Read at least 15 horror books

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28 participants (117 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Last year I tracked reading around 60 books. Only 9 of those were horror while a whopping 46 were fantasy. I don't think I can call myself a fan of horror with such awful stats, so I'm attempting to fix them.
Feel free to join if you'd like an incentive to read more horror!

Challenge Books

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This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Vol. 1 by Sai Naekawa

This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Vol. 1

This Monster Wants to Eat Me #1

Sai Naekawa

168 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ manga romance dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison

So Thirsty

Rachel Harrison

336 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction horror dark emotional funny fast-paced
Rouge by Mona Awad

Rouge

Mona Awad

372 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson

An Education in Malice

S.T. Gibson

358 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror lgbtqia+ romance dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

Hex

Robert Grim #1

Thomas Olde Heuvelt

384 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
The Ritual by Adam L.G. Nevill

The Ritual

Adam L.G. Nevill

418 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Fungi by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Orrin Grey

Fungi

Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Orrin Grey

288 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction short stories adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

The Girl With All the Gifts

The Girl With All the Gifts #1

M.R. Carey

13 hours, 4 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction dystopian adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Death of Jane Lawrence: A Novel by Caitlin Starling

The Death of Jane Lawrence: A Novel

Caitlin Starling

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin

Mouthful of Birds

Samanta Schweblin

240 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction horror magical realism short stories dark mysterious medium-paced