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message 1: by Matt (new)
Jun 19, 2017 12:09PM

Matt | 11 comments As hard as it is to believe (for me at least) we are half way through 2017 already!! That said, let's hear your top 5 horror novels so far this year (not necessarily published in 2017, just books you've read this year for the first time).

Here's mine:

1) Swan Song by Robert McCammon
2) The Troop by Nick Cutter
3) Bird Box by Josh Malerman
4) The Light at the End by John Skipp
5) The Turtle Boy (Timmy Quinn #1) by Kealan Patrick Burke


message 2: by Kelly B (new)
Jun 19, 2017 08:10PM

Kelly B (kellybey) | 630 comments Mine would be:

Brother by Ania Ahlborn
The Elementals by Michael McDowell
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
Let's Go Play At The Adams' by Mendal W. Johnson
Eltonsbrody by Edgar Mittelholzer


message 3: by Matthew (new)
Jun 19, 2017 08:21PM

Matthew (funkygman007) | 1005 comments Number 1 without a doubt!
Children of the Dark by Jonathan Janz
The rest in no particular order
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #1) by Seth Grahame-Smith
When the Wind Blows by John Saul
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
It by Stephen King


message 4: by Heidi (last edited Jun 20, 2017 01:07PM) (new)
Jun 20, 2017 12:50PM

Heidi Ward (battyward) | 103 comments So far . . .


Novels (in no particular order):
The Deep A Novel by Nick Cutter
Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
Experimental Film by Gemma Files
Novellas (tied, which is kinda funny):
Final Girls by Mira Grant & Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children, #2) by Seanan McGuire
Bonus anthology:
Return of the Old Ones Apocalyptic Lovecraftian Horror by Brian M. Sammons
Bonus nonfiction:
On Tyranny Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder


message 5: by Mixofsunandcloud (new)
Jun 21, 2017 03:30PM

Mixofsunandcloud | 538 comments For regular books, just 4 so far with 5 stars:
The Fireman by Joe Hill
Salvage a Ghost Story by Duncan Ralston
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

Graphic Novels/Comics
Memetic by James Tynion IV
Revival, Vol. 7 Forward by Tim Seeley actually 5,6, and 7 all got 5 stars
The Woods, Vol. 1 The Arrow by James Tynion IV volumes 1,2,3
Runaways, Vol. 3 The Good Die Young (Runaways, #3) by Brian K. Vaughan Volume 3
Hellblazer Haunted by Warren Ellis


message 6: by [deleted user] (last edited Jun 22, 2017 01:55PM) (new)
Jun 22, 2017 01:54PM

The Mailman by Bentley Little
The Ignored by Bentley Little
The Resort by Bentley Little
The Policy by Bentley Little
University by Bentley Little

Guess who's my personal horror discovery of the year?


message 7: by Matt (new)
Jun 22, 2017 06:34PM

Matt | 11 comments Ekel wrote: "The Mailman by Bentley Little
The Ignored by Bentley Little
The Resort by Bentley Little
The Policy by Bentley Little
University by Bentley Little

Guess who's my personal horror discovery of ..."

I haven't read any of his work but have heard it is good...what do you recommend I start with?


message 8: by Kimberly (new)
Jun 23, 2017 12:18PM

Kimberly (kimberly_3238) | 7708 comments 1. A Life Removed by Jason Parent , Jason Parent
2. Savages by Greg F. Gifune , Greg Gifune
3. Blister by Jeff Strand , Jeff Strand
4. We Came Back by Patrick Lacey , Patrick Lacey
*(tied)* 5. Under a Watchful Eye by Adam Nevill , Adam Nevill
*(tied)* 5. We Are Always Watching by Hunter Shea , Hunter Shea


message 10: by [deleted user] (new)
Jun 23, 2017 02:02PM

Matt wrote: "I haven't read any of his work but have heard it is good...what do you recommend I start with?"

The Mailman is a good one to start with.


message 12: by Rachel (last edited Sep 27, 2017 08:48AM) (new)
Sep 27, 2017 08:48AM

Rachel Bea (gekrepten) | 1761 comments The Fisherman by John Langan
The Fisherman


The Terror by Dan Simmons
The Terror
I read 4 Simmons books this year and loved them all but this tops them all.

The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley
The Loney


Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) by Anne Rice
Interview with the Vampire

A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
A Head Full of Ghosts

if i made this list tomorrow it would probably change. i loved a lot of books this year :)


message 13: by Erin (new)
Sep 28, 2017 02:28AM

Erin (ems84) | 9157 comments Rachel wrote: "The Fisherman by John Langan
The Fisherman


The Terror by Dan Simmons
The Terror
I read 4 Simmons books this year and loved them all but this tops them all.

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I agree about The Terror. That was a top favorite of mine for books I read this year.


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