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Ancient Images by Ramsey CampbellIf you're not allergic to short stories, there are a few anthologies out there, and "The Great God Pan" by Arthur Machen and "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood (among other stories by each) are early instances of folk horror.
Thank you, Randy! I am certainly not allergic to short stories. I'll be sure to check out your recommendations! 😊
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by Adam Nevill
by Adam Nevill
by Thomas Tryon 
by Elizabeth Hand
by Andrew Michael Hurley
by Andrew Michael Hurley
by Phil Rickman
by Phil RickmanThese authors frequently write folk-ish books beyond what I've listed here, especially Rickman.
Sweet! Thanks for all the recommendations, Alan!
Alan wrote: " by Adam Nevill by Adam Nevill by Thomas Tryon [..."
I'll second Nevill's The Ritual, the Tryon and Rickman's Curfew, and did a head slap that I hadn't thought of them when posting earlier.
Great! Thanks everyone for the recommendations! I look forward to reading several, if not all of them. I love this group for helping me discover books I never would have known existed otherwise. 🖤
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Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon is pretty much the must-read in Folk Horror, as others have already indicated.
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Thank you Alan! I searched for another thread for Folk Horror but completely missed that one before I started this one. I appreciate the link! 😁
You could also try these two books:Klondike Slaughter & Bone Snow by David Haynes (both books by the same author)
I agree with Adam Nevill being mentioned. Another book by him is this one:
Cunning Folk
Another book would be this one:
Helltown by Jeremy Bates
Jeremy Bates writes a lot of books that deal with folk horror, but I read Helltown and gave it five stars. :)
The Ceremonies by T.E.D. Klein is a classic. Unfortunately, the ebook is only available in the UK, not the US.
I'd recommend "The Old Gods Waken" by Manly Wade Wellman. It's the first book in the series John the Balladeer.
Folk horror is one of my favourite subgenres! Thank you for all the recommendations :)Here's a few I've read and loved:
- on KU and only 42 pages!
A few on my TBR that I'm most excited to read:
Another book to toss on this thread would be this one:
Churn the Soil by Steve StredHA had him as guest author last month (March). That book was excellent!
Marie wrote: "Another book to toss on this thread would be this one:Churn the Soil by Steve StredHA had him as guest author last month (Ma..."
I'm so excited to read this!
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Thanks!