I found a copy at a flea market and it might genuinely be the best purchase I've made in a long time lol. I went into it knowing almost nothing about the story, and I was completely blown away. I love how unsettling it is without needing to explain everything.

Has anyone else read it? I'd love some recommendations for books with a similar atmosphere. I'm definitely in the mood for more horror like this.

After reading I have no mouth and I must scream, earthlings and tender is the flesh, unfortunately I might actually pass out if I keep this up but I still crave horror 😞

I am typically not the biggest Cosmic Horror reader (I struggle with not getting answers sometimes lol) but I just finished Authority and holy hell that book blew me away

I’d left Annihilation on the fence if the series was for me but decided to keep going and I’m glad I did because something about Authority just clicked and I found the Southern Reach’s mysteries to be enthralling leading up to the shit hitting the fan for the entire last section basically

The world this book exists in reminds me a TON of some of my favorite video games, Control especially, the Southern Reach feels like an underfunded Federal Bureau of Control and I think that’s why this book hit so much harder for me than annihilation

Excited to start the third book in the series later today but just wanted to share my thoughts on this one/process what I read a bit before moving on

I'm looking for books featuring rituals and black masses, preferably with detailed scenes of them happening. All recommendations are welcome, but I'm especially interested in any which aren't rooted in (or against) the Catholic tradition.

Would really appreciate some recommendations!

Do you prefer things to be neatly tied up or left more open?

Do you need to know the reasons behind the evil/villain?
If it’s a ghost/ monster story, do you like the villain to have been defeated by the end?

I’ve been reading a lot of haunted house books and I’m realising that I don’t really have a preference. The Woman In Black, for example, was a bit of a mix where we learned the reason for the haunting but it wasn’t defeated. But I also loved the more ambiguous and less definitive ending of The Little Stranger.

One of my favourite endings is The Lamb because it breaks my heart even to think about it. In contrast, I recently read Our Cut Of Salt which had a completely opposite but very satisfying ending.

I know it’s a bit of a thing that King can’t end books but Pet Semetary and Salems Lot both had tragic endings that really worked for me?

What do you think? Is there a theme on endings you love or does it depend on the book for you?

Just finished this and LOVED it. The ending wrapped everything up well but I did start to get a little bored. Looking for a new horror book that will suck me just as much as this one did!

I keep seeing House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski in my recommendations and I'm really intrigued by the format. I love horror books and puzzles so it makes me want to get it but I keep seeing mixed reviews for this, it's either you love it or hate it kind of thing. The only thing holding me back is that it's quite expensive 🤣 is it really worth it for its price?

I’ve mostly read psychological thrillers and I want to start reading thrillers with a horror touch.
My last post was about whether I should read Riley Sager’s ‘The Only One Left’ and from the responses i understood it won’t be the best start for me. I just need some suggestions.

Also, I’m not new to horror it’s been 6 years that I have keen interest in this genre. It was mostly through videos. I don’t really find any movies or documentaries that are scary enough. I now want to try reading horror where I can go creative with my imagination.

If y’all have suggestions please let me know.

I'm reading China Miéville's new book The Rouse (love it love it holy shit) and he has a line that made me cackle about a restaurant named "Tallahassee Fried Chicken."
As someone who grew up round those parts it was obvious to me he included that for Jeff VanderMeer, one of the coolest people in Tally, and I realized not everyone may have known this wink/nod/reference! I thought it was delightful.
What authorial easter eggs, nods, references, petty asides, or other acknowledgments have you spotted in your readings?

She and I read a short story collection tonight that was really bad. Fun-bad, but still bad. While we enjoyed shitting on it, we would like to read something better. Whether it's strictly horror or horror-comedy, either recommendations are welcome.

I'm about a quarter of the way thru Brian Lumley's Necroscope. I've seen the series get a lot of praise, but I'm about 100 pages in, and it's just a kid learning math from ghosts and his teachers being amazed by it. Does the first book pick up a little, or is this like a "Dungeon Crawler Carl" scenario where you have to get 3-5 books in to get to the good parts (according to the rabid fandom, anyway)? I don't really care for stories about child-protagonists, so if this is the majority of the book I may DNF.

It’s October so this sub is flooded with the usual request looking for Halloween and fall vibes. Well look no further than Pumpkin Seeds by Tyler Downs! I just finished this book today and it was excellent, written by an indie author and is also a fairly short read.

The book itself is set during October with Halloween as a center point, and better yet takes place in Salem. The basic premise is a detective is resurrected the week before Halloween each year to solve supernatural murders.

I had a really great time with this book, it was fun, well written, no fluff, and hit all the Halloween vibes I was looking for in a book. Give it a shot if you’re looking for something new this season!

I just started getting into his books the past few months, having been meaning to check him out for the longest while now due to him being one of the most iconic horror authors out there. The Wolf’s Hour is constantly being praised on here as the best werewolf novel ever but I found it pretty mediocre. It barely even touched on the werewolf mythos it was too focused on the (rather dull, generic and shallow) historical WW2 aspect. Also it was kinda unintentionally hilarious how over-sexed the whole book was.

They Thirst, which also gets a lot of praise on here, I didn’t find any better. I liked the La noirish setting and the pure viciousness/evilness of the vampires but the story dragged a ton, the (way too many) characters were severely underdeveloped, so many elements of the plot were just way too convenient/forced and the ending was godawful.

Stinger started out as a fun scifi horror B-movie read but I swear this guy’s editor was either drunk or asleep the whole time because most of the story after the first like 20/30% was just boring repetitive and predictable as fuck with so many plot holes and cardboard characters I couldn’t give less of a shit about.

Usher’s Passing i absolutely loved though as a homage to Poe and its among the most definitive Southern gothic novels I’ve ever come across (alongside The Boatman’s Daughter, Blackwater, Elementals, Revelator, House of Dust) it embodied the genre so perfectly :) Swan Song was even higher in quality, it’s an apocalyptic masterpiece I consider just as good as King’s Stand, if not better for being darker and more raw and leaning heavier on the atmosphere (even if Stand had a better roster of characters and felt more high/epic-fantasy like LOTR)

What are some books about Werewolf packs with the MCs (both Male and Female) being Werewolves and I don't mean that Werewolf packs are the villians or are side characters, just books about Werewolf packs with the MCs (both Male and Female) being Werewolves

So, I´ve finally decided to purchase Earthlings, it has been on my radar for a long time. However, I want a 2nd book to compliment and not having to buy another one st once. I´ve selected a few that fall within my likings and price range, but I can´t decide which one to buy alongside Earthlings

Pre-selection:

• The Haar- David Sodergren
• The Girl Next Door- Jack Ketchum
• Mean Spirited- Nick Roberts
• Seed- Ania Ahlborn
• The Andromeda Strain- Michael Crichton
• Mister Magic- Kiersten White

If it helps besides your reccomendations my favourite books are: Pet sementary, Penpal, The shining and A short stay in Hell

I want something that will go perfect with this Halloween season! As long as the vibes are there, I’m good. I listed them in my current interest to read them (from most interested to least interested) in case that might change what you recommend, but I’m still pretty torn so help me decide please!

Yall, this is definitely Jones's most disturbing book to date in my opinion. I'm about a hundred pages in , and it's genuinely creeping me out to the point where I don't wanna keep reading now that it's nighttime.

Anyone else reading right now?

I just finished 'The Haar' and have read 'Slewfoot' and loved both. Any recommendations for similar stories?

I'm looking for horror books for October. Short stories even better. If anyone has one or is an author show me what ya got!

270 pages in so a little more than halfway. The book certainly isn’t so awful that I’m gonna stop reading, but I am taking a break to start another vampire novel, children of the night by Dan Simmons. The problem with Necroscope is that it’s just taking so goddamn long to set everything up. For 270 pages in and there’s just been basically a lot of background. I understand this book set up a very long series so I guess a lot of explaining is necessary. But man thought it would be a little more exciting than this.

I love horror movies. I find it hard to find media that is really able to keep me at the edge of my seat scared. Anyone know any books that have really scared them?

Thanks! :)

I joined a discord book club recently but it is based way out of my time zone so I can't meaningfully take part.

Is anyone interested in starting up a UK based club? I'd be happy to start a WhatsApp group, or Discord if people prefer. We could start by discussing books we've recently read, thoughts, favourites etc then choose a book to read and schedule a date & time to meet in video call.

Even just a handful of like-minded readers would be lovely!

EDIT: Wow I wasn't expecting so much response!! I will get a WhatsApp and Discord set up so people can interact in their preferred medium.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/GSMwfBtl2i35F928F4bVpR?s=cl&p=a&mlu=4&ilr=4&iam=2 - here's the WhatsApp link for those interested. Will update with Discord once I get it done folks!

https://discord.gg/Uf8vfEYGd - here's the discord! Thanks everyone

It scratches an itch i never knew i had, I like the whole pain/pleasure/demon/another realm type thing but I dont know how many book like that are out there 😭 i need more. I hope i explained that decently, im not a huge book person.