If there is gore how explicit is it?

Just picked it up and the length/format of the book is a little intimidating. I just got to chapter 2 and i’.m curious to know what people think of it

All the time I was reading it I kept thinking how relatable Keeton is and how similar he is to me and my own brain workings. Is this normal? Are you supposed to identify with him even though everyone else thinks he's a freak? The crew all hates him because he's a weirdo and he's not as smart as they are, but he never chose to be the way he is, and they've intentionally modified themselves to be freaks. In the context of the book he's more human than any of them.

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The book gave me a minor existential crisis, it made me wonder if I'm really properly sentient and conscious or if my brain is just pretending that I am and I'm really just a meat GPT that is convincingly mimicking consciousness. Like Keeton I find connecting emotionally to others to be challenging. Most of the time I feel nothing at all.

Is there a book where the monsters move when you don't look at them and stand still when you're looking at them?

The cover caught my eye at the bookstore and wanted to see real feedback

Promising so far. Been meaning to read her stuff for a while. Always intrigued by a horror take on fairy tales. Anyone else familiar with her work?

Not just how closely the thing sticks to the plot of the source material. I think something can still be considered a faithful adaptation if it perfectly captures atmosphere, aesthetic, tension, etc., despite major changes to the plot. And obviously the opposite is true as well - something might follow the plot perfectly but completely fail to capture any other nuances of the original work.

I would ask in the general horror sub but I'm most interested in the opinions of people who talk and think books more often than film.

A week ago, Andy Davidson's, The Boatman's Daughter was available for free on Kindle Unlimited. Today, The Dead Take the A Train, by Cassandra Khaw, a long time hold I have had at my library became available a week early. It hasn't been too long since I have been dying to rush through my current book to start my next.

This is surely a paralysis of maturity, a holdover from the childlike wonder of christmas. What is the book elicited that kind of excitement to read? Even if it ended up not being that great.

Disturbing scary well written book with interesting plot Just good interesting horror book recommendations pls like your favorite ones that r worth reading

ive been trying to find an old book i read as a kid about 15 years ago. there was a evil doll maybe a ventroloquist doll. there was an abandoned pier. i remember it ended with the protagonist on some train tracks. im from england and i feel like the book was either written in or from england. i know its not a lot to go off but if anybody has any ideas at all please let me know!

Hello everyone, I'm looking for some book suggestions that would be allowed to be read and published in an audiobook format on youtube as a hobby project and maybe build a portfolio to apply for future audiobook readings.

I imagine many novels would be off-limits and this would be limited to things in the Public Domain or stories online such as creepy pastas.

"The Hellbound Heart" gripped me as I read. Clive Barker's writing was vivid and evocative, there were moments during the recording I had to stop and process what I just read out loud. The themes of desire, temptation, and the consequences of unchecked ambition resonated deeply, provoking thought and unease long after the book was finished. Once I concluded the novel I sat staring at the dark screen of my computer, thinking back on it all.

It's a dark and unsettling journey that explores the darkest corners of the human psyche, making it a must-read if you haven't gotten the chance to do so.

Looking for horror books with great female characters, something where the main character descends into madness. I love haunted houses and remote settings, but doesn't necessarily have to feel contained. Some comps that come to mind are THE SHINING or I would love to read something similar to the Nicole Kidman movie THE OTHERS. I love suspense and twists, but not super into graphic violence or body horror. I would love any recommendations!

Hi all! As I said, I spent the last few years reading all of King's and Hill's work. I really like both of them as authors and they have written my favorite horror novels. I really loved Pet Sematary, Geralds Game, The Stand, It among many others. I've also read:

• Matheson: Really liked Hell house and I am legend
• Lovecraft: Read his whole works and I found it very intersting, if a bit slow for my taste
• Robert McCammon: Loved Swan Song
• Chuck Palahniuk: Hated Haunted. I had a hard time finishing that one.

I'm really not into extreme gore or body horror. I want a good sunspenseful horror story with a supernatural note to it. Please help, as I am bookless now because I am a dumbass and don't plan ahead. Thank you all!

Title says it all. I love books about exploration and discovery!

I’ve been thinking of getting some to read on Holiday and was wondering what you guys thought of his writing. I would probably go for some of his short stories

Never properly started it due to one thing or another and now I'm unsure if it's worth reading or not.

Looking for recs - the title says it all.

I've read a lot of the classics that have similar vibes to Dark Souls and Warhammer - Lovecraft, gothic novels, some classic horror, Gormenghast. I'd really like to find modern novelists currently writing that are 'carrying the torch' so to speak - writing dark, mysterious, atmospheric fiction with lots of rotting and crumbling ruins, with supernatural and strange things that aren't easily explained.

I finished this book a month ago and it's still on my mind. It was not at all what I expected but it was deeply moving and emotional for me. I personally felt like the horror elements weren't on the forefront, it was more humans dealing with grief in a unique circumstance but it was so well done IMO.

Anyone else read it and enjoy it?

I have found a few books thanks to Booktubers recommendations but also been sold a few duds. What surprises me though is how many youtubers are incredibly well read with endless shelves behind them but utterly inarticulate when it comes to summarising or discussing the book.

“So err yeah, like, its really good, because, i dont know like, i just liked it, ya know, because its kind of like …good”

What are the best channels for a horror fan?

So I was recommended Mexican Gothic by somebody I known in person. I found it on Libby and rented it immediately.

This narrator is the absolute worst and I don't think I can continue. I'm about 3 hours in with 7 or 8 to go.

She has the same inflection for every sentence and it is driving me nuts to the point im irrationally angry. I can't even belive its making me feel this way. Even if it's a two word sentence like "She babbled", the narrator does it in the same airy voice the exact same way as every other sentence.

Has anybody else listened to this book as opposed to reading it? I always have 1 audiobook and 1 physical book going at the same time and my physical book backlog is already miles long so I'll never get around to reading it.

Are there any other books you would highly recommend due to the narrator or any books you would not recommend due to the narrator? Would love a discussion about good/bad narrators

Top of my head, books I recall loving partly due to superb narration is:

11/22/63 - Stephen King

The Last House on Needless Street - Catriona Ward

The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty

I don't know if I just didn't like the book or if the narration was part of it but I did not enjoy listening to In Cold Blood - Truman Capote

Been making efforts to broaden my horizons and read more variety.

I’ve really enjoyed Tananarive Due (“the between” actually scared me, and I’ve enjoyed almost everything else I’ve read of hers). I also enjoyed Stephen Graham Jones, though his books didn’t scare me I really liked his writing style. And I tried some Octavia Butler, Victor LaValle, and P Djèli Clark.

And I wouldn’t bill his stuff as horror, but I’m absolutely captivated by James Baldwin’s writing style.

But it seems really tough to pin down reading recs from poc authors, specifically within the horror genre.

So what are some horror stories by non white authors that you’d highly recommend?

Just finished reading The Quiet Tenant last night. While this was more thriller than horror, I still quite enjoyed it. Anything similar you all could recommend??

Looking for some good medieval horror, really into psychological horror, horror surrounding occult and religion.

Thanks in advance!

I can’t remember any specific posts about this one in this sub, but I’ve seen it recommended to me on GoodReads and wondering if it’s worth it.

Normally I’d probably just go for it but it isn’t available on kindle and the paperback version isn’t exactly cheap so I’m putting a bit more thought into it before I buy.

Edit: thank you to everyone pointing out it would be impossible to read on kindle! I had no idea, I make a point of not reading too much about a book before I read it, I like to go in blind. That’s part of why i like this sub, you get a feel but not a synopsis.

Instead of blurbs what I tend to do is read the kindle sample and see how I get on with it. Sometimes I download the whole book and sometimes I go and buy a physical copy after.

I think I’m going to give it a go, despite lots of comments that say I’m too stupid for it. I have a literature degree that might say otherwise so I think I fancy my chances!

"For the first time in history, we faced an enemy that was actively waging total war. They had no limits of endurance. They would never negotiate, never surrender. They would fight until the very end because, unlike us, every single one of them, every second of every day, was devoted to consuming all life on Earth".

1. Guess what novel does the above passage came from?
2. What kind of real life human enemy exist in the real world that the above passage may be used to describe?

I like books that give that feeling of being far from home and a fish out of water, unaware of local customs and folklore. I think they make great holiday reads!

What Moves the Dead was the first book I can remember reading with a character who used They/Them pronouns. Now I'm reading The Salt Grows Heavy and I find the same thing. Any others people can think of ??

The kind that's better in audiobook form. Something like Tales from The Gas Station or other r/nosleep creepypastas. I'm looking for something funny that doesn't take itself too serious and isn't intense, but still spooky. The kind of book you read/listen to during a night shift or driving at night or camping under the night sky with a beer in your hand. Best way I can describe it is "stoner horror". It's the closest it gets to my comfort horror.

Looking for your best surreal, mind bending, and just plain weird horror!