Does anyone have a good werewolf book recommendation?

Am I missing something? I thought it was pretty average at best.

There was little to no character development--possibly hamstrung by the format of the novel--which meant it was really difficult for me to care about any of them. This really brought the tension down through the majority of the story.

I know that this book usually gets bashed because of how quickly the violence starts. I don't mind that. What did bug me was that, except a select few instances, much of the violence felt a little meaningless and just 'so what'.

I'm sorry if this comes across as a rant against what I found to be a goodish pulpy read. I guess I was left a little disappointed because there was quite a bit of hype arpund this and it is always recommended on here. Maybe I set my expectations too high.

What I will say is that the chapter in the hotel was great. Really creepy. Which now feels a little bittersweet as I would have liked more of that same tension and atmosphere elsewhere in the book.

I know it's all subjective so I'm interested to hear your thoughts.

I work in healthcare and see trauma all the time. Just recently saw the result of a man that tried to commit suicide through decapitation via chainsaw...woodchipper vs leg, degloved by a printing press... I have seen and cleaned and debrided skin and muscle on conscious people with bones exposed and all that without issue...

But for some reason, I cannot read books or articles about extreme violence such as the murder of sylvia likens...or watch r*pe scenes in movies, or the shower scene in the evil dead where the girl's skin is boiling or something of that nature. I begin to feel sick, tingly all over, short of breath, and then feel dizzy and faint to the point I feel like I am on the brink of blacking out. I walked (stumbled) out of the evil dead part way through the movie & my vision was going in and out until someone helped me to a chair in the food court. I remember someone showing me a video of something along the lines of 3 guys 1 hammer where 3 teens tortured and murdered a man with a hammer and stuck a screwdriver in his eye and all that and had a similar response and fell down the porch steps when going outside to get some air.

Just curious if anyone else experiences these things, and if there is a way to overcome it? It isn't necessarily because I want to see or read about other people suffering, but I am interested in the genre whether it is books or movies but don't know if I can overcome this response to the description or visualization of gruesome acts... in comparison, I can watch action and war movies and see someone get killed or have their leg blown off or something without a problem. Nonfiction seems to bring these feelings out faster and more intensely than fiction stuff. On top of all this, a lot of my own writing contains pretty extreme descriptions of violence and such, but I don't struggle to write it or read it myself.

Has anyone read this book? I have a question about something I may have missed in the book and a question about what something means. Spoilers ahead...

They came across the same hitchhiker twice, but then it seemed he just disappeared from the story. Is that correct or did I miss something?

At least two of the people they came across had angel tattoos (and one of the characters made note of this). But then one of them with the tattoo ended up being a cult member. So is there any significance to the angel tattoos after all?

I’ve recently picked up IT to be my next read between my Malazan book 2 & 3 readthrough however I’m somewhat skeptical about IT’s lack of complexity (speaking out of ignorance) as Malazan has been able to retain my attention due to its complex nature.

So what I’d like to know before any commitment is:

1. Whether IT is a more ‘boring’ read.

2. Any suggestions of larger horror novels that I can get lost in?

I have read i hunt killers (all trilogy adn it is one of the best series ive read) and "I am not a serial killer" (the paranormal stuff was sooooo bad tbh but the part until that was very good) and im really intrested in seeing a new metally disordered teen with a thing for murder and stuff.

Besides It, the Clown in a Cornffield series and the Terrifier movie tie-ins, what other Clown horror books are out there?

Hi, i just bought Legion because recently saw the movie and it was so good and i was wondering about the acknowledgment part of the book Blatty thanks someone named Jack Vizzard about a first suggestion on a "theory of Angel" or "theory about Angel" my edition its in spanish so im trying to translate it. Anyway wondered if anything knew what was he talking about. Maybe is something you find out reading the book? In that case im sorry for asking.

Hello everyone! I was reading the other night some fictional short stories told by supposed park rangers and became very interested. I found there's a series of books from a writer/investigator named David Paulides, but I'm looking for more fictional stuff than statistics data. Does anyone know about books like those short stories? Some of them were very creepy and interesting.

I really love the genre but I want to focus more on reading realistic horror books (e.g. Misery). What are some good recommendations? Anything helps, thank you!

Edit: To clarify, I’m burnt out on overly supernatural books. Ones with an entity like Dracula are alright with me

I trudged through this book, waiting for something to happen…and then it was over.

It was very well written and a good story, but not the creepy haunted house read I was looking for this October after finishing Hell House.

I think it’s a great book to read if you are looking for something that won’t keep you up at night! Glad I finished it, but also wish I had been reading something spookier for the spooky season ☠️

P.S. Dr. Faraday is a walking red flag 🚩

Hi, I love Poe and horror in General, poems and stories too. I also do like S. King

But do not know much other lesser known authors or other nice additions worth as a gift for horror lover

Will be very happy, if You advice me On anything Gothic, Horror, Vampire etc

Very much appreciate Your help guys!

I just read A Short Stay in Hell in one sitting and now feel "second-hand ennui" from the mc. Posting here because I feel like it is horror (and it is horrifying but in a subtle, quiet way)

I feel so gray after reading that. The amount of time he has spent in that place so far is unfathomable. AND THE LACK OF VARIETY IN EVERYTHING (AND EVERYONE, APPEARANCE-WISE). As someone who has experienced anhedonia I could easily relate to him, despite the fact that I have only been alive for 26 years and several months in this very diverse planet. I tried to imagine what a century would feel like in that place but ended up feeling like gray goo has seeped into my scalp and now is slowly permeating my skull. Edit: To think theres no music in that place like the one we currently have on earth. Just dreadful. Ugjhrjhjhh.

If you have read this book, how did you recover from it? What did you learn? Personally, I will forever treasure the last line of the book, maybe not as much as Biscuit treasured his laundry bag/sack during his lifetime on earth, but will treasure it nonetheless 🥲.

I highly recommend this book!! It's very short (isnt that IRONIC lmao), yet it leaves you with a lot to think about.

Now excuse me, I have a lot to ponder on.

Are there any horror books with a lot of humour?

I decided last minute to put a pause on Shakespeare to read something scary with my seniors for Halloween today. I’ve taught plenty of Masque of the Red Death, Lamb to the Slaughter, Monkey’s Paw, etc. in the past but was hoping to find something genuinely unsettling and a bit different. Maybe a bit more modern as well.

“I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream” is awesome but my rural NC district would probably be unpleased.

Are there any good King stories, perhaps, that could be read and discussed in 80 minutes? Or anyone comparable?

Judge is terrifying, yet mesmerizing—horrible yet funny. Such an absolutely amazing character and villain.

What would he do if he came alive in our world today? I see him owning a tech company for some reason. However, could a man like that succeed in our society or would he be in jail or ‘cancelled’?

Basically what the title says. I was late to the “Nightbitch” party, and I absolutely loved it. Give me your feminist horror recs!

every few years, i google “most disturbing book list”. I am constantly going through them, plucking out the ones i think are worth reading. Only some books have made me seriously cringe of terror. Soooooo i decided to seek my own list. Please share with me the most disturbing book you have read (and what made it disturbing without spoiling) :)

Hey guys as we all know with the new game release silent hill has been trending.

I enjoyed the movies and have been watching my brother play the new remake and really enjoy the aesthetic and vibe, alongside the psychological horror.

I am personally too flinchy to play the games so i read all the plot lines and want to know if there are any books out there with a similar vibe and feeling.

Please throw them my way, and i don’t have any triggers. Everything is fair game for me.

TDLR; looking for books with a similar vibe and feeling to the silent hill games and movies.

Literally one of the least satisfying ghost books I've ever read. The ghost only appeared a few times and even then it was just the main character seeing it. Don't waste your time on this book.

On this day Halloween, would like to share this Twilight series with you peeps

Not that movie of coz, but an out-of-print teen/YA spooky series I absolutely love, published between 1982 and 1987... Famous authors not many, but including Carl Laymon and Bruce Coville

Watery Grave and A Deadly Rhyme (pic) are the ones in my cherished collection; other fav include Spirits And Spells, Deadly Sleep, Evil On The Bayou, Scavenger's Hunt

https://imgur.com/a/p9VB0EC

I’ve never really been into the folk horror sub genre before, but if I wanted to start reading some folk horror books, what are the best recommendations?

I listened to a YouTuber many years back and the plot of the book from what I can remember is that there was this small town where women kept going missing and everyone blamed it on some chemical leak or something. The protagonist ended up finding a camp where all the missing women including his sister were and were being used as sex slaves to reproduce. If anyone by any chance knows what I'm talking about that would be greatly appreciated.

Specifically demons from the Ars Goetia. I’m working on something similar, so I’d like to see how other writers have done it. The only one I can think of is the movie Hereditary, but I’d prefer something where the demon has a bigger role/actually speaks.

Thank you so much in advance!

Novel: Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi

Novella: 1922 by Stephen King

Short Story: The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

With spooky season wrapping up, I’d love to hear what everyone read and what your favourite read was.

Here are mine:

The Only One Left - Riley Sager

NOS4A2 - Joe Hill

Frankenstein - Mary Shelley

11/22/63 - Stephen King (Not spooky, but counting it)

The September House - Carissa Orlando

Tender is The Flesh - Augustina

How to Sell a Haunted House - Grady Hendrix

The Troop - Nick Cutter

Slewfoot - Brom

Fav: Really tough but I’m picking NOS4A2. Slewfoot is a close second. I might pick 11/22/63 but I wanted to pick an actual spooky book as my Favourite.

Really didn’t have any reads I didn’t love. These were all 4 or 5 stars for me.

I'm a massive fan of the original wicker man movie, ik ritual is what the movie was based off of and there was a novelization. Which one is better in yalls opinion?

I love horror and horny vibes so fill the comments with your recs. I like gay shit too so that is def welcome

On page 21 (Harper Perennial Olive Editions) Chris is watching the priests meet up after she gets done filming and is walking home.

The scene reads:

“Yeah. Yeah, sure. Next Tuesday. Flashes of lightning cracked in the distance. Don’t call us, kid, we’ll call you.”

I understand these are Chris’ thoughts/her inner monologue but regarding what??? I can’t figure out what this quote means or what it’s referencing.

Please help!!!!!

by Rivers Solomon is FANTASTIC. It's my favorite read of spooky season this year. Anyone else tried it?