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For this challenge, you will choose horror books set in a country other than your own or where the author is from a country other than your own. Try to chose as many different country settings or authors as you can.

Sign up here: https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...

May your travels around the world be horrifying.

Yay. That sounds like fun. How do I sign up? The link brought me to my reading challenge page for 2019.

Nicholas wrote: "Yay. That sounds like fun. How do I sign up? The link brought me to my reading challenge page for 2019."

It did? I just tried the link and it takes me to the sign up page.
Not sure what is going on.
Is anyone else having a problem with the link?

it worked for me. i'm gonna try for 10.

1. Voices in the Snow Australia
2. We Live Inside Your Eyes KPB is Irish
3. The Midwives Duncan's Canadian
4. The Darkest Veil Catherine is in the UK.
5. Thin Air: A Ghost Story author was born in Africa.
6. Pay The Ghost Tim is from South Wales
7. Crustaceans William is Scottish & lives in Canda
8. Mexican Gothic
9.
10.

That happens to me on my phone I’ll try on a desktop

Yeah it did that to me too from the app.

I went on a desktop, created a world horror shelf, and put a bunch of my books on it.

Yay, packing all my books I saw some from different countries and I had in mind to read a bit 'around the world'. This challenge will be fun, I'm in for 10 books :) Great idea, Latasha!

Feli wrote: "Yay, packing all my books I saw some from different countries and I had in mind to read a bit 'around the world'. This challenge will be fun, I'm in for 10 books :) Great idea, Latasha!"

your welcome! Hope you have fun with it.

of course I'm in:)

Never gave much thought to the location, so I'm curious to see how many books I'll manage. Great idea for a new challenge! How many will I manage to read? No idea, maybe 10? Here goes:

Australia (author): Dark
Canada: Off The Grid
England: Belle Vue
France (author): Welcome!
GDR: Zwei fremde Leben
Iceland: Hochland
Italy: Ich bleibe hier
Lonely Orphan (planet): Rogue Planet
Purgatory: Welcome!
Sweden: 1794
USA: In the Valley of the Sun

The outcome is not too surprising, considering I didn't choose any books especially for this list.

The link brought me to my challenge.

I’m not participating in this challenge, but I recommend Zoo, by Otsuichi to anyone looking for a Japan book. I haven’t read every story in this collection yet, but I’m very impressed with it so far. There’s one story about a worldwide plague of spontaneous decapitations that blew my mind. And, yes, I know how weird that sounds.

David wrote: "I’m not participating in this challenge, but I recommend Zoo, by Otsuichi to anyone looking for a Japan book. I haven’t read every story in this collection yet, but I’m very impressed with it so fa..."

In my opinion Japan is a country with many great horror authors! They do a great job. I am going to read for this challenge, the English version is called 'Audition' I think.

I got the link to work on my laptop. I am all set up now. My goal is 10.

This is right up my ally! I'm going to try to find a book a month.

Edit: Oh, and since I'm from Sweden and can't read John Ajvide Lindquist for this challenge I'm going to recommend his books to you. Many know of Let the Right One In but personally I liked Handling the Undead more.

Daffy wrote: "but personally I liked 'Handling the Undead' more."

Good idea, I've got that sitting on my shelf along with a couple others from Lindquist, though I've only yet read (and loved) 'Let the Right One In'. If you think 'Handling...' is even better I'm in for a treat :)

Thanks for the recommendations, Daffy. I haven't read anything by Lindquist, yet. So I have a book for Sweden and one for Japan now.
I thought about which Horror authors there are from Germany, but to be honest, I am not sure there are any. Most I know (who are often referred to as 'horror' authors) are writing dark fantasy 🙈😣

Kealan Patrick Burke is Irish, Duncan Ralston is Canadian. There's y'all some. . John Connolly is also Irish.

I'm going to try for 20!
20/20
1. The Apartment by S.L. Grey -- set in France and South Africa
2. The Plague Stones by James Brogden -- set in England
3. The Good Son by You-Jeong Jeong (South Korea)
4. Soon by Lois Murphy (Australia)
5. Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone by Stefan Kiesbye (Germany)
6. Ring by Koji Suzuki (Japan)
7. The Devil's Woods by Brian Moreland (set in Canada)
8. Fever Dream by Samantha Schweblin (Argentina)
9. I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Iceland)
10. Return to Dyatlov Pass by J.H. Moncrieff (Russia)
11. Cappawhite by Gerald Tate (Ireland)
12. Xibalba by Michael McBride (Mexico)
13. The Twenty Days of Turin by Giorgio De Maria (Italy)
14. Quiet Places: A Novella of Cosmic Folk Horror by Jasper Bark (Scotland)
15. Valley of Terror by Zhou Haouhui (China)
16. Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi (Iraq)
17. Cold Skin by Albert Sanchez Pinol (set in Antarctica; author is Spanish)
18. Handling the Undead by John Ajvide Lindqvist (Sweden)
19. Tomb of Gods by Brian Moreland (Egypt)
20. You Are Invited by Sarah Denzil (Romania)

Woo-hoo! I finished the challenge!

Don't know if this is any good, I haven't read it yet but: Vampire on the Orient Express should fit this challenge no matter where in the world you live.

WendyB wrote: "Don't know if this is any good, I haven't read it yet but: Vampire on the Orient Express should fit this challenge no matter where in the world you live."

That was a great book Wendy! I gave it a five star review! I loved it! :)

Apartment 14F: An Oriental Ghost Story this one takes place in Beijing.

I just read my first book for the challenge, a creepy novella translated from German: You Should Have Left
I recommend for anyone into inexplicable happenings, unreliable narrators, and suspicious houses.

0/5

United Kingdom Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood
Thailand The Forgotten Island: A Horror Novel
Germany Mister B. Gone
Bahamas Island
Sweden Let the Old Dreams Die

Does anyone have recommendations for non-US books written by female authors? I try to seek out women specifically because the genre is so dominated by men. TIA :)

Eve wrote: "Does anyone have recommendations for non-US books written by female authors? I try to seek out women specifically because the genre is so dominated by men. TIA :)"

Darcy Coates is an Aussie author and she writes lots of horror :)

This challenge is exactly what I've been looking for! I'm aiming to read more translated books, but my heart belongs to horror so this is the perfect thing.

destiny ♡⚔♡ wrote: Darcy Coates is an A..."

Oh thank you! I think I've read something by her, but if I haven't I definitely have some of her stuff on my tbr. I didn't know she was Aussie! Great to know, thanks :)

Voices in the Snow just finished this one- Australia!

Reserving my spot. Let's see how many different countries I manage.


England - The Parasite - Ramsey Campbell
Finland - The Priest of Evil - Matti Yrjänä Joensuu
Japan - ZOO - Otsuichi
Canada - Neighbors - Jeremy Bates
Scotland - 100 Word Horrors: An Anthology of Horror Drabbles - Kevin J. Kennedy
Iceland - I Remember You: A Ghost Story - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Germany - You Should Have Left - Daniel Kehlmann
Ireland - J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 1 - J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Australia - The Roo - Alan Baxter
Wales - The Reach of Children - Tim Lebbon
Denmark - The Chestnut Man - Søren Sveistrup
Greenland - Dark Voyage - Helen Susan Swift

my planned list

Japan: Tokyo Ghoul, volume 1
Australia: Ghost Camera
France: One Thousand and One Ghosts
Austrian: The Golem (he was born in Austria, raised in Germany, and moved to Prague, but I'll use Austria)
India: Ghost & Paranormal Stories around the World
Philippines: The Girl in the Well
England: No One Gets Out Alive
Sweden: Let the Right One In
Germany: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Im in for 10!

1) Sweden: Handling the Undead by John Ajvide Lindqvist
2) Canada: Salvage by Duncan Ralston
3) England: Cardinal Black by Robert R. McCammon
4) Ireland: The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
5) Denmark: The Tenant by Katrine Engberg
6) China: Valley of Terror by Zhou Haohui
7) Japan: Suicide Forest by Jeremy Bates
8) Russia: Метро 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky
9) Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire): The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus by Richard Preston
10) Caribbean Island: Tribesmen by Adam Cesare
11) South Africa: Zoo City by Lauren Beukes

I am in for 10

1. The Pilo Family Circus Australia
2. The Rust Maidens USA
3. Moon of the Crusted Snow Canada
4. Fever Dream Argentina
5. The Dead House Ireland
6. Harbor Sweden
7. Nyctophobia Spain
8. The Farm Norway
9. Thin Air: A Ghost Story Nepal
10. Mexican Gothic Mexico
11. You Should Have Left Germany

I am starting small - I am in for 5

The Darkwater Bride London, England

In for 12

Here is where I'm at so far, thanks to some suggestions found in this thread and my own explorations:

You Should Have Left by Daniel Kehlmann (Germany)

I Remember You: A Ghost Story by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (Iceland)

The Apartment by S.L. Grey (South Africa/France)

Ring by Kōji Suzuki (Japan)

and my current read is Knives, Forks, Scissors, Flames by Stefan Kiesbye (Germany again)

I love this. Found some great looking books
Canada
Russia
France
England

Hey everyone, I'm new to the group and saw this fun-sounding challenge. I've already been reading quite a bit of horror since the holidays so I've already gone ahead and added these books to my list.

1. The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Two by Various Authors - A collection of Victorian ghost stories primarily set in the U.K.

2. The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin - American

3. At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror by H.P. Lovecraft - Title story takes place in Antarctica.

4. The Puffin Book of Horror Stories edited by Anthony Horowitz - Collection of stories set primarily in the U.K.

5. Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King - American

6. The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft - American

I’m doing this challenge. I found it a month ago then couldn’t remember where I read it and in which group. Glad I found it. I’m going to read at least 1 per month, but I’m not going to limit myself. I’m going to read as many as I can. If anyone can think of anymore than what has already been listed please post them. Thanks!!

The link is sending me to my page, too. Is there a fix? I know I'm getting in late but I'm really into this challenge :)

I think it’s just the app 🙄 try going to it from the browser.

Haven wrote: "The link is sending me to my page, too. Is there a fix? I know I'm getting in late but I'm really into this challenge :)"

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

does that work?

Realized I never posted in this one...

I am in for 15

1. The Island of Dr. Moreau Set in an island in the Pacific

2. The Book of Lies Author from England

3. Fever Dream Author from Argentina (and possibly set there, sort of vague setting)

4. Such Small Hands Set in Spain, Author from Spain

5. Nightmare Asylum & Other Deadly Delights Author from Cyprus (Island in the Mediterranean)

6. The Haunting of Lannister Hall Set in UK

7. Sour Candy Author from Ireland (Probably also set there. Again, vague.)

8. Frankenstein Set predominantly in Switzerland but travels also throughout Europe.

9. The Silent Patient Set in England

10. The Farm Set in Norway

11. The Haunting of Briarwych Church Set in Britain

12. The Horror of Briarwych Church Set in Britain

13. Under Lying Set in Dublin, Ireland

14. Holy Father Set in parts of Europe

15. The Whisper Man Set in England again

Well, that's all of them as of 9/9/20 but so many were European based, so I may have to keep going to find others from other parts of the world.

In addition to my original 15...

1. The Ghost of Briarwych Church Set in rural England

Cosmic Fear Factor Shelf

The Country of the Blind

Goal: 10/10

1. La Vérité sur l'affaire Harry Quebert, Joël Dicker (author from Switzerland)
2. My sister, the serial killer (set in Nigeria)
3. It, Stephen King (author from the USA)
4. Bird Box, Josh Malerman (author from the USA)
5. The wife between us, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekannen (authors from the USA)
6. Carmilla, Sheridan Le Fanu (author from Ireland)
7. The King in Yellow (set in USA and France)
8. The Chalk Man, C. J. Tudor (set in England)
9. Prowadź swój pług przez kości umarłych, Olga Tokarczuk (set in Poland)
10. The secret place, Tan French (set in Ireland)

Cássia wrote: "Goal: 10

6. Carmilla, Sheridan Le Fanu (Ireland)..."

Cassia, Le Fanu was Irish, but "Carmilla" takes place in Austria.

Perry wrote: "Cássia wrote: "Goal: 10

6. Carmilla, Sheridan Le Fanu (Ireland)..."

Cassia, Le Fanu was Irish, but "Carmilla" takes place in Austria."

Yes. I considered where the author is from, not where the story is set. The challenge is about one or another possibility (or both, I guess).

My progress to date...
1 Ring (Japan)
2 Hadriana in All My Dreams (Haiti)
3 The Hole (South Korea)
4 You Should Have Left (Germany)
5 Fever Dream (Argentina)
6 A Cosmology of Monsters (USA)
7 Moon of the Crusted Snow (Canada)
8 Cold Skin (Antartica)
9 Every Dead Thing (Ireland)
10 Mexican Gothic (Mexico)
11The Poisoning Angel(France)
12The Apocalypse Codex(UK)

I've only got a paultry 1. Song of Kali by Fan Simmonds. I read it before i went to India. , to Calcutta, where the book is set. Great atmosphere etc but I wonder how a local to the city would have handled the story.