So, i just finished reading It and it was... ok-ish. Since i got nothing to do, can you guys recommend me some horror books?
In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman's Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir. Steep-banked, fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a possibility too fantastic to be true. When Abe and Dan, two widowers who have found solace in each other's company and a shared passion for fishing, hear rumors of the Creek, and what might be found there, the remedy to both their losses, they dismiss it as just another fish story. Soon, though, the men find themselves drawn into a tale as deep and old as the Reservoir. It's a tale of dark pacts, of long-buried secrets, and of a mysterious figure known as Der Fisher: the Fisherman. It will bring Abe and Dan face to face with all that they have lost, and with the price they must pay to regain it.
Cosmic horror is always welcome.
Is Manga okay? Its not a book i know but you cant mention without Junji Ito.
Start with Uzumaki and then work your way through his astounding libary of cosmic horror.
Highly recommended!
Read this:
Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction: Hendrix, Grady: 9781594749810: Books - Amazon
Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction: Hendrix, Grady: 9781594749810: Books - Amazonwww.amazon.com
Then go and find some of them used online. They are also reprinting several of them since this book came out.
Yup. Right after watching the show.
Revival is also pretty scary
The Exorcist
Lovecraft in general, if you're into cosmic horror.
was just going to sugggest the rats trilogy and slugs is a great read to.james herbert rats trilogy -the rats,lair,domain
shaun hutson - assassin,slugs (there is a sequel to slugs called breeding ground but i don't think i've read that)
When you get to House of Leaves, I highly recommend the physical book over digital. The book plays a lot with word placement, font, text size, text color etc. that might not translate to digital. I don't know for sure since I've only read the physical, but maybe someone can chime in that's read it digitally.Just started The Fisherman and will track I have no mouth and i must scream and House of leaves next, them start working my way down the other recommendations.
Vastarien rules.Vastarien is a great magazine (really four books a year) that is beautiful, cheap and contains short stories and essays of lesser known authors. Great way to treat yourself as a horror fan.
Other than that any book by:
Sergei Lukyanenko horror/existentialism
Dmitri Glukhovsky sci-fi/fantasy/horror
John Ajvide horror/existentialism
Thomas Ligotti existentialism/cosmic horror/nihilism
Is Manga okay? Its not a book i know but you cant mention without Junji Ito.
Start with Uzumaki and then work your way through his astounding libary of cosmic horror.
Highly recommended!
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill is one of my favourite novels. It's dark, unsettling and a long read.
Dan Simmons The Terror
Isolation, survival, seal meat. Excellent book.