Read at least 15 horror books

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26 participants (202 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

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Powers of Darkness: The Lost Version of Dracula by Bram Stoker, Valdimar Ásmundsson

Powers of Darkness: The Lost Version of Dracula

Bram Stoker, Valdimar Ásmundsson

320 pages • 1901 • 17 editions

fiction classics horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Devil House by John Darnielle

Devil House

John Darnielle

403 pages • 2022 • 15 editions

fiction crime horror literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim

The Eyes Are the Best Part

Monika Kim

277 pages • 2024 • 23 editions

fiction horror thriller dark tense fast-paced
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

Stephen Graham Jones

435 pages • 2025 • 18 editions

fiction fantasy historical horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Smothermoss by Alisa Alering

Smothermoss

Alisa Alering

256 pages • 2024 • 7 editions

fiction horror lgbtqia+ mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

Clay McLeod Chapman

382 pages • 2025 • 7 editions

fiction horror thriller challenging dark tense medium-paced
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

Grady Hendrix

496 pages • 2025 • 22 editions

fiction historical horror dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones

The Indian Lake Trilogy #3

The Angel of Indian Lake

Stephen Graham Jones

455 pages • 2024 • 10 editions

fiction horror thriller adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister

The Bog Wife

Kay Chronister

319 pages • 2024 • 12 editions

fiction horror dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Ghost Variations: One Hundred Stories by Kevin Brockmeier

The Ghost Variations: One Hundred Stories

Kevin Brockmeier

288 pages • 2020 • 3 editions

fiction horror short stories dark funny reflective medium-paced