What Have You Read - 2020

[Paul]

The Reddening by Adam Nevil and The Devil's Inn by David Watkins

[Rachel]

[Char]

Yesterday I read a short story:
by Stephen Graham Jones. It wasn't just the pulp adventure I thought it would be. It was more.

[Catherine]

I also recently read The Reddening and enjoyed it. Today, I finished the novella, Into Bones Like Oil by Kaaron Warren. I've reviewed it on here if anyone's interested in weird horror.

[Erin]

The Wives

It was okay, the ending was a little disappointing.

[Christian]

Yesterday I finished The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings by Angela Slatter. Another 5* from this author, love her interconnected dark magical fairy tales she's woven in this and her previous collection. Now to wait on her coming third collection from Tartarus Press.

[Christian]

Finished Hexes by Tom Piccirilli. Gave it 3*, it was okay.

[Michael]

Bad Angels by Dennis Danvers. A great, wildly original premise and a really fun read.

[Kasia]

Short and sweet, loved it.


Cold Dead Hands by Jeff Strand

[Erin]

One of Us Is Next

Not as strong as the first book but I still liked it.

[Catherine]

Incarnate - a vintage Ramsey Campbell. This may be thirty years old but it still held up well and I would definitely recommend it. Scary and twisted!

[Kirsten]

I finished The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

[Josh]

Recently finished reading Halloween: The Official Movie Novelization by John Passarella



Loved it!

My 5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kasia]

Just finished Sarah Pinborough's Behind her Eyes over a cold beer, brain is still setting in, not bad. Twists are a big sell of this book and I can see why :)


Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

"In Behind Her Eyes, Sarah Pinborough has written a novel that takes the modern day love triangle and not only turns it on its head, but completely reinvents it in a way that will leave readers reeling."

[David]

The Troop by Nick Cutter

Great fun!

[Kasia]

David wrote: "The Troop by Nick Cutter

Great fun!"

Oh, that was some good stuff, thanks for reminding me to read more of Cutter.

[Erin]

Kasia wrote: "David wrote: "The Troop by Nick Cutter

Great fun!"

Oh, that was some good stuff, thanks for reminding me to read more of Cutter."

I keep waiting for a new release by him.

[Christian]

Catherine wrote: "Incarnate - a vintage Ramsey Campbell. This may be thirty years old but it still held up well and I would definitely recommend it. Scary and twisted!"

Read that one last year, absolutely loved it.

[Christian]

Hexes by Tom Piccirilli 3*

Embassytown by China Miéville - amazing, the guy is a genius. 5***

At the Earth's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs 5*

An Occurrence in Crazy Bear Valley by Brian Keene - great short weird western with bigfoot 4*

[Kasia]

Erin wrote: "Kasia wrote: "David wrote: "The Troop by Nick Cutter

Great fun!"

Oh, that was some good stuff, thanks for reminding me to read more..."

Ah, just looked him up and didnt realize that's a pen name, and he has more stuff :)

https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/cr...

[Josh]

Recently finished Into Bones like Oil by Kaaron Warren



My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Erin]

Kasia wrote: "Erin wrote: "Kasia wrote: "David wrote: "The Troop by Nick Cutter

Great fun!"

Oh, that was some good stuff, thanks for reminding me..."

I'll look him up, thanks!

[Monica]

David wrote: "The Troop by Nick Cutter

Great fun!"

OOOh I so want to read this!

[Kasia]

^ just no snacking while reading ;P

[Kasia]

Christian wrote: "[An Occurrence in Crazy Bear Valley by Brian Keene - great short weird western with bigfoot 4* "

Just remembered how much I enjoyed that book, Keene really hit it out of the park with this one.

[Char]

Christian wrote: "Hexes by Tom Piccirilli 3*

Embassytown by China Miéville - amazing, the guy is a genius. 5***

At the Earth's Core by [autho..."

I'm gonna have to get that Keene book, I guess. ;)

I finished reading John Connolly's [book:A Book of Bones|41131135] and I absolutely loved it. It was the 17th in the Charlie Parker series. Connolly never lets me down!

I also finished listening to The Taint and Other Novellas by Brian Lumley. It was a hell of a lot of Lovecraftian fun. :)

[Kasia]

^ You're a reading machine! I really have to start the Charlie Parker series, everyone loves it.

[David]

Just finished A Fine Dark Line by Joe R. Lansdale

5 stars!

[Jc]

Two Warhammer horror books and a Stephen King one.
The Long Walk
The House of Night and Chain
Castle of Blood

[Erin]

If It Bleeds

I enjoyed it. Some stories were better then others.

[Monica]

Kasia wrote: "^ just no snacking while reading ;P"

I will remember that :D

[Ctgt]

Jc wrote: "Two Warhammer horror books and a Stephen King one.
The Long Walk
The House of Night and Chain
Castle of Blood"

Did you like the Warhammer books? I am slowly working my way through the Horus Heresy 40K books and I have a couple of Warhammer collections but haven't really cracked them open yet.

[Catherine]

The Grin of the Dark a classic by Ramsey Campbell. Loved it!

[Catherine]

Until Summer Comes Around - the latest from Glenn Rolfe This author keeps getting better and better - full of atmosphere and tension. A different and original take on the vampire story

[Randy]

Catherine wrote: "The Grin of the Dark a classic by Ramsey Campbell. Loved it!"

Great novel and one of the few that have left me disturbed for quite a while after reading.

Recently finished reading Mirror, Mirror on the Wall by Stanley Ellin. Really good mystery and dark enough readers who like psychological horror might find it of interest.

[Erin]

Girl with a Pearl Earring

[Rachel]

[Char]

by Paul Tremblay

[Ctgt]

Finished
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic

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5 stars

[Erin]

Char wrote: " by Paul Tremblay"

I'm so behind on reading Paul Tremblay but I have heard good things about that book.

[Rachel]

[Catherine]

Under a Watchful Eye by Adam Nevill. Gripping, scary and original. Love his books!

[Catherine]

And Cannot Come Again: Tales of Childhood, Regret, and Innocence Lost by Simon Bestwick
A cornucopia of horrifically good short stories in a new enhanced edition published by Horrific Tales. Simon Bestwick is a vastly underrated author and I cannot recommend his work highly enough Be careful to get this edition though. There is still an earlier one around published by ChiZine which has a different cover, showing a coiled serpent. It contains fewer stories

[Rachel]

[Erin]

Night Road

[Krystal]

Over the weekend I started and finished Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller. I was expecting a crime/mystery but it ended up being super creepy, which just made me love it more.

My full review is here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Scott]

So far this year I've read , , , , .

[Scott]

Forgot some, I also read Tomb of Gods, and Fright Night that's it for horror, but am about to start Kill Hill Carnage.

[Char]

Erin wrote: "Char wrote: " by Paul Tremblay"

I'm so behind on reading Paul Tremblay but I have heard good things about that book."

It was excellent!

[Char]

Scott wrote: "So far this year I've read , , ,, ."

You're on a roll, Scott!