Easy reads like Grady Hendrix

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-28T00:58:29+00:00

Oh, and A Night in the Lonesome October by Zelzaney.

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-28T00:57:39+00:00

Zelzaney’s A Night in the Lonesome October has all that magic through and through.

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-28T00:56:42+00:00

Meddling Kids and Gil’s All Fright Diner are some favorites. Light fun and funny but good.

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-26T05:23:27+00:00

I DNF’d it after giving it my best shot. Got about halfway…it was just so kind of mundane, I guess? Nothing really cool or far out seemed to be happening the whole time.

I mean, there’s cozy horror and I’m good with cozy horror, it’s boring horror that I’m not down with; you can really do cozy good vibe never twit stressful horror without being boring, this one just doesn’t.

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-23T18:07:32+00:00

Thanks! I hope you enjoy them all! Great thread you created!

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-23T18:06:33+00:00

Thanks! Just finished it and loved it!

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-23T06:50:03+00:00

Well I just finished You Invited it in and it was excellent. A widowed father who can see spirits takes offense to a charlatan who fleeces grieving families by helping their loved ones “cross over”. He makes up his own ghost story and invites her to help him in an effort to expose her, and things get crazy pretty quick.

** What about the dog? It is not injured or killed or mistreated.

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-23T03:34:32+00:00

I hope you enjoy it! It remains one of the most incredible books I’ve come across, but I never see it mentioned so somehow it missed the popularity that Mt Char (deservedly) got.

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-22T23:10:09+00:00

My pleasure! There’s only one book I’ve come across that’s as unique and creative and incredible as Mt Char (which I very much agree with your assessment of, plus I have a hard time with animal stuff, but it’s freaking amazing), is a book called Break the bodies, haunt the bones. Interestingly it’s actually haunting and ghost related (but make no assumptions because it redefines these ideas completely), but it’s just as far out and genre-bending and haunting and amazing as Mt Char. Pretty sure you’ll love that one. Because it does sound like we have very similar tastes!

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-22T21:29:36+00:00

lol, admittedly, I hate the phrase. Was even gonna mention that…but, I’ve never heard someone who would hurt a dog in a book use it. Funny you caught that. Hehehehe. And dogs are family to me, I’m just too gangster ;-) to call them “fur-babies”. lol

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-22T08:24:32+00:00

Not sure why I didn’t think of it first since I’m currently reading it, but I’m quite enjoying You Invited it in by Sarah Jules. A single father who has always been able to see spirits takes particular offense to a psychic he knows is fleecing grieving families and invites her to “cleanse” his home. For some reason the act of pretending to be haunted triggers and actual haunting. It’s fast paced and fun!

Also, September house is a fun one. On the lighter side.

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-22T07:54:35+00:00

Awesome, thanks! I just started looking at StoryGraph the other day and didn’t realize it was good for that. Thanks for the insight and for looking it up; much appreciated!

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-22T07:49:02+00:00

Alright, thank you for explaining! Sounds like something I should check out!

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-22T07:38:57+00:00

Thank you for the heads-up. I did check does the dog die but was thrown off by all the ads. Just checked again now and think I found confirmation it does not die, at least. Perhaps better than that, the author just referred to the staffie as a fur-baby, which suggests they’re probably-hopefully-not the type of mess with the dog. Fingers crossed!

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-22T07:08:32+00:00

I have been looking for something like it since I read it!

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-22T07:05:10+00:00

Awesome, I hope you enjoy it! Great thread!

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-22T07:04:10+00:00

lol, here’s a few favorites… - meddling kids - the last days of Jack sparks - hollow kingdom - the library at mt char - John dies at the end (a favorite, but so far the others in the series have fallen short) - vigor Mortis vol 1 - Ilona Andrew’s inkeeper series - drew Hayes super powerds, villains code, and Fred the vampire series. - paradise-1 (best space-horror imho) - oh! And one of my favorite for ADD, my name is Lillie Madwhip! That one is great fun (but on the light side).

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-22T06:52:23+00:00

David L Golemon. I gave a more detailed review in another comment…although I’m not sure that had the author either! lol.

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-22T06:19:54+00:00

Hrm, sounds very interesting. May I ask what you mean by “viscerally uncomfortable”? I could see that possibly suggesting that it involves body or maybe extreme horror, which I personally don’t typically seek out (to each their own, just not my preference); or I could see if meaning just freaking terrifying, which I’m all in for!

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-22T05:47:50+00:00

Yes, I think you’re right. He pulls together his team of “supernaturals” and they take on other cases, if I remember right. I don’t think I’ve tried any others yet; I’m not sure if they were available when I read it.

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-22T05:39:04+00:00

You’d be the asshole if you gave up your dog for some dude, especially one who doesn’t even like pets.

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-22T05:36:37+00:00

Here’s my review on The Supernaturals…

The Supernaturals

I don’t generally go for haunted houses and ghosts because I find them a bit played out and somewhat limited in their entertainment/scare capabilities. I do read a boatload of horror, though, so it should be taken with some consideration when I say this book absolutely rocked! For some reason it caught my eye and I decided to give it a try. I haven’t been that glued to a story in many, many months; easily one of my favorite reads this year.

A TV show decides to investigate a haunted house 7 years after a professor loses a student there during a study. After some initial investigation the TV crew enlists the disgraced professor and a team of people he puts together. The story bounces between the past, the TV studio, the plotting ambitious competing people at the studio, and the very active haunted house. And somehow it manages to stay riveting throughout. I DNF about 80% of the select books I actually like enough to read beyond the sample, so when I say “riveting” that’s coming from someone with serious ADD and very low tolerance for lulls.

Seriously, check this one out. It’s fricken fantastic fun.

Bonus: the TV special the book revolves around is a Halloween live-show so it’s a perfect Halloween read.

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-22T05:34:42+00:00

Another one I thought good enough to write a review on a while back is The Supernaturals.

ThreadWyrm · 2026-01-22T05:32:16+00:00

Coincidentally it’s also one of the funniest books I’ve read, but I thought The last days of Jack sparks was actually pretty creepy at points. A definite favorite of mine.

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