I read a lot of horror/thrillers, but unfortunately find a lot of them fall kind of flat for me. These are a few that I’ve read recently(ish) that I’ve really loved – hopefully a few are up your alley!
– *Whistle* by Linwood Barclay: I read this right before Halloween and had so much fun with it. It’s kind of a silly paranormal-esque plot, but it was really engaging and the plot was pretty tight. Really pleasantly surprised me.
– *I Remember You: A Ghost Story* by Ysra Siggudottir: am constantly recommending this book, genuinely one of the only books that has ever truly spooked me. It’s very understated horror (no jump scares, etc.) and thought it was so unsettling. Really loved it.
– *The Between* by Tananarive Due: another I am constantly recommending, a story based on the question of what happens if we don’t die when we’re supposed to (not in a final destination-type way)
– *Grey Dog* by Eliot Gish: atmospheric, slow burn horror, told via diary entries of a woman teaching in a rural small town where Something Weird Is Going On.
– *The Fisherman* by John Langan: people disagree with whether or not this is really horror (I personally don’t strongly consider it horror), but there is a big Lovecraftian vibe throughout. This is one of my favorite books and is wildly outside what I normally like. It’s got monsters but it’s also got a lot of emotions!
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I read a lot of horror/thrillers, but unfortunately find a lot of them fall kind of flat for me. These are a few that I’ve read recently(ish) that I’ve really loved – hopefully a few are up your alley!
– *Whistle* by Linwood Barclay: I read this right before Halloween and had so much fun with it. It’s kind of a silly paranormal-esque plot, but it was really engaging and the plot was pretty tight. Really pleasantly surprised me.
– *I Remember You: A Ghost Story* by Ysra Siggudottir: am constantly recommending this book, genuinely one of the only books that has ever truly spooked me. It’s very understated horror (no jump scares, etc.) and thought it was so unsettling. Really loved it.
– *The Between* by Tananarive Due: another I am constantly recommending, a story based on the question of what happens if we don’t die when we’re supposed to (not in a final destination-type way)
– *Grey Dog* by Eliot Gish: atmospheric, slow burn horror, told via diary entries of a woman teaching in a rural small town where Something Weird Is Going On.
– *The Fisherman* by John Langan: people disagree with whether or not this is really horror (I personally don’t strongly consider it horror), but there is a big Lovecraftian vibe throughout. This is one of my favorite books and is wildly outside what I normally like. It’s got monsters but it’s also got a lot of emotions!