The books I consider scary
Scary books Public
Created by hexarchate
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The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
4 stars
Ten years ago outside Browning, Montana, four Blackfeet shot some elk, and then went on with their lives. It happens …
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hexarchate says: A desperate man takes a job as a hitman, surprising himself with his own capacity for violence. After a tragedy destroys his life, he agrees to one final job: to hijack a cartel's cash shipment before it reaches Mexico.
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This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno
4 stars
It was Vera's idea to buy the Itza. The "world's most advanced smart speaker!" didn't interest Thiago, but Vera thought …
hexarchate says: A horror novel about grief and loneliness.
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House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
4 stars
Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap …
hexarchate says: A story within a story about an impossible house. The book takes advantage of its medium and utilizes it in creative, effective ways. Definitely read a physical copy of this one if you can.
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Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (The Southern Reach Trilogy, #1)
4 stars
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the world for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges …
hexarchate says: It's better than the movie.
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Earthlings by Ginny Tapley Takemori, 村田沙耶香, Sayaka Murata
4 stars
Natsuki isn’t like the other girls. Together with her cousin Yuu, she spends her summers in the wild Nagano mountains, …
hexarchate says: A story about how trauma can cause us to became alienated from ourselves and our society.
Heed the content warnings, this one is ROUGH. Gravitating social commentary but devastating, gruesome, and distressing.
