It's year four! Here's to another year of great horror reading!
Once again, there are 12 categories and 4 levels of participation.
Here are the categories, or themes:
- Witch, dark, blood, bone, or body in title
- Nature gone wild (when plants or animals attack)
- Creepy character/object (House, doll, child, etc.)
- Holiday horror (Christmas, yule, etc.)
- Short story anthology or collection
- Takes place during Halloween season
- Winter theme, or winter on cover
- A book that is also a movie
- By BIPOC author
- Classic horror novel
- Dark Academia novel (here's a list on Goodreads)
- Gothic novel
Spooky: Read 6 books from 6 categories
Chilling: Read 12 Books from all 12 categories
Frightful: Read 2 books from each category for a total of 24 books
Horrifying: Read 3 books from each category for a total of 36 books
Challenge runs from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. Cross overs with other challenges count. Short stories are allowed if you're reading an entire collection or anthology. Books must be over 100 pages (one book under 100 pages is permitted). You do not have to pick your books ahead of time, but you can if you want.
Hashtag for social media: #IReadHorror
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Ready for another year! Missed my 12th category last year. Boo. Just didn't put in enough time for The Historian! When are we getting a 2023 wrap-up post? Thanks for hosting, Michelle! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThe Historian is an undertaking, but I love it. I've read it twice. I'll have the wrap up posted tonight or tomorrow. Glad to have you in for another year!
DeleteI am also planning on this one! I got through all of 2023 minus two...I'm hoping to get a reading challenge post up this week...
ReplyDeleteOne better than me! Glad to have you joining us again. :)
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