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
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus

Whalefall

Daniel Kraus

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction science fiction thriller adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
The Long Walk by Stephen King, Richard Bachman

The Long Walk

Stephen King, Richard Bachman

384 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction dystopian horror dark tense medium-paced
Scanlines by Todd Keisling

Scanlines

Todd Keisling

83 pages • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

fiction horror dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Soon by Lois Murphy

Soon

Lois Murphy

8 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer by Jennifer Lynch

The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer

Jennifer Lynch

184 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction horror mystery dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
Gerald's Game by Stephen King

Gerald's Game

Stephen King

332 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark tense slow-paced
Final Girls by Riley Sager

Final Girls

Riley Sager

343 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

The Ballad of Black Tom

Victor LaValle

3 hours, 9 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Stirring the Sheets by Chad Lutzke

Stirring the Sheets

Chad Lutzke

99 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction horror emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Gods of the Dark Web by Lucas Mangum

Gods of the Dark Web

Lucas Mangum

108 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction horror adventurous dark fast-paced