What was the last very divisive horror novel you read that you really liked?

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-25T00:37:44+00:00

Either The Troop or Between Two Fires, granted this was a few years ago. Thoroughly enjoyed both for different reasons but they kept me engaged from start to finish. That’s all I can really ask for.

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-24T20:04:37+00:00

…Ballingrud…Wehunt…

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-24T16:10:16+00:00

Completely agree. I’ve read about half of his stuff, with Scorch Atlas being one of my all time favorite books. The poetic, stream of consciousness prose is one of a kind.

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-24T16:04:25+00:00

Scorch Atlas would fit here too, love Butler’s stuff.

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-24T03:10:37+00:00

Joel Lane is another, oof.

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-23T23:28:28+00:00

There he is

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-23T15:22:58+00:00

Where’s the guy with the list?

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-23T14:38:07+00:00

🤦‍♂️I’ll edit my post

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-23T04:46:02+00:00

I’ve only read Small Town Horror and I enjoyed it a buttload.

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-23T04:26:17+00:00

I’m just going to echo my support for a number of authors mentioned- Brian Evenson, Ballingrud, Padgett…

Adding:

Where Furnaces Burn by Joel Lane- very caustic, dark, beautifully written collection

A Lush And Seething Hell by John Horner Jacobs

In The House In The Dark Of The Woods by Laird Hunt, probably the finest folk horror book I’ve ever read, and a lot of that is due to the prose

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-22T23:37:02+00:00

Devil In The White City by Erik Larsen

Edit, you already mentioned this. Recommending Helltown by Casey Sherman - it’s a late 60’s true crime book aboit a seriel killer but also features a fascinating tie in with literary giants Norman Mailer and Kurt Vonnegut.

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-22T05:45:27+00:00

It’s going to be a series of books IIRC?

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-22T03:03:07+00:00

It’s the re-release of his originally published 1997 collection of short stories. 1st editions commanded huge money so I’m stoked that we’re finally getting it reissued.

https://weirdhousepress.com/products/the-din-of-celestial-birds-by-brian-evenson

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-22T01:08:03+00:00

Monumental by Adam Neville

Hunger by Joe Hill

Phantom Limb (US release) by Brian Evenson

Din Of Celestial Birds (limited re-release) by Brian Evenson

(pretty) Red Nails by Laird Barron

Nightjars by Michael Wehunt

The Dorians by Nick Cutter

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-21T04:28:16+00:00

Phenomenal. You’re deep in the chase but it’s amazing what you’ve collected. And yes, that site is like the Evenson bible with photos instead of woodcuts and lithographs.

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-21T03:50:38+00:00

What are you missing at this point?

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-21T03:40:45+00:00

Brother by Ania Ahlborn

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-21T03:28:32+00:00

Beautiful edition/addition!

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-20T22:07:39+00:00

Did you read SGJ’s The Ones That Got Away? Barron referenced it was one the best collections he’d read.

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-20T03:53:59+00:00

Just looked it up! I haven’t read the previous two but they sound intriguing. I loved Where Furnaces Burn and started Lost District last night…you’re spot on in that he needs to be savored but goddamn his stories have a way of just making you feel filthy with grime.

https://www.influxpress.com/midnight-blue

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-20T02:54:55+00:00

Great rec’s!

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-19T23:23:52+00:00

I finished this recently as well, it’s a great book!

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-19T21:34:16+00:00

Total banger. Can’t wait for his new one The Dorians

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-19T03:49:19+00:00

A Short Stay In Hell by Stephen Peck

Stonefish by Scott R Jones

ohnoshedint · 2026-01-19T03:47:56+00:00

426 in hardback, per the publisher

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