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Hello, my name is Alex.I am the group coordinator and love all the technical and organisational aspects, especially arranging monthly group reads, requesting your suggestions and putting together polls to decide our books, as well as dabbling with visual aids like mastheads and logos.
I read about five books a month on average and particularly enjoy horror, dystopia and science fiction.
Cheers,
Alex
Hi my name is Suhailee. I love all things horror and recently got into romance and fantasy. I normally read 4-10 books a month and love to watch movies (horror/ thriller films ofc☺️) my fav horror author are Judith sonnet and Stephen king <—- the king of horror ofc🩷
Welcome, HorrorBabe/Suhailee.So glad to see you made it!
Alex
Hi, I'm Kathy. I read all genres but I really love horror, thriller and mysteries. I'm a big fan of audiobooks; I listen while walking and read about 15-20 books per month. I read a few books at one time to avoid a reading slump; usually something I'm reading fits the mood.
Kathy wrote: "Hi, I'm Kathy. I read all genres but I really love horror, thriller and mysteries. I'm a big fan of audiobooks; I listen while walking and read about 15-20 books per month. I read a few books at on..."Hi, Kathy.
You're more than welcome here and thanks for taking the leap.
That's a lot of books; you're lucky to have the time, health and joie de vivre!
Alex
Hi! Argent, here. Thanks for the invite. Horror is my favorite genre, but I read practically everything. King, Koontz, Cross, but love the close association with science fiction. Alien, Thing, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, I'm here for all of it. Hello, Suhailee. Hello, Alex. So sorry for your issues with the other group, but much thanks for your effort. Hopefully a better situation here.
Argent wrote: "Hi! Argent, here. Thanks for the invite. Horror is my favorite genre, but I read practically everything. King, Koontz, Cross, but love the close association with science fiction. Alien, Thing, Inva..."Hi, Argent.
Me too, I love exploring space and the other side, plus thrillers, crime, mystery and all that stuff, and historical fiction, war, classics, even a bit of romance when done well.
No problems with the other group other than Amazon restricting group ownership with their silly policies. Chels is with us and she is welcome to accept my offer to co-moderate.
Cheers,
Alex
Hi all,I’m Alexis! I mostly enjoy horror and thrillers in general, but have also recently gotten into the historical horror sub-genre. Some of my favorite authors are Stephen Graham Jones, Jennifer McMahon, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and Paul Tremblay (among others). I’m trying to be more active on Goodreads these days, as I’m always looking for new book suggestions!
Hi all. Nick here!I'm a queer 30-something bookstagrammer with no life. I read basically everything but my two main vices are ghosty haunted house horror and gay hockey romances? I like boys kissing and also boys being murdered by ghosts.
I have layers...like an onion. Or an ogre.
I read a lot of morbid non-fiction usually surrounding thanatology, the death industry, the unexplained (cryptozoology, or ghosts, or unsolved mysteries etc.), or true crime. I read a lot of horror and queer books (romance or otherwise) and really do enjoy certain subsects of the science fiction genre (I really love a good space opera!)
I'm usually down to read almost anything except I don't much care for romantasy? I love fantasy but if the main point of the book is having sex with a fae prince, I'm definitely uninterested. I'd much prefer cute Vin falling in love with Eland while being a badass in The Final Empire.
Some of my favorite books ever include:
Boyfriend Material
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
The Collected Regrets of Clover
Ghostland
And I'm currently reading Incidents Around the House which is the first book I've read in AGES that has me genuinely spooked at points!
I'm not overly sociable but will endeavor to participate more in this group rather than just reading along with the monthly picks by myself, quietly sitting with my dog while thinking about decomposition or death industry reform.
xoxo,
Gossip Girl
Hi, I'm Claire! I think I've been in every iteration of this group, haha. Thank you, Alex, for keeping it going when everyone else had to step down. I love horror and thrillers. Reading with the group has nudged me in the direction of some books I might not have picked up otherwise - which I appreciate very much! Plus I'm addicted to voting in online polls. I love a Book of the Month battle lmao.
Hello All! I am Phil, and love both horror and science fiction, and have been reading both for years. I started really reading in the 70s and cut my teeth on both genres, with some liberal dabs of fantasy as well. Cheers!
Hi everyone!I’m Olga. I read mostly sci-fi and fantasy (so this group might be more down my alley than the purely horror one), I’m also interested in classics - I’m currently on a journey through English literature with The Norton Anthology and a course on YouTube (almost finished The Canterbury Tales).
My whole life I kept as far away from horror as I could, but was surprised to see that some of my reads this year were considered light horror, so maybe I’ll join some light horror reads as well.
Thanks, Alexis, Nick, Claire (Balthazar), Bryna, Phil and Olga, for posting a bit about yourself and sticking with the group and all of its iterations.I appreciate all of you.
It's been a pretty smooth transition and please continue reading our two books of the month, They Thirst by Robert McCammon, and Duma Key by maestro Stephen King.
Next month (September) we'll be going with the two suggestions from Horror Haven and after that, who knows?
Take care out there and thank you all again for joining!
Thanks for the invite to follow here. I read a little of everything, but horror will always be my favorite. I couldn't find a copy of They Thirst, and I can't read Duma Key because I'm in the middle of the Dark Tower pre-reads, and my head might explode! (I'm also in the middle of 9 other books, but let's not talk about that.)
Susan wrote: "Thanks for the invite to follow here. I read a little of everything, but horror will always be my favorite. I couldn't find a copy of They Thirst, and I can't read Duma Key because I'm in the middl..."Hi, Susan, thanks for following on from the old group.
We're alive and kicking!
You make your bed, you lie in it. You want both your cake and to eat it. So many choices. Not a bad life, is it?
Hi I'm Avrium (Aye-Ver-Ree-Um),I am happy to be apart of the group! I read various different genres on any given day but my favorite by far is horror whether a book or movie. I particularly like anything that is folklore such as skin walkers, the wendigo, etc. also a big fan of gore and just that feeling of losing your mind.
I can't wait to see what we will all be reading together! Nice to meet everyone.
Sincerely,
Avrium
Hello! I read a little bit of everything. Horror, fantasy and nonfiction being my favorites but I also read sci-fi, contemporary, thriller, mystery, etc. Horror was my first foray into reading and all I read growing up though. Started with Goosebumps as a kid in the 90s. Frankenstein is now my favorite book. I'm also an aspiring author and working on stuff right now.Glad to be here :)
Tyler wrote: "Hello! I read a little bit of everything. Horror, fantasy and nonfiction being my favorites but I also read sci-fi, contemporary, thriller, mystery, etc. Horror was my first foray into reading and ..."Hi, Tyler!
Frankenstein is unique, isn't it?
How can you feel empathy for a monster made out of dead people looking to rip off your arms and legs, and yet you do.
Welcome to the group!
Avrium wrote: "Hi I'm Avrium (Aye-Ver-Ree-Um),
I am happy to be apart of the group! I read various different genres on any given day but my favorite by far is horror whether a book or movie. I particularly like ..."
Hi, Avrium.
Is that your real name? So cool.
Welcome to the group!
Hi! I’m Danielle and a lover of psychological thrillers and anything sexy/romance and horror. I took a little hiatus from reading but have been dedicated to reading again. Always open for recommendations and new friends! Read on 🤘🏼 !
Hi all! My top read genres are:
Horror
Dystopian SciFi
Historical Fiction
Mythical/ Fairytale Retellings
Romance Fantasy
So it all depends on my mood, I am very active on Goodreads, I average 20 books a month since I have a job that allows me a lot of freedom to listen to audiobooks during the day, and kindle/physical books at night.
I love seeing and comparing what others are reading, recommendations are also more than welcome : )
Danielle wrote: "Hi! I’m Danielle and a lover of psychological thrillers and anything sexy/romance and horror. I took a little hiatus from reading but have been dedicated to reading again. Always open for recommend..."Hi, Danielle.
Welcome back, welcome again and welcome to the pleasure dome; you're a long way from home 🖤.
Ruby wrote: "Hi all! My top read genres are:
Horror
Dystopian SciFi
Historical Fiction
Mythical/ Fairytale Retellings
Romance Fantasy
So it all depends on my mood, I am very active on Goodreads, I average 20..."
Hmmm, my cuppa dystopian sci-fi-genre tea.
Welcome to the group!
Hi, I'm Diane and I'm totally addicted to reading extreme horror...nothing seems to spook me...well I haven't found anything yet..Some of my favourite authors are Matt Shaw,Jon Athan and Judith Sonnet and many more...I'm glad to be part of this group...thanks for inviting me R. Alex 😘
Hello hello, I guess I'm migrating here from Horror Haven? Haha! I'm Brittni! I pretty much only read horror and sometimes dip my toes into the horror-adjacent and spookier bits of other genres, such as Sci-Fi. I have a silly horror review blog and have been greatly enjoying chatting with people about books in these groups! :)
Diane wrote: "Hi, I'm Diane and I'm totally addicted to reading extreme horror...nothing seems to spook me...well I haven't found anything yet..Some of my favourite authors are Matt Shaw,Jon Athan and Judith Son..."And I thought you said you weren't going to join and didn't have enough time for it, yet here you are 😂🖤. Lovely to see you, Diane. Can't say we'll be doing too much extreme horror, but you never know if that's what people vote for. Could be fun... fight, fight, fight...
Hey Hey Hey!!! coming over from horror haven. My name is Cherise and I'm 28. I live in Barbados and horror as always been my jam. I am currently reading Left To You by Daniel J Volpe I think is the author's name. I haven't been reading much lately cause I've been busy with life. However, I am hoping to jump back in this month. Feel free to add me xx
Cherise Isabella wrote: "Hey Hey Hey!!! coming over from horror haven. My name is Cherise and I'm 28. I live in Barbados and horror as always been my jam. I am currently reading Left To You by Daniel J Volpe I think is t..."
Hi, Cherise.
We're already Goodreads friends, thanks for coming, and yes, everyone, add Cherise to your list of friends - an excellent excellent person.
Brittni wrote: "Hello hello, I guess I'm migrating here from Horror Haven? Haha! I'm Brittni! I pretty much only read horror and sometimes dip my toes into the horror-adjacent and spookier bits of other genres, ..."
Hello, everyone, please welcome Brittni as a group moderator, having offered her excellent services to help out with the needy and aged when the going gets tough.
Over to you...
Brittni welcome, thank you for being here!
Nick wrote: "my two main vices are ghostly haunted house horror and gay hockey romances."Maybe it's my inner alpha male coming to the surface, probably, but I can't understand why anyone would read 'gay hockey romances' in a million years? 😂 You say it in the plural, like it's an entire subgenre? I've heard of M M Romance, but God, I am so out of touch!
Welcome, Nick, glad to have you here...
I'm a big horror junkie since I was 15 or so and been on Goodreads since 2010 if my memory serves me right :P
Kasia wrote: "I'm a big horror junkie since I was 15 or so and been on Goodreads since 2010 if my memory serves me right :P"Hi, Kasia.
Glad to have you here... it's been a long day and you're so welcome. Take care.
R. Alex wrote: "Brittni wrote: "Hello hello, I guess I'm migrating here from Horror Haven? Haha! I'm Brittni! I pretty much only read horror and sometimes dip my toes into the horror-adjacent and spookier bits o..."
Haha, thank you, delighted to help out!
Welcome to all the new members! Keep it spooky everyone 🦇
R. Alex wrote: "Kasia wrote: "I'm a big horror junkie since I was 15 or so and been on Goodreads since 2010 if my memory serves me right :P"Hi, Kasia.
Glad to have you here... it's been a long day and you're so ..."
Ah life is funny like that, the days are long but the years are short. Glad to be here, the book loving community is what keeps me reading on some days :)
Hello, and thanks for the invite, Alex!I'm Michael J.
I'm retired and do my best to devote a nice chunk of everyday to reading. I love pop culture - - so in addition to printed fiction I read comics and magazines, love movies and streaming video.
Favorite genres - - - horror and crime, and the occasional science fiction, fantasy, contemporary fiction, sometimes history, politics.
Read, read, read.
Michael wrote: "Hello, and thanks for the invite, Alex!I'm Michael J.
I'm retired and do my best to devote a nice chunk of everyday to reading. I love pop culture - - so in addition to printed fiction I read comi..."
You're more than welcome, Michael, thanks for popping over from the other side and getting lost in the shadow realm.
Hopefully this group will expand on pure horror, the wide genre it already is, into many related topics. We read Dark Matter during March and that was perfect for this type of group.
Hey all! Lover of horror and everything creepy. 💀I read around 5-10 books a month in a variety of genres that fit under the speculative fiction umbrella. I don't tend to post often because I'm fairly shy but I do love to lurk and check out what everyone is saying about our monthly reads. Feel free to add me as a friend because I love seeing what others are reading and reviewing.
Thanks for the invite, Alex. You were keeping up with Horror Haven wonderfully, I expect this new group to be just as awesome. Thanks for all you do and to all the moderators who help keep this place safe and fun. 🖤
Qazpria wrote: "Hey all! Lover of horror and everything creepy. 💀I read around 5-10 books a month in a variety of genres that fit under the speculative fiction umbrella. I don't tend to post often because I'm fa..."
You get a big black 🖤 from me and can lurk all you like.
Enjoy the group, post if you feel like it and do what makes you happy. And thanks for the kind words, they're so appreciated!
Hi, I'm Vickie. I enjoy most genres, but love horror and am a huge zombie apocalypse junkie.😊
Vickie wrote: "Hi, I'm Vickie. I enjoy most genres, but love horror and am a huge zombie apocalypse junkie.😊"Hi, Vickie, glad you made it across without getting beheaded by a zombie or member of the walking dead.
Hello all! I'm Alyssa. I've been obsessed with horror and sci-fi books and movies since I was a kid. I blame Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Goosebumps. I discovered my love for sci-fi with Anne McCaffrey's Dragon Riders of Pern series. I'll read almost anything if the plot is interesting enough but horror is my usual go to. Since discovering audiobooks, I've been devouring books left and right. I listen to them everywhere. I look forward to seeing all of the suggestions from everyone for new books to check out!
Hello Everyone!Thank you for the invite, Alex. Much appreciated.
I'm Jeffrey. I read, write horror, and drink beer. The order and priority thereof shifts depending on mood and time. I love King and Rice, but I also really like indie sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. I've tried a bunch of different genres too. Some stuff that might surprise you. I see familiar names and new names (to me) that's all awesome. I look forward to interacting with you all.
Thanks for allowing me to join the group. Hi, I’m Debs . I enjoy horror novels and stories. Stephen King junkie. Also Graham Masterton, Richard Chizmar, Patricia Cornwell, several others. I’ve been a Registered Nurse for 40 years. Ain’t much that’ll scare me now.
Debra wrote: "Thanks for allowing me to join the group. Hi, I’m Debs . I enjoy horror novels and stories. Stephen King junkie. Also Graham Masterton, Richard Chizmar, Patricia Cornwell, several others. I’ve been..."Pleased to make your acquaintance Debra.
Hi there! My name is Abi! I love horror books but have a hatred of horror films so I fulfill that desire for gore and spooky things through books. I also read all genres, but mainly horror, fantasy, and “weird girl” lit. I read quite a bit and have the privilege of listening to audiobooks during my work hours so I do consume more books than I probably should. My favorite spooky authors are Grady Hendrix and Nat Cassidy. :)
R. Alex wrote: "Nick wrote: "my two main vices are ghostly haunted house horror and gay hockey romances."Maybe it's my inner alpha male coming to the surface, probably, but I can't understand why anyone would re..."
I’ve read nearly 90 of them in the past few years lol.
Rival hockey players hooking up is a very popular trope hahahah
Thank you for the invite, Alex.I am Igor and my whole life is about books. I am publishing books about chess (specialized literature) and reading all the time.
My favorite genres are dystopian sfi, horror, suspense and psychological thrillers.
Favorite authors - Stephen King, Murakami, Michael Chrichton…
hellooo!! my name is ashley and i'm a FEEN for horror - both books and movies. also a big fan of fantasy, mysteries, paranormal and sapphic romances! so, please feel free to throw any recommendations my way!!
Hey I'm Net. I came over yesterday with the moving van convoy of readers, but didn't post as I was on my mobile. Like most here, I love reading, especially horror and science fiction, but I'll throw just about any fiction genre in there - just about. It has to be well written. There are a few other criteria, but those can be loosey-goosey depending upon the mood, etc.I'm glad to be here, and I'm really glad the book selections for the next few months are the same. Made that choice a lot easier!
Want to go down the depths of hell or soar to the stars?
Use this thread to introduce yourself and say 'hi' to the community.
Glad to have you here!
Alex