Folk Horror Book Recommendations?

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I have just finished The Creeper by A M Shine. LOVED it. Also loved the earlier book, think it was called the watcher/watchers.

Can anyone recommend anything similar? I love folk horror/creepy tales.

Do enjoy a Laura Purcell but haven't found her latest offerings to be as good/creepy as The Silent Companions.

Was recently recommended Pine by Francine Toon. That's £2.99 I'll never get back! Found it dull and predictable and not remotely spooky.

Recommendations gratefully received 🙂

Surely you'd enjoy a bit of HP Lovecraft? Lots of folkiness, old curses, things before modern times, etc.
And they're all short stories, so if you don't like one you can just move on to the next!

Agree The Ritual by Adam Nevill is good but also The Reddening.
Not read but apparently good is Harvest a home by Tom Tryon set in New England, a bit like the Wicker man I believe !

It's sublime!

OP I thought of a couple more...

A Candle in her Room/The Witch Doll by Ruth M Arthur

Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone by Stefan Kiesbye

Pin by Andrew Neiderman

Technically kids' books but Robert Westall always gives me the creeps

So many things to add to my Audible wish list! One review of 'We have always lived in the castle' said "it made me feel close to a panic attack" Can't wait!

Following with interest, I love chilling spooky books in summer for some reason.
Agree on Adam Nevill, some of his novels are borderline too scary for me but I love that. (He's also a really lovely person, was lucky to meet a while back : )
Michelle Paver also amazing, but Thin Air and Wakenhyrst not as spooky as Dark Matter.
I'm also reading The Haunted Book by Jeremy Dyson but I had to stop for a bit because it is so creepy (for me) but again I love that.

Random, but I found 'The Enfield Haunting' on streaming TV to watch (think orig itv?) and also the BBC sounds podcast 'Uncanny'.
I'm a bit of a Larry Late, but I'd recommend both for creepiness.

@Helpwhatwouldyoudonext have a look at The History of Ghosts on BBC Sounds. It's not a ghost story but looks at how different societies across the world view ghosts, how folk beliefs evolved, how it chimes with their religious views etc. I found it really interesting.

Our wives under the sea by Julia Armfield is quite unsettling. Also I recommend anything by CJ Tudor.

The Chill by Scott Carson is really good as well or if you want something more old school then Something Wicked this way comes by Ray Bradbury

The Enfield Haunting is also a book called 'This House is Haunted' by Guy Lyon Playfair. I used to love terrifying myself with it as a kid in the 80s. It's also a theatre production now with Catherine Tate.

i loved the Loney..and HP Lovecraft …this is the book thread I need!

There are some great spooky stories on bbc sounds if you like audio

Watching and noting all of these!

Inspired by this thread I read the two A.M. Shine books. They were pretty good- solid 4 star I would say. Then I started The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor and that is another level of well written. I am only about a third in so I don’t know yet how the storytelling will pan out but so far I am very impressed indeed with the writing: the style, the voice, interesting characters, the way she ramps up the tension and character complexity as you get further in.

Also another recommendation for an older one that is pure folk horror is The Witches, also published as The Little Wax Doll, and later The Devil’s Own by Norah Lofts writing as Peter Curtis, 1960.
There was a great Hammer adaptation in 1966 with a screenplay by Nigel Kneale.

I’ve recently finished The Burning Girls. I really enjoyed it. I see it’s going to be a film.

Well the Enfield Haunting is a real event and the books are about the events.

You want good quality writing that an author has spent time, possibly years of their life and creative process developing, not to mention editing and publishing costs, but refuse to pay more than £2?

What is it with everyone wanting something for nothing? This might go a way to explain why you're struggling to find something worth reading.

"Well the Enfield Haunting is a real event and the books are about the events."

Yes, I know.

Yes, I have read this and his other one, I think it's called Cunning Folk, or The Cunning Folk.

Just to add, whilst looking through all these recommendations I stumbled upon Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt which I can recommend! It is spooky and enjoyable.

Well unfortunately since I had to quit work and become a carer for my husband my budget has become limited.

Sorry about that.

The A.M Shine books are amazing. Properly spooked me out. I can't wait for the next one.

In your post you said you are 'tight fisted' and feel you have 'failed' if you pay more than £2 for a book. Not that you can't afford it. You implied that you didn't want to pay/ didn't value it enough.

I will also mention Felix Blackwell. I read one of his books ages ago, it's called Stolen Tongues. Apparently he started out on reddit. Some of the stories are a tiny bit 'samey' but I also like how he plants easter eggs in them too. Worth a look!

In your post you said you are 'tight fisted' and feel you have 'failed' if you pay more than £2 for a book. Not that you can't afford it. You implied that you didn't want to pay/ didn't value it enough

I started a thread for book recommendations. Not to discuss my finances. Therefore I made a throw-away lighthearted comment regarding those finances. Seeing as you saw fit to bring it up, I responded. Please don't derail my thread. Go read a book

I’ve recently finished The Burning Girls. I really enjoyed it. I see it’s going to be a film

Just added that to my list. Reviews look promising!

F G Cottam's books are very creepy, especially Dark Echo and The House of Lost Souls.