2026 I Read Horror Year-Round Challenge - Third Quarter Check-In

The year of being late. That's what I've dubbed 2026. I'm so sorry once again. Not only am I late, but my reading for this challenge has not been going great either. I hope it's going better for you. 

Let's update, shall we?

I'm doing the Chilling level which is 12 books in a year. Plus, I'm going to try to do the Complete the Word Bonus Challenge. I picked FRIGHT. Here's how it's going so far...

• Winter - set in winter or snow on the cover or winter in the title
  Freezing Point, Karen Dionne
• Epistolary horror - found footage, told in letters and/or diaries
• Cult and/or ritual
  Last Days, Adam Nevill (currently reading, will finish by end of October)
• Haunted house - No One Gets Out Alive, Adam Nevill
• Full moon and/or woods on the cover
• Indigenous, Asian, or Latino author
• Pumpkins/Jack O' Lanterns on the cover
• Black author
• Book published in the 60's, 70's, or 80's
• Social justice horror
• Yule/Christmas holiday themed
• Whatever scares you the most
  Marla, Jonathan Janz (creepy...creepy scares me the most. lol)
  
  

F - Freezing Point, Karen Dionne
R
I - Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
G
H - Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
T - The October Country, Ray Bradbury (currently reading, will finish before Oct 31)

I guess I'm not doing as bad as I thought, but I'm still not sure if I will meet all the prompts by the end of the year. We shall see.

I keep track of my yearly challenges over on my sister site, True Book Addict. There's a link to my 2026
challenge page in the menu above.

I hope you're enjoying your horrific reading! Share your progress in the comments (update, links to posts/reviews, etc.)...

Thanks for bearing with me! Wishing you continued terrifying reads!