Not So Horrible Horror Books?

Horror is not a genre I read, but it is one that is a favourite for many people.  If you do enjoy scary books, check out this list of 100 the greatest horror books of all time:  https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-horror-books-of-all-time.  Not surprisingly, several of Stephen King’s books are on the list. 

At https://media.bookbub.com/blog/2017/09/20/best-horror-books-of-all-time/, you can see a list of classic horror books and a list of notable new fiction in the genre.

If you’re interested in contemporary horror, check out this list of the most anticipated horror of 2017 (http://www.blumhouse.com/2017/01/18/ten-new-horror-novels-were-dying-to-read-in-2017/) or the Chicago Review of Book’s best horror of 2017:  https://chireviewofbooks.com/2017/10/26/best-horror-books-of-2017/. 

Earlier this year, Literary Hub offered a list of 10 literary horror books (http://lithub.com/10-works-of-literary-horror-you-should-read/), and if you like your horror readings to have a historical setting, check out this list:  https://www.tor.com/2017/06/21/five-tales-in-which-history-meets-horror/.

Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House appears on virtually everyone’s list of most scary books, so it is not surprising that Netflix is working on a 10-episode straight-to-series re-imagining of Shirley Jackson’s classic 1959 novel.  Apparently, the modern re-imagining draws from the original classic ghost story while expanding on the mythology of the Crane family.  A specific release date has not yet been announced, so look for it in 2018.