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• Incidents Around the House

  a Novel

  Malerman, Josh

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  Told from an 8 year olds perspective about her "friend" othermother. This creeped me out with it's effective use of establishing dread, pace and characters.

• The Shining

  King, Stephen, 1947-

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  Much better than the movie as the book leans into and isolates the horror within family, with alcoholism being the underlying theme.

• Metamorphosis and Other Stories

  Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924

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  Definitely domestic dread and even though it's not horror it's incredibly horrifying.

• The King in Yellow

  Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William), 1865-1933

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  Iconic, short creepy as hell with hints of romanticism.

• Victorian Psycho

  a Novel

  Feito, Virginia

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  Funny, unhinged, woman's capacity for violence shown to its extremities, full of unlikable characters. A bloody good time.

• We Used to Live Here

  Kliewer, Marcus

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   Very creepy, very fast paced, unnerving antagonists, unsettling vibe and the hidden messages were fantastic fun.

• This Thing Between Us

  Moreno, Gus, 1985-

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  Ominous, scary, sinister, quick read with light writing but very good.

• We Have Always Lived in the Castle

  Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965

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  Fantastic show don't tell writing, compelling characters, stone cold classic.

• Tomb serial Slasher

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  dark, funny, unhinged characters, definitely worth checking out. 

• Let the Right One in

  Ajvide Lindqvist, John, 1968-

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  Haven't finished it but enjoying it so far, particularly the Swedish aspects, intrigued to see where it's going to go.

• The Girl in the Tower

  a Novel

  Arden, Katherine

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  Fantasy not horror but has definite horror vibes, set during the rise of orthodox Christianity in Russia with a malicious Dobby and many other creatures from Slavic mythology especially the ancient vampires, creepy and very good story.

• Dracula

  Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912

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  Not scary but really liked it, the epistolary lay out was interesting, great introduction to gothic horror.

• Come With Me

  Malfi, Ronald Damien

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  Beautifully written example of grief horror, really loved it! 

• The Fall of Never by Ronald Malfi

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  Read 30 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Kelly Rich, long estranged from her family, is forced to return home when her sister is inv…

• Growing Things

  and Other Stories

  Tremblay, Paul

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   Light humor, really creepy, playing around with the form so very meta, uses characters from previous Tremblay stories, interested to see what his novels are like.

• Crushing Snails

  Murray, Emma E.

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  Deeply tragic, well-paced, left me feeling like I needed to read something entirely wholesome to cleanse the palette after.

• The Stepford Wives

  Levin, Ira, 1929-2007

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  Great existential gas lighting, creepy and incredibly clever.

• The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic

  Joaquin, Nick, 1917-2004

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  Fantastic collection of well-crafted and compelling short stories by a Filipino author with a refreshing take on the genre.

• Portraits of Decay

  a Novel

  Blanes, J.R.

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  A light, quick read about toxic relationships, the lengths people will go to come out on top, unlikable characters, lush setting, Voodoo! Zombies! Quite enjoyed it.

• Interview with the Vampire TVNZ+ Seasons 1&2

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  Way hotter than the original books, loved the updated settings but will reread original books.