Just for background information. I have read several Grady Hendrix books, and I'm not the hugest fan of his work. Something about the way he writes doesn't do it for me.
Other books I have read:
September House – liked this one mostly until the ending
A Head Full of Ghosts – this one I really enjoyed
Diavola – this one was a DNF. Let me know if it gets better.
The Last House on Needless street – I was super confused most of this book. The ending was okay.
The Haunting of Gillespie House – I don't remember much of this one, but I believe I enjoyed the short story at the end of it more.
Middle of The Night – this one kept me on my toes
I Was a Teenage Slasher – I DNF'ed this one. I just couldn't. Maybe gory isn't my thing.
Mexican Gothic – This one was okay. Had a weird premise
La Hacienda – I liked this one a lot. Much more than Mexican gothic.
We Used to Live here – I'm going to be honest. I didn't get this one. I know there's supposed to be different timelines or whatever, it just makes it confusing. Then there's supposedly an ARG? It just felt like it did too much.
The Sun Down Motel – I liked this one a lot, until the very ending. It felt like a let down tbh.
The Guest List – this one I enjoyed quite a bit, and the ending was a bit sad. Still think about this one.
Wrong Place Wrong Time – I don't this counts as suspense/thriller or horror. I enjoyed it for the most part, when they tried to explain time travel or w/e it lost focus I feel.
Haunting of Hill House – I enjoyed it. Entirely different from the show, but for being written 60 years ago it holds up.
Hidden Pictures – this one I will say has kind of a sad/cute ending. I enjoyed the suspense of it.
Home Before Dark – the ending pissed me off so much with this book.
Pet Sematary – I didn't find this one scary, but I was kind of grossed out with the descriptions. I guess that is what Stephen King is known for, his disturbing writing. I enjoyed it nonetheless. I haven't read any of his other books.
I have some books I'm thinking of reading, I'm just in a reading slump.
-strange picture
-strange houses
-Stephen kings on writing and different seasons
-slewfoot (I keep dnf'ing and idk why)
But I feel like I want more of a truly scary haunted house story. More paranormal in a sense I guess. I was also reading a lot of romantasy for a while.
by minasweetgirl
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You know The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, is a proper horror story, it may not have jump scares like a lot of other horror books, but oh my god, it leaves you properly haunted.
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