Be Afraid: It's Horror Week on Goodreads!

Not reading anything horror at the moment, but J. Sheridan Le Fanu is amazing, particularly Sir Dominic's Bargain (a deal with the devil story with an original twist).

I recommend The Stand by Stephen King, The works of Edgar Allen Poe, Twilight Eyes by Dean Koontz, Hobgoblin by John Coyne, and so many others

Just finished one of favorite author's works, The Carrow Haunt by Darcy Coates. I hope to start Jennifer Mcmahon's The Night Sister as soon as it arrives at my library.

Tulelei wrote: "I'm going to read The Invited by Jennifer McMahon"
I enjoyed it very much. I plan to read another one of her books: The Night Sister.

The Spongbob books are sooooooo spooky

During the spooky month of October, I hope to read:

We Sold Our Souls
Nevermore (Supernatural, #1)
Joyland
The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
Nightstalkers (MEG, #5)
The Day of the Triffids

Bag of Bones by Stephen King. A modern twist on the ghost story.

Im almost finished with One Last Gasp and loving it!

I'm reading some Clive Barker of course. Who is responsible for the banner illustration?

Ern wrote: "I'll be continuing to read the third book in the Asylum Series, Catacomb."

Loved that series!😊

I reread The Shining every October and I also plan to pick up The Woman in Black.

Reading Stephen King’s The Institute

Currently reading nos4a2

Vanessa wrote: "Currently reading nos4a2"

Oooooh, good one!

Currently reading "Ghosthunting North Carolina" and "Ghost Hunters of the South" for my North Carolina ghost stories review month.

Pomegranate Juice: Sacrilegious Tales of Dark Abrahamic Horror

If you do not mind extreme blasphemy, you must check out my favorite horror book. Plenty of humor as well.

I'm reading The Institute by Stephen King.

"The Haunting of Hill House." BOO!!!

I startet Dracula this week but I will also read a few fear street books and doctor sleep by stephen king :)

Paul Tremblay !!!!

Read A Head Full of Ghosts about a year ago (10/10 would recommend!) and now I'm reading Growing Things and Other Stories to be followed by The Cabin at the End of the World

I have started reading RELICS by Tim Lebbon, a kind of urban horror fantasy tale, first of a trilogy. Good so far.

What I am reading now... "
The Outsider
" ..."
If this is Colin Wilson's epic work, don't rush it, ot may be difficult to plow through, but irs immensely rewarding 👉This is probably the main book, that further pushed me into philosophy
[I got a "heavy extract, tagged on my description from its pages]

What is more, just a few days ago, I r discoverer there is a follow up work,on this one... which I will hopefully get started with on December

I'm just starting The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon. Involves a spooky old motel with a spooky old tower attached to it in Vermont....I'm already hooked and I'm only a few chapters in.

jessica wrote: "Hopefully I'll get to read The Outsider by S. King!"

'The Outsider' is a good book. But, the ending is not as great as other Stephen King novels. Hope you enjoy it.

I just put my Halloween reading list together!
In a Lonely Place
Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth
The Silent Companions
Haunted Nights
A Human Stain
Nyctophobia
and if I have time, my yearly re-read of A Night in the Lonesome October

lol spooky ? harry potter and the chamber of secrets then :D

I read a lot of paranormal romance but I've yet to come across any that were actually spooky or scary in any way. Which is kind of a bummer. I'd love to find some haunted house or ghostly type stories with romance (not the ghost being one half of the couple falling in love, but the couple hunting ghosts or one of them living in a haunted house.. Something like that).. I've read several stories where there is ghostly interactions (Nora Roberts In The Garden trilogy and her Inn books, Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson books and a few others) But none of those were actually scary.. Could any of you recommend a scary, ghostly romance story?

I've been listening to It since August 31st. I also have Bird Box checked out, and hope to start it this week.

I am finishing this one:
The Dark
And then I will begin this one:
My Best Friend's Exorcism

The Toll, by Cherie Priest.

If you want to read about horror from all the world, try Amparo Dávila or Horacio Quiroga. They are so good.

Keith wrote: "Please, this Halloween read Shirley Jacksons The Haunting of Hill House. It must be one of the best out there!"

I'm planning on it. Great Halloween novel.

Ayacchi wrote: "I don't know if Coraline graphic novel is counted as horror or not, but suddenly I want to read it. Also Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson"

The buttons got to me. (Shudder) You'll know when you see them.

Just got Frankenstein, and planning to read Dracula, and serpent and Dove.

I am reading We Have Always Lived In The Castle by Shirley Jackson

William wrote: "I recommend The Stand by Stephen King, The works of Edgar Allen Poe, Twilight Eyes by Dean Koontz, Hobgoblin by John Coyne, and so many others"

I love Edgar Allen Poe! I read his “The Cask of Amontillado” 20 years ago and I still remember the story.

It’s more of a supernatural, gothic mystery story, but I also liked “Eye of the Moon” by Ivan Obolensky. It took a little bit to get into the groove, since the story was set in 1977 New York, but it has that cool haunted estate feel. :)

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle.

Well, my sister and niece are finally going to read Screamcatcher. I hope it rips their faces off, YO!

Magic Cottage by James Herbert.

I'm reading Stephen King's Dark Tower Series in it's entirety! I'm about 75% of the way through book 3 at the moment.

Dozens of suggestions from this blog comments I would have benefited from before heading to the library: Robert Aickman, Grady Hendrix's We Sold Our Souls, Thomas Ligotti, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Paul Tremblay, Jeff VanderMeer's Annihilation (this one a recommendation from several). I've read all of Shirley Jackson's best.

But this Horror Week I'll be adding:
The Horror Hall of Fame: The Stoker Winners edited by Joe R. Lansdale
and Stephen King's The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

to my "Currently Reading" list.

My recommendations are:
early 20th century M.R. James, whose story "Whistle, and I'll Come to You My Lad" was eerie at first read, and just as eerie in the BBC "A Ghost Story for Christmas" television adaptation (on YouTube)
and the more recent David Wong's John Dies at the End.

Can't wait to check out these titles!

I have no interest in the "Horror" genre, but I am about to start listening to Stephen King's "The Institute", so if that is "Horror", I guess I'm in!

I just finished The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa. It may not have been publicized as horror but it is horror in my opinion. I mean, picture a world where one day all birds disappear, or all novels disappear, or everybody's left leg disappears. Is it truly happening, or is an entire island collectively insane?
I also just finished Paul Tremblay's book of short stories, Growing Things.
About to start reading The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. Gilead is horrifying, right?

I’m currently reading Japanese Ghost Stories, which despite its title, seems to be more folklore of Japan than actual ghost stories. Still it is excellent and judging from the index, I’ll be hitting the creepier stories soon.

Maybe I’ll have Stephen King’s new one by Halloween. But for the record, one of the scariest books I’ve read is Houdini Heart by Ki Longfellow. No one ever mentions it in these ‘lists”. If you like psychological horror, give it a go. You won’t be disappointed.

i cant wait to start reading scary books.
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&a...

Mine's more of a thriller: "Come Out Tonight" by Richard Laymon but I do plan on reading some of Dracula and The "Hocus Pocus" sequel.

The Bishop; Patrick Bowers series #4 by Steven James. I will be up all night tonight!!😬

Well I have a stack of Darcy Coates books, I also picked up Stephen kings latest novel the institute and his It is a classic horror.