Horror/Thriller Reading Challenge 2012 discussion

I will start! Some horror novels I have read lately that are great:

Jokers Club
Ghosts of Rosewood Asylum
Cinema of Shadows

I'll also throw in a word for my own book, That Which Should Not Be. About it, though, I am admittedly biased.

House of Leaves
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
Lake Joi-les

I'm taking a shot in the dark with that last one. It was written by a high school class mate of mine who I haven't seen in years. The premise seems fun.

Love House of Leaves. Here's my review.

http://brettjtalley.com/my-book-revie...

I would recommend


Its really good!

The books
House of Leaves
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
are both excellent.

Off the top of my head I would recommend;
Dead Sea by Brian Keene
HP Lovecraft: The Fiction Complete & Unabridged
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Feed by Mira Grant
Black Butterflies by John Shirley

The Ritual
Crimson
Valley Of Scarecrow
Off Season
30 Days of Night
Echoes from the Dead

Highly recommended!

Hi everyone - this seems like a pretty fun group!

Here's a list of some books that I read last year that I thought were really good:

DRACULAS by J.A. Konrath and others
Dweller by Jeff Strand
Contest by Matthew Reilly
Crustaceans by William Meikle
Clickers II: The Next Wave by J.F. Gonzales and Brian Keene (I liked the first Clickers as well, but I think the second one was even better!)
Depraved by Bryan Smith

These were all a lot of fun in my opinion. Fast reads and definitely not boring!

KIN by Kealan Patrick Burke

One of the BEST Horror books I've ever read...and I'm really picky.

This one really felt "real" to me. I haven't read it since I was like 18 (now 30) and if you've seen the movie (or the movie High Tension) this book will be ruined for you. But this is an amazing book and should be read by all horror lovers.

I am looking forward to finding some good horror books from this group. I like Dean Koontz, I have a few Joe Hill books, but I haven't read him yet.

The Best of Joe R. Lansdale will be my next choice. If anyone else is interested we can make a thing of it. One of the stories is "Bubba Hotep." Gotta love Joe Lansdale.

@Linda I am hoping for the same thing. I feel like I read a lot of Koontz/King. I am looking forward to some new authors!

@Bill I have never heard of him. I will have to go look into him!

Mary

Has anyone read ?

If anyone is looking for a completely twisted/disturbing book...try Jack Kilborn's Endurance. I just recently found this author and have completely fallen victim to loving EVERYTHING about him. If you're a fan of the movies: texas chainsaw massacre or wrong turn...then you'll love this book! Happy reading!!

Sena wrote: "If anyone is looking for a completely twisted/disturbing book...try Jack Kilborn's Endurance. I just recently found this author and have completely fallen victim to loving EVERYTHING about him. I..."

Awe, its a crazy mutant book? I just read one of those but I've been dying to read a couple of Kilborn's

Not ..heard..of..Joe R Lansdale! Someone get the defibrillators! He is a multi-talented writer of everything from horror to western (with a twist) and a fantastic sense of humor.

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill is one of the best ghost stories I have read (other than Ghost Story by Peter Straub). It gives me shivers and is so well written.

Hauntings & Horrors: The Collected Ghost Stories of E F Benson - £1.40 for Kindle at Amazon UK is pretty good value & his Ghost stories are old and spooky, he's one of my favourites

Mary wrote: "Has anyone read ?"

Is this the story that the movie came from?

Phil wrote: "Mary wrote: "Has anyone read ?"

Is this the story that the movie came from?"

I believe so. I DO know I want to read this myself and THEN see the film.

Yes, it is. I much rather read the book first then see the film.

Kyle wrote: "Some great horror books I've read and recommend:






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Hello and thanks for the recommendations! I will check them out. I have been so busy with reviews that I just haven't had the time. February should be much better!

Mary

Great list, Kyle. I've read about half of your list. No Neiderman yet. May have to put him on my list.

Darren Shan's Demonata, read and loved this series recently :)

But this is still the scariest book for me just because I read it when I was a kid. My first horror book:

Oh and The Book of Lost Things is a fun read albeit just a little twisted.

I read The Strain series, it was good. Especially the first book! I definitely recommend it.

One of my friends just gave me , and so I hope these are good.

Brett wrote: "Phil wrote: "Mary wrote: "Has anyone read ?"

Is this the story that the movie came from?"

I believe so. I DO know I want to read this myself and THEN see th..."

I actually like to see the film first and then read the book. The book is usually SO much better than the movie, that if I read the book first I'll hate the movie. But if I like the movie, I'll love the book :)

Here is another great freebie! - http://sweepingme.com/2012/03/free-eb...
Grab it while it's free! Great for this challenge!

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I recommend Christopher Taffen's What Happened to Tom.What Happened to Tom

These two were recent books that I read and loved:

The Pilo Family Circus
Infected

These were published recently:
The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters - apocalyptic
Zone One by Colson Whitehead - thoughtful zombie
The Ridge by Michael Koryta - ghost
The Laughterhouse by Paul Cleave - serial killer