Horror Aficionados discussion

Hi! My name is Grace, and I recently joined the group. I've been trying to get into reading horror, which is why I decided to join. I usually enjoy reading fantasy, sci-fi, and romance books the most.

So far, I have read Pet Sematary by Stephen King, The Broken Girls by Simone St. James, and A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson and I loved all of them. I really appreciate stories with a gloomy, eerie atmosphere. I also enjoy reading books where the protagonist is fighting some sort of internal battle or struggle, but there needs to be an underlying plot to keep me engaged.

Where do you think I should start? Do you have any recommendations for this horror newbie?

Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi


Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

Hey Grace! I have a few for you :-)

- Misery by Stephen King
- Come Closer by Sara Gran
- My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

Enjoy and happy reading!

Try this one too
Proximity Factor

Hi Grace and welcome! If you enjoy fantasy, I highly recommend the Talisman books by Stephen King and Peter Straub! There is plenty of dark atmosphere and inner struggles (especially in Black House).

The Talisman


Black House


And if you enjoy scifi, here's one I read last year that was an amazing mix-up of horror and scifi that also has the mix of dark atmosphere and personal struggle that you mentioned:

Edenville by Sam Rebelein


Happy reading!

Alan wrote: "
Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi


Incidents Around the House by [autho..."

I second Alan's recommendation of Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi. I consider Malfi a master of creating dark atmospheric worlds. I have yet to read Incidents Around the House, so I can't speak to it - yet! It's on my TBR list though.

I always tell people to start with the classics: Frankenstein, Dracula, the Cthulhu Mythos, etc.
For the 20th Century, I recommend and , among many others.
Among modern authors, I suggest the works of John Huber, such as or Nuzo Onoh, such as . Jonathan Janz is no slouch, either.

thank you all for the recommendations!

Alan wrote: "
Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi


Incidents Around the House by [autho..."

I second/third both of these. Alan was the one that got me interested in [book:Incidents Around the House|199757490], and it did NOT disappoint.

Merry Christmas everyone

Merry Christmas, Lee!

Hi Grace! Ooo Pet Sematary is one of my favorites.

The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker is really good and it's a quick read.

Flowers In The Attic by V.C. Andrews is definitely delves deeply into the ongoing internal struggles of the protagonist.

and how do you feel about dystopian fiction? Tender is The Flesh is dystopian horror and one of my very favorites

I didn't mean to put that *is* before "definitely" woops.

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