Horror Aficionados discussion

My tbr is massive! I'm just finishing up a fantasy and would love a horror next. Give me your best recs! Something I've never heard of is great, doesn't have to be from my tbr.

Likes - well developed characters, dark humour, gore, gothic elements, folklore elements, haunted houses, generational curses, serial/slasher bit of mystery..

Dislikes- too vague or arty, posession, creature feature, sci fi leaning

I have no triggers that I've come across yet.

GOLEM by PD Alleva was an amazing read I’ll recommend forever.

“Haunting, dark, and creepy-- Golem is by far one of the best books I've read in years.” ~ BookeryBliss Reviews

Detective. Angel. Victim. Devil.

A haunting tale of suspense, loss, isolation, contempt, and fear.

On November 1, 1951, war hero John Ashton was promoted to detective. His first assignment: find the district attorney’s missing daughter. But his only lead is Alena Francon, a high society sculptor and socialite committed to Bellevue’s psychiatric facility.

Alena has a story for the new detective. A story so outlandish John Ashton refuses to heed the warning. Alena admits to incarnating Golem, a demonic force, into her statue. A devil so profound he’s infiltrated every part of New York’s infrastructure. Even worse, he uses children to serve as bodily hosts for his demonic army, unleashing a horde of devils into our world.

When Alena’s confidant, Annette Flemming, confirms the existence of Golem, John is sent on a collision course where fate and destiny spiral into peril, and the future of the human race hangs in the balance.

The Devil Is In The Details!

Fans of The Silence of the Lambs, Clive Barker, John Connolly, Stephen King, and Anne Rice will be fascinated by this edge of your seat psychological horror novel with a story that rips out the heart of humanity and throws it on a slab to be feasted on.

Our TBR's are very similar, feel free to look at mine as I've read a lot of what you have on yours. We also have very similar ratings on the books we've both read. 😁

A few of my fave's are:

Jessica wrote: "Our TBR's are very similar, feel free to look at mine as I've read a lot of what you have on yours. We also have very similar ratings on the books we've both read. 😁

A few of my fave's are:
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Can someone recommend me a book that’s like The Exorcist and Rosemary’s baby. I’m loving these horror novels from the 60s/70s.

Samuel wrote: "Can someone recommend me a book that’s like The Exorcist and Rosemary’s baby. I’m loving these horror novels from the 60s/70s."

Samuel, you might try Thomas Tryon—The Other or Harvest Home. Also Richard Matheson’s Hell House.

through the eyes of evil by @r.s.daughtery it's amazing

Samuel wrote: "Can someone recommend me a book that’s like The Exorcist and Rosemary’s baby. I’m loving these horror novels from the 60s/70s."

Have you read The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson? Fits right into the possession theme.

Samuel wrote: "Can someone recommend me a book that’s like The Exorcist and Rosemary’s baby. I’m loving these horror novels from the 60s/70s."

Maybe you would enjoy this title? Possession and unholy pregnancies in this book.
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

See if you can find Burnt Offerings by Robert Marasco (1973). It’s very good. The movie isn’t bad, either.

Samuel wrote: "Can someone recommend me a book that’s like The Exorcist and Rosemary’s baby. I’m loving these horror novels from the 60s/70s."

Chiming in late:
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay is in direct conversation with The Exorcist.

For something lighter and even, at times, funny, try My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix.

I'd also second the recommendation for Thomas Tryon's novels and for the Richard Matheson novel, too.