Some horror recommendations please

vega07 · 09-06-2010, 01:30 AM

Just read Brian Keene's "Darkness on the Edge of Town" and enjoyed it.

Can you guys recommend some good horror books? Something post-apocalyptic like "Darkness.." would be great but I'm open to other things. Your favorite zombie book would be nice too.

Thanks!

mrsquash · 09-06-2010, 04:29 AM

A couple of good horrors that I read recently that I really liked were Scott Sigler's "Contagious" and "Infected". Not really post-apocalyptic, but the world is teetering on the brink of it if things don't work out right.

If you've never tried Richard Laymon, I highly recommend him if you've got a taste for gut-churning horror, which apparently you do if you like Keene. I'd recommend "In the Dark" as a starter just because it's the first of his that I read and it made me want more from him.

All the above are available for your Kindle, and the Laymon is pretty cheap ($6.39).

I'm sure you'll get plenty of other good recommendations, and here's a few threads worth looking into:

Zombies:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31893

Apocalypse:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16893
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69983

MickeyC · 09-06-2010, 06:33 AM

Not Zombie genre but, if you haven't Steven King's The Stand or It, you are in for some very good (and scary) reads.

mr ploppy · 09-06-2010, 11:21 AM

Darkness on the Edge of Town is a sequel of sorts to Ghost Walk, which was in turn a sequel of sorts to Dark Hollow. But if you want those you will need to be quick because the publisher won't be able to sell them for much longer.

So far my favourite Zombie book would be Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry, with Autumn The City coming a close second. I'm currently reading Dead Beat by Remy Porter, which is Ok but be warned that it has masses of mistakes in it, practically one on every page.

Also worth a look if you like ultraviolence, are the J F Gonzalez books, Survivor and Fetish, and Brian Keene's Kill Whitey.

Shaz · 09-06-2010, 04:17 PM

pauline Dunn's Flesh Stealer is a pretty good read.

daffy4u · 09-06-2010, 04:38 PM

The Passage

yakuzaboss · 09-06-2010, 04:53 PM

The Strain.

Critteranne · 09-06-2010, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr ploppy

Darkness on the Edge of Town is a sequel of sorts to Ghost Walk, which was in turn a sequel of sorts to Dark Hollow. But if you want those you will need to be quick because the publisher won't be able to sell them for much longer.

Keene is reporting that he got his print rights back to his Leisure backlist (this weekend, I think), and his digital rights revert to him in December.

Horror-Mall has some DRM-free horror books available from several small press publishers:
http://www.horror-mall.com/Digital-E...p-1-c-370.html

A few of the other small presses have started experimenting with horror e-books, so there are a couple more mentioned here:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95206

vega07 · 09-06-2010, 06:17 PM

Thanks guys! You are all amazing. Read The Stand already. Great book.

mr ploppy · 09-06-2010, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Critteranne

Horror-Mall has some DRM-free horror books available from several small press publishers:
http://www.horror-mall.com/Digital-E...p-1-c-370.html

Yes, and they also don't mind selling them to smelly foreigners like me. I bought The Corporation from them last week. Quite expensive for an ebook, but a lot cheaper than what is apparently going to be the only book version.

DoctorOhh · 09-07-2010, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vega07

Can you guys recommend some good horror books? Something post-apocalyptic like "Darkness.." would be great but I'm open to other things. Your favorite zombie book would be nice too.

You might want to check out the Horror Writers Association's Horror Reading List.

jhempel24 · 09-07-2010, 02:35 AM

I'm gonna guess and say this isn't wht you were looking for...but I bought it and will devour it in a little bit.

It's the wizard of oz....with zombies.

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/17731

But on the flip side, if you want a fun stereotypical horror movie turned novel, I'd check out "The Killing Kind" by Bryan Smith. You can count on one hand the people that are left alive...I'm talking main characters, passer-bys etc....

ctol · 09-07-2010, 03:18 AM

You might also want to look at these horror anthologies:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...prefix=ellen+d

as well as these by Tanith Lee: Red as Blood or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer, White As Snow (Fairy Tales), and her flat earth series located at this link:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...fix=flat+earth

I have read almost all of them and they are very good.

bonaldo2000 · 09-07-2010, 03:29 PM

Though not strictly horror, Stephen Kings "The Dark Tower" series contains quite a lot of horror moments. Also A LOT of post apocalypse. The best books EVER in my opinion.

Scott Nicholson · 09-07-2010, 04:54 PM

Yep, Maberry, Keene, Bentley Little, Sarah Langan, Alexandra Sokoloff, Sarah Gran, Stewart O'Nan (his horror stuff), William Meikle, Christopher Ransom, and if you're old school, Skipp and Spector, James Herbert, Thomas Tryon. That should keep you busy a while!

Scott

09-06-2010, 01:30 AM	#1
vega07 Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 50 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle 2	Some horror recommendations please Just read Brian Keene's "Darkness on the Edge of Town" and enjoyed it. Can you guys recommend some good horror books? Something post-apocalyptic like "Darkness.." would be great but I'm open to other things. Your favorite zombie book would be nice too. Thanks!

09-07-2010, 02:35 AM	#12
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	I'm gonna guess and say this isn't wht you were looking for...but I bought it and will devour it in a little bit. It's the wizard of oz....with zombies. http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/17731 But on the flip side, if you want a fun stereotypical horror movie turned novel, I'd check out "The Killing Kind" by Bryan Smith. You can count on one hand the people that are left alive...I'm talking main characters, passer-bys etc.... Last edited by jhempel24; 09-07-2010 at 02:38 AM.

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09-06-2010, 04:29 AM	#2
mrsquash Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 648 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Device: K4-NT, Sony T1	A couple of good horrors that I read recently that I really liked were Scott Sigler's "Contagious" and "Infected". Not really post-apocalyptic, but the world is teetering on the brink of it if things don't work out right. If you've never tried Richard Laymon, I highly recommend him if you've got a taste for gut-churning horror, which apparently you do if you like Keene. I'd recommend "In the Dark" as a starter just because it's the first of his that I read and it made me want more from him. All the above are available for your Kindle, and the Laymon is pretty cheap ($6.39). I'm sure you'll get plenty of other good recommendations, and here's a few threads worth looking into: Zombies: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31893 Apocalypse: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16893 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69983

09-06-2010, 06:33 AM	#3
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Not Zombie genre but, if you haven't Steven King's The Stand or It, you are in for some very good (and scary) reads.

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mr ploppy Feral Underclass Posts: 3,622 Karma: 26821535 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire, tha noz Device: 2nd hand paperback	Darkness on the Edge of Town is a sequel of sorts to Ghost Walk, which was in turn a sequel of sorts to Dark Hollow. But if you want those you will need to be quick because the publisher won't be able to sell them for much longer. So far my favourite Zombie book would be Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry, with Autumn The City coming a close second. I'm currently reading Dead Beat by Remy Porter, which is Ok but be warned that it has masses of mistakes in it, practically one on every page. Also worth a look if you like ultraviolence, are the J F Gonzalez books, Survivor and Fetish, and Brian Keene's Kill Whitey.

09-06-2010, 04:17 PM	#5
Shaz Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Nook	pauline Dunn's Flesh Stealer is a pretty good read.

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daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	The Passage

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09-06-2010, 06:17 PM	#9
vega07 Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 50 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle 2	Thanks guys! You are all amazing. Read The Stand already. Great book.

09-07-2010, 03:18 AM	#13
ctol Groupie Posts: 152 Karma: 303523 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Arizona Device: Nook, Fire Tablet, Windows RT Tablet Windows Phone	You might also want to look at these horror anthologies: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...prefix=ellen+d as well as these by Tanith Lee: Red as Blood or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer, White As Snow (Fairy Tales), and her flat earth series located at this link: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...fix=flat+earth I have read almost all of them and they are very good.

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bonaldo2000 Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 13208 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: prs-505	Though not strictly horror, Stephen Kings "The Dark Tower" series contains quite a lot of horror moments. Also A LOT of post apocalypse. The best books EVER in my opinion.

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Scott Nicholson Scott Nicholson, author Posts: 363 Karma: 2029337 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boone NC Device: Kindle	Yep, Maberry, Keene, Bentley Little, Sarah Langan, Alexandra Sokoloff, Sarah Gran, Stewart O'Nan (his horror stuff), William Meikle, Christopher Ransom, and if you're old school, Skipp and Spector, James Herbert, Thomas Tryon. That should keep you busy a while! Scott