Read at least 15 horror books

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27 participants (140 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
A Taste of Darkness by Kat Ellis, Cynthia Murphy, Maria Kuzniar, Melinda Salisbury, Amy McCaw, Amy McCulloch, Mary Watson, Kathryn Foxfield, Rosie Talbot, Dawn Kurtagich, Krystal Sutherland, Rachel Faturoti, Louie Stowell

A Taste of Darkness

Kat Ellis, Cynthia Murphy, Maria Kuzniar, Melinda Salisbury, Amy McCaw, Amy McCulloch, Mary Watson, Kathryn Foxfield, Rosie Talbot, Dawn Kurtagich, Krystal Sutherland, Rachel Faturoti, Louie Stowell

448 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror short stories young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Gallant by V.E. Schwab

Gallant

V.E. Schwab

310 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Silver Nitrate

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

318 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Sundial by Catriona Ward

Sundial

Catriona Ward

338 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Bite Risk by S.J. Wills

Bite Risk

Bite Risk #1

S.J. Wills

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror young adult adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher

What Feasts at Night

Sworn Soldier #2

T. Kingfisher

151 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious tense medium-paced
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

My Best Friend's Exorcism

Grady Hendrix

444 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark funny tense medium-paced
The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

The Writing Retreat

Julia Bartz

11 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay

Survivor Song

Paul Tremblay

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction horror dark emotional tense fast-paced
We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix

We Sold Our Souls

Grady Hendrix

9 hours, 1 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction horror thriller adventurous dark tense medium-paced