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

All books added
The Houseguest: And Other Stories by Amparo Dávila

The Houseguest: And Other Stories

Amparo Dávila

122 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction horror short stories dark fast-paced
The Hole by Pyun Hye-young

The Hole

Pyun Hye-young

208 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez

Things We Lost in the Fire

Mariana Enríquez

202 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction horror literary magical realism short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin

Fever Dream

Samanta Schweblin

183 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction horror literary dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

Cursed Bunny

Bora Chung

251 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror literary magical realism science fiction short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
Revenge by Yōko Ogawa

Revenge

Yōko Ogawa

162 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror literary short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
Thus Were Their Faces by Silvina Ocampo

Thus Were Their Faces

Silvina Ocampo

354 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction horror magical realism short stories dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

Tender Is the Flesh

Agustina Bazterrica

211 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction dystopian horror literary dark tense medium-paced
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed

Mariana Enríquez

187 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror literary short stories dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Now You're One of Us by Asa Nonami

Now You're One of Us

Asa Nonami

239 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction horror dark tense slow-paced