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message 1: by Latasha (new)

Latasha (latasha513) | 11974 comments Mod
Happy Holidays! For our December group read, the theme is GHOST STORIES. What would Christmas be without them?
THE RULES:
Authors can not nominate their own books.
Nominations can not be a previous group read. Here's a list to help you out with that one-

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
And the group read rules in more detail -
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


message 2: by Netanella (new)

Netanella | 572 comments I'd like to nominate The Ghost Sequences


message 3: by Fishface (last edited Nov 17, 2022 05:12PM) (new)

Fishface | 65 comments I looked thru the list of previous winners but did not spot Hell House. I did see a couple of others I had in mind listed more than once, but...

Hey, and how about Ring?


message 4: by Myles (new)

Myles (dadality) | 2 comments Had a quick look and didnt see it, I'd like to nominate Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by MR James


message 5: by Ruth (new)

Ruth | 104 comments I love ghost stories and would like to nominate these options!

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki

The Whispering Dead by Darcy Coates

Mine by Delilah S. Dawson

Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell

The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould


message 7: by [deleted user] (last edited Nov 17, 2022 05:33PM) (new)

Ghost stories makes me lean towards short stories, so I'm gonna nominate:

Collected Ghost Stories
20th Century Ghosts
Nothing But Blackened Teeth

And some novels...
The Deep
White Horse


message 9: by Kimberly (new)

Kimberly (kimberly_3238) | 7707 comments Mod
Fishface wrote: "I looked thru the list of previous winners but did not spot Hell House. I did see a couple of others I had in mind listed more than once, but...

Hey, and how about Ring?"


HELL HOUSE is on the recently read group reads list, so it is not eligible.


message 10: by Paula (new)

Paula (pad1069) | 57 comments Shadowland by Peter Straub


message 11: by Two Envelopes And A Phone (last edited Nov 17, 2022 05:45PM) (new)

Two Envelopes And A Phone I would like to nominate:

The Pursuit of William Abbey by Claire North

Jonathan Dark or The Evidence Of Ghosts by A. K. Benedict


message 12: by Ash (new)

Ash | 1 comments I’d like to nominate the silent companions by Laura Purcell


message 13: by Maritza (new)

Maritza | 5 comments This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno


message 14: by K.L. (new)

K.L. Phelps (kl_phelps) | 180 comments Bag of Bones is my favorite ghost story


message 15: by HorrorBabe911 (last edited Nov 17, 2022 06:34PM) (new)


message 16: by Kasia (new)

Kasia (kasia_s) | 4517 comments Mod
Fishface wrote: "I looked thru the list of previous winners but did not spot Hell House. I did see a couple of others I had in mind listed more than once, but...

Hey, and how about Ring?"


Heyoo as Kimberly said we already read it, once you click the link to previous reads hit Control F on a PC computer and then type the name of the book if you want to see if we read it..the search will find it if we did.

here it was:
August 2017
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Hell House by Richard Matheson


message 17: by Audra (new)

Audra Larson (ajreads826) | 42 comments +1 White Horse


message 18: by Josette (new)

Josette Thomas (josettethomas) The Haunting of Leigh Harker?


message 19: by Zain (new)

Zain | 340 comments +1 Nothing But Blackened Teeth

Plus:

The Blue Ghost Mystery by Harold L Leland
A Book of Ghosts by S. Baring Gould
Tales of Men and Ghosts by Edith Wharton


message 20: by Marie (new)

Marie | 4029 comments I will nominate:

The House at Phantom Park by Graham Masterton

Linden Manor by Catherine Cavendish

+1 The Haunting of Leigh Harker by Darcy Coates


message 21: by Nora (new)

Nora Currie I would like to nominate The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo!


message 22: by Trista (new)

Trista | 65 comments +1 Cold Moon Over Babylon
+1 This Thing Between Us
+1 White Horse


message 23: by Denise (new)

Denise (drams5) | 154 comments +1 The Haunting of Leigh Harker


message 24: by Karmen (new)

Karmen (karmens) | 16 comments I'd like to nominate 'Thin Air' by Michelle Paver.


message 25: by Jason (new)

Jason | 486 comments +1 Cold Moon Over Babylon


message 26: by Michael (new)

Michael Joseph Schumann (mjsbooksmusic) | 2 comments The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St James is my choice…thank you.


message 27: by TheBookWarren (new)

TheBookWarren | 10 comments I second Cold Moon over Babylon — MM One if my personal favourite writers


message 29: by Kirsten (new)

Kirsten  (kmcripn) I would like to nominate Dark Matter by Michelle Paver but I'm not sure how available it is since I had to buy it used.

So my secondary choice would be The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas


Carrie (brightbeautifulthings) (brightbeautifulthings) | 98 comments +1 for Cemetery Boys and The Dead and the Dark


message 33: by Diana (new)

Diana Simpson (violentvalkyrie) | 5 comments I would like to nominate Ghost Eaters


message 34: by Alan (new)

Alan | 7623 comments Mod
Kimberly wrote: "The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon The Drowning Kind"

+1


message 35: by Kasia (last edited Nov 18, 2022 02:44PM) (new)

Kasia (kasia_s) | 4517 comments Mod
Kimberly wrote: "The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon The Drowning Kind"

+1

This has been on my tbr for way too long :)


message 36: by Kasia (last edited Nov 18, 2022 10:41AM) (new)

Kasia (kasia_s) | 4517 comments Mod
Kirsten wrote: "I would like to nominate Dark Matter by Michelle Paver but I'm not sure how available it is since I had to buy it used.

So my secondary choice would be [book:The Ha..."


Hi Kristen, we already read Dark Matter by Paver in Feb 2021.

The Hacienda looks awesome tho, I got the audiobook as it was highly recommended by my fave booktuber.

+1 The Hacienda


message 37: by Sally (new)

Sally | 340 comments +1 White Horse
+1 The Chosen and the Beautiful
+1 The Hacienda


Two Envelopes And A Phone +1 The Hacienda


message 39: by Elle (new)

Elle Mitchell (justanotherelizabeth) | 2 comments +1 The Drowning Kind (on my tbr)
and
+1 for The Ghost Sequences (looks exceptional!)

Also, hi to everyone. I've been a lurker for far too long. I'm ready to get back into the conversation. :)


message 40: by Kasia (new)

Kasia (kasia_s) | 4517 comments Mod
Hi Elle, thanks so much for saying hi and upvoting some books :)


message 41: by Tom (new)

Tom Mathews | 144 comments I nominate White Horse, by Erika T. Wurth. Per a review out today in the New York Times, this book includes 'a multitude of ghosts', indigenous magic, heavy metal and Stephen King.

I second Nothing But Blackened Teeth.


message 42: by Michael Fierce (new)

Michael Fierce (michaelfierce) | 542 comments The extremely overlooked They That Dwell In Dark Places.


message 43: by Larry (new)

Larry Torre | 15 comments I would like to nominate 'Ghost Story' by Peter Straub'


message 44: by Heather (new)

Heather | 356 comments Strange Things In The Woods: A Collection of Terrifying Tales

Not all stories are ghosts, but definitely spooky fun.


message 45: by Bob (new)

Bob (ilovepie) | 158 comments +1 Cold Moon Over Babylon


message 46: by Latasha (new)

Latasha (latasha513) | 11974 comments Mod
Kimberly wrote: "The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon The Drowning Kind"

+1


message 47: by Latasha (new)

Latasha (latasha513) | 11974 comments Mod
Diana wrote: "I would like to nominate Ghost Eaters"

+1 I just finished this one and loved it so much.


message 48: by Latasha (new)

Latasha (latasha513) | 11974 comments Mod
Myles wrote: "Had a quick look and didnt see it, I'd like to nominate Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by MR James"

+1 what would christmas be without Mr. James?


message 49: by Latasha (new)

Latasha (latasha513) | 11974 comments Mod
Kirsten wrote: "I would like to nominate Dark Matter by Michelle Paver but I'm not sure how available it is since I had to buy it used.

So my secondary choice would be [book:The Ha..."


+1 for The Hacienda


message 50: by Latasha (new)

Latasha (latasha513) | 11974 comments Mod
Tom wrote: "I nominate White Horse, by Erika T. Wurth. Per a review out today in the New York Times, this book includes 'a multitude of ghosts', indigenous magic, heavy metal a..."

+1 for White Horse


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