Horror Aficionados discussion

What are your favorite Witch horror stories?

The Witches
Burn, Witch, Burn!
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Storm Front
Revenge of the Witch
Wither

A YA one that's not bad


Another new adult that's short but fun

Hex (I know many didn't like this one, but I loved it).

The Invited

The Loney

Usher's Passing

by Wade Joseph Le Fevre - this was a scary five star read.

by John Everson - another scary read - four stars for this one.

Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman (Bradburyesque if not exactly horror)
The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
Banquet For the Damned by Adam Nevill
Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon (sort of witches, definitely horror)

The Mayfair witches series by Anne rice.

Witchery: Embrace the Witch Within

The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft

When Autumn Leaves (YA light read!)

Sonya wrote: "The Mayfair witches series by Anne rice."

I agree. The first 2 books were really good and not a bunch of smarmy crap going on.

by Jeff DeGordick - I enjoyed this book - I gave it four stars. It wasn't real bad scary, but it had some mystery/suspense along with action near the end of the book.

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I finished Hex a few days ago. I'm still not okay. And I loved it!

neither of these are really horror but they are sooo good, especially the audio books-

The Lord's of Salem by Rob zombi.

This is a creepy tale of witches that I read last year:

The Malan Witch by Catherine Cavendish

I have a couple of others,
The Book of Shadows
The Thirteen

I haven't pulled the trigger on reading either. Any here read them? Any thoughts?

Thanks.

I haven’t read either of these.

I've always loved stories about witches--good, bad, and anything in between.

My all-time favorite is definitely The Witching Hour, even though the sequels leave a lot to be desired.

But I've enjoyed others over the years, most recently
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Malan Witch
Of Witches...

And I'm always on the lookout for more!

by Ajinkya Bhasme

Is my favourite. It wasn't at first, but the moment I understood that it is a commentary on how society treats people with epilepsy and everything that I read, every construct that the author created, the world that he devised was all just a big metaphor.
I suddenly had a feeling of life of Pi and gave me goosebumps. I re-read it and suddenly became my favourite witch read.

I would recommend it to all and would love to discuss it with someone. I have a lot to discuss.

I started reading Pandora Reborn by John Coon a little while ago. It's about an ancient witch that terrorizes a small town in Colorado. Pretty good so far.

Hex! By Thomas thomas olde heuvelt! It was originally published in another language so the version I read was in English and had a different ending. I really liked the story and the author plays around with the idea of fear, and familiarity! I suggest you guys check it out!

I'm currently reading The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris and finding it's a lot more about witches than the first book in the series, Chocolat.

Definitely worth a read if you like learning about subtle witchcraft.

This book I read is about witches and curses:

Black Creek Crossing by John Saul

Interesting choice, Marie! I've always wanted to look into John Saul's books. how would rate them?

There are some nice graphic novels out there with witchy themes

Hash wrote: "Interesting choice, Marie! I've always wanted to look into John Saul's books. how would rate them?"

Whoops! Just now seeing this Hash! Sorry about that. Well John Saul can definitely bring out the creepy that is for sure. Back in the day (lol) which was a very long time ago the only horror books I read were King and Saul. I have read quite a few of Saul's books and most of his stuff has some spooky vibes to them. His older books were just regular horror with ghosts and spooks, but his later books went dark with demons and the occult. He is definitely worth checking out. :)

Are all of these horror or paranormal horror? I'm planning on writing a series about witches and pirates set in Salem at some point and I wanna know if it's possible to make it horror without being too paranormal.