Hey Adam; I just read “Clown In A Cornfield” and I’ve got to say man, you REALLY nailed the twist at the end of the book, I actually screamed. “YOU GOTTA BE F%#! KIDDING ME !” It actually blew me away, now I’m hunting for more books after finishing the full Stephen King Catalogue, and I just wanted to take the time to say this, as a reader of only SK and others, you are an absolute star my friend, first Horror novel I’ve enjoyed that wasn’t written by King. “Just a drop of Baypen”
Phew, plenty of things to recommend from the last decade plus a few years. I will try to keep it at one per author (with most of these, there is more great stuff to read from them), but this is some of the best stuff I have read in recent years from contemporary horror authors: * Iain Reid - Foe * Tom Piccirilli - Nightjack * Greg Gifune - Children of Chaos * Jac Jemc - The Grip of It * Kealan Patrick Burke - Blanky (Novella) * Jon Bassoff - The Incurables * C.V. Hunt - Ritualistic Human Sacrifice * Laird Barron - The Light is the Darkness * Gabino Iglesias - Zero Saints * Alan Ryker - Dream of the Serpent * Thomas Ligotti - My Work Is Not Yet Done And if you like it a bit more straight up with less meta stuff, try: * Michael McBride - Snowblind * Tim Curran - Skin Medicine Thanks for the recommendation on "The Good House". Kind of missed out on this and will go seek it.
I still prefer My Best Friend's Exorcism to We Sold Our Souls and SBCGtSV, but I just finished Southern Book Club and it was still a very compelling read
Perfect timing for this video, I haven't read horror in a few months and was just wondering what to pick up next in the genre! Cheers for the recommendations 👍
One of my favorite recent reads (not a new book but new to me) was Scott Smith’s The Ruins. I also expected to hate The Institute but could not put it down
I randomly clicked on this video when looking for recommendations and when I saw your room I was like: “huh, he has the books from that horror author I just started reading”...) then stopped myself and grabbed the book I’m reading (The Con Season) and of course I realised it was you! 😂 I’m really enjoying the book so far anyway. Just thought I’d leave this comment because it was a funny coincidence. Subscribed 😄
I’ve been watching your RUclips videos almost since day one, finally got around to ordering your books. I just went ahead and bought all of them. I started with Video Night and was genuinely surprised by how good it was, can’t wait to start The Summer Job!
Video Night happens to be my favorite of his! Summer Job was great fun and his execution really kept you wanting to keep reading. Con Season should be the next one up for you to read. It’s so different and not only horror but twisted and a bit funny and just fantastic! I still have a couple more of his to get but those three so far have not been disappointing. He is hands down my favorite new author I met at a convention in Massachusetts and will continue following his career and recommending.
Lisa Lucania thanks so much for the suggest, I’ll definitely add that one to the top! I ended up starting The Good House after this video, I already had it in my To-be-read stack so it was just the motivation I needed to pick it up.
I'm envious of your Arrow video collection. (Well, your whole collection to be honest. ) I saw Clown in a Conrnfield on someone's recommendations and now, having seen your video and your enthusiasm for horror, I'll definitely be checking it out.
Loved Andy Davidson’s Vampire debut novel “In the Valley of the Sun “ . looking forward to “Boatmans Daughter “ . Jeremy Shipps’ oddball “ Atrocities” , and Craig L Gidney’s “ Spectral hue “ . For Scares : Elizabeth Hand’s Creepy faerie tale “ Wildling Halls “, and Michael Marshall Smith’s “ Bad Things “ .
I'm a huge fan of horror books , movies and everything scary ...... you chapter stacks and possessed by horror are the only 3 channels I trust when it comes to horror . hope u keep doing horror books n movie related videos :)
Things I've read this year that I thought were fantastic included BROKEN MONSTERS by Lauren Beukes, A LUSH AND SEETHING HELL by John Hornor Jacobs, THE CHANGELING by Victor LaValle, I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS by Iain Reid, and FEVER DREAM by Samanta Schweblin. Currently I'm reading THE DEEP by Alma Katsu and the new Grady Hendrix, and I'm digging both. (I also read VIDEO NIGHT recently and really dug it.)
I really enjoyed ‘The twisted ones’ and ‘the hollow places’ by T. Kingfisher. Both are really fun, well written and genuinely creepy at some points. Also The only good Indian’s is a definite must read! Glad to see it get some love.
Grady Hendrix’s has become one of my new fave Authors. I’ve loved his work so far and just picked up The Southerners Guide to slaying a Vampires. I will have to pick up The Clown in the Cornfield, next. I like your recommendations.
Your novellas Tribesmen and Video Night have been big time comfort reading highlights from quarantine life! Also Nightblood by T. Chris Martindale in the Paperbacks from Hell series was a blast.
Hey Adam, I just finished 'The First One You Expect' and rated it 5 stars on Amazon UK. Loved it, wished it went on longer. I also just finished southern book club. I felt a little bored half way through but it picked up at the end. I hated the manipulative husband.
Pre-ordered Clown in a Cornfield for Kindle! Can't wait! I've read the T. Due book, and I don't remember loving it that much; maybe I should revisit it now that I'm older and not wiser. Have you read any Angela Carter? The Bloody Chamber is amazing.
@@AdamCesare I hope you love it as much as I do! Shared your video with a friend who needed some recs and told her you haven't steered us wrong yet. :)
I just found this channel because of the Paperbacks from Hell video. Looking at your videos, it seems that a lot of the ones about books have much higher view counts...which is good!
Corona got me in a kinda reading mood in the last couple of months...I picked up a good haul of horror novels and finished six of them by now: Nick Cutter´s The Troop & The Deep, Paul Tremblay´s Ghosts, Devil´s Rock & Cabin and Burke´s Kin. Kin was pretty interesting but I totally fell in love with Cutter and Tremblay...all very strong reads and I can´t wait to start with Survivor Song and Little Heaven. Now I´m halfway through Grady´s Southern Bookclub which is a great read either!
My recent favourite read is Remains by Andrew Cull. It is among the scariest books I’ve ever read! It’s a slow burn but when it takes off, oh my gosh... I recommend it to everyone ☺️ I just got the new Grady Hendrix today and am really excited to read it. Would love to see more book videos!
Asylum and escape from asylum by Madeleine Roux. The only book that has actually relatively frightened me. (It’s a series with more books I haven’t read, I read them out of order but don’t worry, they still made sense since it was a time line span)
I was very patiently waiting for your book recommendation!!👀 lol i ordered The return definitely sounds intriguing and Grady Hendrix is amazing!! Have you read The Hunger by Alma katsu, The Ruins by Scott Smith, n Kill Creek Scott Thomas, these r few i read very recently n enjoyed. Definitely picked some from your recommendation for my next order.. thanks awesome review 👻
I was about to recommend the book I just finished. Great characters, great twists, action packed and couldnt put it down. I guess you have heard of it....Clowns in the Cornfield!!! Loved it!!
The Return by Rachel Harrison sounds really interesting. I'll have to check that one out 👍 I've recently finished Strange Weather by Joe Hill, which I found to be a bit of a mixed bag. I enjoyed it overall though. Growing things by Paul Tremblay quickly became one of my favourite books last year. The dog walker story still creeps me out 😂
I read all of Tremblay's books and all of Hendrix's books. But I would say the singularly creepiest and most original horror novel I've read in recent memory is HEX by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. Just gripping and unique. Overwhelming dread and unlike anything else. I will say that the "no holds barred" climactic last 80 or so pages were very disappointing compared to everything that came before, but in retrospect it's still one of the best horror novels I have ever read anyway.
Jeff Granstrom Oh, I forgot I read that last year as well. I agree that book ending up being a lot better than I went into thinking it would. I’m always onboard when something “different” is done and this book was something new and kept me reading in about two sittings to finish it.
I recently read The Forever House by Tim Waggoner and it was a lot of fun. Would also highly recommend Whispers in the Dark by Laurel Hightower and True Crime by Samantha Kolesnik. I'm really looking forward to reading Clown in a Cornfield.
Omg Brad Proctor! I by chance saw your comment re: The Forever House a few weeks ago and decided to check it out. I had just finished reading "The Turn of a Key" by Ruth Ware and guess that I'm on a haunted/weird house vibe at the moment. I just finished The Forever House and loved it!!! It was so creepy and your comments in your video are spot on. I think that it has a Vivarium (a new indie movie) vibe about it as well. Thank you for the recommendation and thank you Adam for doing these videos and providing this forum!
@@latoyagray3667 that's awesome! I'm really glad that you enjoyed it. Not to self promote but I have quite a bit of indie and small press horror reviews on my channel if you are looking for other recommendations.
Paul Tremblays survivor song was amazing. All his books are though so that wasnt a surprise! I'd say Paul Tremblay, ania ahlborn, Keenan Patrick Burke and Robert mcammon are prob safe bets for anyone just starting who want to fall in love with the genre.
I have a review going up today for THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB'S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES. I looooooved it and gave it five stars, but I did have some issues with it. Anything that Stephen Graham Jones writes is an automatic read for me so I'm really looking forward to getting ahold of MONGRELS. MAPPING THE INTERIOR was stellar but I think THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS is the scariest thing I've ever read.
Hi Adam. I love your channel and can't get enough of your videos. Now I want to pre-order your latest book but it's only available in hardcover in Canada. I apologize in advance for the stupid question but is there a reason American books(except comics) are first released in hardcover ? I am a native french speaker and in France and french speaking countries the books are generally released in soft covers first and than later in a smaller soft cover format (we call them pocket books). I prefer my comic books in hardcovers but i find hardcovers impractical for novels or essays as i generally prefer to carry around my books so i can read them anywhere. Not to mention hardcovers take too much bookshelf space . (unfortunately i hate ebooks).
I'm really liking Those Across The River by Christopher Buehlman, I'm half way in. I recently read Bethany's Sin by Robert R. McCammon and Twilight Eyes by Dean Koontz, both of which were very good.
best horror i’ve read this past year or so: -Birdman + The Treatment (sequel) by Mo Hayder. picked it up on a whim, part detective part thriller all good. -Sharp Objects + Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. had heard of Gone Girl but only picked that up after these two (have yet to read it). both are quite good, i like her style and both are very well paced. -Lying In Wait by Liz Nugent. this book is just all sorts of crazy and i would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for something new. currently ive just started In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, after that i’ve got some Jack Ketchum i’m going to dive into. ive a good stock of horror to read under a tall tree this summer 😁
Paul Tremblay is AMAZING but i'd say that both the Cabin at the end of the World, and ESPECIALLY Head Full of Ghosts, are better than Growing things. Head Full of Ghosts is THE scariest book I've read (tied with that time I was 12 years old and read Pet Semetary for the first time). Thanks for the recommendations, keep it up!
You have a great channel!! Can you make a video regarding books similar to the movie the ninth gate. Also, can you make review about Dan Simmons works and whether you recommend reading him?
Just saw before recording this that it hit the NYT bestseller list! It's a hit! Very cool for horror, in general, to have such a great book do well, widely.
Thanks so much, Ludwig! Will have to check out IT WILL JUST BE US. That other one you mentioned also sounds good! (Thanks so much for the lovely review.)
Hello from Northern Ireland. How can you find out if a book was released on Hardcover? Do u know if Brian Evenson - Last days was ever released on hardcover?
I've recently discovered your channel and now it's one of my favourites! I always get great recomendations (though most of them hasen't been lunched in my country...)
Currently reading SLASH by Hunter Shea, and I’ve got ROO by Alan Baxter next. Best 2020 title I’ve read so far is THOSE WHO GO FORTH by Curtis M. Lawson.
It's been a while since I read a good horror book. I did enjoy The Outsider and The Whisper Man, not horror, but great thrillers. I did really enjoy the Netflix series Haunting of Hill House. Can't wait to read Horrorstor. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy Southern Book Club like you did. But glad you loved it 🙂
I’ve been trying to find a horror book for my english class, we’re doing an independent book project and i really want to pick something good up for it. (I want to do an art piece for the final project) It needs to fit into my lexile range (i hate that so much tbh) and I just found your channel. Time to see if any of them fit in my lexile range 😅😅😅
Not a new book but A Good and Happy Child is something that impressed me so much which doesn’t happen often. It is from 2007 I believe and way more than a typical horror. (Not gory but a different type of horror and gets into your head. Amazing) Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes stands apart as well. Looking forward to her new one but it keeps getting pushed back.
I’m glad I just came across your chanel. I’ve been very bored with the books I’ve read lately and crave really scary horrific books. Is there anything like Texas chainsaw or the Devils rejects movies in the form of books? Real, psychopaths and gore?
Jack Ketchum’s THE LOST or OFF SEASON. Pretty much anything Edward Lee or Richard Laymon. Nicole Cushing’s MR. SUICIDE. Wrath James White’s SUCCULENT PREY. Plenty of extreme horror books and authors out there to give you that gore, Lacey.
My favorite Horror Novel I read in this past year (I'm writing in June 2021), was actually your book, "Clown in a Cornfield". I finished it in two sittings, and it's one of my favorite slashers. I normally don't like YA, even though I'm in the age group for it. But in this, the characters felt real and not like caricatures, and your villains were really interesting.
I just barely finished asylum by Madeline Roux.I absolutely loved it it was totally creepy with those vintage pictures. It’s about this guy named Dan who joins her college prep course in New Hampshire and the dormitory he staying in used to be and all the Salem I’m not gonna give you anymore you’re just gonna have to read it Adam
I really enjoyed The Downside trilogy by S. L. Grey, book 1 is The Mall, book 2 is The Ward and the final one is The New Girl. Not particularly scary, but creepy, strange and very enjoyable
Some of the best horror I've read recently have been the short story collections The Houseguest by Amparo Davila and Song For the Unraveling of the World by Brian Evenson. I guess they'd both fall under the tag "literary horror," and are as creepy and unsettling as any classic weird fiction.
Best horror book this year: The Auctioneer. I really enjoyed this video. Can you tell me the name of the Tremblay story that is set up like a heist? I really appreciate it. Also, looking forward to getting a copy of Clown in the Cornfield today.
The Tremblay heist story is called “The Getaway”. Thought it was awesome. And thank you so much for checking out, Clown in a Cornfield. Hope you enjoy it.
Experimental Film by Gemma Files. I love how the story is structured. It kept me interested in the story even if a lot of it is 'just' background info that you need later. But it's not boring, so many books make this the boring part...I also loved the protagonist. She felt so human.
You should check out this great ghost story, The fire in fortitude! By Melissa Scott, It blew my mind, part two had me up all night, it is a complete page turner, you should check it out. The legend of Beebledosh is about to take the world by storm.
Not new but currently reading The Watcher by Charles Maclean and it is pretty horrifying. Probably not a horror book but one of my favorite books ever is Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson.
Read We sold our souls and loved it and i also liked The Institute! The latest horror book I read was Ritual by Graham Masterton, quite disturbing and marvelous! The next ones to read are The Return and My Best Friend's Exorcism and of course another Graham Masteron one, Ghost Music.
I thoroughly enjoyed SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB as a reader. Great book. As a filmmaker always thinking about how I’d adapt something, I have to be honest, without spoiling it here, the climactic ending disappointed me.
I *strongly* disagree! That’s my favorite chapter in the book! I was alternately cackling and on edge. I *do* agree that it’s not meant to be overwhelmingly cinematic. But to me that’s a feature, not a bug. Hendrix leaning into some of the advantages prose has over film.
Adam Cesare Don’t get me wrong. I love love love that chapter of the book! I just feel like, again without spoilers, where the protagonist of the whole story is when it finally comes to an end, yeah it’s not very cinematic.
Yes! I listened to the audiobook in a singe day, and when that scene came up the sun was setting and I remember sitting down just because I had to ground myself.
Hey Adam; I just read “Clown In A Cornfield” and I’ve got to say man, you REALLY nailed the twist at the end of the book, I actually screamed. “YOU GOTTA BE F%#! KIDDING ME !” It actually blew me away, now I’m hunting for more books after finishing the full Stephen King Catalogue, and I just wanted to take the time to say this, as a reader of only SK and others, you are an absolute star my friend, first Horror novel I’ve enjoyed that wasn’t written by King.
“Just a drop of Baypen”
Haha. Thank you so much, Hunter. So glad you enjoyed it. If you get a chance, a quick review on amazon and/or goodreads helps me out so much.
@@AdamCesare done ! I will do that on all the platforms including audible !
the best book I've read this year so far is Grady Hendrix's SBC Guide's To Slaying Vampires.. finish it in half a day.. so so so good
I just read it. It was amazing!
I just finished this book. It was so good.
God damn I LOVE this channel. There are not enough horror channels with informed opinions on YT.
Thank you so much, Connor. Means a lot.
Yeah I wish there were more horror channels from every genre
Phew, plenty of things to recommend from the last decade plus a few years. I will try to keep it at one per author (with most of these, there is more great stuff to read from them), but this is some of the best stuff I have read in recent years from contemporary horror authors:
* Iain Reid - Foe
* Tom Piccirilli - Nightjack
* Greg Gifune - Children of Chaos
* Jac Jemc - The Grip of It
* Kealan Patrick Burke - Blanky (Novella)
* Jon Bassoff - The Incurables
* C.V. Hunt - Ritualistic Human Sacrifice
* Laird Barron - The Light is the Darkness
* Gabino Iglesias - Zero Saints
* Alan Ryker - Dream of the Serpent
* Thomas Ligotti - My Work Is Not Yet Done
And if you like it a bit more straight up with less meta stuff, try:
* Michael McBride - Snowblind
* Tim Curran - Skin Medicine
Thanks for the recommendation on "The Good House". Kind of missed out on this and will go seek it.
I still prefer My Best Friend's Exorcism to We Sold Our Souls and SBCGtSV, but I just finished Southern Book Club and it was still a very compelling read
Perfect timing for this video, I haven't read horror in a few months and was just wondering what to pick up next in the genre! Cheers for the recommendations 👍
No problem, thanks for watching, Hannah!
Love your book videos. I hope they get good views because I want you to keep them coming! The Southern Guide to Vampires was definitely a fun one!
I’ll keep doing them! Thank you Rachel.
One of my favorite recent reads (not a new book but new to me) was Scott Smith’s The Ruins. I also expected to hate The Institute but could not put it down
Really liked THE INSTITUTE!
The institute by???
@@kittye8340 stephen king
I randomly clicked on this video when looking for recommendations and when I saw your room I was like: “huh, he has the books from that horror author I just started reading”...) then stopped myself and grabbed the book I’m reading (The Con Season) and of course I realised it was you! 😂
I’m really enjoying the book so far anyway. Just thought I’d leave this comment because it was a funny coincidence.
Subscribed 😄
Ha! Yup, that's me! Thanks so much for reading, Jordan. Hope you enjoy the rest of the book!
I’ve been watching your RUclips videos almost since day one, finally got around to ordering your books. I just went ahead and bought all of them. I started with Video Night and was genuinely surprised by how good it was, can’t wait to start The Summer Job!
Thanks so much. Glad I finally convinced you to take the plunge. Hope you keep enjoying.
Video Night happens to be my favorite of his! Summer Job was great fun and his execution really kept you wanting to keep reading. Con Season should be the next one up for you to read. It’s so different and not only horror but twisted and a bit funny and just fantastic! I still have a couple more of his to get but those three so far have not been disappointing. He is hands down my favorite new author I met at a convention in Massachusetts and will continue following his career and recommending.
Lisa Lucania thanks so much for the suggest, I’ll definitely add that one to the top! I ended up starting The Good House after this video, I already had it in my To-be-read stack so it was just the motivation I needed to pick it up.
I'm envious of your Arrow video collection. (Well, your whole collection to be honest. )
I saw Clown in a Conrnfield on someone's recommendations and now, having seen your video and your enthusiasm for horror, I'll definitely be checking it out.
The Outsider , that’s what I’m reading now. But that The Return , sounds great !
Strange style from Stephen, he doesn't give u the villains POV.
The outsider is really good I actually liked the ending from him this time
Loved Andy Davidson’s Vampire debut novel “In the Valley of the Sun “ . looking forward to “Boatmans Daughter “ . Jeremy Shipps’ oddball “ Atrocities” , and Craig L Gidney’s “ Spectral hue “ .
For Scares : Elizabeth Hand’s Creepy faerie tale “ Wildling Halls “, and Michael Marshall Smith’s “ Bad Things “ .
I just got the Grady Hendrix book. Can’t wait to dig in.
Heck yeah. I think you'll enjoy, Regina.
I loved it 🖤
I'm a huge fan of horror books , movies and everything scary ...... you chapter stacks and possessed by horror are the only 3 channels I trust when it comes to horror . hope u keep doing horror books n movie related videos :)
Thank you so much, Gloria. Will keep em up if you keep enjoying.
A head full of ghosts- the way the older sister would talk to the little sister creeped me out so much. And that ending, great!
So good!
Things I've read this year that I thought were fantastic included BROKEN MONSTERS by Lauren Beukes, A LUSH AND SEETHING HELL by John Hornor Jacobs, THE CHANGELING by Victor LaValle, I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS by Iain Reid, and FEVER DREAM by Samanta Schweblin. Currently I'm reading THE DEEP by Alma Katsu and the new Grady Hendrix, and I'm digging both. (I also read VIDEO NIGHT recently and really dug it.)
A hell of a lineup. And thank you so much, Derek.
I've read literally all of these in the past year. Great selection!
I really enjoyed ‘The twisted ones’ and ‘the hollow places’ by T. Kingfisher. Both are really fun, well written and genuinely creepy at some points.
Also The only good Indian’s is a definite must read! Glad to see it get some love.
Succulent Prey by Wrath James White, Chaos by Mary Sangiovanni, and Lucky's Girl by William Holloway. By the way, great video.
Soon by Lois Murphy. Really intriguing premise, genuine chills and one of the best endings to a horror novel that I’ve ever read.
I read Will Haunt You by Brian Kirk in February. It freaked me out, messed with my head. Awesome book.:-) It was published last year.
That's a name I have not heard. I'm always excited for a new author to read. Thanks Priscilla!!
Sounds interesting - just bought it for Kindle - thanks for the recommendation ;-)
Grady Hendrix’s has become one of my new fave Authors. I’ve loved his work so far and just picked up The Southerners Guide to slaying a Vampires. I will have to pick up The Clown in the Cornfield, next. I like your recommendations.
I just finished an ARC of Devil’s Creek and I loved it!! I’m really looking forward to your upcoming book!!
Thanks so much, Marcy. Hope things are going well on your channel.
Your novellas Tribesmen and Video Night have been big time comfort reading highlights from quarantine life! Also Nightblood by T. Chris Martindale in the Paperbacks from Hell series was a blast.
I have the NIGHTBLOOD audio book but haven't listened yet. So glad you enjoyed the books, Nico!
Book Club’s Guide just got on the New York Times Bestseller list. Congrats big time to Grady. I really liked his Paperbacks from Hell book
Hey Adam, I just finished 'The First One You Expect' and rated it 5 stars on Amazon UK. Loved it, wished it went on longer.
I also just finished southern book club. I felt a little bored half way through but it picked up at the end. I hated the manipulative husband.
Thanks so much, James. FOYE is definitely one of my personal favorites, from my backlist. So glad you enjoyed!
Just finished SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB a few days ago and loved it! The final showdown with the vampire is excellent 🖤
It's not a *funny* sequence at all, really, but I think I just found myself chuckling from the brutality/tension of it.
Pre-ordered Clown in a Cornfield for Kindle! Can't wait! I've read the T. Due book, and I don't remember loving it that much; maybe I should revisit it now that I'm older and not wiser. Have you read any Angela Carter? The Bloody Chamber is amazing.
Thank you so much, Erin. Very appreciated! THE BLOODY CHAMBER has been on my list since the last Penguin edition, but haven’t dove in yet. I will!
@@AdamCesare I hope you love it as much as I do! Shared your video with a friend who needed some recs and told her you haven't steered us wrong yet. :)
I just found this channel because of the Paperbacks from Hell video. Looking at your videos, it seems that a lot of the ones about books have much higher view counts...which is good!
Welcome, Tim. Yeah. I mean, I’d prefer the numbers were high on all of them, but I’ll take it.
I ordered some book called "Tribesmen" you may have heard of it. Should be here tomorrow 🙃
Hmmmm. I hear good things. Let me know what you think!
I am halfway through the Grady Hendrix book, and I am loving it!
I bought Clown in a Cornfield and have yet to read it so all I can say is BEAUTIFUL cover design, couldn’t’ve made it better.
Thanks so much, Gunnar. The art's by the fantastic Matt Ryan Tobin.
Corona got me in a kinda reading mood in the last couple of months...I picked up a good haul of horror novels and finished six of them by now: Nick Cutter´s The Troop & The Deep, Paul Tremblay´s Ghosts, Devil´s Rock & Cabin and Burke´s Kin. Kin was pretty interesting but I totally fell in love with Cutter and Tremblay...all very strong reads and I can´t wait to start with Survivor Song and Little Heaven. Now I´m halfway through Grady´s Southern Bookclub which is a great read either!
My recent favourite read is Remains by Andrew Cull. It is among the scariest books I’ve ever read! It’s a slow burn but when it takes off, oh my gosh... I recommend it to everyone ☺️ I just got the new Grady Hendrix today and am really excited to read it. Would love to see more book videos!
I've seen the cover to that Cull book around! I have to check it out. Thanks, Lisa.
Asylum and escape from asylum by Madeleine Roux. The only book that has actually relatively frightened me. (It’s a series with more books I haven’t read, I read them out of order but don’t worry, they still made sense since it was a time line span)
Great recommendations! I will have to check some of these out for sure. I can't wait to sink my teeth into Clown in a Cornfield in August!
I *can’t wait* for you to get it! Thanks!
I absolutely loved Only Good Indians. Thank you for posting these videos. Yours is by far my favorite channel in this category. Please keep it up.
I was very patiently waiting for your book recommendation!!👀 lol i ordered The return definitely sounds intriguing and Grady Hendrix is amazing!! Have you read The Hunger by Alma katsu, The Ruins by Scott Smith, n Kill Creek Scott Thomas, these r few i read very recently n enjoyed. Definitely picked some from your recommendation for my next order.. thanks awesome review 👻
Awesome. And thanks for watching (the videos always have book recommendations tho, if you skip to the end).
I was about to recommend the book I just finished. Great characters, great twists, action packed and couldnt put it down. I guess you have heard of it....Clowns in the Cornfield!!! Loved it!!
Thank you, Kathie! Yes, am familiar with that one ;) So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for picking it up.
The Return by Rachel Harrison sounds really interesting. I'll have to check that one out 👍 I've recently finished Strange Weather by Joe Hill, which I found to be a bit of a mixed bag. I enjoyed it overall though. Growing things by Paul Tremblay quickly became one of my favourite books last year. The dog walker story still creeps me out 😂
My old school favorite horror. The wolfen by Whitley Striber.
I read all of Tremblay's books and all of Hendrix's books. But I would say the singularly
creepiest and most original horror novel I've read in recent memory is HEX by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. Just gripping and unique. Overwhelming dread and unlike anything else. I will say that the "no holds barred" climactic last 80 or so pages were very disappointing compared to everything that came before, but in retrospect it's still one of the best horror novels I have ever read anyway.
Jeff Granstrom Oh, I forgot I read that last year as well. I agree that book ending up being a lot better than I went into thinking it would. I’m always onboard when something “different” is done and this book was something new and kept me reading in about two sittings to finish it.
I read GROWING THINGS and MONGRELS earlier this year and they were FANTASTIC! Both so unique in their own way.
They’re really stellar!
I recently read The Forever House by Tim Waggoner and it was a lot of fun. Would also highly recommend Whispers in the Dark by Laurel Hightower and True Crime by Samantha Kolesnik. I'm really looking forward to reading Clown in a Cornfield.
Omg Brad Proctor! I by chance saw your comment re: The Forever House a few weeks ago and decided to check it out. I had just finished reading "The Turn of a Key" by Ruth Ware and guess that I'm on a haunted/weird house vibe at the moment. I just finished The Forever House and loved it!!! It was so creepy and your comments in your video are spot on. I think that it has a Vivarium (a new indie movie) vibe about it as well. Thank you for the recommendation and thank you Adam for doing these videos and providing this forum!
@@latoyagray3667 that's awesome! I'm really glad that you enjoyed it. Not to self promote but I have quite a bit of indie and small press horror reviews on my channel if you are looking for other recommendations.
Paul Tremblays survivor song was amazing. All his books are though so that wasnt a surprise! I'd say Paul Tremblay, ania ahlborn, Keenan Patrick Burke and Robert mcammon are prob safe bets for anyone just starting who want to fall in love with the genre.
I really enjoy McCammon's work. Im not as fond of the newer books but, hey, anything's great after that huge break he took years ago.
Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky! was so good! I wave yet to read another book as frightening!
I've heard so much good stuff about it. Have to grab a copy!
yesss that book was so good from start to finish
I have a review going up today for THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB'S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES. I looooooved it and gave it five stars, but I did have some issues with it. Anything that Stephen Graham Jones writes is an automatic read for me so I'm really looking forward to getting ahold of MONGRELS. MAPPING THE INTERIOR was stellar but I think THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS is the scariest thing I've ever read.
I think SGJ is one of our greatest living writers. His versatility and prolificacy is insane to me.
I loved Jeff Strand’s ALLISON. A fast, fun, exciting book.
I bought it day one but I haven't read it yet! I def have to!
That sounds like a ripper! I will have to keep it in mind.
Hi Adam. I love your channel and can't get enough of your videos. Now I want to pre-order your latest book but it's only available in hardcover in Canada. I apologize in advance for the stupid question but is there a reason American books(except comics) are first released in hardcover ?
I am a native french speaker and in France and french speaking countries the books are generally released in soft covers first and than later in a smaller soft cover format (we call them pocket books). I prefer my comic books in hardcovers but i find hardcovers impractical for novels or essays as i generally prefer to carry around my books so i can read them anywhere. Not to mention hardcovers take too much bookshelf space . (unfortunately i hate ebooks).
I'm really liking Those Across The River by Christopher Buehlman, I'm half way in. I recently read Bethany's Sin by Robert R. McCammon and Twilight Eyes by Dean Koontz, both of which were very good.
best horror i’ve read this past year or so:
-Birdman + The Treatment (sequel) by Mo Hayder. picked it up on a whim, part detective part thriller all good.
-Sharp Objects + Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. had heard of Gone Girl but only picked that up after these two (have yet to read it). both are quite good, i like her style and both are very well paced.
-Lying In Wait by Liz Nugent. this book is just all sorts of crazy and i would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for something new.
currently ive just started In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, after that i’ve got some Jack Ketchum i’m going to dive into. ive a good stock of horror to read under a tall tree this summer 😁
"Summer of Night" by Dan Simmons.....flippin' awesome! "The Troop", by Nick Cutter....horrifying.
Summer of Night is in my Top 3 of all time!
“Coldheart Canyon” by Clive Barker. One of those rare stories that I got absolutely lost in.
Paul Tremblay is AMAZING but i'd say that both the Cabin at the end of the World, and ESPECIALLY Head Full of Ghosts, are better than Growing things. Head Full of Ghosts is THE scariest book I've read (tied with that time I was 12 years old and read Pet Semetary for the first time). Thanks for the recommendations, keep it up!
You have a great channel!! Can you make a video regarding books similar to the movie the ninth gate. Also, can you make review about Dan Simmons works and whether you recommend reading him?
I'm looking forward to the Hendrix book. My book club is reading it next month.
Kind of the perfect fit for a book club!
I have the Grady Hendrix book and am currently reading it. I love it! The first printing is already completely sold out.
Just saw before recording this that it hit the NYT bestseller list! It's a hit! Very cool for horror, in general, to have such a great book do well, widely.
Awesome video. 👏🏻 Some upcoming horror reads that I enjoyed are CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD and IT WILL JUST BE US!!
Thanks so much, Ludwig! Will have to check out IT WILL JUST BE US. That other one you mentioned also sounds good! (Thanks so much for the lovely review.)
Hello from Northern Ireland. How can you find out if a book was released on Hardcover? Do u know if Brian Evenson - Last days was ever released on hardcover?
I'm surprised you didn't include "Scary Bastard" by Aron Beauregard, it takes horror to a whole new level
I've recently discovered your channel and now it's one of my favourites! I always get great recomendations (though most of them hasen't been lunched in my country...)
Currently reading SLASH by Hunter Shea, and I’ve got ROO by Alan Baxter next. Best 2020 title I’ve read so far is THOSE WHO GO FORTH by Curtis M. Lawson.
These are great recs!
It's been a while since I read a good horror book. I did enjoy The Outsider and The Whisper Man, not horror, but great thrillers. I did really enjoy the Netflix series Haunting of Hill House. Can't wait to read Horrorstor. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy Southern Book Club like you did. But glad you loved it 🙂
I’ve been trying to find a horror book for my english class, we’re doing an independent book project and i really want to pick something good up for it. (I want to do an art piece for the final project) It needs to fit into my lexile range (i hate that so much tbh) and I just found your channel. Time to see if any of them fit in my lexile range 😅😅😅
The End of October by Lawrence Wright is the scariest book I've ever read. Came out 4/2020.
Not a new book but A Good and Happy Child is something that impressed me so much which doesn’t happen often. It is from 2007 I believe and way more than a typical horror. (Not gory but a different type of horror and gets into your head. Amazing)
Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes stands apart as well. Looking forward to her new one but it keeps getting pushed back.
I’m glad I just came across your chanel. I’ve been very bored with the books I’ve read lately and crave really scary horrific books. Is there anything like Texas chainsaw or the Devils rejects movies in the form of books? Real, psychopaths and gore?
Jack Ketchum’s THE LOST or OFF SEASON. Pretty much anything Edward Lee or Richard Laymon. Nicole Cushing’s MR. SUICIDE. Wrath James White’s SUCCULENT PREY. Plenty of extreme horror books and authors out there to give you that gore, Lacey.
My favorite Horror Novel I read in this past year (I'm writing in June 2021), was actually your book, "Clown in a Cornfield". I finished it in two sittings, and it's one of my favorite slashers. I normally don't like YA, even though I'm in the age group for it. But in this, the characters felt real and not like caricatures, and your villains were really interesting.
Witness in West Virginia, Thomas C. Stuhr, great thriller!
Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt...didn't think witches could be terrifying, but this one scared me.
I just barely finished asylum by Madeline Roux.I absolutely loved it it was totally creepy with those vintage pictures. It’s about this guy named Dan who joins her college prep course in New Hampshire and the dormitory he staying in used to be and all the Salem I’m not gonna give you anymore you’re just gonna have to read it Adam
I talked about ASYLUM in one of my other videos. I'm a big fan of Roux, she's great!
I really enjoyed The Downside trilogy by S. L. Grey, book 1 is The Mall, book 2 is The Ward and the final one is The New Girl. Not particularly scary, but creepy, strange and very enjoyable
I have THE MALL on my kindle, but haven’t read yet. Will do!
@@AdamCesare I think you'll enjoy it, the sequels are good too!
Some of the best horror I've read recently have been the short story collections The Houseguest by Amparo Davila and Song For the Unraveling of the World by Brian Evenson. I guess they'd both fall under the tag "literary horror," and are as creepy and unsettling as any classic weird fiction.
Also, pretty cool that you got a blurb from Barker! No small praise! I'll definitely be preordering your latest.
Best horror book this year: The Auctioneer.
I really enjoyed this video. Can you tell me the name of the Tremblay story that is set up like a heist? I really appreciate it. Also, looking forward to getting a copy of Clown in the Cornfield today.
The Tremblay heist story is called “The Getaway”. Thought it was awesome. And thank you so much for checking out, Clown in a Cornfield. Hope you enjoy it.
Adam Cesare Thank you!
The best book I’ve read this year is Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay. Also, Clown In a Cornfield by You, Adam Cesare.
Survivor song was a good one!
I've been hooked on Sergio Gomez lately. Camp Slaughter was great.
Those Across The River by Christopher Buehlman is a good one
Experimental Film by Gemma Files. I love how the story is structured. It kept me interested in the story even if a lot of it is 'just' background info that you need later. But it's not boring, so many books make this the boring part...I also loved the protagonist. She felt so human.
You should check out this great ghost story, The fire in fortitude! By Melissa Scott, It blew my mind, part two had me up all night, it is a complete page turner, you should check it out. The legend of Beebledosh is about to take the world by storm.
SBC Guide…. Is SO good. On my 1st re-read :)
It really really rules.
I recently read John Langan's The Fisherman, the 2016 Stoker Award winner. It's excellent.
Try Rare Gems by D.A. Murray Available on Amazon! This is hotter than lava cookies on a ghost pepper plate!!!
Harrow County graphic novel series. Fantastic.
Home Before Dark was very intense. Also anything written by Danielle Vega scares me! I like her Merciless series. It is YA but VERY scary!
I’m sooo glad you reviewed Mrs T- Due, love her books !! If you like her check out Brandon Massey🤩 also horror
Mine is, "In The Dead of Night: The Mystique of the Demonic Igbo Mask," it is chillingly scary. The cover alone feels alive.
Not new but currently reading The Watcher by Charles Maclean and it is pretty horrifying. Probably not a horror book but one of my favorite books ever is Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson.
I don't remember the manga author but the name of the book was Uzumaki (probably spelt that wrong) but it was... akward to read. But good
Love Uzmaki! Ito's a madman!
THE SATURDAY NIGHT GHOST CLUB by Craig Davidson was really, really very good.
I have Southern and need to try to get to it soon
It's wonderful.
Read We sold our souls and loved it and i also liked The Institute! The latest horror book I read was Ritual by Graham Masterton, quite disturbing and marvelous! The next ones to read are The Return and My Best Friend's Exorcism and of course another Graham Masteron one, Ghost Music.
Tender Is The Flesh is my favorite so far for 2021.
I really like Trembley, but I didn’t remember any of Growing Things. I loved Cabin at the End of the World.
I thoroughly enjoyed SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB as a reader. Great book. As a filmmaker always thinking about how I’d adapt something, I have to be honest, without spoiling it here, the climactic ending disappointed me.
I *strongly* disagree! That’s my favorite chapter in the book! I was alternately cackling and on edge. I *do* agree that it’s not meant to be overwhelmingly cinematic. But to me that’s a feature, not a bug. Hendrix leaning into some of the advantages prose has over film.
Adam Cesare Don’t get me wrong. I love love love that chapter of the book! I just feel like, again without spoilers, where the protagonist of the whole story is when it finally comes to an end, yeah it’s not very cinematic.
I haven’t read any horro books but I am just starting to read them I happen to be reading haunting of the hill house at the moment
I REALLY enjoyed Darkened Wings Flutter by Lou Yardley. Seriously creepy and certain scenes made me nearly crap myself!
Unbury Carol, read earlier this year. Is it considered horror?
Sunglasses After Dark by Nancy Collins. Sexy vampire hunters, crazy religious zealots, very bloody, what's not to love?
My favorite horror book that I read in the last six months is The Elementals by Micheal McDowell. I literally could not put it down.
Anthony Lambson this book was amazing!! It had me peering around corners!
@@1Inked4Heart3 I agree! The scene with the photographs was absolutely bone chilling.
Yes! I listened to the audiobook in a singe day, and when that scene came up the sun was setting and I remember sitting down just because I had to ground myself.
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