Horror Aficionados discussion

Randy wrote: "Christopher wrote: "In a Lonely Place by Karl Edward Wagner. I’m wondering if this collection’s reputation isn’t a bit inflated, to be honest. ..."

Love Nigel Kneale! Quatermass is the best!!

How to Sell a Haunted House...

The Fold Only a few pages in but it seems interesting. Reading this for my Mount TBR challenge. It's been sitting on my bookshelf for far too long.

WendyB wrote: "The Fold Only a few pages in but it seems interesting. Reading this for my Mount TBR challenge. It's been sitting on my bookshelf for far too long."

I loved that book.

I am halfway through Inside The Devil's Nest

Just finished . Great creepy haunted house book with a couple of intriguing subplots.

Just started The Exorcists House. So far so good

Half way through "100% Match"...vile but extremely good!!

Going to start reading the Magicians Trilogy. I remember the tv series and am interested to see the origin material.

Currently reading The Death Cure!

I'm re reading the Shatter me series. I'm on Unravel me now, last time I stopped at Ignite me. Still, I think it's an overrated series, but it gets better.

I’m reading The Asylum Confessions - Jack Steen. Stumbled upon it on Kindle Unlimited and am pleasantly surprised! Looking like there’s a whole series of them too! 🤟

Reading confessions by kanae minato. Holy cow

Another book that has been sitting on the shelf for too long. My tbr thanks me. :)

I started re-reading this re-telling of the Faustian tale


The Damnation Game by Clive Barker

Christopher wrote: "Char wrote: "I do the same, Randy. I like to use short stories as a sort of palate cleanser between novels. As a consequence, it takes me a long time to get through collections like that."

You kno..."

That's been my problem with them lately--if I don't finish them, I usually go onto something else...

Currently reading Holy Ghost Road

Witch

Starting this one today. It was .99 Amazon Kindle

The Black Maybe by Attila Veres

So far I'm loving this unsettling collection...

Matthew wrote: "The Black Maybe by Attila Veres

So far I'm loving this unsettling collection..."

I love that book.
I have read the ebook version last year but since I ended up loving it so much I bought a print version for my library. Of course I have to re-read now and can't wait 😁 Hope you're enjoying too.

I've been listening to The Scholar and reading The Book of Cold Cases

Sometimes they come Back. The genre is horror and it's a book of short stories.

Goblin

Christopher wrote: "Char wrote: "I do the same, Randy. I like to use short stories as a sort of palate cleanser between novels. As a consequence, it takes me a long time to get through collections like that."

You kno..."

I get that completely. I often will take notes, in my notebook at home, or on here about each story as I go, because by the time I finish the collection I'll have forgotten any details about the early stories in it.

WendyB wrote: "The Fold Only a few pages in but it seems interesting. Reading this for my Mount TBR challenge. It's been sitting on my bookshelf for far too long."

Ooh, I liked that one. I like to listen to Cline books on audio...If I remember correctly they're narrated by Ray Porter and he's on my list of top 5 narrators. I hope you enjoy it!

Rachel wrote: ""

How is this going for you, Rachel? I have it coming up next in my TBR.

Daniel wrote: "Just finished . Great creepy haunted house book with a couple of intriguing subplots."

I thought this was great as well!

I am finally starting one that has been on Mount TBR for over a decade:
The Ceremonies by T.E.D. Klein.

Gotcha beat, Char. It's been on my TBR for at least 3 decades. I'll be interesting in hearing what you think.

It's available on Audible now! I happened to see it on there while browsing, so I snatched it up.
I just skimmed some reviews and most mention that it's a "quietly building dread" type novel, so it sounds right up my alley. Listening to the audio instead frees up a bit of room in my reading schedule.

Char wrote: "It's available on Audible now! I happened to see it on there while browsing, so I snatched it up.
I just skimmed some reviews and most mention that it's a "quietly building dread" type novel, so it..."

I loved it. And I think this will go very well...finally. ;-)

Nearly done with The Noise -- only 45 minutes left!

Two Envelopes And A Phone wrote: "Char wrote: "It's available on Audible now! I happened to see it on there while browsing, so I snatched it up.
I just skimmed some reviews and most mention that it's a "quietly building dread" type..."

I'm very excited!

I did this as an ARC for Poisoned Pen Press. Get this on pre-order guys. It is more thriller/suspense/psychological thriller/horror all wrapped in one. Check out my review for it. The book will make you squirm a bit. And we should do this as "Author guest reading" if we can get Ms. Coates available

I painfully made it to chapter 3. This is an ARC for netgalley. And boy, am I suffering. Within the first 2 chapters, there are 15 characters to remember, 5 current characters, 5 characters from the late 1800s, and 5 "ghosts". Unfortunately, the author uses first names or last names for some of the characters, so it sounds more like 17 or 18 characters. I had to keep backtracking to the characters introductions just to remember who is who. I want to really shelf this one and not finish reading it. I find my head spinning just to keep up with which character is which. I don't know if I should continue through it and maybe it gets better, or if I should dump it. But I am so confused right now, and there are no backgrounds or character developments on any of the 5 current characters and the 5 1800s characters, except for two. I can't keep the characters straight. I read just the first 2 chapters three times already. Any helpful advice if I should shelf it and base my review on the first 2 chapters or continue to suffer through it

About half way through and now coming across the explicit sex scenes...WOW!!

Alexis wrote: "

I painfully made it to chapter 3. This is an ARC for netgalley. And boy, am I suffering. Within the first 2 chapters, there are 15 characters to rememb..."

That would be a big nope from me. Big information dumps get on my nerves. There are too many other books on my TBR to waste my time reading something I'm not enjoying.

Diane wrote: "
About half way through and now coming across the explicit sex scenes...WOW!!"

Heehee, I would figure so, after seeing that cover!

I'm starting

The Destroyer of Worlds

The sequel to Lovecraft Country which I absolutely loved.
If it's even half as good it'll be a treat.

It’s not horror but I’ve just started Dead Man's Walk by Larry McMurtry

I really enjoyed so thought it was about time I read the prequel.

Technically Icebreaker but I'm actually reading Animal Farm

David wrote: "It’s not horror but I’ve just started Dead Man's Walk by Larry McMurtry

I really enjoyed so thought it..."

Lonesome Dove was SO good. I was so surprised as I don't read many westerns. But I picked that up and could barely put it down!!

Kirsten wrote: "David wrote: "It’s not horror but I’ve just started Dead Man's Walk by Larry McMurtry

I really enjoyed ..."

It’s one hell of a story, Kirsten, and Dead Man’s Walk is shaping up very nicely!

I'm reading Full Immersion and The Bangalore Detectives Club.

The Cabinet of Dr. Leng

I’m currently reading Ring by Koji Suzuki. I’ve always wanted to branch out into Asian horror and I figured this would be a good place to start! If anyone has other suggestions let me know!

Psyche and Eros

Sarah wrote: "I’m currently reading Ring by Koji Suzuki. I’ve always wanted to branch out into Asian horror and I figured this would be a good place to start! If anyone has other suggestions let me know!"

Suzuki’s collection Dark Water is excellent. Also The Graveyard Apartment by Mariko Koike and The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa.