Who better to get your horror recommendations from than an expert in the field? Goodreads interviewed nine horror authors — Johanna van Veen, Paul Tremblay, Gretchen Felker-Martin, Ananda Lima, Monika Kim, Josh Malerman, Chuck Tingle, Stephen Graham Jones, and Gabino Iglesias — about their favorite horror authors as well as the upcoming horror releases they’re most excited about.
They also talked about their newest horror book and answered the question, “What is something that you find scary that other people would not?” So, be sure to click through to read their full interviews. In the meantime, here are 72 books that nine of the buzziest new horror authors recommend to add to your summer reading plans.
A few authors are recommended by multiple people, so if you’re looking for a shortlist, Gerardo Sámano Córdova, Shirley Jackson, Victor LaValle, Mariana Enríquez, and Junji Ito seem to be horror writers’ writers!
Johanna van Veen, author of My Darling Dreadful ThingRecommended reads from favorite horror authors: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix Things We Say in the Dark by Kirsty Logan Recommended reads from new and upcoming horror authors: The Dark Between the Trees by Fiona Barnett The Unsuitable by Molly Pohlig Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein by Anne Eekhout Orpheus Builds a Girl by Heather Parry |
Paul Tremblay, author of Horror MovieRecommended reads from favorite horror authors: Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez The Fisherman by John Langan Big Machine by Victor LaValle Generation Loss by Elizabeth Hand Recommended reads from new and upcoming horror authors: This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances by Eric LaRocca The Garden by Clare Beams Wild Spaces by S.L. Coney The Militia House by John Milas |
Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of CuckooRecommended reads from favorite horror authors: Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt Wilding by Melanie Tem Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Recommended reads from new and upcoming horror authors: The Unmothers by Leslie J. Anderson Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo Invaginies by Joe Koch |
Ananda Lima, author of Craft: Stories I Wrote for the DevilRecommended reads from favorite horror authors: Bunny by Mona Awad The Changeling by Victor LaValle The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez Forgotten Sisters by Cynthia Pelayo Recommended reads from new and upcoming horror authors: Mouth: Stories by Puloma Ghosh Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You’re Too Scared to Watch by Emily C. Hughes |
Monika Kim, author of The Eyes Are the Best PartRecommended reads from favorite horror authors: The Reformatory by Tananarive Due The Vegetarian by Han Kang Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung, translated by Bora Chung Recommended reads from new and upcoming horror authors: Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir |
Josh Malerman, author of Incidents Around the HouseRecommended reads from favorite horror authors: They Lurk by Ronald Malfi Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan Tomie by Junji Ito Children of the Dark by Jonathan Janz Recommended reads from new and upcoming horror authors: I Can See Your Lies by Izzy Lee Coup de Grâce by Sofia Ajram I Died Too, But They Haven’t Buried Me Yet by Ross Jeffery THEM by W.H. Chizmar |
Chuck Tingle, author of Bury Your GaysRecommended reads from favorite horror authors: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones Sundial by Catriona Ward Gyo by Junji Ito House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski Recommended reads from new and upcoming horror authors: American Rapture by C.J. Leede First Light (Night’s Edge #2) by Liz Kerin So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison The Skin You’re In: A Collection of Horror Comics by Ashley Robin Franklin |
Stephen Graham Jones, author of I Was a Teenage SlasherRecommended reads from favorite horror authors: Burn the Negative by Josh Winning Benny Rose, the Cannibal King by Hailey Piper Curse of the Reaper by Brian McAuley Security by Gina Wohlsdorf Recommended reads from new and upcoming horror authors: Maeve Fly by C.J. Leede Shutter by Ramona Emerson Mean Spirited by Nick Roberts Nestlings by Nat Cassidy |
Gabino Iglesias, author of House of Bone and RainRecommended reads from favorite horror authors: The Hunger by Alma Katsu Last Days by Brian Evenson A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay Tinfoil Butterfly by Rachel Eve Moulton Recommended reads from new and upcoming horror authors: Woodworm by Layla Martínez Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima |
Check out the full list and complete interviews at Goodreads.
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Source : 72 of the Best Horror Books, According to Horror Authors
