17 must-read novella books like The Black Lord by Colin Hinckley

Cover of The Black Lord by Colin  Hinckley

The Black Lord

By: Colin Hinckley

4.09

Format: 114 pages, Paperback

There’s something knocking on the window. Eddie’s parents may be arguing about the disappearanc…

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Cover of They Lurk by Ronald Malfi

1. They Lurk

By: Ronald Malfi

3.79

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

COME CLOSER . . . Five terrifying collected horror novellas newly reissued from the "modern-day … read more

Similar categories in Ronald Malfi's They Lurk book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror

2. Survival Quest (The Way of the Shaman, #1)

By: Vasily Mahanenko , Василий Маханенко , None

3.76

Format: 205 pages,

Barliona: a virtual world jam-packed with monsters, battles-and, predictably, players. Millions of … read more

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3. Boys in the Valley

By: Philip Fracassi

4.18

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

St. Vincent's Orphanage for Boys. Turn of the century, in a remote valley in Pennsylvania. Her… read more

Similar categories in Philip Fracassi's Boys in the Valley book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • fiction
  • horror
" there is light all around me. There is light inside me. "

-Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

"The sky is the color of stone, flat and hard in appearance, but brittle, as if it would crack like an eggshell - revealing black seams of the universe beyond - if struck hard enough. ."

-Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

"We didn't hit it off like many others in similar situations....Instead, he and I sort of gravitated around each other, either friends nor foes, like the moons of a planet we had no interest in observ…"

-Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

Cover of Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca

4. Everything the Darkness Eats

By: Eric LaRocca

2.78

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

An insidious darkness threatens to devastate a rural New England village when occult forces are co… read more

Similar categories in Eric LaRocca's Everything the Darkness Eats book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley

5. Starve Acre

By: Andrew Michael Hurley

3.71

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The worst thing possible has happened. Richard and Juliette Willoughby's son, Ewan, has died sudden… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Michael Hurley's Starve Acre book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • fiction
  • horror
"What you go searching for and what you find aren't always the same."

-Andrew Michael Hurley, Starve Acre

"The will of Richard's father had been to ensure that his son was in no doubt that a church was merely a meeting place for the mentally ill, and that all who gathered there--priest and parishioners--w…"

-Andrew Michael Hurley, Starve Acre

Cover of In the Shadow of Their Dying by Michael R. Fletcher

6. In the Shadow of Their Dying

By: Michael R. Fletcher

3.79

Format: 143 pages, Kindle Edition

The third best assassin. A second rate mercenary crew. One terrifying demon. As Sharaam crumbles un… read more

Similar categories in Michael R. Fletcher's In the Shadow of Their Dying book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of She Dreams in Blood (The Obsidian Path, #2) by Michael R. Fletcher

7. She Dreams in Blood (The Obsidian Path, #2)

By: Michael R. Fletcher

4.14

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

Drawn by the shards of his obsidian heart, Khraen follows the path south. The islands, largely igno… read more

Similar categories in Michael R. Fletcher's She Dreams in Blood (The Obsidian Path, #2) book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of L'occhio del gufo (Trilogia del Sole Pallido, #1) by Andrea Butini

8. L'occhio del gufo (Trilogia del Sole Pallido, #1)

By: Andrea Butini

4.13

Format: 508 pages, Kindle Edition

NELLA FORESTA DI ROKTHAN, un piccolo, insignificante villaggio come ce ne sono tanti, gli animali c… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Butini's L'occhio del gufo (Trilogia del Sole Pallido, #1) book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • horror
Cover of Small Town Horror by Ronald Malfi

9. Small Town Horror

By: Ronald Malfi

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Five childhood friends are forced to confront their own dark past as well as the curse placed upon … read more

Similar categories in Ronald Malfi's Small Town Horror book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Wild Spaces by S.L. Coney

10. Wild Spaces

By: S.L. Coney

3.51

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

Robert R. McCammon’s Boy’s Life meets H. P. Lovecraft in Wild Spaces, a foreboding, sensual coming-… read more

Similar categories in S.L. Coney's Wild Spaces book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • lovecraftian
  • horror
  • fiction
  • novella
"As funny as he thinks a fish would look, he wonders how the sea felt when her inhabitants started walking away. He wonders if maybe that’s why she keeps eating away at the land, trying to take back w…"

-S.L. Coney, Wild Spaces

Cover of This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances by Eric LaRocca

11. This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances

By: Eric LaRocca

3.67

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A brand-new collection of four intense, claustrophobic and terrifying horror tales from the Bram St… read more

Similar categories in Eric LaRocca's This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • fiction
  • horror
"The worst thing a person can do to you after they've hurt you is let you live."

-Eric LaRocca, This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances

Cover of Agony's Lodestone by Laura Keating

12. Agony's Lodestone

By: Laura Keating

4.00

Format: 116 pages, Paperback

A grave could be visited. Ashes could be scattered. But simply vanishing? That ripped a hole … read more

Similar categories in Laura Keating's Agony's Lodestone book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Walking Practice by Dolki Min

13. Walking Practice

By: Dolki Min

3.59

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Squid Game meets The Left Hand of Darkness meets Under the Skin in this radical literary sensation … read more

Similar categories in Dolki Min's Walking Practice book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
"I’ve invested close to ten years of my time figuring out what exactly their criteria are. My conclusion is that there are no such criteria."

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

"Criteria are like glass. As long as they are respected and held without dropping them, they’ll stay solid and won’t break. I made myself complicit in humanity’s scam and adapted myself to the local e…"

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

"Do I exist in the same physical space as other people? Can I really seek joy and pleasure together with them? Why does the path become narrower the further I walk down it? Why is every place I go to …"

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

"He’s a real fucking dog. Ah, forgive me. I’ve accidentally lumped dogs in with the likes of him. I would like to give a sincere apology to all the dogs of Earth. I can almost hear their complaints no…"

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

Cover of Linghun by Ai Jiang

14. Linghun

By: Ai Jiang

3.96

Format: 178 pages, Paperback

WELCOME HOME. Follow Wenqi, Liam, and Mrs. in this modern gothic ghost story by Chinese-Canadian… read more

Similar categories in Ai Jiang's Linghun book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
"In HOME, Liam was a dream. Here, he's a flawed but beautiful reality. Whispers of our future together lull us both into a dreamless sleep. It's the first time we find such emptiness comforting."

-Ai Jiang, Linghun

"Feelings, emotions, experiences, are all part of humanity's shared language, and in Linghun, that shared language is grief. Grief is a language that tears us apart, but it is also what brings us toge…"

-Ai Jiang, Linghun

Cover of The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo

15. The Woods All Black

By: Lee Mandelo

3.81

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

The Woods All Black is equal parts historical horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all … read more

Similar categories in Lee Mandelo's The Woods All Black book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
"Spill enough blood on it, and the earth was bound to go strange."

-Lee Mandelo, The Woods All Black

Cover of Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris

16. Green Fuse Burning

By: Tiffany Morris

3.88

Format: 107 pages, ebook

The debut novella from the Elgin Award winning author of Elegies of Rotting Stars. After the death … read more

Similar categories in Tiffany Morris's Green Fuse Burning book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of House of Rot by Danger Slater

17. House of Rot

By: Danger Slater

3.78

Format: 125 pages, Kindle Edition

The pink mold growing on the walls isn’t the worst thing about Elenya and Myles’ brand new fixer up… read more

Similar categories in Danger Slater's House of Rot book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Eynhallow by Tim McGregor

18. Eynhallow

By: Tim McGregor

4.29

Format: 178 pages, Hardcover

ORKNEY ISLANDS, 1797 – Agnes Tulloch feels a little cheated. This windswept place is not the island… read more

Similar categories in Tim McGregor's Eynhallow book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Below by Laurel Hightower

19. Below

By: Laurel Hightower

3.70

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO HELP A STRANGER? While driving through the mountains of West Virginia du… read more

Similar categories in Laurel Hightower's Below book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of One Hand to Hold, One Hand to Carve by M. Shaw

20. One Hand to Hold, One Hand to Carve

By: M. Shaw

4.35

Format: 222 pages, Paperback

Two halves of a human cadaver awaken on a cold morgue slab. The two distinct personalities, Left an… read more

Similar categories in M. Shaw's One Hand to Hold, One Hand to Carve book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Il Gregge (Italian Edition) by Luca Pivetti

21. Il Gregge (Italian Edition)

By: Luca Pivetti

3.89

Format: 126 pages, Kindle Edition

Trentino, primi '900.Da quando Edoardo Zambotti ha seppellito l'adorata moglie in seguito a un trag… read more

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Cover of The Black Lord by Colin  Hinckley

22. The Black Lord

By: Colin Hinckley

4.09

Format: 114 pages, Paperback

There’s something knocking on the window. Eddie’s parents may be arguing about the disappearanc… read more

Similar categories in Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • lovecraftian
  • horror
  • fiction
  • novella
Cover of Lure by Tim McGregor

23. Lure

By: Tim McGregor

4.17

Format: 129 pages, Kindle Edition

In the chapel of a forsaken fishing village on another world's shore, the seawashed bones of old go… read more

Similar categories in Tim McGregor's Lure book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Mouth by Joshua Hull

24. Mouth

By: Joshua Hull

4.29

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Screenwriter Joshua Hull (Glorious) makes his longform prose debut! After a stranger leaves him … read more

Similar categories in Joshua Hull's Mouth book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Mosaic by Catherine  McCarthy

25. Mosaic

By: Catherine McCarthy

3.93

Format: 150 pages, Kindle Edition

Something wicked waits. When a stained-glass artist embarks upon the restoration of a church win… read more

Similar categories in Catherine McCarthy's Mosaic book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • lovecraftian
  • horror
  • fiction
  • novella
Cover of Lumberjack by Anthony Engebretson

26. Lumberjack

By: Anthony Engebretson

3.95

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

Nebraska city, 1901. There’s a curse on Arbor Lodge—an elusive demon reclaiming the illustrious… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Engebretson's Lumberjack book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Posthaste Manor by Jolie Toomajan

27. Posthaste Manor

By: Jolie Toomajan

4.15

Format: 178 pages, Paperback

NEVER TRUST A HOUSE WITH A NAME. Everyone has a story about Posthaste Manor. None of the sto… read more

Similar categories in Jolie Toomajan's Posthaste Manor book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • horror
Cover of Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1) by Nathan Ballingrud

28. Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1)

By: Nathan Ballingrud

4.18

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Crypt of the Moon Spider is a dark and dreamy tale of horror, corruption, and identity spun into th… read more

Similar categories in Nathan Ballingrud's Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1) book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Bugifera by Jack Sensolini

29. Bugifera

By: Jack Sensolini

4.81

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

Regno di Taglia, mezzautunno.Un patibolo di oscurità incombe sui vivi e sui morti.Guerra, brace ed … read more

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Cover of Dehiscent by Ashley Deng

30. Dehiscent

By: Ashley Deng

3.98

Format: 90 pages, Kindle Edition

As the world’s climate swings rapidly between oppressively hot and freezing cold, the remnants of c… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Deng's Dehiscent book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Split Scream Volume Four by Holly Lyn Walrath

31. Split Scream Volume Four

By: Holly Lyn Walrath

4.47

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

SPLIT SCREAM has a new home at Tenebrous Press! Editor Alex Ebenstein brings his acclaimed split-no… read more

Similar categories in Holly Lyn Walrath's Split Scream Volume Four book and Colin Hinckley's The Black Lord

  • horror

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