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[darchildre]

Hello friends! Would you like to recommend me a horror novel to read?

I just finished The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay. Mr Tremblay is a compelling writer and I know that many people enjoy his work very much but I hated almost the entire book - I think I kept reading out of spite, more than anything else. Because he gets generally good reviews in horror circles, I had hoped that my extremely similar reaction to his Head Full of Ghosts was due to the fact that I tend to dislike possession horror a lot, but no. I just dislike his books.

Anyway. I want to read a different horror novel to get the taste out of my mouth, but cannot settle on anything. Would any of you like to suggest one?

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[darchildre]

Thank you for the varied recommendations!

If you feel inclined to suggest more books, my favorite subgenres are cosmic horror, folk horror, and body horror, though I'll try just about anything so long as it has elements of the fantastic (except most possession horror - just not my thing).

[littlestclouds]

I haven't read any of the books, but the Southern Reach Trilogy sounds like it might contain elements of cosmic horror.

One of my favorite Douglas Clegg books is The Hour Before Dark. It's more psychological horror with supernatural elements than anything else (IIRC, I haven't read it in a while).

Another horror book I have but haven't read yet is The Ruins by Scott Smith. This one looks to be ecohorror!