Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme run by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s post is a “Genre Freebie”, and with a Spirit Halloween having officially possessed an empty storefront and opened near me, I figured it was the perfect time to make a list of some horror books. Not only is this a list of 10 books that have been on my TBR for a while, I actually own 9 out of 10 of them. Will I read some of them for the Halloween season this year? That remains to be seen. Still, it’s nice to take stock of what I want to get to.

A God in the Shed by J-F. Dubeau

For some reason, this book sits next to The Grip of It by Jac Jemc on the bookshelf in my mind; I can’t think of either book without thinking of the other, and I have no idea why. In any case, I’ve forgotten why I shelved this book in the first place and that has not diminished my interest in it, though it is the only one here I do not own in some form.

Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

A send-up of the gang from Scooby-Doo, as I understand it, this book follows a group of former teen detectives who, I can only assume, get caught up in some spooky, eldritch hijinks. I was never a huge fan of Scooby-Doo growing up, but it did have its place enough that I’m looking forward to checking this out.

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

This book made the rounds online enough that I’m curious about the effect its content will have on me, but I’m expecting it to not live up to the hype, at least a little.

Misery by Stephen King

I received a number of old hardcovers of King books from my dad, including this one, and while part of me thinks I should have perhaps included It here, I hear enough great things about this book (and it isn’t nearly as long) that I think I’ll probably be reading it first.

Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin

I’ve owned an ebook copy of this for a long time, which I think I picked up at a low price. I’ve never actually seen the film of this either, but I know enough about its reputation as a great horror film that I’m really curious about the book that it’s based on.

Let Me In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

This book is actually Let The Right One In, but I bought this around the time of the release of the 2010 American film version, so it got the title to coincide with that. The original book is a favourite of one of my best friends and we really enjoyed seeing the film Let Me In together, so I’ve been meaning to read this for a long time.

A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay

I keep hearing great things about this novel, and I’ve been meaning to read it for a long time, though I only recently picked it up. I can’t remember if it’s supposed to be about a possession, haunting, or both, but I’m really looking forward to diving in without any further clarity on that.

The Deep by Nick Cutter

Though I know Cutter has more novels, this is part of an unofficial trilogy in my head alongside Little Heaven and The Troop; this is the last one of the three that I need to read, and all I think I know about it is something do with the bottom of the ocean. I’ve heard some good buzz about this book recently, at any rate, and I’m excited to take the plunge.

Devolution by Max Brooks

Though it’s been many years since I read The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, I’ve never forgotten how great those  books are as pieces of zombie fiction. Once I learned that Brooks wrote a novel about a Sasquatch expedition gone wrong, I knew I had to read it. If this book didn’t have such strong competition on this list, I’d probably make a point of reading it even sooner.

Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV & Werther Dell’Edera

I couldn’t make a list like this without at least one graphic novel, and I actually own several digital volumes of this series already, I just need to commit to starting. As I’m sure you can guess by now, I especially like to keep my knowledge of horror books limited before going in, so I don’t know much about the plot here, but this book’s title handily gives you a good gist of what’s at stake.

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