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Horror books
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Honesty Beat
Books to keep you up at night that aren't generic or jump scares
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Indigenous horror
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If you want Black Horror that isn't all slavery based this is it.
All These Sunken Souls: Black Horror Anthology
I am from a rural area so folk horror was a staple of my childhood.
The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror by Tori Bovalino
I love horror from overseas too. Its often better at building that suspense and dread instead of just slash and gore immediately
The Creeper by A.M. Shine
My favorite genre of horror is comedic horror. Why not try it in a book?
I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones | Goodreads
I'd say this is a more intense Coraline
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman - Goodreads
What if you aren't welcome back home?
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
A young boy gets trained to be the next grim reaper. Should be made into a film
A Fig For All The Devils by C.S. Fritz
Krampus vs Santa is the new Freddy vs Jason or Mike
Krampus: The Yule Lord by Brom
Family moves into house owned by an exorcist. Are there any spirits waiting for them? Read and find out
The Exorcist's House (Exorcist's House Universe)
A girl who grew up in Appalachian cult leaves then returns to confront the very god the cult worships and a mystery child
Revelator by Daryl Gregory
A boy born into a family of serial killers wishes to escape but his brother threatens him upon finding out
Brother: Ahlborn, Ania - Books
Post apocalyptic horror where floods and giant worms rule
Earthworm Gods: Keene, Brian
A woman investigates her brother's murder in Mississippi
The Little Friend - The Donna Tartt Book No One Talks About
A Gothic horror classic set on an Alabama beach
The Elementals by Michael McDowell
A woman takes custody of kids from her murdered sister
Nightwoods by Charles Frazier
A Korean war vet gets involved in bootlegging and revenge plot
Gods of Howl Mountain: A Novel by Taylor Brown
A murder mystery in depression era texas
The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale
Indigenous folk horror
Polar Horrors: Chilling Tales from the Ends
An internet chat log gone wrong
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca
An exorcism skeptic becomes haunted
The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp
Words are dangerous
Pontypool Changes Everything: Movie Ed.
Racism in Harlem
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
An invisible spider pandemic
This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude
Honesty Beat
Eat the Rich by Sarah Gailey & Pius Bak
Indigenous horror
Books written by indigenous authors not necessarily about indigenous horror creatures
Cultural horror
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
How traditions can catch up to you even after abandoning
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
Native women are disappearing and one native woman looks for answers while being haunted
Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina
A native American serial killer seeks revenge
Don't Fear The Reaper - Stephen Graham Jones : r/horrorlit
18 horrors in 1 Cherokee family
Man Made Monsters by Andrea Rogers
Family identity,loneliness, and grief explored through indigenous lense
Anoka: Indigenous Horror Collection - Kindle
Post partum motherhood and mental health when you think your life is perfect
And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott
Enemies to lovers fic set in haunted writers retreat
If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens
Learn about native folklore
Frightful Folklore of North America: Illustrated
