(Part 2) Best products from r/horrorlit

Based on your list, it seems you're a video gamer, too. Nice, so some of your fiction titles reflect that.

• Phantoms by Dean Koontz -- I'm guessing you like Silent Hill or Resident Evil type games. While this book by Koontz doesn't involve zombies, it is centered around a mysterious town. Suddenly everyone in a small American town has disappeared and it's up to a visiting sister and a sheriff to solve the mystery. The plot ramps up quickly and escalates (big time), and it's one of my favorite books. Lots of action, too, with great mix of horror (and a little sci-fi). While Dean Koontz has written some clunkers, early Dean Koontz really rocked.
  
  Kindlie link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001RWQVSK/
  
  
• Andromeda Strain by Micheal Crichton -- One of Crichton's earliest novels and it deals with a team of scientists trapped in a facility as they try to contain a viral outbreak that can destroy the world, but they are running out of time. It's a really thrilling read and was made into a great film, too. Your titles you posted often deals with pandemics or viral attacks so I figured you'd enjoy this.
  
  Kindlie link: https://www.amazon.com/Andromeda-Strain-Michael-Crichton-ebook/dp/B007UH4EPS/
  
  
• Sphere by Micheal Crichton -- Since you mentioned Dead Space series so here's some sci-fi horror. Another one of my favorites from Crichton. While it does deal with aliens and a spaceship, it's actually set on Earth, where instead of something buried in ice (like with The Thing), an alien ship is deep underwater. A team of scientists have to delve deep into the ocean and try to breach the alien ship known as the Sphere.
  
  Kindlie link: https://www.amazon.com/Sphere-Michael-Crichton-ebook/dp/B007UH4G9C/
  
  
• Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell -- this is the horror/sci-fi short story that the The Thing and it's remakes were based on. While written in 1938, it's still a great read (and available on Kindle). The author, Campbell, was a giant figure in the Golden Age of Science Fiction as he was also the editor of Astounding Fiction Magazine, the landmark magazine that ushered in Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Theodore Sturgeon, AE Van Vogt, Henry Kuttner and other legendary sci-fi writers.
  
  Kindlie link: https://www.amazon.com/Goes-There-RosettaBooks-into-Film-ebook/dp/B003XVYLGW
  
  
• Vault of the Beast by A.E. Van Vogt -- another sci-fi horror story from the Golden Age of Science Fiction, this one a short story (on Kindle for only $1.49). Van Vogt's stories are a huge influence on horror and sci-fi writers, influencing Stephen King, Koontz, John Carpenter and many others. I love this creepy tale that is a must for lovers of the The Thing. Here's the first line: "The creature crept. It whimpered from fear and pain, a thing, slobbering sound horrible to hear. Shapeless, formless thing yet changing shape and form with every jerky movement. It crept along the corridor of the space freighter [...]"
  
  Kindlie link: https://www.amazon.com/Vault-Beast-E-van-Vogt-ebook/dp/B001M0N0FO
  
  
• The Nightrunners by Joe R. Landsale or The Drive-In by Joe R. Lansdale -- since you like Evil Dead, Joe R. Lansdale is known for his mix of occasional humor and extreme horror. Like the Evil Dead films, he can get gory, but not at the sacrifice at making creative plots and great characters. Lansdale does also westerns, texas noir, crime novels, etc, which are all great, so he covers a ton of genres. Early Lansdale tended to do more horror, however, as you see from these two books. One of my favorite authors, and great if you want some hi-octane fun.
  
  Kindlie link Nightrunners: https://www.amazon.com/Nightrunners-Joe-R-Lansdale-ebook/dp/B00634UDHC
  
  Kindlie link The Drive-in (book 1 of 3): https://www.amazon.com/Drive-Joe-R-Lansdale-ebook/dp/B00H1L5D9E
  
  
• Natsuo Kirino horror novels (Real World / Out / Grotesque) -- Since you mentioned The Ring which was originally written by Japanese author Koji Suzuki, so maybe try some horror from other Japanese authors. Kirino's works are equally unsettling reads, so I'd recommend checking any of her titles out. You could also try Ryu Murakami, who writes some twisted stuff, like In Miso Soup or Coin Locker Babies.
  
  I also agree with others for their recommendations for Laird Barron, John Langan, Shirley Jackson, Dan Simmons, H.P. Lovecraft, Paul Tremblay, and of course Stephen King. For King, try the Dark Tower series as that's a mix of Western and horror, kind of like if Red Dead Redemption video game went into the horror territory but on an epic scale. Great series. Also check out The Stand which is epic post-apocalyptic tale. I quite liked The Shining as someone else has mentioned and I also liked Salem's Lot.
  
  Lastly, for a great (and free) short story that is a nice twist on The Thing, check out this story that has a similar premise, only it's from the alien's point of view. It was quite cool, and an interesting idea to see how things would look like from the alien's side.
  
  All the Painted Stars by Gwendolyn Clare -- available to read online here at Clarkesworld Magazine website
  
  
  

I'm a big fan of Klein. Just wish he was more prolific and that it was available on Kindle.

If you don't want to invest in a book you're not sure you'll like, you might try "The Events at Poroth Farm". If you like that, you'll probably enjoy the ceremonies. It's available in this collection, which is a pretty good buy at 55¢!

Thank you! Here is the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Kill-Pretty-One-M-J-ebook/dp/B01CYZUDLO/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Enjoy! It is free until tomorrow to download and there is a paperback available as well if you prefer paperback.

Ellen Datlow is phenomenal and has edited a ton of really great work. Another standout I think would be Jeff and Ann VanderMeer who edited the outstanding collection The Weird among other things. One of my personal favorites is Thomas F. Monteleone for editing the Borderlands series (I had the White Wolf editions), which contains so many masterfully bizarre and memorable stories and is probably my top collection/series of all time.

I like my anthologies to contain multiple authors across multiple eras, and to provide an overview of the field from some particular perspective.

The classic anthology is Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural a massive 1000+ page stunner that is a great primer for the genre, focusing on earlier work.

Ellen Datlow's Darkness is a great anthology for the 80s - 2000s.

Joyce Carol Oates edited a fantastic history of American gothic fiction, called, not surprisingly American Gothic Tales starting with Washington Irving and ending with Stephen King.

And for a taste of horror from a more modern perspective (while including a lot of classic stories) The Weird is a really terrific overview.

Year's Best Body Horror of 2017. Some great great stories.

https://www.amazon.com/Years-Best-Body-Horror-Anthology-ebook/dp/B075KXRTCS

One I always recommend is Darkfall by Stephen Laws. It's such a fun romp - gory, fast paced, action packed - exactly the kind of horror novel you want when you're on vacation and don't want some heavy prose. If you like things like The Troop by Nick Cutter then you'll like this.

Of King's newer stuff, the one that really blew me away that I wasn't expecting much from was Joyland. Because it was so short and marketed as sort of a throwback thriller, I thought it would be one of his 'trunk novels' but it sucked me in fast and by the end it had me balling my eyes out. Great stuff.

Joe Hill's The Fireman also impressed me. Although I loved Twentieth Century Ghosts I thought his novels were a bit weak, but this one was a good old post apocalyptic blast.

If you're into the classics Oliver Onions' Widdershins is stunningly well done and it really doesn't feel like you're reading something that's a century old. I'd gotten kind of used to the typical Victorian/Edwardian aesthetic (Blackwood, Poe, Bierce etc.) so it surprised me when I found something so modern feeling from that era.

It's not the answer you may have been asking for, but my recommendation goes to anthologies. There are a ton focused on monsters, the Mammoth Book of Monsters just to drop one. I also fancy Dead Bait.

Beyond that, a full novel dedicated to a creature, the first that comes to mind is Dweller by Jeff Strand.

My book is available on Amazon .

If you check it out, I hope you enjoy it!

If I may be so bold, my new short story collection, Odd Birds, is available on Amazon. If you enjoyed the Twilight Zone with Rod Serling, this might just be a fun collection to check out.

https://www.amazon.com/Odd-Birds-Stories-Joel-Reeves/dp/1686961707/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1567026553&refinements=p_27%3AJoel+Reeves&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Joel+Reeves

I have just started my own monster hunter novella series on this very theme. The first title in the series is Blood Of The Kraken. I have seen Defiant63's answer too. I guess Kraken's are pretty popular in this sub-genre at least!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WYW1X1W

You should also check out novels by J.A. Konrath/Jack Kilborn if you liked Crouch. Trapped, Endurance, and Afraid are my favorites.

THINKING HORROR and THINKING HORROR vol. 2 are two great and recent collections of great nonfiction essays and interviews. Highly recommended.

John F.D. Taff has great stories.

You should try https://www.amazon.com/Little-Deaths-John-F-D-Taff-ebook/dp/B078NVWM36/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549471948&sr=8-1&keywords=F.F.Taff

I really enjoyed Experimental Film by Gemma Files.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1771483490/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Well, people have already mentioned my favorites, so the only one I can mention is the one I wrote: The House on Cedar Street. It's set in a small town in the late 1980s. https://www.amazon.com/House-Cedar-Street-Supernatural-Thriller-ebook/dp/B01HX8H3NI/

Endurance by Jack Killborn is pretty good. There were some parts that genuinely freaked me out, and books don't usually do that for me.

https://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Terror-Konrath-Horror-Collective-ebook/dp/B003STD7BO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519086531&sr=8-1&keywords=endurance+jack+kilborn

I think his novel Afraid may fit the bill too, but it's been awhile since I read it, so I don't really remember...

Carnivorous Lunar Activities by Max Booth III is very high on my TBR list. A lot of people I know and trust rave about this book!

https://www.amazon.com/Carnivorous-Lunar-Activities-Max-Booth/dp/1946487139

I just finished this anthology, if you enjoy short fiction. I'm always looking for body horror. It's my favorite sub-genre.

Year's Best Body Horror 2017 Anthology https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075KXRTCS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_j0H-AbGANMM50

Thinking Horror, Vol. 2 just came out and might be of interest (disclaimer: i have an essay in it). Really enjoyed volume 1 and looking forward to reading the rest of 2. link

Thinking Horror is worth checking out!!!

Sure do. 99 cents! https://www.amazon.com/Cthulhu-Mythos-MEGAPACK-Classic-Lovecraftian-ebook/dp/B007V8RQC4

Congrats. Your link wasn't working for me, but I'm assuming you meant this.

Are any of your stories posted online to get an idea of your writing before purchasing blind?

The Weird is likely the most comprehensive, though I'd also suggest Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural.