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Can I get some horror /lit/ recommendations? Books similar to The Thing and/or The Witch. I know the 40k books are probably scoffed at here but I really enjoy how descriptive they can be.

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>>11213218

If you have already watched some horror movies, pleasure may be had in reading their novels/source texts and comparing and contrasting. I suggest "Who Goes There?", the original source text for the Thing franchise, and "The Hellbound Heart", a quick romper by Clive Barker which quickly led to the original Hellraiser film.

Pic related is an autistic comparison which I made between the original Who Goes There story and the adapted, completed 1982 Carpenter film.

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>>11213571
Dude this graph thing is an incomprehensible nightmare.

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>> No.11216073

>>11215059

No, it isn't. You are dumb.

>> No.11216130

>>11215059
it's only like that because you are the kind of person who reads and enjoys Warhammer 40k books.

>> No.11216161

>>11216073
If wanting to simply and easily extract information from a comparative analysis is dumb than I guess you got me.

>> No.11216163

>>11213218
any book by h.p. lovecraft
slaughter house five
poe

>> No.11217569

>>11216163
lol

>> No.11217596

>>11213218
Button, Button.

>> No.11217602

poe

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The parts in this book that are horror will mess you up for life. Barker doesn't mince words when he's trying to disturb the reader. The parts that are not horror will make you sad that you can't cast magic called "raptures", or travel to save a world hidden within a magic rug.

Read it if you like weird fantasy books with talking animals.

>>11217596
I remember that as both a neat Twilight Zone episode, and a completely bland movie.

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>>11219015
Bonus, not /lit/ though

>> No.11219044

>Dracula
>Frankenstein
>haunting of Hill house
>Flowers in the Attic
>House of Leaves
>In The Miso Soup

>> No.11219091

While not entirely similar to what you're looking for, M. R. James is one of the best horror writers I've seen. While he wrote what are widely considered 'ghost stories' there are a few that don't seem as if they should fall under that description. 'canon Alberic's Scrapbook' is an example of this, and, while I like it, I don't consider it his best. 'A Warning to the Curious' is a great story of his. Brilliant atmosphere, and a great sense of foreboding at the fact that something is getting closer to the man the main character met.
Other than that, Lovecraft would be the obvious suggestion. I'd recommend 'The Whisperer in Darkness' or 'At the Mountains of Madness.'
I read 'Who Goes There,' but I can't really recommend it. If you've seen the film you've seen an adaption that improves on the source material, and the book will be a let down.

>> No.11219382

>>11216161

The image of which you complain does exactly what you seem to think it doesn't, because it is a well-designed image from which the average human being can glean the appropriate connections, context, etc. You are dumb.

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William Hope Hodgson is excellent.

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Dan Simmons is usually bretty gud, Carrion Comfort is one of the better Vampire books I've read.

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>>11218873
Thanks, looks interesting. I'm currently reading this. Not really horror but the stories have this uncanny vibe to them.

>> No.11221740

>>11213218
if he wakes up he has a suprise lol

>> No.11221779

>>11216073
>>11216130
>>11219382
you fucking autist. why are you so defensive over a pointless waste of time that is your comparison, which accomplishes nothing and edifies no one?

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>>11219091
>M. R. James
My nigga. Canon Alberic's Scrapbook made me shit bricks when I first read it. Very effective little story, clever how the horror happens as the character is immersed in his book and is oblivious to the thing creeping up behind him, exactly as you the reader are also immersed in *your* book, and oblivious to what ever is in the room with you. Real chills, does for reading alone in the night what Psycho does for showers

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Not many people have read this I gather, but I thought it was better than Necroscope.

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>>11213218
Going to start reading House of Leaves soon, hope it lives up to the hype.

>> No.11224293

>>11221779

It's almost as if I'm right and I know it.

It's a simple chart which compares and contrasts the two works, with obvious, literal parallels in the graphic's design. You'd really, honestly have to be dumb not to get the basic schema of the thing at a glance, even if you can't be fucked about details.

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>> No.11224336

Am I the only one who doesn’t care for Ligotti?

>> No.11224365

>>11224336
Yes anon, you're the only person in the world with a negative opinion of a fairly popular genre writer. It's just you, you special special guy.

>> No.11224371

>>11224365
That’s what I thought.

>> No.11224489

>>11221785
There's a similar section in House of Leaves where Truant describes some kinda demon/haunt that's always just beyond your field of vision, or hiding behind the book your holding.

>> No.11224519

>>11224164
It's pretty good, gets a little too gimmicky in places but definitely worth getting to the end + the whalestoe stuff

>> No.11225396

>>11222579
Wat it 'bout?

>> No.11225409

>>11221805
This book was fucking trash.

>> No.11226668

>>11225396
>Bent on taking over the Earth, the deadly Thone have planted a monstrous device on our planet's surface. Trapped inside is a group of scientists, spies, and innocent bystanders. Part maze, part torture chamber, part laboratory, the House of Doors is a test. If its captives survive, the Thone will withdraw from Earth and leave us in peace.

>Survival seems impossible. At every turn of the labyrinth the prisoners encounter alien world and terrifying monsters ripped from their own subconscious fears. Only by defeating the demons within can these men and women escape the House of Doors and save the Earth.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2105377.The_House_of_Doors

>> No.11226691

>>11221543

+1 for Dan Simmons. Song of Kali is excellent.

>> No.11227384

>>11218873
fantastic rec, when it comes to clive barker
probably my favourite, closely followed by the damnation game

>> No.11227443

>>11221805
Pretty disappointing, the middle section went on too long and it lost it's solemness too quickly.
>>11222579
>>11224164
Sure are a lot of houses of things.

>> No.11227585

>>11220622
>Hope Hodgson
>The primary motivation of his body development was not health, but self-defence. His relatively short height and sensitive, almost beautiful face made him an irresistible target for bullying seamen.
How lewd.

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>>11227585
Stop anon, too much.

>> No.11228014

Honestly Poe and Lovecraft. There's a reason they're a bit of a meme these days. And Lovecraft has a lot of short stories as well, so you can feel it out

>> No.11228033

>>11224323
Made me paranoid.

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>>11228006
Are you worried about being bullied by big, burly seamen?

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>> No.11229436

>>11228014
Poe is shit and mr.itwastooterribletodescribe is even worse.

Cultivate some fucking taste, you filthy fucking plebeian.

>> No.11229473

I read The Shadow Over Innsmouth a while back and absolutely loved it, I don't really care about 'muh autistic Lovecraft lore' but what's good to pick up next from HP?

>> No.11229480

>>11229436
>mr.itwastooterribletodescribe
I bet you think the point of Lovecraft is le sp00py monsters

>> No.11229673

>>11221805
I've yet to read this, but John Langan has written two of my favourite modern horror stories, "mr. gaunt" and what I think might be his masterpiece "technicolor"

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>>11229673
In a rare fashion, it impressed me. The characters are, at times, Dickensian. I can't say you will enjoy it, but I would think if you're of similar taste to myself, as the stories you've listed lead me to presume, you'll find something rewarding.

>> No.11230077

>>11229473
The Outsider is one of my favorites.

>> No.11230091

>>11229473
Color out of space.

>> No.11230821

>>11224336
I legit didn't like him at first. Had several false starts with Teatro Grottesco. But once I got it, it just clicked and he's my favourite now

>> No.11230845

>>11219001
Zombie Survival Guide over World War Z?
zomboid

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>>11214760
Laird Barron has some GOAT short stories.

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>>11214760
>>11231114
I fucking LOVE me some Laird Barron boys, got all of his books, looking forward to his new one coming out tomorrow, although I think its a straight noir sort of thing, doesn't sound like it will have his typical horror elements.

We'll just have to wait and see.

>> No.11231320

>>11220622
House On The Borderlands is far superior to anything Lovecraft ever shat out.

>> No.11231336

>>11213218
Graham Masterton, his 20th century stuff is often chilling, much better than Stephen King.
Peter Straub wrote some good stuff too.

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>>11224336
if you don't like Ligotti you don't like horror, simple as that. you might think you like horror, but really you just like shitty jumpscare pulp and/or psych. thrillers

>> No.11231377

>>11231374
The only thing horrific about him is how boring his shit is.

>> No.11231424

>>11227384
The Damnation Game is one of the worst books I've ever read.

>> No.11231476

>>11214760
Man, I saw the cover of this on the shelf at a book store and immediately wanted to read it, I'd never even heard of Barron beforehand.

In this instance, judging the book by its cover was a good idea.

>> No.11231547

>>11231310
>I think its a straight noir sort of thing, doesn't sound like it will have his typical horror elements.
Confirmed by the author, I pre-ordered it anyway

p.s. his short story "30" got a movie adaptation (They remain) that came out on vod today

>> No.11231640

>>11231547
OH SHIT, They Remain came out? Thanks anon!

>> No.11231653

>>11231547
Have you watched They Remain? Is it any good or nah?

>> No.11231669

>>11214760

Don't read this Laird Barron sucks.

>> No.11231693

>>11231669
Faggot

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>>11213218
Try this anon, I'm reading it at the moment and it's really good.

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Anything good inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos?

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Rosemary's Baby is still a favorite of mine. Don't read Son of Rosemary: The Sequel to Rosemary's Baby it's shite.

>> No.11232552

>>11216163
slaughterhouse five is definitly dark at times, but sure as shit no horror

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>>11232480
T.E.D. Klein. It's criminal he's written so little.

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I've just started reading, so I need a bunch of schlock so I can get into the groove of it.
What are some half-decent Stephen King novels?

>> No.11232838

>>11232068
>The first water
?

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>>11232703
Hard to track down a reasonably priced copy of this collection but I can thoroughly recommend 'The Events at Poroth Farm' which has been widely anthologized (and, consequently, easily found online) which is excellent.

>> No.11233052

>>11232480
"Black wings of Cthulhu" series, you could use it as sample of an author's work

>> No.11233208

>>11232838
It means the highest quality.

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>>11232832
>half-decent Stephen King novels
Sure here is my list of ones I'd consider at the very least "decent" but some do have rather lame endings tho so fair warning:

Salem's Lot
The Stand
The Running Man
The Long Walk
Pet Sematary
The Talisman/Black House
Misery
Gerald's Game

A lot of people do think highly of It and The Shining but IMO they haven't aged very well

If you are curious about his short fiction collections I'd recommend Different Seasons and Hearts in Atlantis.

>> No.11233512

Any good books that deal with the unexplainable and horror? Something that seems to tap more on the imagination of the reader but with enough clues to direct almost everyone into something horrific.

Something like these videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c66w6fVqOI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M75VLQuFPrY

>> No.11234110

>>11213218
Can someone reccomend me some psychological-horror books? I tried asking Google, but nothing came up.

>> No.11234176

>>11234110
The Wasp Factory and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

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>>11232703
>T.E.D. Klein
Very underrated

>> No.11235573

>>11233512
Matthew M. Bartlett. Either his Creeping Waves book or Of Doomful Portent.

>> No.11236964

>>11232703
>>11232954
>>11235516
Why can't I find any of this faggots books?

>> No.11237004

>>11233485
I've never read a Stephen King book but I saw the made for Netflix adaptation of Gerald's Game and I thought it was fucking fantastic.

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>>11219001
>Not including World War Z by Max Brooks or "Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection"

>> No.11237087

>>11237037
>Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection

That's a piece of shit graphic novel you fucking pleb.

>> No.11237226

>>11236964
Most is on libgen.

>> No.11237267

>>11213218
>Books similar to The Thing
Blood Music by Greg Bear seems heavily influenced by the body horror element of The Thing.

>> No.11237270

>>11221805
great book

>> No.11237320

walter de la mare, machen