If you want to get scared this fall, haunted houses and terrifying movies aren’t your only choices. Have you considered immersing yourself in the mind-boggling world of literary horror instead? The genre has terrorized audiences ever since the ancients weaved demons, monsters, and ghosts into their folklore; now it is a bustling literary sector populated by ghosts that are both supernatural and terrifyingly real. We’ve picked ten of our favorite tales to get you started, which feature all the pillars of nocturnal fear you know and love, from witches and zombies to killer clowns.
As obscure as these novels may be, contemporary horror isn’t just about things that happen at night. Through the prism of genre conventions, today’s horror novels reflect the all-too-real horrors of our returning world. From racism to misogyny to sexual predation, these novels prove that the scariest evils we live with every day, not the monsters that drive our nightmares. Read on, if you dare, for a spooky seasonal schedule that will have you thinking long after Halloween. (And if you don’t, fear not, our list of the best books of 2021 is full of offers for all kinds of moods.)
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