Be Afraid: It's Horror Week on Goodreads!

Posted by Cybil on September 30, 2019
Celebrating Horror 2019


We hope you aren't easily frightened...because these reading recommendations will haunt you long after you've read the last page. So, what are you waiting for? Won't you join us in our celebration of horror's latest and greatest?

Fresh Hell: Meet the Rising Stars of Horror
What madness lies ahead for your reading list?

Lovecraft's Twisted Legacy
Author Victor LaValle on Lovecraft's reach.
Graphically Great Horror
Monstress' Marjorie Liu on her faves.

New (and Upcoming) Terror
Creepy kids, spooky woods, nightmarish house guests: A list for sleepless nights.

Top 50 Horror Novels
From Mary Shelly to Shirley Jackson.
The Nightmare Generator
What will haunt your dreams?




What will you be reading for Horror Week?

Let us know in the comments!


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message 251: by Kim (new)

Kim Shivaree by J.D. Horn


message 252: by Anthony (new)

Anthony hihihihhiihhihihhiihhihihihihhi


message 253: by Melanie (new)

Melanie If you like Victorian gothic horror, like Poe and Lovecraft, then you might like my novel, A Peculiar Curiosity. A Peculiar Curiosity


message 254: by Cathy (new)

Cathy Rereading The Stand


message 255: by Lara (new)

Lara For some reason, I only read spooky books this time of year. I love Halloween. I'll definitely have to check out the Haunting of Hill House.

Anyway, if anyone is looking for a good reading challenge, check out this Hogwarts House Cup Reading Challenge here:

https://lagune.live/groups/9


message 256: by [deleted user] (new)

Don't know how much of a horror it is, but I'm reading Into the Drowning Deep by M. Grant. Only 10% in, but I already like it.


message 257: by Caitlin (new)

Caitlin My goal is to read 'The Stand' and 'It' but they are both HUGE so we will see how it goes.


message 258: by Malia (new)

Malia Greer Scott Hughes The Last Book You’ll Ever Read


message 259: by Heather (new)

Heather Just finished The Night Sister by by Jennifer McMahon - great read for this time of year!


message 260: by Crystal Lake (new)

Crystal Lake Publishing Check out the Shallow Waters flash fiction anthologies.


message 261: by Elissa (new)

Elissa Am I allowed to suggest my own book, "Hunger," co-written with Jane Lebak?

Hunger by Jane Lebak Hunger


message 262: by Kristina (new)

Kristina Just finishing up "The Institute" by Stephen King


message 263: by Vanessa (new)

Vanessa Dargain Chris wrote: "The Halloween Tree is a must for October!"
That's one of my fall favorites .


message 264: by Linda (new)

Linda I just ordered Stoker's Wilde from Flame Tree Press. Bram Stoker and Oscar Wilde on the hunt for a supernatural killer--even though they hate each others' guts. (Trivia time: In real life, Oscar Wilde was engaged to a young woman. Instead of marrying him, she married Bram Stoker.)
To make it even a better Halloween treat, Flame Tree Press has all their horror books and ghost stories on sale, plus free shipping to Great Britain and North America.


message 265: by Linda (new)

Linda Here I am again, ordering another horror book. It must be the season. This one is The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher, also known as Ursula Vernon. One of the reviewers on Amazon said "Pee before you read this."


message 266: by Kamrunnahar (new)

Kamrunnahar Amy It’s horror week on goodreads.
Isn’t The Shining good choice to read?
Does someone live in our closet?
To be or not to be…….
Definitely that is the question.


message 267: by Vincent (new)

Vincent T. Ciaramella Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood


message 268: by [deleted user] (new)

currently reading IT by Stephen King.


message 269: by Marco (new)

Marco I'm currently reading It ... it's kinda amazing :)


message 270: by Linda (new)

Linda   Branham I'm reading Discovery of WitchesA Discovery of Witches...
It is not really scary - but about witches and vampires


message 271: by James (new)

James Schwartz Looking forward to 'Frankissstein: A Love Story' by Jeanette Winterson!


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message 273: by Diane (new)

Diane curleduptoes wrote: "If anyone like's children's horror and fantasy, do try
Small Spaces by Katherine Arden. You can read the review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"


Thank you for the recommendation! :)


message 274: by Jonathan (new)

Jonathan Sager Reading The Revelation by Bentley LIttle


message 275: by Vanessa (new)

Vanessa Dargain Bibliophile wrote: "I have too many in my TBR list to know - but I'm going for ALL of them!"

Chuckles . Enjoy !


message 276: by Ella (new)

Ella Mike Am read going first daughter by Goretti kyomuhenda


message 277: by Ella (new)

Ella Mike Am going to read first daughter by Goretti kyomuhendo


message 278: by Kim (last edited Oct 05, 2019 10:16AM) (new)

Kim WV I am trudging through House of Leaves. It's unnerving for sure but slow going through it. But also very unique...just flipping through the pages will freak you out!


message 279: by Jane (new)

Jane  Butane I’m participating in a reading challenge on Instagram and reading 31 horror stories this month. My favourite anthology so far has been Dark Screams, volume one.


message 280: by Ghislain (new)

Ghislain It's maybe time to read "It" by S.King another time :)


message 281: by Dominique (new)

Dominique O Just finished “These Witches Don’t Burn.” Starting The Body by Stephen King, and will hopefully get to Hocus Pocus next weekend!


message 282: by Deacon (new)

Deacon D. For me, every week is horror week! ☺


message 283: by Jim (new)

Jim I had hoped for something a bit more involved from Goodreads. "Best Horror Books" and "Author Recommendations" are not all that imaginative.


message 284: by Sharon (new)

Sharon I have an ARC of Violet by Scott Thomas that I want to read.


message 285: by juanca (last edited Oct 05, 2019 02:53PM) (new)

juanca I think I'm going to read "Dark Reunion" by LJ Smith, it's not pure horror, but it has monsters, so I think it'll count. I'll try to read "Carrie" by Stephen King too, because of the month and the Halloween vibes.

Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries, #4) by L.J. Smith Carrie by Stephen King


message 286: by Anoushka (new)

Anoushka Possession of Hannah Grace


message 287: by Sweedle (new)

Sweedle D'souza I have just downloaded three books on my Scribd app,
The Institue by Stephen King
The Girl In Red by Christina Henry
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Can't wait to read them!!


message 288: by M.J.Ebrahim (new)

M.J.Ebrahim Picked up "The Fisherman by John Langan" liked it so far.


message 289: by Vanessa (new)

Vanessa I'm doing a readathon on IG for Halloween and so I'm reading Perfume by Patrick Suskind firstly!


message 290: by Marco (new)

Marco Chu Kwan Ching Please feel free to read my book My book Pumpkin Halloween

It is a touching horror story.


message 291: by Yashaa (new)

Yashaa Bajracharya Puppet Boy by zombies


message 292: by Doris Reyes (new)

Doris Reyes S. King The Institute.


message 293: by [deleted user] (new)

curleduptoes wrote: "If anyone like's children's horror and fantasy, do try
Small Spaces by Katherine Arden. You can read the review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"


Yes! It was creepy. My middle school kids will LOVE this book.


message 294: by Joy (new)

Joy Squires-Jensen Just finished City of Ghosts and ordered the next in the series.


message 295: by Gene (new)

Gene Borowski Last night I started "Silence for the Dead" (Simone St. James) I'm only 30 or so pages in, but I do like the way the story line is being set up.


message 296: by Vanessa (last edited Oct 06, 2019 08:27AM) (new)

Vanessa Dargain Joy wrote: "Just finished City of Ghosts and ordered the next in the series."

Yikes ! Stacia Kane . For love of a good night , I stay away from her books .
You should be totally creeped-out by Halloween . Enjoy


message 297: by Cherei (new)

Cherei curleduptoes wrote: "Jelena wrote: "Dracul
This one is sooo spooooky"

I completely agree! Some lovely horror it has."


I loved Dracul by J.D. Barker and Dacre Stoker!! It was GREAT!


message 298: by Mithun (new)

Mithun looks like i picked up the perfect week to read The Shining


message 299: by J.J. (new)

J.J. Falco Just finished The Exorcist and The Revelation by Bentley Little. Starting The Hellbound Heart and continuing through the Lovecraft compendium.


message 300: by Jessica (new)

Jessica Opalinski Decided to read "My Best Friend's Exorcism". It was surprisingly good! Great book for horror fans, especially if you enjoy the 80s.


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