It’s October, and time for some ghoulishly good reading. It’s also clearly time for some bad puns. Sorry, I was raised on Tales From The Crypt and I just can’t help myself.
In what has become a bit of a tradition around here, I’m sharing the top five best horror books I’ve read this year. I’m only including books that I read for the first time this year. So while I might have reread a few like the classic House Next Door, it won’t be included on the list.
If you want to follow along with what I’m reading all the time, you can check me out on Goodreads and Bookbub.
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
I think I’ve made it clear that I fell in love with Shirley Jackson this year. A huge part of this love affair was reading The Lottery or The tales of Mr. Harrington.
I was kind of expecting to slough through this, getting to the title story. But each story was honestly so entrancing that I was lost in all of them.
End Of Watch by Stephen King
This is the final in the Mr. Mercedes trilogy. It’s the fantastic and gruesome story of a retired detective chasing a psychopath. Of course, this is a psychopath that’s physically a vegetable. For sure the whole trilogy is worth a read.
Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
I just did a whole review of this book on Haunted MTL. So I don’t want to say much here. I’ll just say that the stories found here are incredibly disturbing.
Terrifying Tales to Tell At Night collected by Stephen Jones
I didn’t realize this was for kids when I started reading it. But that didn’t stop how much I enjoyed it. There were stories from Neil Gaiman and Stephen King in here, and they weren’t even the best ones.
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Easily the best horror novel I read this year, The Haunting of Hill House was a pure treat. The haunting in the book was subtle until it reaches up and takes you. Even better, the language of the book is amazing. Some of the best, most haunting lines can be found in this book. And I’m still obsessed with them.
So that’s it. Those are the five best horror books I read this year. Now I want to hear what you think. What was the best horror book you read in 2022?
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