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Horror books released in 2021

Please try to stick to horror rather than thrillers, mysteries, or SFF. Some of these may be included, if their authors, publishers, or readers describe them as horror, or if they are from well-known horror authors (such as Red Widow by Alma Katsu), as these authors may end up using horror tropes even though they're aiming for a different genre.
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message 1: by Silvia (new)

Silvia Moreno-Garcia Please remove Velvet Was the Night from this list, it's not horror.


message 2: by Molly (new)

Molly Silvia wrote: "Please remove Velvet Was the Night from this list, it's not horror."

This request needs to be made in the Goodreads Librarian Group Listopia requests. Listopia is community created content and anyone can add books to lists, so only librarians or Goodreads staff can delete books, not list creators.


message 3: by Janet (last edited Aug 22, 2021 10:26AM) (new)

Janet Martin No Sleep by Wonderland, #99, by Paul Tremblay, was published in 2010--doesn't belong here. I'm a "librarian," and while I have some ability to edit records, can't remove titles from a list.


message 4: by Molly (new)

Molly Janet wrote: "No Sleep by Wonderland, #99, by Paul Tremblay, was published in 2010--doesn't belong here. I'm a "librarian," and while I have some ability to edit records, can't remove titles from a list."

Hi Janet, thanks for your comment. No Sleep Till Wonderland was originally published in 2010 but was re-released in April 2021 by HarperCollins. There are no restrictions on re-releases for this list.


message 5: by Janet (new)

Janet Martin If anyone has actually read #57 Billy Summers, by Stephen King, they would know that it's not horror at all--just a crime thriller, although a pretty good one--I gave it a 5 star rating. No slashers, no supernatural elements, no serial killer creeping up on the innocent, not even very much suspense. Doesn't belong here!


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