Horror Aficionados discussion

Hello Aficionados! With Spooky Season right around the corner, our days will be getting shorter, and nights longer. The theme for this month is DARKNESS! This can be horror that takes place at night, underground, caves, basements, just think DARK.

We're looking for newer books/authors, so the "usual" authors like King and Herbert will NOT qualify. Let's find some new reads!!

As always, Authors may NOT nominate their own work, and books read as a group in the past several years will not qualify. Here is the link to the nominations rules: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... .

Here is the link to recent previous group reads: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/....

Books with the most nominations (seconds, thirds, etc) have a better chance of making the final poll.

Let's see what new Darkness we can explore!

The Ghosts of David Brook

Tastes Like Candy: A Slasher Novel by Ivy Tholen

Night Watch
Everything That's Underneath
Nocturnal

Darkness on the Edge of Town

“Nine Levels Down” by William R. Dantz

Night Shoot

I nominate Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy

I'll second Darkness on the Edge of Town

The Dark by James Herbert - it doesn't get any more on topic than this.

WendyB wrote: "The Ghosts of David Brook"

+1

Lena wrote: "Night Watch
Everything That's Underneath
Nocturnal"

+1 Everything that's underneath

The Knacker
In the Dark
Black Light

WendyB wrote: " Night Shoot"

+1 from me, this looks great and the price can't be beat haha

Certain Dark Things

i'd like to nominate

A Book of Accidents

David wrote: "The Dark by James Herbert - it doesn't get any more on topic than this."

Herbert and King were specifically mentioned in the top paragraph as not qualifying for this theme, as we are looking for lesser known reads. Please feel free to nominate something else.

+1 Night Shoot, and +1 for Black Light.

Currently reading Kill Creek by Scott Thomas. Four horror authors are asked to stay a weekend in a “haunted house” for a Halloween weekend interview.

Sienzo wrote: "Certain Dark Things "

This book isn't available yet.

Ooh! Outer Dark is a magnificent choice!

+1

+1

+1

Rachel wrote: "i'd like to nominate

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+1

Kill Creek was a previous group read so is not eligible. Feel free to nominate something else, and please link to the book/cover on GR so we can be sure to include the correct book if it makes the poll.

Dark Matter

Seven Years of Darkness by You-Jeong Jeong

+1 Outer Dark

Almaric wrote: "
Dark Matter"

Dark Matter was already a group read earlier this year. Feel free to pick something else.

But everyone please refer to this thread to see previous group reads before posting. If a book is on this list, it is NOT eligible for our current reads. Thank you.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I'll nominate:

The Hiding Place

In a Dark, Dark Wood

Midnight Rain

+1 In the House in the dark of the wood

Certain dark things is out in the UK on 7th September if that is acceptable I will +1 it

Does it *have* to be a newish book? One of Dean Koontz's early and lesser known ones works - Darkfall, also known as Darkness Comes.

+ 1 Darkness on the Edge of Town by Brian Keene.

Jason wrote: "Certain dark things is out in the UK on 7th September if that is acceptable I will +1 it"

This one is not eligible since not everyone can get it by the start of the month.

Leigh wrote: "Does it *have* to be a newish book? One of Dean Koontz's early and lesser known ones works - Darkfall, also known as Darkness Comes.
"

No, we're just trying to get some reads in that aren't read/nominated every month--LOL! This one is fine, as long as it hasn't been a group read recently. :)

The Dead House first time suggesting

+1 Darkness on the Edge of Town
+1 Seven Years of Darkness

+1 for Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy

Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King

+1 for Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy

Frances wrote: "Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King"

No Stephen King please. Please read the description of the theme & the group read rules. All at the very top of the thread.

+1

- Polar Night

- Until Dawn

Rachel wrote: "i'd like to nominate

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+1 for this

+1 for In the House in the Dark of the Woods

and I would nominate Dark Places

Pixelina wrote: "Rachel wrote: "i'd like to nominate

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+1 for this"

+1

I'd like to nominate

The Darkness In Phantoms by Geoffrey Sleight

Wagon Buddy by Steve Stred

Dark Tales of Sorrow and Despair by Ciprian Mitoceanu

+1 for Night Shoot

Latasha wrote: "Pixelina wrote: "Rachel wrote: "i'd like to nominate

"

+1 for this"

+1"

Another +1 from me