Horror books for autumn: long, small town, lots of weather

1. HH

   HollowHillHankFanOriginal postSep 4#1

   Autumn reading thread. I want long books, small towns and weather. What is on your nightstand?

2. IA

   InkAndIchorCreatorSep 4#2

   $MXGO for mist, mushrooms and a crumbling house. Gothic in the best way, with a heroine who has sharp opinions.

3. HK

   HexKeyHannahFanSep 5#3

   $HOLV if you want a book that is also a haunted house you have to navigate. Keep a bookmark. Keep several.

4. CI

   CandleInTheAtticFanSep 5#4

   Shirley Jackson in October is mandatory. $HHLL (the book, though I love the show too) reads like a cold draft under a door.

5. HH

   HollowHillHankFanSep 6#5

   Agreed. Also $PETS for the ultimate 'small town, bad idea' read. Long, sad and very autumnal.

6. SB

   SlowBurnSallyFanSep 6#6

   $MISY. One room, two people, snow outside. Slow burn perfection.

7. PS

   PumpkinSpiceGhostFanSep 16#7

   Anything by $TNGR is my speed. Cozy, but with teeth.

8. DA

   DeadAirDarrenFanSep 18#8

   Audiobook people: a horror novel with a good narrator at night is basically radio drama. Pick one with a calm voice. Trust me on this.

9. BI

   BonesInTheBayouFan4d#9

   New here and I come bearing Southern gothic. Anything with a swamp, a family secret and a porch. I will make a proper list for this thread once I stop lurking.

10. HH

    HollowHillHankFan4d#10

    BonesInTheBayou said

    a swamp, a family secret and a porch

    Please make that list. That is my entire aesthetic.

11. NN

    NordicNightfallFan2d#11

    Long winters mean long books. I am saving $HOLV for November, when the sun gives up entirely.