Horror Aficionados discussion

For March's Group Read, it's time to bring out your inner animal.


The theme for March is books revolving around or heavily featuring animals.
Because we want to challenge you to discover something new, the old stand by books most everyone has read or at least heard of will NOT be eligible. These include Cujo, Pet Sematary, Fluke, Watchers, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Meg.
Additionally, we're looking for regular animals - felines, canines, birds, fish, reptiles, etc. CRYPTIDS and INSECTS are their own categories and will not qualify.

--As always, AUTHORS and PUBLISHERS may NOT nominate their own books.
--Pervious Group Reads are NOT eligible. Full list can be found here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
--Books with the most +1 are more likely to make the final poll.

I'd like to nominate Below by Ryan Lockwood.

The animal in question is the Humboldt Squid.

For all our Amy Cross fans, I nominate:

The Haunting of Caldgrave House

I looked through my to-read list, and I don't have too many horror novels with regular animals. I found a couple.

The Thirteenth Cat - It's middle grade, but looks interesting.

A REPTILE DYSFUNCTION: Night of the Jizz Lizards - I don't remember adding this to my list. Well, uh, I suppose it has lizards.

I pick: Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder. It’s about a housewife who turns into a dog. It’s been on my TBR for a while and it sounds pretty wild.

I'll nominate:

Nightwing by Martin Cruz Smith (bats)

Shark Island by Chris Jameson (ibexes; no, I'm kidding, sharks)

That's if we're allowed to nominate two books. If not - I'll stick with Nightwing.

I nominate Smithy by Amanda Desiree.
A chimpanzee.

I nominate Domain by James Herbert

Below, the rats are waiting 🐀 🐀 🐀

+1 Amy Cross

I am very new and this will be my first month, and also this is not a regular animal on the list. But I have had The Roo by Alan Baxter on my list for a little bit. It's also a novella, and didn't know if you wanted longer books. Thanks and can't wait to read along with you all for the first time!

Trista wrote: "I pick: Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder. It’s about what the title implies. It’s been on my TBR for a while and it sounds pretty wild.
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Hi everyone. I’m new to the group so this is my first post. My suggestion is Dogs by Nancy Kress.

Welcome, Josie. I'll second "Dogs."
Dogs

I'll nominate Man's Best Friend by Justin Boote (might be as J. Boote, as it's one of his extreme)


+1 Baxter's Roo

Michael wrote: "I am very new and this will be my first month, and also this is not a regular animal on the list. But I have had The Roo by Alan Baxter on my list for a little bit. It's also a novella, and didn't ..."

The Roo was a group read the last time we did this theme, so it is not eligible. Feel free to nominate something else.

+1 Man’s Best Friend by J. Boote

Animal Kingdom

I would like to nominate Pearl by Josh Malerman.

About a farm and a weird pig.

WendyB wrote: "Animal Kingdom "

+1

That looks super fun!

Kasia wrote: "WendyB wrote: "Animal Kingdom "

+1

That looks super fun!"

I really had to search my tbr for a book with animals. I was a bit surprised at how few I had so I'm hoping our good HA people can find a pile of animal horror for me to add to my list.

Some great ideas coming through.

However, when nominating a book please put a link to the book's page on GR so members can easily click through to see more about it.

I haven't read Wright in a while but he's always great, def adding this to my tbr :) yeah the search can be quite lengthy but that's also part of the joy of the group reads in general, I keep finding more and more books I want to read along the way.

I'm thinking . That rabbit on the cover does NOT look friendly, and the book description talks about "a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake". I'll nominate that. :-)

Yes to Trista’s Nightbitch! 👹

I'll nominate Plague of Gulls

+1 for What Moves The Dead

+1 for What Moves The Dead

So this book has been sitting on my TBR for 2 years
Lives of the Monster Dogs

I nominate The Trench by Steve Alten.

It missed the cut a couple months ago, so I renominate Snow Shark by Brian G. Berry.

Snow Shark

Mongrels—Stephen Graham Jones

+1 The Haunting of Caldgrave House

Deanna wrote: "I would like to nominate Pearl by Josh Malerman.

About a farm and a weird pig.

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Seconded!

Let's have some fun!

One Tough Bastard by Adam Howe


Kutter by Jeff Strand


The Dogs by Allan Stratton

+1 for What Moves the Dead.

I nominate Pearl or What moves the dead

+1 Animal Kingdom
+1 What Moves the Dead

I would like to nominate Lives of the Monster Dogs:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Kirsten wrote: "I'd like to nominate Below by Ryan Lockwood.

The animal in question is the Humboldt Squid."

+1...I've had it in my TBR for what seems like forever

Ruth wrote: "Let's have some fun!

One Tough Bastard by Adam Howe



this is such a crazy entertaining book. Absolutely loved it and definitely recommend people check it out, but it's not a horror story, more of an 80's style 'buddy cop' action/comedy

I choose to nominate Blackout by Tim Curran

Blackout

+1 for Nightbitch!

+1 for Animal Kingdom
+1 for What Moves the Dead

+1 Animal Kingdom
Just added to my TBR, (sigh)

+1 for What Moves The Dead

Kirsten wrote: "I'd like to nominate Below by Ryan Lockwood.

The animal in question is the Humboldt Squid."

Below was incredible. And definitely worth a reread!

K.L. wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Let's have some fun!

One Tough Bastard by Adam Howe



this is such a crazy entertaining book. Absolutely loved it and definitely..."

One Tough Bastard was a lot of fun. But I didn't think it was horrific. I would be down for a reread of Die Dog or Eat the Hatchet however. Not only did it have horror-themes throughout, Adam Howe is one of the coolest mofo's on the planet. In my opinion one of the best Horror-affiliated authors of the last decade+ who deserves a helluva lot more attention. Should eventually be right up there with King and Lansdale in popularity. I have really liked/loved everything I've read by him. But I believe DDEH was read here a little after it was first released so probably a no-go.

Jamie wrote: "I nominate The Trench by Steve Alten.

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Great pick! The Trench was Jawsome!

Kirsten wrote: "I'd like to nominate Below by Ryan Lockwood.

The animal in question is the Humboldt Squid."

Wow, I'm reading this regardless of how the vote comes out lol.

I myself would like to nominate The Legacy. A kitteh features largely in that story.

I nominate "Last House on Needless Street" by Catriona Ward. It features a talking cat. There are also numerous allusions to birds and snakes. It's terrific.