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Books

I used to use Goodreads until I discovered how important it was for authors to get five-star ratings. My silly ratings don't need to hurt someone else's chance at a writing career.

In lieu of that, here's a list of some of my favorite (or recent) reads. No links to sources; I assume you know where to get books.

In the Coils of the Labyrinth (2022)

By: David Annandale, Genres: Cosmic Horror

This RPG tie-in book about a sanitarium secretly run as a generator for occult rituals is far better than it has any right to be.

John Dies at the End (2009)

By: David Wong, Genres: Cosmic Horror, Comedy

John and Dave take the wrong drug at a party and begin to see things… everywhere. One of few horror novels to scare me, despite the satirical overtones.

Skin (1993)

By: Kathe Koja, Genres: Dark Fiction

Artists Tess, Bibi, and the Surgeons of the Demolition struggle to maintain authenticity and sanity in the outlaw art scene in this bleak and deeply disturbing novel exploring the self-destructive power of both fame and self-isolation.

The Cipher (1991)

By: Kathe Koja, Genres: Cosmic Horror

When a mysterious hole appears in the floor of the storage room of Nicolas and Nakota’s apartment building, the “Funhole” becomes their entire purpose in a story that’s a bit like Lord of the Flies but it’s starving artists.

The Lesser Dead (2014)

By: Christopher Buehlman, Genres: Vampire Horror

Vampires Joey and Margaret have a cozy vampire colony in the sewers of 1970s New York City up until they take in a group of child-vampires who don’t seem to understand How Not To Be Seen.