Horror Aficionados discussion

It's time to start nominating books for April's Group Read, and this month's theme is shadow horror......creeping, silent and deadly.

Let's see what we can find to fit the bill.

As always, seconding books increases the odds those books make the final poll, and nominating your own books is still a no-no.

I'll start us off by suggesting

Passenger by Ronald Malfi

No One Gets Out Alive I have enjoyed the 2 books I've read from him. they are actually scary!

The Orchard , and
House of Small Shadows

All of those look good to me.

The Fog

The Cabinet of Dr Blessing

The Drive-In by Joe Lansdale.

I've been wanting to check out James Herbert, so I'll second The Fog, along with Lansdale's The Drive-In.

I'll toss in a couple Mary SanGiovanni title's I've had my eyes on that may fit the bill thematically:


Thrall


The Hollower

I would like to second The Fog and The Dark. I haven't read any of James Herbert books but he's been on my radar for a while now. I also would like to second Adam Nevill's House of Small Shadows .

Stinger by Robert McCammon is something I've been wanting for read for a while so I'll toss that into the mix as well.

I've read a few of Adam Nevill's books and loved them. I'd say he definitely fits the theme. I'll second House of Small Shadows and No One Gets Out Alive

Though if we want some dark creepy stuff, I've got to throw out some Laird Barron. How about

The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All: Stories
or
The Light is the Darkness which is on Kindle Unlimited

I'll also second (or third, or fourth) House of Small Shadows, and nominate The Sleep Room.

Nickronomicon wrote: "I've read a few of Adam Nevill's books and loved them. I'd say he definitely fits the theme. I'll second House of Small Shadows and No One Gets Out Alive

Though if ..."

I'll second the Barron's collection !

I would second Stinger

Chain Letter by Christopher Pike!!

Terry wrote: "I would second Stinger"

Me too. Or, third it rather. That or The Night Boat

I'll second McCammon's THE NIGHT BOAT; although I'm not sure that qualifies as "quiet, creepy horror". I think McDowell's fits better, but not sure if that was already a "group" read.....

Kimberly wrote: "I'll second McCammon's THE NIGHT BOAT; although I'm not sure that qualifies as "quiet, creepy horror". I think McDowell's fits better, but not sure if that was a..."

Yeah, I wasn't sure if it qualified as the theme.

I would second the Elementals also.

I would like to nominate

I've been wanting to read this since seeing it as a nominee for best horror book on Goodreads last year. I've never read the author but the reviews are pretty positive and it seems to fit the theme!

I second Follow Me Home.
That looks great!

Ohh... Follow You Home looks promising. I'll support the nomination as well :)

I'm torn between nominating two books, but will save the second one for next month. This month I'd like to recommend something a little different, something to shake things up a bit. How about an indie book? It'd be interesting to compare the styles of that and a normal mainstream author. "Once Bitten, Twice Die" by Antony J. Stanton, for example? Some excellent Goodreads (and Amazon) reviews...

Once Bitten, Twice Die

Jon Recluse wrote: "It's time to start nominating books for April's Group Read, and this month's theme is shadow horror......creeping, silent and deadly.

Let's see what we can find to fit the bill.

As always, second..."

When does the poll usually go up?

Latasha wrote: "No One Gets Out Alive I have enjoyed the 2 books I've read from him. they are actually scary!"
An EXCELLENT choice...fits right in with the "shadow horror" theme.

Melissa wrote: "Latasha wrote: "No One Gets Out Alive I have enjoyed the 2 books I've read from him. they are actually scary!"
An EXCELLENT choice...fits r..."

Yes! I just bought this one the other day in anticipation! :) Love Adam Nevill!!

Is there a poll yet?

I haven't seen one yet.

Poll will be up shortly.

Sorry for the delay.

Poll will open at 12:01 am tonight (Eastern Standard Time).

It will close midnight, April 3rd.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

thanks Jon

Yay! :)

Thanks Jon! :D