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Post by theycallmemrfish on Jul 14, 2023 18:49:29 GMT
Figure if I can't watch a good one, might as well read one.
NO STEPHEN KING! Sorry, but I don't want to read 3 chapters about the history of some fake Maine town that could be summed up in a few pages.
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Post by Martin Stett on Jul 14, 2023 19:47:40 GMT
 It's definitely on the more abstract side of horror, but it is bone-chilling stuff. Technically an anthology of short stories instead of one narrative, but only one of them had been previously published ( His Face All Red). I have gone off at length about how much I love this book elsewhere, so I shan't bore you unless you want further information. |
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Post by tep on Jul 14, 2023 20:04:34 GMT
A recent one I liked was The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward. Interesting, cryptic, and creepy mystery.
If you’re against reading Stephen King not sure what your position is on Joe Hill, but I can’t recommend NOS4A2 enough.
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Post by SZilla on Jul 14, 2023 20:14:45 GMT
Funny you should post this as I've been gearing up to dive into some horror literature myself, so I'll first mention a few of the books that I have read and then some of the ones I plan on reading.
Honestly, it's an obvious pick but Dracula by Bram Stoker would be my first rec, if you hadn't read it. None of the movies have ever reached the heights that the book achieves and its got one of my favorite opening scenes.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde is a great novella. H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man, Gaston LeRoux's The Phantom of the Opera, and Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked this Way Comes were great too.
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski is the book on my TBR list that I'm most excited for. I'm also looking forward to reading The Turn of the Screw by Henry James and Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House as well.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Jul 14, 2023 20:17:40 GMT
Grady Hendrix. My Best Friend's Exorcism and Southern Book Club's Guide to Killing Vampires are super enjoyable horror comedies with a sharp edge, and Ikea satire Horrorstör is pretty good too. also The Troop by Nick Cutter. Summer camp gone wrong. Very gory. steer clear of: Devolution by Max Brooks (a few annoying hippies get terrorized by Bigfoots in the woods, who cares) Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (gothic romance, creepy family, something something evil mushrooms, utterly ridiculous) annnnd if you think King is long-winded, might I recommend his short stories instead?  Night Shift has some nasty tales that cut right to the point, especially "Grey Matter", "Graveyard Shift", and one of my personal favorites "The Mangler" which although really hokey is also the most stomach-churning King story I've read. |
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Post by stephen on Jul 14, 2023 20:38:03 GMT
Kin by Kealan Patrick Burke is like a modern retelling of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Gnarly as fuck and fast-paced -- you could polish it off in a day.
I also quite liked A God in the Shed by J. F. Dubeau and The Changeling by Victor LaValle.
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Post by speeders on Jul 16, 2023 17:54:27 GMT
"Final Girl Support Group" and "How to Sell a Haunted House" by Grady Hendrix. I also enjoyed "Southern Book Club's Guide to Killing Vampires" and what I've read of "We Sold Our Souls". Less of a fan of "My Best Friend's Exorcism".
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Post by tep on Aug 2, 2023 11:58:46 GMT
I just finished a horror anthology, fittingly called Horror Stories, by Jack Kilborn. I thought it was pretty fantastic… the stories range from chilling to disgusting to disturbing to hilarious. Fun ride, I would definitely recommend it for someone looking for a horror fix.
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Night Shift has some nasty tales that cut right to the point, especially "Grey Matter", "Graveyard Shift", and one of my personal favorites "The Mangler" which although really hokey is also the most stomach-churning King story I've read.
