Medical/Hospital based horror

[Jack]

I'm after some horror books with a hospital setting or involving psychotic medical staff - something along those lines. Help me out.

[Mollydee]

oh man no one answered you yet! I wanted to see what was on the list. I am sure someone knows a good one. Sorry I could not be of help.

[Jack]

You built my hopes up, Melissa! I thought someone had a suggestion.... :)

[Mollydee]

I knew that was gonna happen sorry!! Maybe when someone does answer we can do a buddy read. I may even research this. I have some great friends that are very good horror author they may know. I will look into it for you.

[Shaun]

The Jigsaw Man would probably be right up your alley. Can't say I've read or know any others though.

[Mark]

I 2nd The Jigsaw Man

[Jon Recluse]

All I can think of are medical thrillers like .

[Victor]

Invasive Procedures is the only thing I can think of.

[Jack]

Cool these suggestions look good so far!

[Mollydee]

I made good on my promise. I asked a horror author friend of mine. Here are some for you https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2... Let me know how you make out!

[Jack]

Excellent! This will take me 10 years to read through though!

[Jack]

Excellent! This will take me 10 years to read through though!

[Cuniculus]

Jon Recluse wrote: "All I can think of are medical thrillers like ."

F. Paul Wilson also wrote a great "abortion themed" short story called Buckets.

[Myst]

I'll second Robin Cook. His stuff is a mix of medical mystery and horror.

I really enjoyed Godplayer, Acceptable Risk and Contagion for hospital based. For slightly less medical setting based, Chromosome 6 and Invasion I also really enjoyed.

A less "hospital" based mystery (not really horror), try Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series. It started out with a strong medical base in the form of a forensic pathologist. It's become kinda personal problem messy vs mystery, but most of the books are still pretty decent.

Also in the medical field, try Robert Ludlum's Covert 1 series. An army doctor goes around trying to stop bio terrorism.

You could also try Critical Judgement by Michael Palmer.

[WendyB]

This is sort of in the medical/horror realm:

[Brian]

was pretty enjoyable as well, though it's an asylum 'attraction' rather than a real asylum.

[Erin]

Jack wrote: "I'm after some horror books with a hospital setting or involving psychotic medical staff - something along those lines. Help me out."

One of the scariest books I ever read was 'Blind Eye: How the Medical Establishment Let a Doctor Get Away with Murder' (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...)

Unfortunately, it was scary because it is a true story, not fiction. This may not be what you are looking for- but I thought I would throw it out there since it matched your description so well!

[Donna]

Zombie Apocalypse! Horror Hospital by Mark Morris
Dead Eyes by Michael McBride
Circe by Jessica Penot
The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle
The Manitou by Graham Masterton
Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism by David Nickle

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Myst wrote: "I'll second Robin Cook. His stuff is a mix of medical mystery and horror.

I really enjoyed Godplayer, Acceptable Risk and Contagion for hospital based. For slightly less medical setting based, Chr..."

Robin Cook is one of those authors where you have a lot of his easy to find at used bookstores. The point is I have tons of his to read but still haven't gotten around to it. I know I read a novel or two when I was young but don't remember them anymore.

[Cuniculus]

Not a novel, but a manga, and i just finished volume 1 (of 18), yet it seems to fit in the medical/hospital Horror genre:

[Jack]

Thanks for the great suggestions everyone. Keep em coming!

[Cuniculus]

Short story collection. One of them, "Roger in the Womb" , has a medical theme. The excellent piece is about a conscious, intelligent human fetus who refuses to be given birth to.

Edit 1:

I know this thread is about books, but I would also recommend the british anthology horror film Asylum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY1qS...

The script was written by Robert Bloch of Psycho fame. Guess that gives some literary reputation to the movie.

Edit 2:

It might be quite obvious, but have you tried the Hannibal Lecter series by Thomas Harris?







Dr. Lecter, psychiatrist and cannibal, is perhaps the most infamous psychopath in the history of thriller literature.

[Eric]

I've always thought hospitals make atmospheric settings for horror stories. A couple good ones come to mind:

'House of Thunder' by Dean Koontz (a woman finds herself in a strange hospital after a car accident)

'Eat the Dark' by Joe Schreiber (a man finds himself the target of a crazed killer while locked inside a hospital overnight)

'Mountain Man: Hospital' by Keith Blackmore (the prequel to Blackmore's post apocalyptic series 'Mountain Man' about a survivor who enters a dark hospital for supplies)

[Jack]

Thanks for these suggestions, Ekel and Eric!