Category: Horror
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
These books are true horror classics. I grew up reading these. My brother and I owned the earliest editions released in the 80s, and we read them in our camping tent every year around Halloween. Many libraries and schools have banned Alvin Schwartz’s collection of spooky short stories. They have…
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Ghost Music by Graham Masterton
Ghost Music is one of dozens of horror novels by Graham Masterton. He is my favorite horror novelist of all time. In Ghost Music, Masterton veers away from his usual style of graphic, stomach-wrenching terror to deliver a haunting, yet faintly charming ghost story. Gideon Lake writes jingles for a…
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Vampire Diaries Return: Shadow Souls by L.J. Smith
Shadow Souls is the 2nd book in the Vampire Diaries Return series inspired by L.J. Smith. It was NOT written by Smith, but by one or more ghostwriters. This one picks up right after the ending of Vampire Diaries Return: Nightfall. Elena Gilbert and gang travel to another dimension—the Dark…
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Creepers by David Morrell
Creepers is the 1st book in the Frank Balenger series by David Morrell, who also wrote the First Blood/Rambo series. I remember seeking this book out specifically because it was about urban exploration, which I think is super interesting. I used to live in a military reservation in Hawaii that…
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House of Bones by Graham Masterton
House of Bones is one of a billion horror novels by Graham Masterton. He’s more widely known in the U.K., which is why I love writing about him. I enjoy introducing him to Americans who are unfamiliar with his work. He is the REAL King of Horror, and I’m a…
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All Souls Night: Blood Ties Book 4 by Jennifer Armintrout
All Souls Night is the 4th and final book in the Blood Ties vampire series by Jennifer Armintrout. This series is a billion times better than the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris and the Undead series by MaryJanice Davidson. Carrie is so much smarter and wittier than the female…
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In the Dark of the Night by John Saul
In the Dark of the Night is one of many books by John Saul, who I discovered in middle school, around the same time I discovered Dean Koontz and V.C. Andrews. In this one, three close-knit upper-class families vacation in a small lakeside community for the summer. Each of the…
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Master of Lies by Graham Masterton
Master of Lies also goes by the title, Black Angel. It’s one of dozens of horror novels by Graham Masterton, who is more well-known in the U.K. In Master of Lies, detectives are trying to nail a serial killer known as “Fog City Satan.” The Fog City Satan brutally murders…
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Ladies’ Night by Jack Ketchum
Ladies’ Night is one of the earliest works by Jack Ketchum. It’s a novella about women in New York who turn into man-eating demons. The author’s introduction at the beginning really sells—and glorifies—this book. He discusses the history behind the story, and why it was shortened from its original length.…