I've read/seen only a couple dystopians, but my favorites were 1984, Fahrenheit 451, and the movie Equilibrium.
I also am looking more for psychological horror books that make you really think about it and it sticks with you for a while. It's not a book, but an example is the game mouthwashing. These psychological horror books can be graphic too. I just want a good scare and deep thoughts! Give me your worst!
(I hope this is the correct subreddit! Let me know if it's not and I'll take the post down!)
by citrus_froggy
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If you liked 1984 you’ll probably like We by Yevgeny Zamyatin.
Somebody is bound to recommend this, so it might as well be me. Cormac McCarthy’s The Road is a dystopian masterpiece. Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven is very good and deals with a very deadly flu epidemic. Ottessa Moshfegh’s Lapvona is horror set in Europe’s medieval past but feels extremely dystopian. I really enjoyed it.
Tender is the Flesh falls into both categories. Takes place in an alternate future timeline and has a horrific plot that I still can’t get out of my head.