Crowdsourced in Carrollton: Horror Favorites
By Underground Books
By Underground Books
We asked our horror readers to recommend their favorites, and here's what they picked!
The Very Best of Caitlín R. Kiernan
Caitlín R. Kiernan
$18.95 $17.62Recommended by Jennifer Sutton: "Pretty much anything by Caitlin R. Kiernan!"
The Other
Thomas Tryon
$17.95 $16.69Recommended by Lee Laney one of his "Most upsetting Top Three" horror books: "A stone cold masterpiece. One of very few books to ever make me out it down and walk around wringing my hands. Awful, just awful...in the best possible way."
The Road: Pulitzer Prize Winner
Cormac McCarthy
$17.00 $15.81Recommended by Lee Laney as one of his "Most upsetting Top Three" horror books.
The Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris
$9.99 $9.29Recommended by Lee Laney as one of his "Most upsetting Top Three" horror books.
The Exorcist (Anniversary)
William Peter Blatty
$17.99 $16.73Recommended by Gilbert Lanny Huey and Melissa Wright
My Best Friend's Exorcism
Grady Hendrix
$16.99 $15.80Recommended by April Butler: "You know those few books that you can’t get out of your head after you read them because they are so fun? This is one of those. It reads like a 1980s teen horror movie, but one with some humor and heart (like if John Hughes made a Mean Girls meets The Exorcist film). It’s 1988, and high school sophomores Abby and Gretchen are bffs. After a night out in the woods, Gretchen starts to act strangely. She becomes moody. Things happen around her that are unexplained, and Abby starts to believe Gretchen might be possessed. If you need a book that is a little spooky and a whole lot of fun, read this book."
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
$17.00 $15.81Recommended by bookseller Suzanne Carnes: "The Haunting of Hill House is unlike any haunted house book that I have read. There are no monsters, no gore and no in your face horror. The horror of this book is psychological, with the realization that there is no hope. The house will have its way. Dr. Montague, an occult scholar, arranges for three people to spend a weekend at Hill House as part of an experiment. The house seems to have a malevolent effect on Eleanor and her descent into madness is slow and deliberate, leaving the others helpless to save her. Chilling and disturbing, Hill House is a must read for any horror fan."
The Fifth Child
Doris Lessing
$16.00 $14.88Recommended by bookseller Suzanne Carnes: "The Fifth Child is disturbing and chilling as it explores how fragile the bonds of family and society can be when forced to deal with something different and unknown."
A Head Full of Ghosts
Paul Tremblay
$18.99 $17.66Recommended by bookseller Suzanne Carnes: "Paul Tremblay brilliantly combines psychological horror, pop culture and just enough red herrings to leave you scared, entertained and guessing until the very end."
The Bad Seed: A Vintage Movie Classic
William March
$17.00 $15.81Recommended by bookseller Suzanne Carnes: "Published in 1954, William March’s insights into the mind of a child psychopath are surprisingly modern. These twists and turns will have you turning pages late into the night."
Annihilation
Jeff VanderMeer
$18.00 $16.74Recommended by bookseller Suzanne Carnes: "Creepy, mysterious, and enthralling."
