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Terror Knows No Boundaries with These Translated Horror Novels
Scary things happen all over the world—in different regions, different countries, and occasionally different dimensions.
So why limit yourself to horror novels originally written in English? We’ve gathered here 24 specimens of translated horror for the discerning cosmopolitan reader. The collection includes novels and short story collections, with an eye toward celebrating the wide world of terror. Tragedy in Korea. Spooky old houses in Iceland. Ambulating corpses in Iraq. Also: cursed bunnies and decapitated chickens.
Scroll down and over the book cover images for synopses, details, and links. (There are some pretty great covers!) Add any interesting leads to your Want to Read shelf.
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Have a great translated horror novel to recommend? Let us know in the comments below!
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Sep 29, 2022 11:37AM
This list is great but it definitely needs more Han Kang!
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Every single book written by John Ajvide Lindqvist! Also Mats Strandberg is amazing. I’d stay away from Echo, recommended above. Terribly disappointing compared to Hex by the same author.
Totally disagree with all the hate for Heuvelt's Echo. This book scared the hell out of me. Absolutely loved it.
Amparo Davila is great. I wish they would translate more of her work.
Could not sleep after Things We Lost in the Fire so.... agrees!!
The Graveyard Apartment is honestly one of the scariest books I've ever read. Just something about it. It made me scared at night in my apartment for a bit lol!
Mariana Enriquez's Our Share of Night for sure!
I read ‘tender is the flesh’ about 6 weeks ago, and it still haunts me
Lol I read Tender is the Flesh two years ago and still recommend it to people probably once a month. It will live rent free in your mind the rest of your life....
Great to hear what people think of these, definitely going to give a few a try!
I read Horacio Quiroga as a teen. I haven't been able to have a good night's sleep on a down pillow since. 😭
