Robert McCammon's "Swan Song" is one of the great classic end-of-the-world horror novels, in the vein of "The Stand". His first book "Afraid" is still my favorite, but some of the other ones are great too. Jack Kilborn (Horror pseudonym for crime/thriller writer JA Konrath) has put out some pretty good stuff. But both Heart-Shaped Box and Horns were great fun, and the "Full Throttle" compilation gives some great insight into his growth as a writer. "The Fireman" is a little less Horror, more post-apocalyptic thriller. Big fan of Hill's, I think he will eventually surpass his father. And if you do audiobooks, the narration of NOS4A2 by Kate Mulgrew is fantastic. He's excellent in his own.Īgree strongly here. He is the son of a famous writer, but deserves separate recognition. My fav horror writer of recent years is Joe Hill.
Will now try and find the Cypher book which you recommend. Not as scary as “The Girls of Brackenhill” but is still scary. I also just finish the “Daughter of the Lake” by Wendy Webb. I just found this: “The Girls of Brackenhill” by Katy Moretti.
Interested in your thoughts/perspectives. SKU&rank=5)įor some reason that I can't quite explain, I think in terms of total scariness I found Stephen King's Desperation/The Regulators combo (the two books are kind of mirror images of each other) to really "get to me", despite many sort of hackneyed Stephen King themes/typical outcomes. This good luck inspired me make this thread. I arbitrarily shopped around at Amazon recently and found two good ones.
Let me start with something I found in a used bookstore and loved: I don't think anything is off the table here, including some Poe, although you've got to be in the mood. Do you agree, and are there any decent alternatives? Typically all of these are simply marketing tools for promotion of items they "hope" you might enjoy, or their algorithm is the worst known AI. Honestly, I find that GoodReads or Amazon recommendations are absolutely terrible in terms of recommending books for people. In the spirit of the season (Octoberish timeframe), what are some of your favorite horror themed books? I've read all of Stephen King, but often I find some gems by complete unknowns here and there. Did not see a thread on this, so here goes.
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