25 Top horror books like Weird Horror #3 by Michael Kelly

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Weird Horror #3

By: Michael Kelly

4.18

Format: 84 pages, Paperback

" Weird Horror edited by Michael Kelly is a new, very promising twice-yearly horror magazine featur…

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1. Tenth of December

By: George Saunders

3.98

Format: 251 pages, Hardcover

One of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, George Saunders is an u… read more

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"Ted, I swear to God, quothe he."

-George Saunders, Tenth of December

"Every step was a victory. He had to remember that."

-George Saunders, Tenth of December

"Why was she dancing? No reason. Just alive, I guess."

-George Saunders, Tenth of December

"The thing about girls? Suzanne said. Is we are more content-driven."

-George Saunders, Tenth of December

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2. The House Next Door

By: Anne Rivers Siddons

3.88

Format: 352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Thirty-something Colquitt and Walter Kennedy live in a charming, peaceful suburb of the newly bustl… read more

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3. Mirror, Mirror (The Dresden Files, #17)

By: Jim Butcher

3.87

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

"The next book after this one (, DragonCon 2015. read more

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4. Dagon

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.94

Format: 489 pages,

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5. The Fisherman

By: John Langan

3.91

Format: 266 pages, Paperback

In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman's Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reser… read more

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"You can make an oyster surrender its pearl,"

-John Langan, The Fisherman

"Have you ever been so scared of something you move toward it, try to touch it, that kind of thing?"

-John Langan, The Fisherman

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6. The King in Yellow

By: Robert W. Chambers

3.55

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

One of the leading examples of Victorian-gothic horror, The King in Yellow is a collection of ten i… read more

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"Selby never knew why, but he suddenly began to buy flowers."

-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow

"Strange in the night where black stars rise, And strange moons circle through the skies But Stranger still is Lost Carcosa."

-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow

"I pray God will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in its truth..."

-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow

"No, he is not vicious, nor is he in the least demented. His mind is a wonder chamber, from which he can extract treasures that you and I would give years of our life to acquire."

-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow

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7. Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)

By: Terry Pratchett

4.34

Format: 376 pages, Mass Market Paperback

This is where the dragons went. They lie... not dead, not asleep, but... dormant. And although the … read more

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"Life could be horrible in the wrong trouser of time."

-Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)

"... a metaphor ... is like lying but more decorative."

-Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)

"A good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read."

-Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)

"Perhaps the magic would last, perhaps it wouldn't. But then again, what does?"

-Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)

8. The October Country

By: Ray Bradbury

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Ray Bradbury's second short story collection is back in print, its chilling encounters with funhous… read more

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9. Skin Game (The Dresden Files, #15)

By: Jim Butcher

3.57

Format: 10 pages, Hardcover

Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, is about to have a very bad day.... Because as W… read more

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10. My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)

By: Stephen Graham Jones

3.54

Format: 405 pages, Hardcover

You won’t find a more hardcore eighties-slasher-film fan than high school senior Jade Daniels. And … read more

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"Some girls just don't know how to die."

-Stephen Graham Jones, My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)

"Is it really winning if everybody dies?"

-Stephen Graham Jones, My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)

"Horror's not a symptom, it's a love affair."

-Stephen Graham Jones, My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)

"We all become history at some point or another, right?"

-Stephen Graham Jones, My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)

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11. Don't Fear the Reaper (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #2)

By: Stephen Graham Jones

4.07

Format: 457 pages, Hardcover

Jade returns to the rural lake town of Proofrock the same day as convicted Indigenous serial killer… read more

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12. Comfort Me with Apples

By: Catherynne M. Valente

3.59

Format: 103 pages, Hardcover

Sophia was made for him. Her perfect husband. She can feel it in her bones. He is perfect. Their ho… read more

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"Why doesn’t He love me like He loves you?"

-Catherynne M. Valente, Comfort Me with Apples

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13. Hide

By: Kiersten White

3.33

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The challenge: spend a week hiding in an abandoned amusement park and don't get caught. The priz… read more

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"What a generation long before her summoned and paid for, and what subsequent generations decided to make others pay for. Trickle-down economics. They got the economy, and the blood trickled down the …"

-Kiersten White, Hide

"Mack looks back at the maze that housed a monster that fed in youth and hope and stalled dreams. That ground up vulnerable people so the ones in power could keep their power, could keep their safety,…"

-Kiersten White, Hide

"So now she's seen it. She [Mack] knows what's out there. It doesn't make any more sense than it did before, but at least she can move from horror, the fear of the unknown, and into terror, the fear o…"

-Kiersten White, Hide

"He doesn't love you," she said matter-of-factly. "He didn't love your mother, either, and I don't want you to spend your whole life waiting for something he can't give. Men like that, people are thin…"

-Kiersten White, Hide

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14. Clown in a Cornfield (Clown in a Cornfield, #1)

By: Adam Cesare

3.74

Format: 346 pages, Hardcover

Quinn Maybrook just wants to make it until graduation. She might not make it to morning. Quinn a… read more

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15. The Fervor

By: Alma Katsu

3.63

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

A psychological and supernatural twist on the horrors of the Japanese American internment camps in … read more

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"No computer books for me. I love real books I can hold and open with excitement, anticipation and, yes, reverence. There is nothing like the smell of a book, bookshops and libraries"

-Alma Katsu, The Fervor

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16. Black Mountain (Isaiah Coleridge, #2)

By: Laird Barron

3.99

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

Ex-mob enforcer Isaiah Coledrige has hung out a shingle as a private eye in New York's Hudson Valle… read more

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"God lit a candle and then made us. He was afraid of being alone in the dark."

-Laird Barron, Black Mountain (Isaiah Coleridge, #2)

"I'm a wary believer in signs and portents. The universe is always muttering threats."

-Laird Barron, Black Mountain (Isaiah Coleridge, #2)

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17. Blood Standard (Isaiah Coleridge, #1)

By: Laird Barron

3.95

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

Isaiah Coleridge is a mob enforcer in Alaska--he's tough, seen a lot, and dished out more. But when… read more

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18. Nuclear War: A Scenario

By: Annie Jacobsen

4.47

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more

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"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."

-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario

"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."

-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario

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19. The Last Conversation

By: Paul Tremblay

3.76

Format: 56 pages, Kindle Edition

What’s more frightening: Not knowing who you are? Or finding out? A Bram Stoker Award–winning autho… read more

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"Soon. You keep saying soon. I don't think you and I share that words meaning."

-Paul Tremblay, The Last Conversation

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20. Out There Screaming

By: Jordan Peele

3.79

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, c… read more

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"Jesus better keep his little bitch mouth shut"

-Jordan Peele, Out There Screaming

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21. The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

By: Matt Ruff

3.94

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

“Another virtuoso blend of horror, action, and humor. . . . Fans will find this a worthy sequel.”— … read more

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22. The Beast You Are: Stories

By: Paul Tremblay

3.34

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A haunting collection of short fiction from the bestselling author of  The Pallbearers Club ,  A He… read more

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23. Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16)

By: Jim Butcher

4.22

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

When the Supernatural nations of the world meet up to negotiate an end to ongoing hostilities, Harr… read more

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"There was a universe of pain residing in that ellipses."

-Jim Butcher, Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16)

"Yeah well, I’ve never had much opportunity to fight with family,"

-Jim Butcher, Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16)

"You can’t go around making people’s choices for them. Not if you love them."

-Jim Butcher, Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16)

"You have to realize when you’ve reached the limits of what you can choose to do to change the situation."

-Jim Butcher, Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16)

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24. The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell

By: Brian Evenson

4.10

Format: 254 pages, ebook

“Here is how monstrous humans are.” A sentient, murderous prosthetic leg; shadowy creatures lurkin… read more

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Cover of 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann

25. 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered

By: Sadie Hartmann

4.43

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

The Ultimate List of Must-Read Horror! Curious readers and fans of monsters and the macabre, get re… read more

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"I love a good story about everyone dying."

-Sadie Hartmann, 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered

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26. Wyrd and Other Derelictions

By: Adam L.G. Nevill

3.81

Format: 106 pages, ebook

Derelictions are horror stories told in ways you may not have encountered before. Something is m… read more

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27. The Backbone of the World

By: Stephen Graham Jones

3.93

Format: 54 pages, Kindle Edition

An American Indian woman’s past and future collide in unthinkable ways in this richly imagined shor… read more

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28. Breakable Things

By: Cassandra Khaw

3.94

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

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29. Helicopter Parenting in the Age of Drone Warfare

By: Patrick Barb

4.57

Format: 94 pages, Paperback

In a near-future United States, surveillance technology's the hottest trend in high-tech parenting.… read more

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30. Weird Horror #3

By: Michael Kelly

4.18

Format: 84 pages, Paperback

" Weird Horror edited by Michael Kelly is a new, very promising twice-yearly horror magazine featur… read more

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31. Hellebore: Yuletide Hauntings 2023

By: Maria J. Pérez Cuervo

4.44

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Spectral Roman armies wading across newly built motorways, grey ladies roaming the corridors of sta… read more

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20 Best fiction books like Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

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Sara Gran

3.65

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C.J. Leede

3.78

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