Horror Genre Challenge 2023 - hosted by autisaur

Cosmic
"The cosmic horror genre is both personally existential, and darkly expansive. The darkest corners of space, the pitch-black pits of demons, the sense of no real control, the fear of the unknown, and dread that comes with the ineffable size of the universe. This genre is strongly tied to H.P. Lovecraft who brought it to life with novellas such as At the Mountains of Madness (1936), The Shadow over Innsmouth (1936), and The Shadow Out of Time (1936). “The Shape Of Water” by Guillermo Del Toro or “The Imago Sequence and Other Stories” 2009 by Laird Barron are other strong modern works of cosmic horror. Space itself and extraterrestrial adventures also play a preeminent role in the genre, with standout comics like Nameless, by Chris Burnham & Grant Morrison, and Southern Cross, by Becky Cloonan and Andy Belager."
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The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw, Richard Kadrey

The Dead Take the A Train

Cassandra Khaw, Richard Kadrey

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation

Southern Reach #1

Jeff VanderMeer

195 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Cipher by Kathe Koja

The Cipher

Kathe Koja

356 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror science fiction dark tense slow-paced
In the Shadow of Spindrift House by Mira Grant

In the Shadow of Spindrift House

Mira Grant

197 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ mystery dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder

Sister, Maiden, Monster

Lucy A. Snyder

264 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Fold by Peter Clines

The Fold

Threshold #2

Peter Clines

384 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction horror mystery science fiction adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Children of Red Peak by Craig DiLouie

The Children of Red Peak

Craig DiLouie

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious slow-paced
Hide by Kiersten White

Hide

Kiersten White

236 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

Dead Silence

S.A. Barnes

343 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Immaculate Void by Brian Hodge

The Immaculate Void

Brian Hodge

232 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror mysterious medium-paced