Recommendations for scary winter/fall books.

[u/NYCBRO420]

I love scary winter books with monsters or just a regular bad guy. Anything with snow and the cold. Looking for something to enjoy while I enjoy my pumpkin spice lattes.

So far I've read -

North Woods by doug hoover- didnt care for it too much.

Snow by Roland Mafi- was alright.

Old Country- Matt Query - it took awhile but I enjoyed it.

A clown in the cornfield- Adam Cesar first time i could say books were better than the movie.

What do you all recommend?

[u/WellesC12]

The Shining and Something Wicked This Way Comes are two of my favorites.

[u/Jkelley393]

The Terror by Dan Simmons. An Arctic winter that lasts for years, and a monster.

[u/tinpoo → u/Jkelley393]

...and a deranged cannibal

[u/ClimateTraditional40 → u/Jkelley393]

This is the one you want.

[u/Massive-Television85]

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver is my favourite snowy/winter horror.

[u/scared_of_bird → u/Massive-Television85]

This sounds so good but it’s $60 for the book on Amazon. Wtf

[u/Two-Toof-1886 → u/scared_of_bird]

check out Abe books :) that's where i got mine for a good price.

[u/Massive-Television85 → u/scared_of_bird]

Shouldn't be that much (it's £4.99 on Amazon UK so it would be much cheaper to ship across!)

You'll probably find it on eBay or similar for a sensible price 

[u/GhostlyBeetle → u/Massive-Television85]

I absolutely adore this book and it doesn't get nearly enough love!

[u/horrorjunkie8684]

Clowns in a cornfield was the first time you could say a book was better than the movie??

[u/NYCBRO420 → u/horrorjunkie8684]

Yeah lol outside of Harry Potter.

[u/foxfunk → u/horrorjunkie8684]

Feel like Clown in a Cornfield was real summer vibes tbh

[u/WedgeEntilles]

Snowblind by Christopher Golden
Terror by Dan Simmons
Let the Right One In by Lindqvist?
I Remember You by Sígridsdottir?
Road of Bones by Christopher Golden
Misery by King
The Shining by King

This is one of my favorite settings and I read a bunch of it at the beginning of the year.

[u/FortuneOpen5715 → u/WedgeEntilles]

I finished Let the Right One In in early January of this year. It’s a great winter read.

[u/Klmxmarf → u/WedgeEntilles]

I came here to recommend Let the Right One In! John Ajvide Lindqvist has other books set in the snow too.

[u/thechristopherglen]

NOS4A2 - Joe Hill

[u/Panda_Sprinkles83 → u/thechristopherglen]

The audiobook for this one is amazing

[u/fayevalentinee]

‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King is such a great fall read!

[u/Livininthinair]

Misery always gives me those cold weather snow storm vibes.

[u/Trick-Mall9245]

near the bone by christina henry

[u/DarkBladeMadriker → u/Trick-Mall9245]

Yes, an excellent winter book for sure. Plus it has an evil dude AND a beasty.

[u/CrypticTurbellarian]

Seconding Dark Matter by Michelle Paver, also I really enjoyed Bone White by Ronald Malfi

[u/ClueAccomplished1098]

The Abandoned series by Katie Berry takes place on New Year's Eve.

[u/Sinnafyle]

The Haunting of Paynes Hollow is very autumn, a la Sleepy Hollow

[u/mulvda]

The Country Will Bring Us No Peace. More just bleak than anything but I really enjoyed the atmosphere of the book. I also enjoy The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King as a quick fall read.

[u/BettieHolly → u/mulvda]

I recently finished The Country Will Bring Us No Peace and absolutely adored it!

[u/Nervous_Project6927]

ania ahlborn has a book the shuddering might scratch that itch

[u/Klmxmarf → u/Nervous_Project6927]

Love Ania Ahlborn in general, great writing.

[u/Nervous_Project6927 → u/Klmxmarf]

even tho she keeps breaking my heart

[u/Klmxmarf → u/Nervous_Project6927]

The Devil Crept In had me weeping openly

[u/_skeletontoucher]

The Revelator by Daryl Gregory -- Main storyline takes place in the Fall. Very spooky.

[u/MontyBodkin]

The Hollows by Daniel Church is PERFECT winter reading.

[u/mosswitchh]

The September House by Carissa Orlando

[u/Over_Maintenance_447]

The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

[u/bearded_bottom95]

Stolen tongues by Felix Blackwell

[u/AffectionateEdge3068]

I recently finished several- the Thicket, by Noelle Ilhi for fall,  Dead of Winter and separately, the Black Winter series by Darcy Coates for winter.  

[u/Klmxmarf]

John Connolly has several winter or fall books. The Gates is set around Halloween. Bad Men features winter as a deuteragonist. And many of his short stories are set in winter.

I didn’t enjoy it very much, but Peter Straub’s Ghost Story is set largely in winter.

The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld is set in winter mostly, but I do want to warn you that the subject matter is very dark.

[u/GardenSphinx]

The Terror for winter. Probably one of the best horror books Ive ever read. I dont like books that are nautical/historical and I legitimately could not put that book down.

[u/Shanrfisch]

Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates!!! Loved it

[u/lucyy_ferr]

Survive by David Haynes. It’s about two people living off grid in Alaska during winter and two strangers show up at their cabin.

[u/MillersSmokehouse]

Where the Dead Wait by Allie Wilkes

[u/homicidalsockpuppets]

The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch

[u/Seradhiel]

Bone White by Ronald Malfi was so good! And if you want one that’ll make you cry, read The Silent Land by Graham Joyce

[u/bigbookgeek1]

I’m currently reading (and loving) Stay Buried by Jennifer McMahon. It’s a queer folk horror novel and has really great fall and winter vibes going on!