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The horror revival continues! And it’s so damn hard to narrow down my favorites, which is why this list has twenty titles. There are epic historicals, cutting satires, folk horror, religious horror, cultural reckonings, and so much more.

• Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McCauley
• The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
• The Captive by Kit Burgoyne
• Crafting for Sinners by Jennifer Kiefer
• The Burial Tide by Neil Sharpson
• Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
• Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin
• rekt by Alex Gonzalez
• Beta Vulgaris by Margie Sarsfield
• The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi
• Dark Sisters by Kristi Demeester
• The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw
• My Ex, The Antichrist by Craig DiLouie
• When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy
• Feeders by Matt Serafini
• Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman
• I’ll Quit When I’m Dead by Luke Smitherd
• You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White
• Galloway’s Gospel by Sam Rebelein
• Old Soul by Susan Barker
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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Ooo, I haven't heard of several of these. Time to look at their synopses for my TBR list. Are there any here you'd recommend I go in completely cold on if I'm intending to read them?

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy

You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Awesome. I won't even read the synopses on those. Cheers and stay scared.