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Horror Books By Setting - The Ocean, In Space, At Home and The Outdoors
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items Horror book recommendations by setting if you're looking for a specific scare. Please check CWs before buying as some will be extreme horror or have disturbing content. I've read almost all of these so please feel free to ask me about them.
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The Outdoors
Horror At Home
In Space
The Ocean
The Outdoors
Forests, caves and mountains, the great outdoors are full of danger.
Gyre's mother has disappeared and in order to track her down, she takes a job exploring a cave deep in the planet. It's incredibly dangerous and her “team” only consists of Em, a woman who may or may not have ulterior motives for taking on this exped...
The Luminous Dead|Paperback
A rural retreat to a deceased artist's cabin takes a disturbing turn when the group realize the paintings are changing and they might not be alone…
The Artist by Inigo Mort
I don't think it needs an introduction but this is a must read if you've seen any of the adaptions. War never changes, it just gets more brutal and technical.
All Quiet on the Western Front|Paperback
The nightmare version of Alice in Wonderland. The MC goes on such a bizarre and incredible journey. If you like weird, then def read it.
The Hike: A Novel|Paperback
One of my favourite books. If you've seen the film, the book is far better.
The Ruins|Paperback
Taryn is honoring her wife's final wishes, scattering her ashes in her favorite place, the forest. However, something sinister lurks in the woods.
Sawtooth
When a mysterious forest springs up out of nowhere, it's not a mystery as much as it is a business opportunity. Tours of the forest had been doing well until the trams break down and there's no escape from what's lurking in there.
The Haunted Forest Tour|Paperback
Horror At Home
Nowhere is safe, including at home as explored in these books.
It's hyped for a reason, I really enjoyed this. If you love R/Nosleep stories like I do, this is a full length novel of Marcus Kliewer's short story series. I recommend this for people who like House of Leaves, ARGs and being confused. 😅
We Used to Live Here: A Novel|BN Exclusive
The rain changes everything it touches, a small family living in rural Illinois try to survive the catastrophic weather. Gory, disturbing and heartbreaking, I recommend this for fans of The Mist by Stephen King and Dead Crow by David Haynes.
Downpour|Paperback
William is Henry's best creation but only half finished. His pregnant wife, Lily wants to know why he's so cagey about William, who he hides in the attic. When she invites her co workers over for dinner, he has no choice but to show them.
William|eBook
Clara wants to protect her father and daughter from the world by trapping them in her apartment. It’s claustrophobic and heartbreaking.
The Rooftop
What would happen if a group of people showed up at your holiday home and told you the world would end unless you take the life of your child. That’s the premise of this book, both heartbreaking and disturbing.
The Cabin at the End of the World|Paperback
Sam moves into his new home, it's not great but it's something. However, the house has a hold on him and when his ex turns up dead, his life spirals out of control.
The Count
If you like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, then read this. Ania Ahlborn is incredible at building tension and exploring extreme family dynamics.
Brother|Paperback
I don't think I've ever been so shocked by a posesssion story before, genuinely scared me too.
Seed|Paperback
In Space
In space, no one can hear you scream..
This is one of my favorite space horror collections and it only has 48 ratings! Three loosely interconnected novellas set in an unexplored galaxy. If you like Event Horizon, Hellraiser IV or Sunshine (2007), this is a must read. There's body horror, humor and cosmic horror.
A Graveyard of Stars: Sci-fi Horror Novellas
Can I put this in both space and outdoors? I’m going to do it anyways. Definitely one of my fav reads of the year.
The Luminous Dead|Paperback
I had no idea there was a novelization of the 1997 film Event Horizon. It's long out of print but available on The Internet Archive.
Event horizon : McDonald, Steven E
Junji Ito does amazing cosmic horror and this is the epitome of that. A new planet is found, named after the scientist's daughter, Remina. However, it's fast approaching earth and it's hungry.
Remina|Hardcover
I recently read this and it has so much going on. Creature Feature, corruption and rogue tech set on a museum ship in space
Cold Eternity|Paperback
The Ocean
I'm not a huge fan of the ocean, read these books and find out why 😅
A mysterious disease sends scientists under deep under water to study its cause. When the research base goes silent and a researcher surfaces in terrible condition, a team are sent to investigate. For those that like Solaris, The Thing and Event Hori... hallucinatory and disturbing.
The Deep: A Novel|Paperback
Literary horror, it's quiet but very impactful. A woman's wife returns changed after a deep sea expedition that goes horribly wrong. This deals with love, loss, change and the frustration of managing a condition caused by reckless companies.
Our Wives Under the Sea: A Novel|Paperback
A molumentary film disappears after they travel to the Mariana Trench, seven years later a crew tries to recover them and discover the truth of what really happened.
Into the Drowning Deep|eBook
Ocean travel in the past was incredibly dangerous, months on end out in endless blue waters. The crew get an offer they can't refuse and begin their journey of bringing a mysterious package halfway across the world. Is the reward really worth it?
The White Bishop
Abe is struggling after the death of his wife, fishing helps him deal with his loss. Grief, friendship and cosmic horror.
The Fisherman|Paperback
Anthology of ocean/water related horror stories. Great variety and I love a short story collection to pick up when I don't want to commit to a novel.
Screams From The Ocean Floor: Horror Anthology