Any horror books that are a must read?

[squareyedannie]

I read a lot of horror in 90s. King, Koontz, Herbert, Barker etc

I've just started reading the genre again with Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt.

Does anyone have any other authors that they could recommend, please?

I wish!
Pines had a similar claustrophobic feel to it and very atmospheric.
Cunning Folk and the Reddening.
I’m drawing an absolute blank of everything that I’ve read in the last year now! The horrorlit subreddit is quite good for recommendations and worth checking out x

Wylding Hall
Winter people
Ghosts - Noel hynd

I think Slade House, while not quite as 'horror' certainly has the dread aspect.

No, but thank you for mentionning it, I'll be on the watch out for a second hand version.

I gave my copy of this book to my friend who loves horror. She called me when she finished and said 'Get this book out of my house right now!'

Not sure why the quote didn't work with my post above

Inspired by this thread I've just ordered Wakenhyrst and Thin Air by Michelle Paver, I'm excited for them to arrive. I read Dark Matter in 2016 and enjoyed it, I'm not sure why I haven't read anything else by this author.

Halfway through, The Chill by Scott Carson. I'm really enjoying it so far.

Just finished, Starve Acre and Naomi's Room.
Both are really well written. I think Starve's ending will stay with me for a while!

Has anyone read Earthlings by Sayak Murata? Curious to know if it fits in the horror genre!

I'm reading How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix and it is terrifying, visceral, creepy but also hilarious. I'll be laughing then the next page have to stop reading!

Flesh and Blood by Graham Masterton, stayed with me for over 25 years. Some of his other stuff is good too, Famine and Mirror are worth a read.

I just downloaded this one 🤞

Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go

Described as the worst horror story ever because the characters don't know they are in one and you don't realise it's a horror story until a long way in

I like early Phil Rickman - Candlenight, Crybbe, December, the Man in the Moss.

I love these too.

Have any of you read the Haunted series by Lee Mountford? Really scary 😧 i

Twisted Souls - New Horror Book that's set to be a best seller. If you like grappling with the paranormal and love having a rollercoaster of emotions flooding you then this is the book for you. Due to graphic content its 18+.Twisted Souls Amazon Link

Dracula, the original by Bram Stoker. Get past some of the language of it’s time, and it is a tale par excellence.

Darkness Tell Us by Richard Laymon

This. It's sitting in my car at the moment as I don't want it in the house 😳

Shirley Jackson - "The Haunting of Hill House". Very influential & much imitated.

"The Magician" by Somerset Maugham.

The silent companions - very creepy

Some of my faves have already been mentioned but I’d just add the Felix Castor series by Mike Carey.

I read Hex off the back of this thread and bloody loved it! Thought it was the scariest thing I’ve read in years.