting comfort. Then a scratch at the door pierces the stillness. Thrusting a hand out, I grasp desperately for my sleeping protector. What is prowling just outside the door? Is it a fanged monster perhaps or some troubled poltergeist?

Setting my Horror novel aside, I discover kitty playing with a discarded rubber band. The heart stopping tension stays with me, however, as I crawl back in bed. Why do I read scary stories before bed time or at all? Heart pounding, shiver inducing tales of horror have been told around campfires of centuries. We humans love the thrill of being scared. Here are a few of my favorites:

Classic Horror Tales

Dracula by Bram Stoker
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

Modern Horror Favorites

The Stand by Stephen King (So many others!)
Relic,The Cabinet of Curiosities and other Agent Pendergast novels by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Just about any story by Dean Koontz
True Blood series by Charlene Harris
The Narrows by Ronald Malfi
Bird Box (the book not the movie) by Josh Malerman
The Woman by Jack Ketchum and Lucky McKee

Have I missed one of your favorites? Please share in the comments. I’d love to add a good book to my reading list.

Chilling Links

Goodreads Horror Book Lists

Horror Writers Association(Proud to be a member)

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