Sunday, October 3, 2021

I Read Horror Year-Round Reading Challenge - Third Quarter Check-in #IReadHorror


Here we are at the nine month mark! Time is flying by. 

I've read five from my list of 12 books. I'm doing the Chilling level. Starting to grow concerned about finishing. Egads! (Full challenge details here...you can still join in.)

What I've read so far:

Winter theme, or winter appearance on the cover (snow, ice, etc.)
The Ascent by Ronald Malfi (short review on Goodreads)

Written by a woman
The Witch's Trinity by Erika Mailman (Review)

Historical horror (must be an historical novel written by a contemporary author)
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

A body of water (featured in story, on cover, or in title)
Cradle Lake by Ronald Malfi (short review on Goodreads)

Written by an Indie Author
August's Eyes by Glenn Rolfe (review)

I'm currently reading Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia for Woman on Cover category. Hoping to check off a couple more categories as well this month.  

So, how's it going for you with the horror reading? Share your progress in the comments (update, links to posts/reviews, etc.).

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9 comments:

  1. I only went for 6 prompts because I know myself. I've finished 4:
    A body of water (featured in story, on cover, or in title): The Ghost Pirates by William Hope Hodgson
    Written by a woman: Into Bones like Oil by Kaaron Warren
    Ghosts or spirits: A Thin Ghost and Others by M. R. James
    Historical horror (must be an historical novel written by a contemporary author) Slewfoot by Brom

    I'm half way through some Clive Barker for "best-selling author" and I have a good candidate for folk horror.

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    1. I've read Hodgson's "The House on the Borderland," and really enjoyed it. Did you like "The Ghost Pirates"?

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    2. I love Hodgson's work. I've read The House on the Borderland too. I recently finished a reread of Ronald Malfi's Bone White. I think it qualifies for the Folk Horror category.

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  2. I've completed 5 and am working on 6. That is probably as far as I will get but I do have books picked out for 4 more.
    Winter theme, or winter appearance on the cover (snow, ice, etc.)
    One by One
    Ghosts or spirits
    The Taking of Jake Livingston
    Psychological
    The Shadows
    Monster or monsters
    What Big Teeth
    Written by a woman
    The Bone Houses

    Working on:
    written by a best-selling horror author
    Gerald's Game

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    1. Sounds like an awesome group of books. How are you liking Gerald's Game?

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    2. I'm not loving it. It gets a bit too graphic and also repetitive. I've got 100 pages left and I started watching the Netflix movie last night. Didn't want to finish it before I finished the book though. lol

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    3. I still plan to read it. I liked the Netflix movie. Thought it was pretty damn creepy. lol

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  3. I've just been rolling along!

    *Winter Theme, or winter appearance on the cover (snow, ice, etc.) - Ararat by Christopher Golden

    *Ghosts or spirits - The Family Plot by Cherie Priest

    *Psychological:
    1. The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor
    2. The Hiding Place by C. J. Tudor

    *Monster or Monsters:
    1. Snowblind by Christopher Golden

    *A body of water (featured in story, on cover, or in title) - Duma Key by Stephen King

    *Really scary book cover - The Breach by M.T. Hill

    *Woman on cover - Later by Stephen King

    *Written by a woman:
    1. The Mummy (Ramses the Damned #1) by Anne Rice
    2. The Burning Girls by C. J. Tudor

    *Written by a best-selling horror author:
    1. If It Bleeds by Stephen King
    2. The Shining by Stephen King
    3. The Cleanup by John Skipp and Craig Spector

    *Written by an indie author - Echoes of Home by M.L. Rayner

    *Historical horror (must be an historical novel written by a contemporary author) - Last Train From Perdition by Robert McCammon

    *Folk horror - Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon

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    1. Oh my goodness, you have been busy! Many favorites of mine on your list...Duma Key, The Mummy (Ramses the Damned), The Shining, Harvest Home. So many good ones! I hope you're enjoying it. :)

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