It's October! I'm joined on this episode by my friend and co-host of the Currently Reading podcast Meredith Monday Schwartz, to talk about why we read (and love) books in the horror genre and to give you a pile of recommendations for this spooky season.
This is a conversation for longtime horror readers AND for those who are horror-curious. We cover everything from why escaping into scary stories HELPS our anxiety (yes, really), to how we believe horror books are often tackling some of the most important cultural topics.
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Laura’s Spooky Books:
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- The Need by Helen Phillips
- How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix (Mutual pick for Laura and Meredith)
Meredith’s Spooky Books:
- Diavola by Jennifer Thorne
- We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
- I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
Scary Story Beginnings:
- Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn Keene
- The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
- Stephen King
- Christopher Pike
- VC Andrews
- My Sweet Audrina by V.C. Andrews
Horror Books Laura Always Talks About:
- Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
- The Passage by Justin Cronin
- The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
- Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
Meredith’s Rurther Reading Recs:
- Devolution by Max Brooks
- FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven
- The Troop by Nick Cutter
- Amazon Original Stories Creature Feature Collection
Laura’s TBR recs:
- The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
- The House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Books Also Mentioned:
- I’ll be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (The scariest book Meredith has ever read)
- The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
- Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
- The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
- The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
- Sandwich by Catherine Newman
- 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann
Also Mentioned:
- Talking Scared Podcast
- Episode 222: Stephen King Starter Kit Part II (What To Read + What To Skip)
- Storygraph (for tracking books and checking trigger warnings)
- Sadie Hartmann @mother.horror on Instagram
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