Horror Books In 2021 For You

F or those that need a thrill and have limited time, horror movies are just the thing but a really good psychological thriller horror book will leave anyone with paranoia or nightmares. If skin-crawling, tension, and build-up are what the reader is looking for, this is the right place for them. Ranging from demons to mystery to real-life stories, this list has it covered. 

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

The 1971 classic is a must-read for any horror fan. People who saw the classic were not able to keep their eyes off the screen, so just imagine what the book can do. The classic demon possession has been done over and over again. This Blatty classic about a young girl, a daughter of a popular actress, being possessed is an inspiration for many and will have anyone soaking in every word in this novel. 

The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

Some say then 1 in 10 people have the characteristic of being a murderer. Ted Bundy proved over time how true that is. This book is a retelling of his story and is a must-read for any true crime fan. Ann Rule wrote the book in 1980 after she found out that her co-worker Ted Bundy had murdered someone, also the inspiration behind the title. 

The Shining by Stephen King

Is anyone surprised to see the King Of Horror in a list of horror books? The movie by the same name does stray far from the chilling book that inspired it. Jack Torrance, the winter care taking of The Overlook Hotel loses grasp of his sanity and his beloved family, as they struggle to stay alive during Jacks’ murder rampage in this legendary novel. 

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

Good and evil exist in everyone. A spine-shivering book by the writer of Fahrenheit 451 has proven over time to be a classic. Just before Halloween a small town in Illinois and two thirteen-year-old best friends are introduced to Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Show, a carnival company with hidden sinister motives.

The Conspiracy Against The Human Race by Thomas Ligotti

A book unlike any other; it talks about mankind in the future. It is a dark read where the writer talks about his brutally honest, pessimistic, and antinatalist view about the reality and direction humankind is heading towards. A look at the inner self and how mankind will be turning into shows one of the scariest truths of all. 

American Predator by Maureen Callahan

Israel Keyes is known popularly as a devoted father and a trusted construction worker living in cold Alaska. Soon his darker side comes out when it is discovered that Keyes has “kill kits” hidden across the country. Keyes continued to get away with murders across the country with his kill kits before being found out. American Predator is his story compiled from FBI files and interviews with different people and lawyers.

Horrid by Katrina Leno

This book follows the story of a normal girl and a normal family living in sunny California with plans for her life. Her father’s death changes this and she goes packing with her mother down to Maine, where things start spiraling out of her control. It is not just the teenage bullying she deals with at school or her mother spiraling into grief, it is the creepy house where they live that leaves her with goosebumps. A locked storage room she can not get into leaves her curious to get in. A page-turning creepy book definitely worth reading. 

A Dowry of Blood by S. T. Gibson

Everybody knows who Dracula is. He has shaped how we look at vampires. Taking a story like Dracula and working on making it even darker and ominous is what Gibson set out to do with this book, and based on reviews, he did it well. A Dowry of Blood is the story based on Constanta, a book from the perspective of one of Dracula’s brides. Her point of view of being saved from the brink of death and being turned into a blood-sucking vampire. She has the knight in shining armor syndrome at first where she is in love with the one who saved as, as the story moves along she learns of Dracula's dark side and who he is.

These horror books in 2021 are definitely a must-read for horror lovers! 

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