The best 10 horror books of the last 10 years

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Books discussed:
2023 How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
2022 Mary by Nat Cassidy
2021 My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
2020 Ring Shout by P Djeli Clark
2019 The Whisper Man by Alex North
2018 The Outsider by Stephen King
2017 Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
2016 The Fisherman by John. Langan
2015 A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
2014 Bird Box by Josh Malerman
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Love that you have Grady Hendrix and Stephen Graham Jones on here. I got to meet Jones a few years back and speak with him about horror and his Native background. He’s a delightful human being, funny, insightful, and one Hell of a great author! (Plus, we share a mutual love of the band Ween, which opened our conversation.) Great picks, as always!

zacharycunningham
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I really liked Head Full of Ghosts. Bird Box is one of my favourites. How Josh Malerman made me see without seeing was brilliant!

nailpolishnook
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Josh malerman is becoming one of my favorite authors. I would recommend A House at the Bottom of a Lake.

josephrusyn
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Most of these are on my tbr, just haven't been reading lots of modern horror this year. The two that I have read and loved are extreme: The Black Farm and Gone To See The River Man.

CliffsDarkGems
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I've started reading Grady Hendrix--read The Final Girl Support Group (really feel I would've gotten a LOT more out of that one if I'd been a fan of those old 80s slashers, but I still enjoyed it) and just finished My Best Friend's Exorcism, which I adored. Currently listening to Horrorstor, and am absolutely sold on him as an author.

AuralayKristine
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Dude! Let’s go!

The first 3… now 4 books all seem super good. This is the first video I have found with recommendations I like so much. 🙏

ericostlund
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Great Choices! The Fisherman is probably my all-time favorite horror novel - just epic! The novels you've listed that I haven't read yet are already in my library wishlist.

chrisgomes
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Interesting. Some of those I gave a one-star review to (Chainsaw, Fisherman) but others five (Head Full of Ghosts). I've added How to Sell and Mary to my 'to read' list. Good vid, thanks.

BigDog
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Great list! I loved How to Sell a Haunted House, My Heart is a Chainsaw, Ring Shout, The Outsider, and Head Full of Ghosts.

TheMike
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I'm currently reading The Fisherman.

juliewashington
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How to sell a haunted house! So many people hate on this book but I love it so much. I'm shocked that Mary isn't available in the UK. I plan on finally reading that next month. I loved so many of your picks, added the rest to my TBR, except for the outsider. I think I'm the only one that didn't care for that book. Could be because I'm not big into crime. Great list!

Kritz_Reads
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Reading Mary now! ❤️ Just ordered Whisper Man yesterday. Now I may have to order Chainsaw&Reaper by Jones and The Fisherman before the 6th 🤣 Dammit, Olly! 😂😅

KodaMeansFriend
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Really enjoyed this video! A great list of books!!!

rodgilley-writer
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WoW! ALL of these sound so good that I’m going to save this list.

BartlebyScriv
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I loved loved loved The Whisper Man!! Great mystery, great story, and a real gut-punch ending.

chrisgonzo
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So glad A Head Full of Ghosts and The Fisherman both made the list. Great books. I liked Bird Box as well.

michaelk.vaughan
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I’ve heard such great things about Fever Dream. Gotta check it out. Thanks !

BookBuds
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I've seen The Fisherman mentioned a few times, I'll have to scoop it up. Haven't read the Outsider, but the limited series they did on HBO was fantastic. I know I'm in the minority, but I didn't like Head Full of Ghost. I honestly don't see why so many people love it. I don't know if this is really a spoiler but:

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I think the tension in this kind of story hinges on ambiguity around if the possession is real or not. I never thought anything supernatural was going on. Whenever anything that could be supernatural happens it's usually immediately undercut by the blog character or sometimes in the same scene.

mattgrosse
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Slacker. I can't believe you didn't read ALL the horror releases. Fun list. I've read them all except the King book and liked them all. For me, The Lamb by Matt Hill is my favorite of 2023.

eriebeverly
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Great list. I loved Mary in particular.

emilymosley