Paste - 25 Horror books we can't wait to read this fall

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Overview

Bit late, almost a year in fact, but found a list from Paste of books that sound excellent, so putting a tracker up here. 

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The Obscene Bird of Night: Unabridged, Centennial Edition by José Donoso, Megan McDowell

The Obscene Bird of Night: Unabridged, Centennial Edition

José Donoso, Megan McDowell

464 pages • 1970 • 28 editions

fiction classics horror literary magical realism challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
The Folly by Gemma Amor

The Folly

Gemma Amor

192 pages • 2023 • 5 editions

fiction horror thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng

Gorgeous Gruesome Faces #1

Gorgeous Gruesome Faces

Linda Cheng

320 pages • 2023 • 11 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ speculative fiction thriller young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Nestlings by Nat Cassidy

Nestlings

Nat Cassidy

291 pages • 2023 • 6 editions

fiction horror dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

The Reformatory

Tananarive Due

570 pages • 2023 • 14 editions

fiction historical horror dark emotional tense medium-paced
Christmas and Other Horrors: A Winter Solstice Anthology by Ellen Datlow

Christmas and Other Horrors: A Winter Solstice Anthology

Ellen Datlow

448 pages • 2023 • 11 editions

fiction horror short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros

Wrath Becomes Her

Aden Polydoros

384 pages • 2023 • 4 editions

fiction fantasy historical horror young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt

Brainwyrms

Alison Rumfitt

297 pages • 2023 • 9 editions

fiction horror lgbtqia+ challenging dark tense fast-paced
A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper

A Light Most Hateful

Hailey Piper

279 pages • 2023 • 5 editions

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark emotional tense fast-paced
Edenville by Sam Rebelein

Edenville

Sam Rebelein

323 pages • 2023 • 8 editions

fiction horror adventurous dark tense medium-paced