Well, the first year of I Read Horror YR is a wrap. So how did you do? I don't think I quite completed the category I set out for, but let me list the categories below and see how I stacked up...
- Winter theme, or winter appearance on the cover (snow, ice, etc.) - The Ascent, Ronald Malfi
- Ghosts or spirits - Come With Me, Ronald Malfi
- Psychological - Behind Her Eyes, Sarah Pinborough
- Monster or monsters
- A body of water (featured in story, on cover, or in title) - Cradle Lake, Ronald Malfi
- Really scary book cover
- Woman on cover - Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Written by a woman - The Witch's Trinity, Erika Mailman
- Written by a best-selling horror author -
- Written by an indie author - August's Eyes, Glenn Rolfe
- Historical horror - The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova
- Folk horror - Bone White, Ronald Malfi
Not bad at all! I was going for the Chilling level which is 12 books in a year. Only two shy so I'll take it.
How about you? Share your wrap-up in the comments, or link to a wrap-up post on your blog (or social media, shelf on Goodreads, etc.).
In case you missed it, sign up for I Read Horror YR 2022 is open. Here's the link to the post.
I hope you will join me again!
I didn't choose a level but I read 7 categories so completed Spooky!
ReplyDeleteCategories and books here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/21840095-castle-macabre-s-i-read-horror-year-round-challenge
Thank you, Michelle, I enjoyed that and will be participating again!
Here's my list:
ReplyDelete*Winter Theme, or winter appearance on the cover (snow, ice, etc.):
1. Ararat by Christopher Golden
*Ghosts or spirits:
1. The Family Plot by Cherie Priest
2. Gad’s Hall by Norah Lofts
3. The Bear Who Found Christmas by Alan Rodgers
*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):
1. Duma Key by Stephen King
2. The Listener by Robert McCammon
*Really scary book cover:
1. The Breach by M.T. Hill
2. Pet Sematary by Stephen King
*Woman on cover:
1. Later by Stephen King
2. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
*Written by a woman:
1. The Mummy (Ramses the Damned #1) by Anne Rice
2. The Burning Girls by C. J. Tudor
3. Frankenstein, Or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
*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
4. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
*Written by an indie author:
1. Echoes of Home by M.L. Rayner
*Historical horror (must be an historical novel written by a contemporary author):
1. Last Train From Perdition by Robert McCammon
*Folk horror:
1. Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon
2. Candlenight by Phil Rickman