It's Horror Week on Goodreads!

Read my share of Stephen King back in the 80s but never got to Carrie. It's time

I'm reading Christine by Stephen King!

Shadow wrote: "Can anyone recommend horror book that is LGBTQ+?"

I made a Queer Horror List, if that helps!

Shadow wrote: "Can anyone recommend horror book that is LGBTQ+?"

Summer Sons!

H.P. Lovecraft

No love for Lovecraft on this sub me thinks.

I have a scarily huge list of books I'm reading for Halloween month:
"Dread Nation: Rise Up," Justina Ireland
"Cemetery Boys," Aiden Thomas
"Lost in the Never Woods," Aiden Thomas
"The Return," Rachel Harrison
"The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein," Kiersten White
"In a Dark, Dark Wood," Ruth Ware
"Winter Tide," Ruthanna Emrys
"Baby Teeth," Zoje Stage
"Bitter Orange," Claire Fuller
"The Deep," Alma Katsu
"City of Ghosts," Victoria Schwab
"Tunnel of Bones," Victoria Schwab
"Bridge of Souls," Victoria Schwab
"The Coldest Girl in Coldtown," Holly Black
"The Witch of Eye: Essays," Kathryn Nuernberger
"The Woman in Black," Susan Hill
"The Rust Maidens," Gwendolyn Kiste

Margaret wrote: "I love the Jezebel spooky stories contest but have a hard time with graphic horror. Any recommendations for a scaredy cat?"

Slade House is great!

I'm reading December by Phil Rickman. Found it in a 2nd-hand book shop. Perhaps his last true horror novel -- I was sad when he went off horror and tried to turn his stories into whodunits.

No love for graphic novels? There's a ton of great horror in the comic book world, I'd like to reccomend House of Penance by Peter J. Tomasi.

The Institute is so very good and engaging! The power of a child's mind is incredible and to read this take on how they can control world events is intricately done! I couldn't put it down!

Kymm wrote: "I'm going back to the classics this month with Dracula by Bram Stoker, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide by Robert Louis Stevenson and my favorite gothic thriller Rebecca by Dap..."

You can never go wrong with the classics I've read all of those and all are good picks.

Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice, the best of the series so far for me are
-The vampire Lestat (book 2)
-Queen of the damned (Book 3)
-The tale of the body thief (Book 4)
-Armand (Book 6)
The extras Pandora and Vittorio are good too.
She changed a bit the focus in the lasts book of the original vampire chronicle series after book 6,7 then quitted for ages and started writing again a few years back making a come back with "the prince Lestat" which actually felt like the first books of the series so I quite liked.

Paige wrote: "The Cabin At The End Of The World by Paul Tremblay was one of the dumbest books I've ever read. I cannot believe all the 4 and 5 star ratings and reviews it has received.

As for what I will read,..."

I hated the cabin at the end of the world, the only book I've read by him was a head full of ghosts and it was really good! So I just picked this one, thinking...this is a good author...wrong! Im doubting if I should try at least one more book by him before giving up

So books of this list that are NOT horror.

-The butterfly garden - psychological thriller
-Elevation, definitely NOT horror, Salem’s lot, The shinning, IT, Pet Sematary, those are Stephen King horrors, but not Elevation
and not so much Sleeping beauties either in my head after reading it is an odd Stephen King-like-thriller.
-Baby Teeth, psycho kid, toxic family, thriller-book.
-The institute, thriller, it has some supernatural elements, like the characters in the story been telekinetic and such, but not the horror-supernatural kind.

Between horror and psychological horror…..

-Home before dark, I really liked this one! I was hooked from page one.
-The cabin at the end of the world, HATED this book….A head full of ghost by this author is good, but this one a total disappointment.
-Craven Manor and The Carrow Haunt by Darcy Coates are horror, this author focus is classic horror stories, they are entertaining if not super scary.
-Imaginary friend, a slow build book, very slow at times, but I liked it overall…..
-Malorie…. the sequel of Bird Box is more psychologic thriller horror than traditional horror like, it goes more to the realm of sci-fi than horror.

I will take my chances with this list even though there are many here I wouldn’t classify as horror and I’ve picked the following for october-spooky reads (already loaded in my kindle and ready to go)

-My best friend’s exorcism by Grady Hendrix
-The ballad of Black Tom by Victor Lavalle
-The hunger by Alma Katsu
-Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia
-The only good indians by Stephen Graham Jones
-The year of the witching by Alexis Henderson
-The final girls support group by Grady Hendrix

I'm reading Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

I'm reading The Tommyknockers by Stephen King.

Rex wrote: "Shadow wrote: "Can anyone recommend horror book that is LGBTQ+?"

You can't go wrong with the works of Poppy Z Brite and Dennis Cooper. Just understand this isn't Stephen King territory. This is fa..."

I need to read more Poppy Z. Brite. Have only checked out Exquisite Corpse so far and absolutely loved it.

can it please be horror month 🥺

Molly wrote: "Does anyone have any recommendations for horror graphic novels? :)"

The only graphic novels I can think of is CORALINE and THE GRAVEYARD BOOK by Neil Gaiman . Or some of Neil's other stuff .

I am reading Bacchanal by Veronica G. Henry, and I am loving it!!
Bacchanal

good job <3

I'll be reading another R.L. Stine book . I know they're lame excuses for horror , it's the closest I can come to this genre .
True horror really flips me out . But I like participating in the celebration anyway .

I think I might start The Year of the Witching because it sounds like it might be right up my alley. I'm really trying to get more into horror so I'm hoping to find some good Gothic stuff that fits what I'm looking for.

Arterial Bloom was a Bram Stoker finalist. The cover alone (also an award winner from This Is Horror) is worth the price, but the stories are great. Disclaimer: I have a story in Arterial Bloom.

I'm currently reading Something More Than Night by Kim Newman--yes! the same author who wrote Anno Dracula.

Best time of the year to read a book full of horror. My favorite this year is The spooky life of Bloom & Moon by Iris Torres.

Digger Doyle's Book of Real Monsters (YA novel, Japanese beasts, dark mountain-forest-sea adventure)

The Final Girls Support Group,, The Sun Down Motel, The Books of Blood Volume one, to start off

I've never read horror books but... consider me eticed!!!

I've been waiting until now to start reading The Shining. Literally, I can't wait anymore!

young forever nathan bay

Melina wrote: "I've been waiting until now to start reading The Shining. Literally, I can't wait anymore!"

I think The Shining will be the next book on my list to read this month. Then again, I really want to reread some old Brian Keene books too!

I completely loved "The Graveyard" by Neil Gaiman. Incredible story! I also loved his book (and the Amazon Original 6-episode series) "Good Omens" by him as well.

✨ Y.♡ˎ´ wrote: "Wohooo!! Thank you for the recs!

I'm very interested in The Taking Of Jake Livingston and The Mary Shelley Club! 😁😁"

the taking of jake livingston is an awesome read! fast pace and interesting storyline, i finished it in about 4 hours! i do wish it was longer though!

...and The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

It by Stephen King

Behind Closed Doors was a great scary book.

Just started The Last House on Needless Street myself! Big horror fan here.

Hoping to get more writing than reading done this month! I'm also doing promotion for a new short story in my zombie series, which, if I've done my job, is a panacea for fans of the genre.

Horror, humor, and hubris follow the undead when they rise in Life After !

I praise my 12th grade English teacher for introducing me to Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”. I thought it was only a book that guys would read. I was entirely wrong! This opened my eyes and changed my views dramatically on different books that I now read. The old adage is true, “Never judge a book by its cover” or genre for that matter!
One book I love reading around Halloween every year…”The Woman in White” by Wilkie Collins. He has become one of my favorite classic authors. I highly recommend anyone to check out his books.
Happy (and safe) Halloween 🎃

JJ wrote: "Junji ito's works are great too! Uzumaki vol.2 is my favorite from him (until i explore more)"

LOVE Junji Ito! Dissolving Classroom was amazing!

Let the Right One In

I listened to the Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires earlier this year. I have read most of Grady Hendrix's books because I really liked the style.

Currently reading The Radium Girls by Kate Moore (not really horror but horrifying nonfiction), and about to start The Last Final Girl by Stephen Graham Jones.

Molly wrote: "Does anyone have any recommendations for horror graphic novels? :)"

There are tons! I love all of the recent hill house ones
Basketful of Heads
The Dollhouse Family
The Low, Low Woods
Daphne Byrne
Plunge

I also love The Smell of Starving Boys, all of the the ice cream man graphic novels Ice Cream Man, Vol. 1: Rainbow Sprinkles, The Gideon Falls Series Gideon Falls, Vol. 1: The Black Barn, anything by Junji Ito but specifically Uzumaki and Gyo, and any of the Afterlife with Archie graphic novels are pretty rad Afterlife with Archie, Vol. 1: Escape from Riverdale

Nobody does psychological horror better than the Japanese

Stacey CarrollThe Tiny Vampire From Outer Space That’s Bitey: Escaping Umbra

I need to add some more variety to this list. lol

Kurt wrote: "Margaret wrote: "I love the Jezebel spooky stories contest but have a hard time with graphic horror. Any recommendations for a scaredy cat?"

Try anything from Darcy Coates. She has a lot really gr..."

Thank you! This sounds right up my alley!

Definitivamente NECESITO leer The death of Jane Lawrence, Tender is the Flesh, Summer sons, Horrid... los quiero todos!!

Shadow wrote: "Can anyone recommend horror book that is LGBTQ+?"

Night Shadows: Queer Horror
Edited by Greg Herren and J.M. Redmann
is a collection of short horror stories written by queer authors

I think a lot of these books on this "Horror Week" list shouldn't be classified as true horror. Maybe the term "horror" has changed through the times (like "commerce" or "infrastructure" lol). I think anything from the unfortunately now-defunct Leisure Books should be focused on. Some of the publications from this company were pretty cheesy but oh-so-satisfying in the horror genre! Brian Keene, Jack Ketchum, Graham Masterton, Richard Laymon and so many others... great stuff!!!

I'll be rereading Anne Rice's The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned, the first in her Ramses the Damned series.

I am also starting the Blue Rose Trilogy, all in hardback, by Peter Straub.

Koko
Mystery
The Throat