Horror Aficionados discussion

Ok lovely people I need some recomendations on horror books without a happy ending. I usually think they destroy the feeling built up in the book and they often feel very unrealistic.

how extreme are you willing to go? and what kind of horror do you have in mind? If you are interested in extreme, I have a few suggestions, like Matt Shaw or something like OFF SEASON by Jack Ketchum...

Mort wrote: "how extreme are you willing to go? and what kind of horror do you have in mind? If you are interested in extreme, I have a few suggestions, like Matt Shaw or something like OFF SEASON by Jack Ketch..."
I am open to suggestions. I've been away from horror for a couple of years so I need to catch up.

I agree with Mort on Jack Ketchum. He definitely wrote some realistic feeling horror.

Let's ease you into it, shall we?

Try THE 8TH or CAPTIVE HEARTS by Matt Shaw - it's not his most extreme work.
Jack Ketchum is always a good call.
I especially liked TRAPPED by Killborn/Konrath.
DRACULAS by Killborn, Strand, Wilson and Crouch.

Let me know what you think of the blurbs (or if you've read them), and I'll be open to giving you more suggestions if you like it.
Happy reading!

No, I haven't read any of them. I actually just looked at CAPTIVE HEARTS by Matt Shaw, and I like what I see. This is going to be great :)

My suggestion is probably a bit obvious, but Pet Sematary is a great example of horror novel with an unhappy ending.

Philip wrote: "My suggestion is probably a bit obvious, but Pet Sematary is a great example of horror novel with an unhappy ending."
That is true. It was many years since I read it, maybe time for a re-read. Maybe in English this time, I don't know where my old copy has gone.

I like this idea and off season is on my want to read shelf and I believe trapped is either in my library or on my want to read shelf as well.

Maritha wrote: "Ok lovely people I need some recomendations on horror books without a happy ending. I usually think they destroy the feeling built up in the book and they often feel very unrealistic."

Just stop reading when you get to the last chapter. :)

I would recommend:

Let's Go Play at the Adams'
The Cormorant
Harvest Home
Cuddly Holocaust
The Shuddering
Brother
Angel Manor

Anything by Shaun Hutson has an unhappy ending.

I was just looking at Angel Manor, that one looks really great.

Thank you.

A Head Full of Ghosts
The Fisherman
Midnight Sun
The Grin of the Dark
Harvest Home
Hell House
Naomi's Room
The Red Tree

Now, not having a "happy" ending isn't the same as having an "unhappy" ending ... except sometimes.

I like the shining. Not a happy ending.

The Resort by Bentley Little

Burnt Offerings
I Am Legend

The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons

I Am Legend
Pet Sematary
The Ruins
The Haunting of Hill House
Let's Go Play at the Adams'