Best Horror Books of The Decade

Even though this decade draws to a close, we want to honor the horror books that have influenced us over the past ten years. Horror has a distinctive niche among the myriad literary genres that make up contemporary literature. It’s a surprise they don’t leak when we’re not looking at all the vampires, zombies, psychos, and apocalypses on the shelf. Despite this, it doesn’t receive much notice as a subgenre of literature without the aid of attractive actors, successful franchises, and the surname King.

Additionally, it’s easy to overlook the fact that one of horror’s main goals is to explore the depths of human feeling, even existence, and to analyze the influence of the bizarre and the incomprehensible. The darkest fruits of the imagination last the longest, whether we’re talking about enormous geometry-flouting squid deities, subtly malicious phantasms, or a whole flock of really irate birds.

Here are the best horror books of the decade for you to give read.

1) The Waiting Mortuary by L.V. Pires:

The narrative of The Waiting Mortuary opens from the viewpoint of Casey, a determined 17-year-old girl. She gets abducted at night while heading to her car. The next chapter is written from Bash’s (17) point of view. His family talks about the kidnapping and the fact that this is the third recent abduction of a teenage girl. Despite not knowing Casey well, Bash has run into her at school. The narrative then moves on, alternating between Casey, Bash, and “X,” Casey’s kidnapper, in each chapter. This book offers some unique ideas on the genre as well as some surprises in the form of flips and twists. The plot was unsettling and “spine-tingling,” as with any excellent horror novel (as promised in the subtitle). Don’t be afraid to attempt this book if you enjoy horror. You won’t regret it.

2) Madhouse by Miguel Estrada:

Eleven-year-old Lucas flees from his home in the belief that his family would come back together to locate him after learning of his parent’s divorce. He gets picked up by an enigmatic woman who pledges to take care of him and provide him with a loving family as he makes his way through the deserted streets. The young man then awakens in chains, bound to a bed in a run-down house in the middle of nowhere, and forced to confront his worst fears in order to stay alive in his new environment. Madhouse is Miguel Estrada’s debut horror-thriller book. Join Lucas as he makes a valiant effort to return to his family.

3) I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll:

This book will make you engaged throughout the plot of the story. It will almost put you in a trance because such is the depth of the book. Nearly everything about it was quite impressive to read. This novel switches between four primary points of view, which may sound like a lot, but each one was so full of information and excitement that you won’t mind. The shorter chapters allowed you to not be kept waiting too long in my want to learn what occurred next, which probably will help you connect with the tale even more. The main premise is what propels this novel, but the characters, the events in their life, and each one’s role in the case add so much more and contribute to what is already a very engaging tale.

4) Suicide Forest by Jeremy Bates:

The story’s idea is unique and engaging, and it appears like the author did a lot of research on it, making it seem quite believable. Although the tale started off a little slowly, it picked up steam once the suspense began to rise. It is not an entertaining thriller! The author’s words are mesmerizing, and the setting is obviously magnificent. The tale flows effortlessly, and the book is not only simple to read but also dramatic and hard-hitting.

This powerful story is enhanced by the suspense, the terror, the hazardous terrain, and the strange happenings. Always a sensitive issue, death. Well, not merely death, which is frequently expressed in impersonal and hypothetical tones and is a benign abstract concept. but death. That one is difficult. Not the kind of death you do when you’re ripe for the grave and old and grey.” the kind of death that strikes you, a friend, or a family member abruptly, unexpectedly, and frequently harshly. Accidents are the ones you try to prevent but can’t: Murder. Suicide. That kind of death is the subject of Jeremy Bates’ book Suicide Forest.

5) The Outsider by Stephen King:

Two essential components for a successful crime thriller are mystery and tension. King has given the reader a healthy serving of both in The Outsider. He draws you into the story and creates a mystery with so many potential solutions that you can’t flip the pages quickly enough to get to the resolution of the storyline. By the halfway point of this book, you’ll have so many hypotheses and explanations for how a guy may be in two locations at once that they’ll make your head spin. You’ll develop and reformulate these theories, which is what makes this book so fascinating.

The construction of the characters is excellent; whether you like them or not, they can all elicit a certain emotion in the reader. Finding more about the characters in Stephen King’s works is always enjoyable because you come to know them so well that you start to think of them as real people. This is what generates passion in readers for a book and keeps them coming back for more from that author.

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