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message 1: by Netanella (last edited Jan 18, 2026 06:28AM) (new)

Netanella | 432 comments 2026 Booklover’s Combat

Team Horror

Demons & Possessions
✔️ Demonic Influence- Read a book where a character is influenced or possessed by a demon or devil - Road of Bones by Christopher Golden - 01.08.2026
2. Pact with a Devil- Read a book with a contract of any kind on the cover - The Devil's Apprentice by Kenneth B. Andersen
Road of Bones by Christopher Golden The Devil's Apprentice (The Great Devil War, #1) by Kenneth B. Andersen

Occult Horror
✔️ Mysterious Knowledge- Read a book where knowledge of something supernatural, magical, or spiritual is essential to the plot - Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix - 01.12.2026
2. Paraphernalia- Read a book with occult paraphernalia on the cover.
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

Psychological Horror
✔️ It’s All in Your Mind- Read a book where the main character struggles to stay mentally sane - We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer - 01.15.2026
2. Fear Face- Read a book where a character is displaying fear on the cover.
We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

Body Horror
✔️ Embodiment- Read a book where a character’s body is altered against their will - The War by Garth Ennis - 01.01.2026
2. Disfigurement- Read a book with someone (or something sentient) disfigured on the cover.
The War by Garth Ennis

Gothic Horror
1. Dark Victorian- Read a book that contains either a forbidden love, a character fallen into moral decay, a fallen aristocrat, a madman, and/or an angry spirit.
✔️ Goth Vibes- Read a book with a gothic (preferably crumbling) castle on the cover - The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson - 01.04.2026
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson

Slasher & Gore
1. Near Indestructible Killer- Read a book where the main antagonist is extremely hard to kill or survives an attempt to end their life.
2. Blood Everywhere- Read a book with a significant amount of blood on the cover.

Out of Control Virus
1. Viral- Read a book where the main conflict is the spreading of a virus.
2. Lab- Read a book with a lab or lab equipment on the cover.

Locked Room
1. Trapped!- Read a book where a main character is trapped for a significant amount of time.
2. Lock-n-Key- Read a book with any kind of lock and/or key on the cover.

Classic Monster
1. Natural Weapon- Read a book where a main character uses a natural weapon (claws, fangs, and the like).
2. Got Monster?- Read a book with a classic monster (vampire, werewolf, zombie, and the like) on the cover.

Campy Horror
1. Dark Humour- Read a book where dark/gallows humour is used repeatedly by the story's narrator or a main character.
2. Joke’s on the Cover- Read a book with a visual joke on the cover or punny title.

Nightmare Fetish
1. Love is Strange: Read a book where the main character has a non-traditional object of their affection.
2. Love Overcomes Evil: Read a book with an unlikely couple embracing on the cover.

Horror+ (view spoiler)
The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin Hekate - The Witch (Goddesses of the Underworld, #1) by Nikita Gill


message 2: by Netanella (last edited Jan 18, 2026 06:29AM) (new)

Netanella | 432 comments 2026 Booklover’s Combat

Full Character Archetypes List

January: (view spoiler)
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) by Stephen King The House of Small Shadows by Adam L.G. Nevill


message 3: by Netanella (last edited Jan 18, 2026 06:29AM) (new)

Netanella | 432 comments 2026 Booklover’s Combat

The Hero's Journey Books

✔️ The Incandescent by Emily Tesh - 01.02.2026
✔️ Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto - 01.04.2026
📚 Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty
📚 Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
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The Incandescent by Emily Tesh Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1) by Mur Lafferty Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1) by Hannah Kaner


message 4: by Terry (new)

Terry Birdgenaw | 2 comments Antuna's Story really fits for Multi-Cultural Alien Planet


message 5: by Netanella (new)

Netanella | 432 comments Terry wrote: "Antuna's Story really fits for Multi-Cultural Alien Planet"

I've heard good things about the book. I voted for it when it was up for the book of the month for this group!


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