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While virtually all horror involves some level of isolation, some stories take place in settings which are antithetical to human survival.
This list focuses on horror fiction in which the major threat to the character(s) is caused, directly or indirectly, by the physical conditions of their location. The intersection where "survival horror" meets "human vs nature."
These types of tales tend to be very concrete, but books with supernatural elements are welcome as well, as long as the environment remains the primary danger.
Examples of direct inhospitable conditions would be something like extreme cold, outer space, deep underwater or deep underground. Places that are naturally dangerous.
Examples of indirect inhospitable conditions include starvation or hallucinations which are caused by the natural environment.
This list focuses on horror fiction in which the major threat to the character(s) is caused, directly or indirectly, by the physical conditions of their location. The intersection where "survival horror" meets "human vs nature."
These types of tales tend to be very concrete, but books with supernatural elements are welcome as well, as long as the environment remains the primary danger.
Examples of direct inhospitable conditions would be something like extreme cold, outer space, deep underwater or deep underground. Places that are naturally dangerous.
Examples of indirect inhospitable conditions include starvation or hallucinations which are caused by the natural environment.
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Dead Silence
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S.A. Barnes (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 37,108 ratings
score: 398,
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Lost Solace
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Karl Drinkwater (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 392 ratings
score: 200,
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2 people voted
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Chasing Solace
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Karl Drinkwater (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 95 ratings
score: 197,
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2 people voted
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Paradise-1 (Red Space, #1)
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3.85 avg rating — 4,466 ratings
score: 193,
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2 people voted
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Ghost Station
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S.A. Barnes (Goodreads Author)
3.55 avg rating — 11,180 ratings
score: 191,
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2 people voted
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The Last Astronaut
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3.62 avg rating — 6,350 ratings
score: 189,
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The Ruins
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3.69 avg rating — 65,647 ratings
score: 183,
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The Luminous Dead
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Caitlin Starling (Goodreads Author)
3.63 avg rating — 19,982 ratings
score: 100,
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Bitter Passage
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Colin Mills (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 4,002 ratings
score: 100,
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The Thing in the Snow
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3.35 avg rating — 1,780 ratings
score: 98,
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Whalefall
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Daniel Kraus (Goodreads Author)
3.68 avg rating — 29,024 ratings
score: 97,
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This Wretched Valley
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Jenny Kiefer (Goodreads Author)
3.25 avg rating — 11,499 ratings
score: 93,
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The Descent (Descent, #1)
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3.94 avg rating — 10,271 ratings
score: 93,
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Salvation Day
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Kali Wallace (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 3,151 ratings
score: 92,
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Leech
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3.58 avg rating — 11,052 ratings
score: 91,
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The River
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3.85 avg rating — 45,925 ratings
score: 90,
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Dead Boys
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Gabrielle Squailia (Goodreads Author)
3.50 avg rating — 657 ratings
score: 88,
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