{"id":14234,"date":"2023-08-20T17:57:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T22:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?page_id=14234"},"modified":"2026-08-24T01:36:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T05:36:01","slug":"101-horror-books-to-read-before-youre-murdered","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/lists-and-reading-challenges\/101-horror-books-to-read-before-youre-murdered\/","title":{"rendered":"101 Horror Books to Read Before You&#8217;re Murdered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This list actually contains more than 101 books.<\/p>\n<p>\u2610 Unchecked<br \/>\n\u2611 Checked<\/p>\n<h2>Menu<\/h2>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\">\n<a href=\"#paranormal\">I. Paranormal<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Haunted Houses<br \/>\n&#8211; Ghosts<br \/>\n&#8211; Creatures &#038; Cryptids<br \/>\n<a href=\"#supernatural\">II. Supernatural<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Demons &#038; Possession<br \/>\n&#8211; The Occult &#038; Witchcraft<br \/>\n&#8211; Cosmic Horror<br \/>\n<a href=\"#naturalorder\">III. Natural Order<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Apocalyptic, Dystopian, &#038; Sci-Fi<br \/>\n&#8211; Eco Horror\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">\n<a href=\"#humanmonsters\">IV. Human Monsters<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Coming-of-Age<br \/>\n&#8211; Grief, Loss &#038; Death<br \/>\n&#8211; Cults<br \/>\n&#8211; Slashers &#038; Killers<br \/>\n&#8211; Body Horror<br \/>\n&#8211; Creepy Kids<br \/>\n&#8211; Crime &#038; Investigation<br \/>\n<a href=\"#shortstories\">V. Short Story Collections<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">\n<a href=\"#authorspotlight\">VI. Author Spotlight<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Christopher Buehlman<br \/>\n&#8211; Tananarive Due<br \/>\n&#8211; V. Castro<br \/>\n&#8211; Grady Hendrix<br \/>\n&#8211; Ania Ahlborn<br \/>\n&#8211; Josh Malerman<br \/>\n&#8211; Paul Tremblay<br \/>\n&#8211; Adam Nevill<br \/>\n&#8211; Stephen Graham Jones<br \/>\n&#8211; Alma Katsu\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">\n<a href=\"#miscellaneous\">VII. Miscellaneous<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Holiday &#8220;Spirit&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211; Queens of Horror<br \/>\n&#8211; Illustrated Horror<br \/>\n&#8211; Epic Apocalypse Books<br \/>\n&#8211; Other Books Mentioned\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<p><a id=\"paranormal\"><\/p>\n<h2>I. Paranormal<\/h2>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Haunted Houses<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Grip of It<\/td>\n<td>Jac Jemc<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Book of Accidents<\/td>\n<td>Chuck Wendig<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Just Like Home<\/td>\n<td>Sarah Gailey<\/td>\n<td>eARC<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Kill Creek<\/td>\n<td>Scott Thomas<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Ancestor<\/td>\n<td>Danielle Trussoni<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Switch House<\/td>\n<td>Tim Meyer<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"6\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 6<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Ghosts<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Heart-Shaped Box<\/td>\n<td>Joe Hill<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>White Horse<\/td>\n<td>Erika T. Wurth<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>When the Reckoning Comes<\/td>\n<td>LaTanya McQueen<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Hacienda<\/td>\n<td>Isabel Canas<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"4\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 4<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Creatures &#038; Cryptids<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Ghoul<\/td>\n<td>Brian Keene<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>In the Valley of the Sun<\/td>\n<td>Andy Davidson<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Children on The Hill<\/td>\n<td>Jennifer McMahon<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Hearts Strange and Dreadful<\/td>\n<td>Tim McGregor<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Return<\/td>\n<td>Rachel Harrison<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"5\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 5<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\"> scroll to top <\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a id=\"supernatural\"><\/p>\n<h2>II. Supernatural<\/h2>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Demons &#038; Possession<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Boys in the Valley<\/td>\n<td>Philip Fracassi<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Demonologist<\/td>\n<td>Andrew Pyper<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Wicked<\/td>\n<td>James Newman<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Come Closer<\/td>\n<td>Sara Gran<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"4\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 4<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>The Occult &#038; Witchcraft<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>The Year of the Witching<\/td>\n<td>Alexis Henderson<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-the-year-of-the-witching\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Hex<\/td>\n<td>Thomas Olde Heuvelt<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Nightmare Girl<\/td>\n<td>Jonathan Janz<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"1\" max=\"3\"><\/progress> 1 \/ 3<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Cosmic Horror<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Ballad of Black Tom<\/td>\n<td>Victor LaValle<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Worm and His Kings<\/td>\n<td>Hailey Piper<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Fisherman<\/td>\n<td>John Langan<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>A Lush and Seething Hell<\/td>\n<td>John Hornor Jacobs<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Walk the Darkness Down<\/td>\n<td>John Boden<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"5\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 5<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\"> scroll to top <\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a id=\"naturalorder\"><\/p>\n<h2>III. Natural Order<\/h2>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Apocalyptic, Dystopian &#038; Sci-Fi<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Zone One<\/td>\n<td>Colson Whitehead<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Tender is the Flesh<\/td>\n<td>Augustina Bazterrica<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-tender-is-the-flesh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Ring Shout<\/td>\n<td>P. Djeli Clark<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Fearing: The Definitive Edition<\/td>\n<td>John F. D. Taff<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Silence<\/td>\n<td>Tim Lebbon<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Loop<\/td>\n<td>Jeremy Robert Johnson<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Red Hands<\/td>\n<td>Christopher Golden<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"1\" max=\"7\"><\/progress> 1 \/ 7<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Eco Horror<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>We Need to Do Something<\/td>\n<td>Max Booth III<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Stranded<\/td>\n<td>Bracken MacLeod<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Deep<\/td>\n<td>Nick Cutter<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Ruins<\/td>\n<td>Scott Smith<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Annihilation<\/td>\n<td>Jeff VanderMeer<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"5\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 5<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\"> scroll to top <\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a id=\"humanmonsters\"><\/p>\n<h2>IV. Human Monsters<\/h2>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Coming-of-Age<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Knock Knock<\/td>\n<td>S. P. Miskowski<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Bottoms<\/td>\n<td>Joe R. Lansdale<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>December Park<\/td>\n<td>Ronald Malfi<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Penpal<\/td>\n<td>Dathan Auerbach<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Of Foster Homes and Flies<\/td>\n<td>Chad Lutzke<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>The Ghost Tree<\/td>\n<td>Christina Henry<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-the-ghost-tree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>3.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Deer Kings<\/td>\n<td>Wendy Wagner<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Bone Weaver&#8217;s Orchard<\/td>\n<td>Sarah Read<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Listener<\/td>\n<td>Robert McCammon<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"1\" max=\"9\"><\/progress> 1 \/ 9<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Grief, Loss &#038; Death<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Red<\/td>\n<td>Jack Ketchum<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-red\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>I&#8217;m Thinking of Ending Things<\/td>\n<td>Iain Reid<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Red X<\/td>\n<td>David Demchuk<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Rites of Extinction<\/td>\n<td>Matt Serafini<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Full Immersion<\/td>\n<td>Gemma Amor<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Last Days of Jack Sparks<\/td>\n<td>John Boden<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"1\" max=\"6\"><\/progress> 1 \/ 6<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Cults<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Beneath<\/td>\n<td>Kristi DeMeester<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Revelator<\/td>\n<td>Daryl Gregory<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Twisted Ones<\/td>\n<td>T. Kingfisher<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Devil&#8217;s Creek<\/td>\n<td>Todd Keisling<\/td>\n<td>eARC<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Mexican Gothic<\/td>\n<td>Silvia Moreno-Garcia<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Library at Mount Char<\/td>\n<td>Scott Hawkins<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Little Eve<\/td>\n<td>Catriona Ward<\/td>\n<td>eARC<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"7\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 7<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Slashers &#038; Serial Killers<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Grind Your Bones to Dust<\/td>\n<td>Nicholas Day<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Kin<\/td>\n<td>Kealan Patrick Burke<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>True Crime<\/td>\n<td>Samantha Kolesnik<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Camp Slaughter<\/td>\n<td>Sergio Gomez<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Goth<\/td>\n<td>Otsuichi<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-goth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Gone to See the River Man<\/td>\n<td>Kristopher Triana<\/td>\n<td>Ebook, Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"1\" max=\"6\"><\/progress> 1 \/ 6<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Body Horror<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>A Place for Sinners<\/td>\n<td>Aaron Dries<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Transmuted<\/td>\n<td>Eve Harms<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-transmuted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Last Days<\/td>\n<td>Brian Evenson<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Wingspan of Severed Hands<\/td>\n<td>Joe Koch<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"1\" max=\"4\"><\/progress> 1 \/ 4<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Creepy Kids<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Laws of the Skies<\/td>\n<td>Gregoire Courtois<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Baby Teeth<\/td>\n<td>Zoje Stage<\/td>\n<td>eARC<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Suffer the Children<\/td>\n<td>Craig DiLouie<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"3\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 3<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Crime &#038; Investigation<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Number One Fan<\/td>\n<td>Meg Elison<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Good Neighbors<\/td>\n<td>Sarah Langan<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Coyote Songs<\/td>\n<td>Gabino Iglesias<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Children of Chicago<\/td>\n<td>Cynthia Pelayo<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Broken Monsters<\/td>\n<td>Lauren Beukes<\/td>\n<td>eARC<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"5\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 5<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\"> scroll to top <\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a id=\"shortstories\"><\/p>\n<h2>V. Short Story Collections<\/h2>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Beautiful Things That Awaits Us All<\/td>\n<td>Laird Barron<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Things We Lost in the Fire<\/td>\n<td>Mariana Enriquez<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-things-we-lost-in-the-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>North American Lake Monsters<\/td>\n<td>Nathan Ballingrud<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Falling in Love with Hominids<\/td>\n<td>Nalo Hopkinson<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Greener Pastures<\/td>\n<td>Michael Wehunt<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Ghost Sequences<\/td>\n<td>A. C. Wise<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>We Are Here to Hurt Each Other<\/td>\n<td>Paula D. Ashe<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Shiver<\/td>\n<td>Junji Ito<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/manga-shiver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>The Trees Grew Because I Bled There<\/td>\n<td>Eric LaRocca<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-the-trees-grew-because-i-bled-there\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Tribal Screams<\/td>\n<td>Owl Goingback<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Cry Your Way Home<\/td>\n<td>Damien Angelica Walters<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>She Said Destroy<\/td>\n<td>Nadia Bulklin<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"3\" max=\"12\"><\/progress> 3 \/ 12<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\"> scroll to top <\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a id=\"authorspotlight\"><\/p>\n<h2>VI. Author Spotlight<\/h2>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"60%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\"># Read<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">All<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Recommended?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Christopher Beuhlman<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Unknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Tananarive Due<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Unknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>V. Castro<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Grady Hendrix<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Ania Ahlborn<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Unknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Josh Malerman<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Paul Tremblay<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Unknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Adam Nevill<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Unknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Stephen Graham Jones<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Unknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Alma Katsu<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Unknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"4\" max=\"10\"><\/progress> 4 \/ 10 Authors Read<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Christopher Buehlman<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_christopherbuehlman.png?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_christopherbuehlman.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_christopherbuehlman.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_christopherbuehlman.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"45%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Between Two Fires<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Lesser Dead<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Those Across the River<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Suicide Motor Club<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Necromancer&#8217;s House<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Black Tongue Thief<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"6\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 6<\/center><\/p>\n<h4>Author&#8217;s Recommendations<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>The Haunting of Hill House<\/td>\n<td>Shirley Jackson<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-the-haunting-of-hill-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Last Days<\/td>\n<td>Adam Nevill<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Exorcist<\/td>\n<td>William Peter Blatty<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>My Thoughts:<\/strong> INSERT<\/p>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"1\" max=\"3\"><\/progress> 1 \/ 3<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Tananarive Due<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_tananarivedue.png?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_tananarivedue.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_tananarivedue.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_tananarivedue.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"45%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Ghost Summer<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Good House<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Between<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>My Soul to Keep<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Living Blood<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Blood Colony<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>My Soul to Take<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"7\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 7<\/center><\/p>\n<h4>Author&#8217;s Recommendations<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Beloved<\/td>\n<td>Toni Morrison<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Kindred<\/td>\n<td>Octavia E. Butler<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>The Only Good Indians<\/td>\n<td>Stephen Graham Jones<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-the-only-good-indians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>My Thoughts:<\/strong> Holy cow does Tananarive Due have impeccable taste.<\/p>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"1\" max=\"3\"><\/progress> 1 \/ 3<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>V. Castro<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_vcastro.png?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_vcastro.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_vcastro.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_vcastro.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"75%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Hairspray and Switchblades<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-hairspray-and-switchblades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 stars<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Goddess of Filth<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-goddess-of-filth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 stars<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Queen of the Cicadas<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Mestiza Blood<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Haunting of Alejandra<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Aliens: Vasquez<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>My Thoughts:<\/strong> After reading three books, I can already tell that V. Castro is a new favorite author. She was already on my radar, but Sadie&#8217;s recommendations sold me on finally picking Castro&#8217;s books up and I am so thankful! Huge success!<\/p>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"2\" max=\"6\"><\/progress> 2 \/ 6<\/center><\/p>\n<h4>Author&#8217;s Recommendations<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"35%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark<\/td>\n<td>Alvin Schwartz<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Love in Vein<\/td>\n<td>Poppy Z. Brite<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Interview with the Vampire<\/td>\n<td>Anne Rice<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>My Thoughts:<\/strong> INSERT<\/p>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"1\" max=\"3\"><\/progress> 1 \/ 3<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Grady Hendrix<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_gradyhendrix.png?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_gradyhendrix.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_gradyhendrix.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_gradyhendrix.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"75%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>My Best Friend&#8217;s Exorcism<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>We Sold Our Souls<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Paperbacks from Hell<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-paperbacks-from-hell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 stars<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Southern Book Club&#8217;s Guide to Slaying Vampires<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>How to Sell a Haunted House<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Final Girl Support Group<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Horrorstor<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-horrorstor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 stars<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"2\" max=\"7\"><\/progress> 2 \/ 7<\/center><\/p>\n<h4>Author&#8217;s Recommendations<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"35%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Auctioneer<\/td>\n<td>Joan Samson<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>When Darkness Loves Us<\/td>\n<td>Elizabeth Engstram<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Tribe<\/td>\n<td>Bari Wood<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>My Thoughts:<\/strong> INSERT<\/p>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"3\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 3<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Ania Ahlborn<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_aniaahlborn.png?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_aniaahlborn.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_aniaahlborn.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_aniaahlborn.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"45%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Brother<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Devil Crept In<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Seed<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Bird Eater<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Within These Walls<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Dark Across the Bay<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Apart in the Dark<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>If You See Her<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Neighbors<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Shuddering<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"10\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 10<\/center><\/p>\n<h4>Author&#8217;s Recommendations<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Misery<\/td>\n<td>Stephen King<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Rosemary&#8217;s Baby<\/td>\n<td>Ira Levin<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Lord of the Flies<\/td>\n<td>William Golding<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>My Thoughts:<\/strong> INSERT<\/p>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"3\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 3<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Josh Malerman<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_joshmalerman.png?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_joshmalerman.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_joshmalerman.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_joshmalerman.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"45%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Bird Box<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-bird-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>3.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Pearl<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Malorie<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>A House at the Bottom of a Lake<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-a-house-at-the-bottom-of-a-lake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Unbury Carol<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Inspection<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Mad Black Wheel<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Goblin<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-goblin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>2.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Daphne<\/td>\n<td>eARC<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"3\" max=\"9\"><\/progress> 3 \/ 9<\/center><\/p>\n<h4>Author&#8217;s Recommendations<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Strangers on a Train<\/td>\n<td>Patricia Highsmith<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Perfume<\/td>\n<td>Patrick Suskind<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Exorcist<\/td>\n<td>William Peter Blatty<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>My Thoughts:<\/strong> INSERT<\/p>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"3\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 3<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Paul Tremblay<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_paultremblay.png?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_paultremblay.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_paultremblay.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_paultremblay.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"45%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>A Head Full of Ghosts<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Pallbearer&#8217;s Club<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Devil&#8217;s Rock<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Growing Things<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Cabin at the End of the World<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Survivor Song<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"6\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 6<\/center><\/p>\n<h4>Author&#8217;s Recommendations<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>The Haunting of Hill House<\/td>\n<td>Shirley Jackson<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-the-haunting-of-hill-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Books of Blood Vol. 1<\/td>\n<td>Clive Barker<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>House of Leaves<\/td>\n<td>Mark Danielewski<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>My Thoughts:<\/strong> INSERT<\/p>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"1\" max=\"3\"><\/progress> 1 \/ 3<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Adam Nevill<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_adamnevill.png?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_adamnevill.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_adamnevill.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_adamnevill.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"45%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Ritual<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Last Days<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Reddening<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Cunning Folk<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Apartment 16<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>No One Gets Out Alive<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>House of Small Shadows<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Wyrd and Other Derelilctions<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"8\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 8<\/center><\/p>\n<h4>Author&#8217;s Recommendations<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Ghost Stories of an Antiquity<\/td>\n<td>M R James<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>War of the Worlds<\/td>\n<td>H. G. Wells<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Dagon and Other Macabre Tales<\/td>\n<td>H. P. Lovecraft<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>My Thoughts:<\/strong> INSERT<\/p>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"3\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 3<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Stephen Graham Jones<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_stephengrahamjones.png?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_stephengrahamjones.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_stephengrahamjones.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_stephengrahamjones.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"45%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Mapping the Interior<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Mongrels<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Night of the Mannequins<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>My Heart is a Chainsaw<\/td>\n<td>eARC<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Don&#8217;t Fear the Reaper<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>The Only Good Indians<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-the-only-good-indians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Last Final Girl<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Attack of the 50 Foot Indian<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Babysitter Lives<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"1\" max=\"9\"><\/progress> 1 \/ 9<\/center><\/p>\n<h4>Author&#8217;s Recommendations<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>It<\/td>\n<td>Stephen King<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Experimental Film<\/td>\n<td>Gemma Files<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Wolfen<\/td>\n<td>Whitley Strieber<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>My Thoughts:<\/strong> INSERT<\/p>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"3\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 3<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Alma Katsu<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_almakatsu.png?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_almakatsu.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_almakatsu.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_almakatsu.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"45%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Hunger<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Deep<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Fervor<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Wehrwolf<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Red Widow<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Taker Series<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"6\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 6<\/center><\/p>\n<h4>Author&#8217;s Recommendations<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Little Stranger<\/td>\n<td>Sarah Waters<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>The Only Good Indians<\/td>\n<td>Stephen Graham Jones<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-the-only-good-indians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Last House on Needless Street<\/td>\n<td>Catriona Ward<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>My Thoughts:<\/strong> INSERT<\/p>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"1\" max=\"3\"><\/progress> 1 \/ 3<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\"> scroll to top <\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a id=\"miscellaneous\"><\/p>\n<h2>VII. Miscellaneous<\/h2>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Holilday &#8220;Spirit&#8221;<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Valancourt Victorian Ghost Stories Volume 1<\/td>\n<td>Valancourt<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Valancourt Victorian Ghost Stories Volume 2<\/td>\n<td>Valancourt<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Valancourt Victorian Ghost Stories Volume 3<\/td>\n<td>Valancourt<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Valancourt Victorian Ghost Stories Volume 4<\/td>\n<td>Valancourt<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Valancourt Victorian Ghost Stories Volume 5<\/td>\n<td>Valancourt<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Shrieking Skull &#038; Other Victorian Ghost Stories<\/td>\n<td>James Skipp Borlase<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Hark! The Herald Angels Scream Anthology<\/td>\n<td>Christopher Golden<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Seasons Creepings<\/td>\n<td>Ronald Kelly<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>NOS4A2<\/td>\n<td>Joe Hill<\/td>\n<td>Physical, Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Wraith<\/td>\n<td>Joe Hill<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Krampus: The Yule Lord<\/td>\n<td>Gerald Brom<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Secret Santa<\/td>\n<td>Andrew Shaffer<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>The Visitor<\/td>\n<td>Sergio Gomez<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-the-visitor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Dead of Winter<\/td>\n<td>Kealan Patrick Burke<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Halldark Holidays<\/td>\n<td>Gabino Iglesias<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Where the Dead Go to Die<\/td>\n<td>Mark Allan Gunnells &#038; Aaron Dries<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"1\" max=\"16\"><\/progress> 1 \/ 16<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Queens of Horror<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Queen of&#8230;<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\"># Read<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Recommended?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Mary Sangiovanni<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>Unknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Nuzo Onoh<\/td>\n<td>African Horror<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Gemma Files<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>Unknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Beverley Lee<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>Unknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Linda Addison<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>Unknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Ellen Datlow<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>Unknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"0\" max=\"6\"><\/progress> 0 \/ 6<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Illustrated Horror<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Slewfoot<\/td>\n<td>Brom<\/td>\n<td>eARC<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Cruel Works of Nature: 1.1 Illustrated Horror Novellas<\/td>\n<td>Gemma Amor<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Coraline<\/td>\n<td>Neil Gaiman<\/td>\n<td>Physical, Audiobook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Gunslinger<\/td>\n<td>Stephen King<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Drawing of the Three<\/td>\n<td>Stephen King<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Waste Lands<\/td>\n<td>Stephen King<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Wizard and Glass<\/td>\n<td>Stephen King<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Wolves of the Calla<\/td>\n<td>Stephen King<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Song of Susannah<\/td>\n<td>Stephen King<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Dark Tower<\/td>\n<td>Stephen King<\/td>\n<td>Physical<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>Through the Woods<\/td>\n<td>Emily Carroll<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/graphic-novel-through-the-woods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark<\/td>\n<td>Alvin Schwartz<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark<\/td>\n<td>Alvin Schwartz<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>More Tales to Chill Your Bones<\/td>\n<td>Alvin Schwartz<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Thief of Always: A Fable<\/td>\n<td>Clive Barker<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Halloween Tree<\/td>\n<td>Ray Bradbury<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><progress id=\"file\" value=\"1\" max=\"16\"><\/progress> 1 \/ 16<\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Epic Apocalypse Books<\/h4>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\">Read?<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Author<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">Acquired<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">Rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Wanderers &#038; Wayward<\/td>\n<td>Chuck Wendig<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Station Eleven<\/td>\n<td>Emily St. John Mandel<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Survival Song<\/td>\n<td>Paul Tremblay<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Swan Song<\/td>\n<td>Robert McCammon<\/td>\n<td>Ebook<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Fireman<\/td>\n<td>Joe Hill<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2611<\/td>\n<td>The Road<\/td>\n<td>Cormac McCarthy<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-the-road\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/td>\n<td>2.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>The Passage<\/td>\n<td>Justin Cronin<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2610<\/td>\n<td>Parable of the Sower<\/td>\n<td>Octavia E. 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