Horror Aficionados discussion

Hello everyone, Any recommendations?, books like and what's your all time favorite in regard to this genre?

Thank you very much

True Life? Read Robert Ressler's "Whoever fights Monsters"

Steve wrote: "True Life? Read Robert Ressler's "Whoever fights Monsters""

no not necessary true story. I've watched a movie where he summoned the spirits of i think 5 of the most evil serial killers in one town. i forgot the name of the movie. thanks a lot.

Truth is far scarier than Fiction so read - Zodiac, The Riverman, Bind Torture KIll, The Last Victim.
Fiction - Kiling the Shadows, Kisscut, Kiss the Girls and Body Rides.
A couple of Dean Koontz serial killer ones are good as well.

The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Rusty Nail by JA Konrath
Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind
Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates
White Knuckle by Eric Red

SLOB by Rex Miller

Gory, harsh, brutal and around before Red Dragon:

Act of Love by Joe Lansdale

I would also like to recommend Robert Bloch as the creepy uncle and godfather of the serial killer subgenre. His most famous creation is, of course, Psycho, but many of his other works deal with serial killers as well, for example Night of the Ripper or American Gothic.

I second the Robert Bloch suggestion. One of the greats in my opinion. I'd also recommend John Lutz's Frank Quinn series. They're a bit formulaic at times bur Lutz is a solid writer and his books are always entertaining.

Donna wrote: "The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Rusty Nail by JA Konrath
Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes
Perfume: The Sto..."

I've seen the movie American Psycho and really enjoyed it. And I've looked at the book but never read it. Is it a page turner or slow?

Also a good gory serial killer book is

One of my fav for gore and shock

Wow thanks guys for all the comments. I will try and look for all you mentioned. will check Robert Bloch as well

I don't know if this short about a serial killer per sey, but the while jerking off on the obituaries guy fantasies about fucking a girl INTO a wood chipper and then cuts the woman in HR's head off.


http://www.amazon.com/Last-Day-at-Off...

Josh wrote: "I don't know if this short about a serial killer per sey, but the while jerking off on the obituaries guy fantasies about fucking a girl INTO a wood chipper and then cuts the woman in HR's head off..."

Wow! That got my attention!

angie♡ wrote: "What about Helter Skelter? I loved that book. It's about the Charles Manson murders."

That was a great book.

Here's a serial killer suggestion: Serial Killers Uncut

I just finished it and it's really good, all it is is Serial Killers.

The Summer I Died
The Devil All the Time
In the Miso Soup
Out
Survivor
His Father's Son
The Wasp Factory