2024 Complete the Word Challenge

[WendyB]

Read books to complete your choice of the words listed below.
Sign up for this challenge here: https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...
Keep track of the books you've read and see what other members are reading.
Remember to create a shelf for the challenge so all the books get counted.
Hope you all discover some great new books!

EVIL
FEAR
GHOST
MONSTER
SCREAM
DRACULA
HAUNTED
GRAVEYARD
FRANKENSTEIN

[Diane]

I just checked into my general reading challenge to discover that 3 of the 5 books I’ve read so far begin with the letter B… (sigh)

But I’ve got an F and an A, so I’m tucking them away in case I need to count them later… 😬

Update;

F - Friends With DeathFriends with Death by James Wright
E - Experimental Film Experimental Film by Gemma Files
A - The Angel of Indian LakeAngel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones
R -

-and/or

G -
H - Horror Movie Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
O -
S - Sacrilege Sacrilege by T.N. Vitus
T -

-and/or

H - Horror: A Very Short IntroductionHorror, A Very Short Introduction by Darryl Jones
A - The Angel of Indian LakeAngel of Indian Lake by SGJ
U -
N -
T -
E - Experimental Film Experimental Film by Gemma Files
D - Daughter of the BeastDaughter of the Beast by E.C. Greaves

-and/or

S - Sacrilege Sacrilege by T.N. Vitus
C - Cunning Folk Cunning Folk by Adam Nevill
R -
E - Experimental Film Experimental Film by Gemma Files
A - The Angel of Indian LakeAngel of Indian Lake by SGJ
M -

[Ashleigh]

✔️ M - Morgan Is My Name by Sophie Keetch ✪✪✪✪
✔️ O - Ormeshadow by Priya Sharma ✪✪✪
✔️ N - Nestlings by Nat Cassidy ✪✪✪
✔️ S - The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson ✪✪✪✪
✔️ T - The Tower by Flora Carr ✪✪✪
E -
✔️ R - Rizzio by Denise Mina ✪✪✪

[Aaron]

It's esthetically displeasimg to have two letters alongside the profile picture; hence, voila!

G - Gollitok
R - Reanimators
A - A Child Alone With Strangers
V - Voices From Hades
E - Eynhallow
Y - You Like It Darker
A - Ararat
R - Ring Shout
D - Don't Let Them Get You Down
S -Shiloh

[Rebel]

Going for 7 books!

M
O
N Nestlings
S
T
E
R

[Ruth]

I've committed to 14 books by completing two words!
4/28/24 - 8/31/24

7/7 Completed

M - Maeve Fly (finished 6/2/24)
O - The Omen (finished 8/30/24)
N - Nestlings (finished 5/29/24)
S - Sea Witch (finished 8/17/24)
T - That's Not My Name (finished 5/18/24)
E - Extra Normal (finished 6/5/24)
R - Rolling in the Deep (finished 6/6/24)

[Michelle]

Books I plan to read (which could change..maybe). Letters with two titles means I'm on the fence.

D - Deeper ☑️
R - The Reddening ☑️
A - Awake in the Night ☑️
C - Children of the Dark 2: The Night Flyers ☑️
U - Universal Harvester ☑️
L - Lone Women ☑️
A - Animal Kingdom ☑️

Challenge complete! Looking forward to the next one.

[inciminci]

Tricky!
Marking my spot here, I'll decide later which word/s I'll go for.

F - The Fury by Alex Michaelides
E - Eleanor by Jason Gurley
A - The Ascent by Ronald Malfi
R - Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste

[Seb]

Yes, great! A new HA challenge! ^⁠_⁠^

I'll play it like Scrabble: picking up random letters by reading books I want to read at the moment, as I usually do, without thinking about the challenge, and then trying to make words from the challenge's word list.

Here are the books I've already read:

- A: The After-Life Story of Pork Knuckles Malone
- C: Children of the Whales, Vol. 1 and following
- E: The Electric Lunatic
- E: Embry: Hard-boiled
- G: The Girl with All the Gifts
- G (or W): The Garbage Times/White Ibis: Two Novellas
- I: If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe
- M: My Life as a White Trash Zombie
- N: The No Hellos Diet
- R: Revival
- S: Salvation
- T: The Traveling Dildo Salesman


Sounds like MONSTER is coming in ^^

And I've got SCREAM now \o/
I'm done here ^^

[Adrienne L]

I've chosen SCREAM. I have a couple of options for each letter, but right now I'm planning:

S - Small Town Horror
C - Curse of the Reaper ☑
R - Rotten Tommy: A Horror Novel ☑
E - Eternal Midnight at the Video Store
A - Along the River of Flesh☑️
M - Mister Magic

[Cobwebs-Iced-Across-SpaceTime]

EVIL
E
V
I The Instruments of Darkness
L The Last Murder at the End of the World

FEAR
F Forever Home: The Inspiring Tales of Rescue Dogs
E
A
R

GHOST [Complete]
G The Golem
H Home Is Where the Bodies Are
O One Perfect Couple
S Starfire
T Tiger Chair: A Short Story

MONSTER
M Murder on a School Night
O
N The Night Singers
S Somnium
T Think Twice
E
R

SCREAM:
S The Street Between the Pines: A Southern New England Horror. Horror
C Clear. Literary
R
E
A American Mother: The True Story of a Troubled Family, Motherhood and the Cyanide Poisonings That Shook the World
M Mothered

DRACULA:
D The Darkness Over Arkham: An Arkham Horror Investigators Gamebook
R
A
C Colony One Mars
U
L
A All Our Lies are True

HAUNTED
H Haunted Secrets: Tales of Eloise volume 2. (Scarestreet.com)
A All Our Lies are True
U Under the Storm
N No Road Home
T
E
D Dear Hanna

GRAVEYARD
G
R
A
V
E
Y You Like It Darker
A
R
D Daughter of Mine

FRANKENSTEIN
F The Frozen Outpost
R
A
N
K
E
N
S Starrigger
T
E
I In the Land of the Pigs: A Western Horror Novella
N

[[book:The Wicker Witch|211670170]]

[MM]

Love the concept! Aiming for 2 words! :)
Here's my spot for SCREAM (2nd fav slasher) & FEAR

S Seven Rabbits
C Candy Cain Kills
R Rosemary's Baby
E Episodes of Violence
A Along the River of Flesh
M Melon Head Mayhem

(F)Fruit of the Dead
(E)Emancipation: A Civil War Vampire Novel: Book One of The Thirsty Ones
(A)Anno Dracula
(R) Riding the Bullet

[Ash]

MM wrote: "Love the concept! Aiming for 6! :)
Here's my spot for SCREAM (2nd fav slasher)

S Seven Rabbits
C
R
E
A
M"

Literally seconds ago, I was looking through amazon at some horror reads and I came across Seven Rabbits. It looks interesting for sure. This must be a sign that I need to read it!

[MM]

Ash wrote: "MM wrote: "Love the concept! Aiming for 6! :)
Here's my spot for SCREAM (2nd fav slasher)

S Seven Rabbits
C
R
E
A
M"

Literally seconds ago, I was looking through amazon at some..."

Yes! Totally a sign. It definitely looks like an interesting/good concept read.

[Jessica]

This sounds like fun! I will try for 6!

S Scarewaves
C Campfire
R Rosemary's Baby
E Earthdivers, Vol. 1: Kill Columbus
A Annihilation
M The Murders of Molly Southbourne

[Ami]

OOOO! Fun. :D I haven't had a challenge like this before. :D

S - Silent Key by Laurel Hightower

C- Combustible: A Post-Apocalyptic Road Trip by Hunter Shea

R- The Resort by Bentley Little

E- Ex-Heroes by Peter Clines

A-

M-

[Marie]

Cool Challenge! I knew you would come up with something "cool" for the summer Wendy! :)

I am going for 12 books and two words.

12/12


G - Ghost Virus - read 8/21/2024
H - The Handyman - read 7/22/2024
O - Open All Night - read 8/9/2024
S - A Shadow on the Wall - read 6/21/2024
T - Those Who Dwell in Mordenhyrst Hall - read 6/12/2024

H - Horror in the Woods: Book 1 in the Extreme Horror Series - read 7/17/2024
A - All Souls Night - read 5/2/2024
U - Uncle Vernon - read 7/13/2024
N - Need to Feed - read 8/11/2024
T - Tortures of the Damned - read 6/19/2024
E - Endless Night - read 5/25/2024
D - Dracula in the cinema - read 5/8/2024

[Jensue]

I am going for 7

M - Murder Road by Simone St. James - ✔️
O
N
S - The Split by Kit Frick - ✔️
T
E
R

[dnrizm]

This is the plan based on my TBR and library hold list.


F. Follow Me to Geound

R. The Ruins

A. Abandoned: Arrivals and Awakenings

N. The Night Parade

K. Killing It

E. Echo

N. Needful Things

S. The Scarlet Gospels

T. The Terror

E. Egg Monsters from Mars

I. I Call Upon Thee

N. Nothing but Blackened Teeth

[Kristy]

I'll do 6! Change that to 13!

S- Snowblind 6/14/24
C- The Changeling 5/3/24
R- The Reformatory 5/11/24
E- Exorcist Falls 5/21/24
A- The Angel of Indian Lake 7/26/24
M- Misery 5/8/24

M - Mary 5/20/274
O - Out There Screaming 7/22/24
N - Nestlings /9/24
S - The Silent Companions 7/12/24
T - This is Not a Test 8/9/24
E - Evocation 6/12/24
R - Rosemary’s Baby 5/29/24

DONE!

[Lexy]

This challenge should be fun!!! I tried to stay mostly horror with the book choices:

M- Mary
O- Our Wives Under the Sea
N- the Night Shift
S- Satan Loves You
T- This Thing Between Us
E- Eileen
R- Ring Shout

[WendyB]

I'm in for 7 books this summer.
It was surprisingly difficult finding a book that started with U. :/

D - Dark Ride 2 stars
R - The Resting Place 3 stars
A - Ask for Andrea 4 stars
C - Close Your Eyes 4 stars
U - The Unmaking of June Farrow 3 stars
L - Last Summer Boys 3 stars
A - Awakened 1 star

[Kimberly]

WendyB wrote: "I'm in for 7 books this summer.
It was surprisingly difficult finding a book that started with U. :/

D - Dark Ride
R - Relics
A - Ask for Andrea
C -..."

I LOVE the one you chose! I need to pick my challenge...

[WendyB]

Kimberly wrote: "I LOVE the one you chose! I need to pick my challenge..."

Should make for a fun summer of reading. :)
I also have to make sure I have time for the new Charlie Parker coming out soon and a massive Greg Iles' book that I've been waiting for.

[Erika]

I will join too, hopefully I can hammer out some reads from the ever growing TBR.

F First Lie Wins
E
A
R Rebecca

and

E
V
I Incidents Around the House
L The Last Mrs. Parrish

[Lita]

This sounds so fun! I'll attempt two words: GHOST, and EVIL (*edit: I'm adding another round of GHOST)

G The Gathering ✔️
H Heads Will Roll ✔️
O Our Wives Under the Sea✔️
S Stolen Tongues ✔️
T The Twisted Ones ✔️


E The Eyes Are the Best Part ✔️
V Violet
I Incidents Around the House✔️
LLost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook ✔️

G Ghost Radio
H Horror Movie ✔️
O The Other ✔️
S The Saturday Night Ghost Club
T Tender Is the Flesh ✔️

[Anshika]

I'll go with scream
S- Stuck with You
C- Comfort Me with Apples
R- Revenge of the Living Dummy
E
A
M

[Rebecca]

S
C
R
E
A All the Fiends of Hell
M Mister Slaughter

[Badseedgirl]

I want all my letters to be below my
picture. I will not be thwarted!!!

E
V
I
L - The Last Night In Amsterdam - Melanie Atkinson

[Marie Helene]

I'll go with fear 😱


F FantasticLand ✅
E Eltonsbrody ✅
A Ankle Snatcher ✅
R Relict ✅

[Alabama]

I am going for 18
18/18 completed

H Horror Movie ****
A All Hallows ***
U Until Summer Comes Around ****
N Natural Beauty *****
T The Delicate Dependency: A Novel of the Vampire Life ***
E Eynhallow ****
D Diavola *****

S Small Town Horror ****
C Camp Damascus ***
R Roadside Picnic ***
E The Eyes of the Dragon ****
A Among the Living ***
M Mastodon ***

G Greener Pastures ***
H The Haar *****
O Our Wives Under the Sea****
S Scapegoat ***
T The Only Good Indians **

[[deleted user]]

I'll do SCREAM...

S - The September House by Cassie Orlando ☐
C - Carrie by Stephen King ☑
R - Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky ☐
E - Eileen ☐ Ottessa Moshfegh
A - A Soul to Keep by Opal Reyne ☐ (note: may be changed in the future as it's only available as an audiobook from my library)
M - Maeve Fly by C.J. Leed

[Philip]

WendyB wrote: "Read books to complete your choice of the words listed below..."

Okay… I'm in! I'll do one of the shorter words…

FEAR

Starting with…

[Philip]

…and I have E and A lined up, but looking for a recommendation that starts with R!

[Alan]

Philip wrote: "…and I have E and A lined up, but looking for a recommendation that starts with R!"

Road of Bones by Christopher Golden
The Rising by Brian Keene
The Reckoning by Sarah Pinborough
The Resort by Bentley Little

[Lisa]

Ashleigh wrote: "M -
O -
✔️ N - Nestlings by Nat Cassidy ✪✪✪
✔️ S - The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson ✪✪✪✪
✔️ T - [book:The Tower|175407..."

Ashleigh, did you read The Saturday Night Ghost Club yet? I loved that book.

[Melinda]

I'm going for 6 :)

S
C
R
E
A
M

[Philip]

Philip wrote: "…and I have E and A lined up, but looking for a recommendation that starts with R!"

F Frankenstein
E The Elementals
A The Angel Maker
R The Rats

Finally started Frankenstein--I'm BEHIND already!

[Philip]

FINALLY finished Frankenstein--been an absurdly busy couple of months--which really puts me behind on what should have been a pretty easy four-book challenge. But alas, undeterred I embark unto E for…

[Philip]

Have I actually been defeated by this four-book challenge? Could not finish The Elementals, and now just want to move on with my life.

[WendyB]

Philip wrote: "Have I actually been defeated by this four-book challenge? Could not finish The Elementals, and now just want to move on with my life."

Don't give up! You still have the month of August.
I used the word DRACULA and had to change out several of the books I started with because those books just weren't working for me.

[Emily]

Signing up late with FEAR.

F- Forsaken
E - The Exorcist
A - American Monsters
R - The Reddening

Done!

[WendyB]

Two weeks left to finish this challenge. Good luck!

Keep an eye open for the start of the Halloween challenge.
Coming in September to Horror Aficionados. 👻

[Donna]

H - Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix ✅

A - The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones ✅

U - Ulterior by Darryl Sloan ✅

N - The Nightmare Girl by Jonathan Janz ✅

T - Teleportasm (Killer VHS #3) by Joshua Millican ✅

E - Everything Is Temporary by Jon Cohn

D - Dog Days O' Summer by James Newman ✅

[Debra]

I’ve chosen Scream. Yeah yeah I’ve read a lot of Stephen King recently. lol😄

S-‘Salem’s Lot — Stephen King (a reread)
C- Chasing the Boogeyman — Richard Chizmar
R- Revival— Stephen King
E- Everything is Eventual — Stephen King
A- Ask for Andrea— Noelle W. Ihli
M-Me. Mercedes—Stephen King

Sorry I don’t know how to make letters bold here.

[Marie]

WendyB wrote: "Two weeks left to finish this challenge. Good luck!

Keep an eye open for the start of the Halloween challenge.
Coming in September to Horror Aficionados. 👻"

I finished my challenge early this morning. :)

I am looking forward to the Halloween challenge. :)

Thank you Wendy and the other mods for giving us book challenges! You all rock! :)

[WendyB]

Marie wrote: "I finished my challenge early this morning. :)

I am looking forward to the Halloween challenge. :)"

Congrats on finishing. 😊
I hope the Halloween challenge won't disappoint.

[inciminci]

Thanks for the "two weeks left"-warning, I finished this challenge today!

My books are on message 8, I chose the word FEAR.

Can't wait for the Halloween challenge!

[Michael]

inciminci wrote: "Thanks for the "two weeks left"-warning, I finished this challenge today!

My books are on message 8, I chose the word FEAR.

Can't wait for the Halloween challenge!"

Congrats! That's a good list of books.

[Aaron]

Finally finished GRAVEYARDS.

G - Gollitok
R - Reanimators
A - A Child Alone With Strangers
V - Voices from Hades
E - Eynhallow
Y - You Like It Darker
A - Ararat
R - Ring Shout
D - Don't Let Them Get You Down
S - Shiloh

A fun game and a good reason to read THREE novels by Philip Fracassi. Thanks so much.