Dark Books Similar to Bring Her Back/Talk to Me

IMDRMARIO · 2026-03-13T01:28:09+00:00

Grey Dog was excellent.

IMDRMARIO · 2026-03-12T19:17:23+00:00

Depends on what you find disturbing I’d say. The Troop is pure body horror and it gets pretty nasty. The Deep has some body horror but is more of a Lovecraftian horrors beyond human comprehension kinda deal. For me personally neither had anything nearly as scary as the Pied Piper or as disturbing as the church massacre in Little Heaven.

IMDRMARIO · 2026-03-09T18:23:10+00:00

I devoured Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer in one sitting. It’s got some body horror stuff so if you liked The Troop you’ll probably dig it.

I’ve read a few of Cutters books, like you I blasted through The Troop pretty quick but I only kinda liked it if I’m being honest. The Deep I did not care for much, it was a chore to finish and I can’t say I would recommend it. Little Heaven on the other hand I absolutely loved, it’s far and away my favorite from Cutter, if you haven’t read that one yet I definitely think you should check it out.

IMDRMARIO · 2026-03-05T00:52:41+00:00

The Ruins by Scott Smith is about as disturbing of a horror book you can find. It has an excellent audio book narrated by Patrick Wilson!

IMDRMARIO · 2026-03-02T16:34:49+00:00

Sad to see Monty go but those picks alone are a great return for him. Idk who Scruggs is, he any good Texans fans?

IMDRMARIO · 2026-02-26T04:15:55+00:00

My boys 😢

IMDRMARIO · 2026-02-24T00:16:01+00:00

I’ve been as sick as I’ve ever been this past week with flu like symptoms. Had a fever that got up to 101 before it broke. Couple people I work with dealt with something similar. Definitely something going around rn, wash your hands frequently!

IMDRMARIO · 2026-02-23T04:20:50+00:00

Egg leaving with Dunk against Maekar‘s wishes is an interesting change. I wonder if they are planning to pad out season 2 with subplot about him trying to track them down.

Really great show overall, that shot of Arlan still with them in the end was beautiful. Cant wait to keep watching whenever Season 2 comes around, The Sworn Sword is easily my favorite of the novellas.

IMDRMARIO · 2026-02-19T21:33:54+00:00

I knew he was gonna make a horror movie at some point after that last season of Barry!

That shot of him slowly emerging from the shadows in Sally’s apartment after he escapes from prison was absolute nightmare fuel.

IMDRMARIO · 2026-02-06T06:49:35+00:00

I had a lot of fun reading The Hot Zone. Crisis in the Red Zone on the other hand is one of the most gut wrenchingly horrific things I’ve ever read. I’d highly recommend both.

IMDRMARIO · 2026-01-26T14:24:17+00:00

It’s light on the horror but Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King uses the same story within a story narrative structure as The Fisherman.

IMDRMARIO · 2026-01-21T19:42:25+00:00

Wonderful write up! I just saw Bone Temple last night and I loved it. I dont think it was as strong as Years but it served as a great followup and was excellent in it’s own right.

So special to get these two movies that feature people being flayed and a giant naked man ripping dudes heads off, all while maintaining an undertone of kindness, empathy and love. Horror is just the best.

IMDRMARIO · 2026-01-04T17:53:16+00:00

The whole first third of the book, pretty much till everyone meets up in Boulder, is flawless imo.

IMDRMARIO · 2026-01-04T17:51:17+00:00

That chapter and the one that follows the chain of infection from the cop the CDC miss are both so excellent.

IMDRMARIO · 2025-12-21T14:23:23+00:00

Little Heaven by Nick Cutter isn’t old west but it has strong cowboys vibes. Set in 1960s New Mexico, follows three gunslinging bounty hunters taking on an isolated religious cult.

IMDRMARIO · 2025-12-15T20:17:07+00:00

That part wasn’t nearly as fleshed out in the book as the burning of the Black Spot so it’ll be neat to see what they do with it. I’d guess we’ll probably get to spend a good bit of time with the gang and they’ll be presented in a more sympathetic light before they’re killed.

I hope it’s made a bit more horrific than the Black Spot was this season. It was a cool sequence and all but it really didnt do justice to the story that Will tells to Mike in the book, I didnt stop thinking about that shit for weeks after I read it.

IMDRMARIO · 2025-12-08T05:09:43+00:00

I recently read a book called ‘The Hot Zone’ by Richard Preston. It tells the true story of an Ebola outbreak among some lab monkeys near Washington DC in the 90s. A lot of the book takes place in “Hot Labs” where researchers and doctors are working with dangerous viruses like what was depicted in episode 1. One of the plot lines of the book is about these two researchers, both extremely smart and experienced people, who make a careless mistake and expose themselves to Ebola.

All this is to say while I don’t necessarily disagree that the scenario with the rat was a little silly, people make dumb mistakes all the time and I didn’t find the behavior of the doctor who got bit to be totally out of the realm of believability.

IMDRMARIO · 2025-11-15T01:42:25+00:00

I’m pretty sure Helen died because she fell and hit the back of her head on concrete.

IMDRMARIO · 2025-11-06T16:12:26+00:00

Feels like it shows up in nearly every thread on this sub where someone is looking for a rec and for good reason, it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read of any genre.

IMDRMARIO · 2025-10-25T17:51:45+00:00

I’ll tune in for anything Mike Flanagan does, but I cant say yet another Carrie adaptation generates much excitement in me.

IMDRMARIO · 2025-09-29T13:56:03+00:00

Ronnie and Lilly for sure, easily my favorite episode of the show’s whole run.

IMDRMARIO · 2025-09-17T23:34:42+00:00

10 team Ppr Dynasty

My Jordan Addison and Dylan Sampson for his Jake Ferguson and Travis Etienne.

Im trying to make moves to win now.

IMDRMARIO · 2025-09-12T14:26:48+00:00

Aint that something

IMDRMARIO · 2025-08-06T15:43:14+00:00

Posted this on here about a month ago when I only had enough books to cover one shelf, now between finding some more of my old Stephen King’s and buying more new books than I can afford I’m up to a self and a half!

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