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Horror with Retro Vibes
Recently published horror that is set in the 70s or 80s, that is an homage to horror from that period, or that just feels like a throwback.
Please no books that were actually published then. Just looking for recent nostalgia heavy titles.
Please no books that were actually published then. Just looking for recent nostalgia heavy titles.
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My Best Friend's Exorcism
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Grady Hendrix (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 142,784 ratings
score: 491,
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5 people voted
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Kill River
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Cameron Roubique (Goodreads Author)
3.68 avg rating — 1,165 ratings
score: 392,
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4 people voted
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The Cotton Candy Massacre
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Christopher Robertson (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 1,862 ratings
score: 299,
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3 people voted
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My Zombie Sweetheart
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Christopher Robertson (Goodreads Author)
4.52 avg rating — 165 ratings
score: 298,
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3 people voted
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Virgin Night
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Christopher Robertson (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 261 ratings
score: 293,
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3 people voted
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Clown in a Cornfield (Clown in a Cornfield, #1)
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Adam Cesare (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 38,854 ratings
score: 291,
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3 people voted
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The Sun Down Motel
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Simone St. James (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 182,757 ratings
score: 199,
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2 people voted
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Benny Rose, the Cannibal King
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Hailey Piper (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 1,168 ratings
score: 197,
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2 people voted
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The Last Final Girl
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Stephen Graham Jones (Goodreads Author)
3.11 avg rating — 4,653 ratings
score: 195,
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2 people voted
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The October Society: Season One
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Christopher Robertson (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 582 ratings
score: 192,
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2 people voted
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Polybius
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David Irons (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 72 ratings
score: 188,
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2 people voted
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Stranger Things: Zombie Boys
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Greg Pak (Goodreads Author)
3.61 avg rating — 1,413 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Basketful of Heads
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Joe Hill (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 6,742 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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Black Hole
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3.85 avg rating — 52,291 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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Chasing the Boogeyman
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Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 34,445 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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Discovering Scarfolk: For Tourists & Other Trespassers
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4.09 avg rating — 1,199 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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The Scarfolk Annual
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4.26 avg rating — 407 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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Secret Santa
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Andrew Shaffer (Goodreads Author)
3.44 avg rating — 5,410 ratings
score: 96,
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1 person voted
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My Ouija Boyfriend
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David Irons (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 101 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive
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Craig DiLouie (Goodreads Author)
3.31 avg rating — 3,238 ratings
score: 93,
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