PLEASE DO MORE READING/BOOK CONTENT! I’ve never read a horror/thriller novel but I love horror movies. A video on great beginner horror books would be awesome! Not so much beginner as in new to the horror genre but beginner to specifically horror books. Loving this content!
@@PossessedbyHorror Hi, you were on my suggested watch, so, came over. I can't say I read the 1st one you had, & I just admittedly started watching. Questions - Did you ever read Anne Rice's "The Witching Hour"? To me, that was THE MOST HORRIBLE READING EXPERIENCE EVER! Why? Like you said about "The Silent Patient" Anne decides to give WAY TOO MUCH DETAIL in every paragraph of "Witching Hour" & because she does this, it's like watching paint dry! Too much substance before whatever the pay off is. I couldn't finish the book where it felt like an absolute chore to try. 2- Have you read Alma Katsu? She does horror based on historical events. So far, I've read her "The Hunger" based off the Dahmer party incident from WAY back when & I can't remember the title if the other one, but involves the USS BRITTANICA which @ 1st was a sister ship designed like the Titanic but refitted to become a "floating hospital". She's not bad as a writer but sometimes seems to go "off script" a bit like she got confused about her own story. I wish I could remember this one Stephen King book that had something about the afterlife but, the ending had whoever dies not go to heaven, but everyone goes to this world where they get to be slaves for giant ant like things. It's depressing where it's one of those that doesn't have a "happy ending" but it struck me anyway, I just can't recall the title & hope you know the 1 I'm talking about? Anyway, good stuff so far. Anyway, for Horror, I do like the usual suspects like King, Koontz, Campbell but have looked @ older stuff like Lovecraft & some others. Not sure who my "favorite" writer of horror fiction is yet where I devour a lot of whatever comes out.
@@eventsmorewithchrisg This Stephen King novel sounds so exciting! :) Please write me if you remember the name. I've read Misery last december and it was great.
I’m so happy you’re doing book content now!! Not sure if you’ve read it yet but Night Film by Marisha Pessl is one of my favorites. A lot of adult horror/thriller books I read tend to have a lot of unnecessary s3x scenes and I was almost about to give up on the genre but then I read this book and it’s in my top 5 favorite books now.
I am all for more book content though body horror is something I can usually do without. I do enjoy being scared but at age 72, it is becoming increasingly hard to find novels that can do it. I recommend, 'I Remember You' by the Icelandic author, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, the most frightening book I've read in the past 20 years. Read this at night, alone except for your cat or dog and the sound of the wind outside.
is there like oscars for RUclips channels bc you clearly deserve multiple - the way you always entertain me with just your presence and your passion for horror is unmatched! you’re the best, Sarah!
if you feel like making one, a "if you liked this, try this" style video could be fun! either by recommending newer horror books based on horror classics or recommending a book for fans of a certain movie/genre/trope?
There is a short story, only like 60 pages, called the Grownup by Gillian Flynn that I think you would absolutely LOVE. Her occupation might turn you off at first, but believe me the loops this story throws you for are amazing
I read 70 books this year, mostly horror/thrillers. Here were my faves: The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson, Follow Me to Ground by Sue Rainsford, The Case Against Satan by Ray Russel, The Patient by Jasper DeWitt, No Exit by Taylor Jenkins, The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey, Dark Cities by Christopher Golden and others, and The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. Like you, I also read the Troop by Nick Cutter and The Ruins by Scott B. Smith this year. Out of the above list, I highly recommend you read The Exorcist. Even though I have seen the movie many times, the book was infinitely better. It is one of my all-time favorite books; it actually made me cry at the end, which is so hard to do.
Also you trying to explain to your partner about the end of the deep was so relatable omg I could have not anticipated the end of that book to save my life
I surprisingly wasn’t a huge fan of The Deep but I absolutely loved The Troop. Maybe because I loved The Troop so much and read it first I was hoping for more from The Deep. I’m reading the Ruins right now and am just blasting through it - it’s so good!!!
I don't think I realized how different our tastes in books were until this video haha. "The only Good Indians" was in my bottom three this year and "Silent Patient" was in my top three. Love hearing different opinions though and I adore your content!!!
I absolutely adored The Only Good Indians. I feel like the cadence of his writing is so unique. It took me a while to really 'get' the narrator's voice and how it was written, but once I picked up on the cadence and patterns, I LOVED it.
I love this! I wasn’t a big fan of The Silent Patient either! If it wasn’t for horror books we wouldn’t have many of the great horror movies out there :)
@@torrejohnson3940 I would never in a million years consider The Silent Patient to be a horror book. It is a thriller....a quite unique one at that. May be its so hyped up is because the story is not something you come across regularly.
I read Home Before Dark this year too and I LOVED it! I also loved his other two books Lock Every Door and Survive the Night but Home Before Dark was my favorite. Definitely reminded me a lot of The Haunting of Hill House show on Netflix but the ending was very unexpected!
Okay wait. I absolutely love your book content. I like that you gave an example and read aloud. Even you thinking to include pages of trigger warnings is above and beyond what most booktubers do now.
I love that you are doing more book content, I would be really interested to know what non-horror books you have read this year. I think it would be interesting if you did video dedicated to specific authors in the horror genre and if their books are worth your time.
Being that I’m not an avid reader, I decided this year that I was gonna read one book every month as my New Years resolution. I started with The Only Good Indians, and my God was I blown away!! I loved everything about it, and it completely fueled my fire and excitement to read more. I’ve got The Ruins and The Deep on my list as well and after hearing your reviews, I cannot wait to get into them!!🙌🏼🙌🏼 Can’t wait to see the rest you get in to🤩
Between this and Spooky Astronauts video on books that need to be made into horror movies my reading list is so long!😅 Thank you for making this, I loved it and can’t wait to read some of these!
I adore Paul Tremblay - 'A Head Full of Ghosts' and 'Cabin at the End of the World' are my two favorites. Nick Cutter reminds me of old King. I read 'The Troop' first... (Wow, yikes... I couldn't handle the animal deaths, but loved the book.) 'The Deep' is AMAZING! Sooo friggin dark. 'Little Haven' is really good too, but in a different way. I found 'The Only Good Indians' to be an emotional rollercoaster. He has a short story collection that I love... I THINK it's called ' After The People, Lights have Gone Off' Great video, as always. Thanks!!
I love that you're doing book content! I managed to read 14 books this year, but my goal was 12. I didn't read a single horror book though, so I'm getting some good recommendations from this!
I have been watching this channel for years and 100% agree book stuff would really spice it up! Please do volgs, reviews, and reactions to books! As an author, that would be great content to watch!
I would love to see reading vlogs from you! They could include spoiler sections and some more lifestyle type stuff. Also I totally agree about The Silent Patient, I don't understand why it's SO hyped. I'd recommend Into The Drowning Deep by Mira Grant since you like books set around water and ships!
Yes!! Finally!! I always wanted you to have bookish content on your channel because I love your reviews on movies and now getting content by you on books and hearing your thoughts about them makes me very excited ... you are one of my favorite youtubers and i'm very looking forward to any bookish content by you!
I absolutely love the horror book content! One of my favs right now that I’m reading for the first time is The Library At Mount Char. it’s pretty bizarre but I’m having so much fun reading it. keep up the great content Sarah!
I love this video & I LOVE that you caught yourself and said “I don’t want to apologize for my opinions” after justifying your rating on The Silent Patient. It’s so difficult but important to do for yourself & I’m happy to see you exemplifying that!
I'm SO glad you're talking about horror novels. I read so much this year and I will say, if you loved The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones, totally give his novel My Heart is a Chainsaw a chance. It took me a good bit to get into it but once it got me, it /got/ me. My favorite novel I read this year was NOS4A2 by Joe Hill, it took me absolutely by surprise because the concept just sounded so ridiculous. Christmasland? It sounds like a Goosebumps novel, but FUCK does it work really well. Although I'd say the scariest for me this year was definitely The Only Good Indians because of the basketball scene you mention and just the entire first part of the novel is pitch perfect buildup and shocking payoff, in my opinion.
Yes! I love book content. Would love to hear what you think of Mexican Gothic! Other books on my horror list are Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, The Last House on Needless Street, and A Dowry of Blood
yes please more book content!! i'm hoping to get more into reading next year. excited to hear your thoughts on final girl support group - i was personally slightly disappointed but overall liked it and hope you enjoy it! might i suggest Bunny by Mona Awad if you haven't read it? it's certainly very weird and not for everyone (also some animal death but nothing like the troop!) but i liked it for what it was and kinda wanted to reread it just after i finished it lol perhaps you could do an updated all-time favourite books list? :)
I’ve been subscribed to all 3 of your channels for so so long (I think 9 years now?? Omg) that the day you finally publish a book, I’m definitely gonna cry tears of joy.
I'm excited for more book content. Any reviews you feel like doing are welcome, reading vlogs are welcome. I really love it when you compare the book to the movie, so more of those please!!!
I read both The Troop and The Deep this year and definitely found his books were interesting. The ending of The Deep brought it down for me, but writing wise excited to see what he does next. I really enjoyed the queer thriller Bath Haus. Maybe reading vlog wise I think it would be cool to see a 2022 horror/thriller releases, or maybe a queer and/or women in horror books vlog. :D Happy new year! Thanks for all the great horror content :D
Excited for more book content. While I do love king, the fact he’s the only thing on the shelves in my horror section means I really want to find other horror authors
I’d really recommend the Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer (the inspiration behind the movie Annhilation.) Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion is super good as well and probably my fave book of all time and really can’t be compared to the movie; it’s so different, more adult, and written like poetry! Another good series if you’re into unique reads (a lot of it is you reading text convos, files swiped off people’s computers, journal entries, etc) is the Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. They’re a little more sci-fi but have some good horror mixed in and are also very quick reads despite their size because of the way they’re formatted.
I would love more book content. I really enjoy reading vlogs, especially when it's a book I've read! I also play ambiance when I read so I appreciate those links in the description!!! Excited to read your writing one day! :)
I really appreciate your book content :) I'm pretty picky when it comes to horror reads but I love to be in the know of lots of horror reads so I can make better recs to my HS students. Thanks for giving me some new titles to look into :)
Great reviews, Sarah! I'm so glad you have The Troop and especially The Deep on this list! Nick Cutter's horror books do it for me the way Stephen King's old books used to lol Right now I'm listening to his latest titled The Breach which I believe is only available on Audible and it's excellent too!
Yes yes yes I love that you're going to be doing more book content ! For some reason I LOVE a good scary book, but I can never get myself to watch horror movies. I'm very interested in them which is why I love watching your videos, but I'm so excited that you're going to be making these kinds of videos !!
Also, wanted to add please keep doing more horror book rec videos! I've already 2 on the list and am currently on my third book from your list since first watching this video about a week ago. I am going in ascending order from worst to best that way the books will hopefully just get better and better as I read them :-) So I really appreciate this video and hope you do more in the future!
I’ve always had trouble finding books that I am engaged enough with to read for a long period of time (Hello ADHD) so I watched this video for some recommendations and I recently saw a copy of “The Troop” at my local op shop so for $5 I thought why not and I LOVED it. Not like, loved it because of the content but Sarah is right, Nick Cutters writing is incredible, I think I finally found an author who writes the way my brain likes to read. So I picked up “The Deep” on The Kindle Store and I can’t put it down! It’s also super cool to see on the kindle where previous people have highlighted sentences from this book, just like how Sarah has annotated her copy I can see the parts where people have resonated with a piece of writing. Thankyou so much for the recommendation Sarah!
I finally got back into reading this year! I haven’t read for fun since probably 7th grade, and rereading Harry Potter in the beginning of the year got me back into reading. My goal was 30 books, but I think I’m only going to make it to 25. I read a lot of Riley Sager and Grady Hendrix, which were fun to read but I didn’t absolutely love. I definitely want to read some Stephen Graham Jones books in the new year.
I'm determined to stop scrolling so much at bedtime, so I really appreciated this video. Just ordered a couple from your list. Excited to read some new horror authors!
I’m SO here for book content! I’d love to see reading vlogs, monthly or quarterly wrap ups! I loved what you did with your haunting of hill house video comparing the original book to movie to tv show. I can’t wait to see what you come up with🥳
One of my favorite horror books is by Bentley Little - one of his early books - The Summoning. I like its setting, a small town in the Arizona desert and the people who live there, the Chinese family running a restaurant, the editor of the town's weekly paper and his family, his brother the sheriff, the evangelical street minister and other interesting people. Try this one, I think you will find it enjoyable.
I love reading & am glad to see you post about books! I’m obsessed with the Troop!!! I love his descriptions & how he writes friendships!!! Four great horror books I read this year that you may like are: The Cipher by Kathe Koja (the writing is so original & unique!!! It’s about a couple that finds a portal they term The funhole & things happen when they decide to put things in it…..), My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones (it’s about a girl who loves slashers & thinks she may be in an actual slasher!! This book meant the world to me-it’s a love letter to horror movies!!!! There are references & homages to at least 50 horror movies. I actually cried reading his acknowledgments!); and finally a short & dark book called Tender Is The Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica (a terrifying novel about the evil humans can inflict on themselves. It’s incredible & terribly beautiful, but just know it’s grim and not at all hopeful). I will definitely pick up The Deep based on your review! My favorite Riley sager is The Last Time I Lied (it takes place in a summer camp & gave me Friday the 13th vibes -in a good way!)
Yes please do more horror related book content!! I would love to see book reviews and recommendations specifically the scariest books you’ve ever read! :)
I'm a booktuber so I really appreciate the book content! I also read Final Girls this year and did not like it. My favorite horror novel I read this year was House of Leaves. That one was incredible! I've also read 2 Ruth Ware books this year, I definitely enjoy her stuff. I read Woman in Cabin 10 for Halloween, and I'm currently reading One by One. I love water/ship stories, too. I really need to read the Haunting of Hill House. I read Shirley Jackson's book We Have Always Lived in the Castle this year and did not like it. I loved her short story the Lottery so I'm open to giving her another chance!
You know I got around 400 pages into the house of Leaves, and whilst it was a absolutely fascinating and intricately written story, it felt a little too heavy? I'm wondering what you thought of the last half of the book, and if the payoff was satisfactory cos I might pick it back up :)
@@Ldawgerino late reply, but finishing house of leaves is so worth it. There was one part of that book that disturbed me so much I had to put it down for a while. It will stay with you.
I'm so excited for this video! i read a lot of nonfiction and I've really wanted to get into fiction and specifically, horror so thank you for the perfect timing!!
Yay! The more book content the better :) From the horror I've read this year, I think you'd really enjoy Benighted by JB Priestley. It's an old gothic novel with really immersive writing. It also was made into a movie called The Old Dark House in the 1930s, so it could be good for a video if you like old movies.
If you did this every month I'd watch it lol I have a HARD time finding books especially horror. So this is such a great video for me bc I now have a list of books to find and read! I'm so excited to read j wanna go to the library now haha
I LOVED the film The Ruins-- it was one of my favorite horror films of all time. I think that's why I waited so long to read the novel. Despite having read A Simple Plan (which if you haven't read it yet and you love Scott Smith, I highly recommend) I wasn't sure I would like the novel like I did the film. I read it in a week, not because it was so long but because I kept needing to put it down to let it digest. It was one of the most magnificent horror novels I'd ever read. I cannot think of many that are better than it. I am looking forward to Nick Cutter novels, based on how you've praised it, and I appreciate the trigger warning because that would have caught me off guard in a bad way. Everyone puts down the Ruins because of the prose but they are missing such essential pieces of why it is so scary. Great video! You've given me food for thought for quite a few of my anticipated reads.
You should try Survive the Night by Riley Sager, it was the first book I read by him and got me hooked. It's not entirely "scary" but it was so entertaining and had good thriller elements throughout.
You should DEFINITELY read The Passage book series. It is a 3 book series, and it is kind of an epic vampire-zombie apocalypse and it is SUPER original, it is one of my favorite books of all times and I think you would really enjoy the reading. Those are AMAZING! Not horror, more like adventure and epic for sure, but it keeps the tension going all through the series and it is just an amazing reading experience!
I just purchased some of these books and can't wait to read some of them next year. Right now I'm currently reading My Best Friend's Exorcism. Also LOVED The Mist. A favorite of last year for me
Please do continue the book content! We need all the women in the horror booktube arena we can get. I love your book content (I know there's not a ton, but I really enjoyed your favorite books video, too). I'd recommend Twelve Nights At Rotter House for a *great* haunted house book, V. Castro's novels/novellas, and also Kathe Koja for some great vintage horror. A couple of amazing and underrated horror booktubers to follow are Plagued By Visions, who does some of the MOST amazing video essays on horror literature, and Uptown Horror Reviews for entertaining extreme horror book reviews. Happy reading! 📚💜
I was walking around my house just listening to this video and not watching it and when I heard “A book that makes me emotional by just looking at it” I was like “yup. It has to be The Only Good Indians because that’s the only book I’ve ever read that managed to scare me and make me cry (out of beauty not terror lol). I love that it can be slow but when something happens… IT HAPPENS and it is so worth the work to get there.
Yes Book Content! I like videos like this where someone talks about more than one book. I tend to not watch in-depth reviews of one certain novel because I like to not know too much before I go into it (even if it's spoiler-free) But I'll be excited for your videos either way!
I'd really appreciate more book content from you! Also, have you already read 11/22/63 by Stephen King? It's really not a horror book, more like a time travel story. But I just want to use this opportunity and recommend it to you as it's one of my favorite books ever (and you appreciate Stephen King, I see). The characters have stayed with me for a long time even after finishing reading and I have gone back to it a lot which almost never happens with me. Give it a try :)
My favorite book this year was absolutely The Only Good Indians. I also sobbed at the end-it was such a beautiful book! I read Night of the Mannequins and My Heart is a Chainsaw (also Stephen Graham Jones) and really enjoyed those ones, too. Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon and Last Days by Adam Nevill were a couple of other favorites from this year. I’ve been in school for the last 7 years (I completed my Bachelor’s and went straight into a Master’s program😭) and had absolutely no time to read for fun. There are so many amazing horror books out there and I’m so excited to read them all now that I finally have the time! It’s so exciting that you are including more book-related content on your channel! I look forward to your future book reviews🖤
i’m here for any booktube content you offer us honestly i just downloaded half of your recommendations 😛 but i think a tier list style video with books would be awesome! or ranking your favorite horror book subgenres, i’d love that
I know it takes a lot of effort, but I think youll love House of Leaves, um a huge fan of scary books and I gotta say, house of leaves was one of scariest books ive ever read, and the story stayed with me for quite a while
I hit about 8-9 horror books this past year, I'd say half were on your list! Nice to see someone love the genre as much as I do. I discovered both Tremblay and Cutter this past year and they haven't let me down. The same goes for Riley Sager, really enjoyed Home by Dark and I have Final Girls on my list. Great videos, keep them coming!
Hey I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciated this video!! There are soooo many absolute duds in this genre, it's really nice to see this kind of content from someone I know has similar taste to me! Also love love love that you opted for a spoiler-free format, but still included trigger warnings! I know that can be challenging in the horror community playing with triggers is very much the norm. Anyways, lots of new books added to my reading list from the video, and even a couple from the comments. Thank you for the video and thank you for fostering such a comfy community
i’d love a general horror book recommendation list !! classics, new ones, personal favorites, specific subgenres, short stories, books that became horror movies, etc !!
Yes for more book content! I didn't care much for The Silent Patient either. I've heard mostly negative reviews from Nothing But Blackened Teeth. That amazing cover gone to waste is unfortunate. I haven't read it myself yet. I'm still curious about it but I'll be waiting til I can get my hands on a copy I don't have to pay for. I haven't read the Riley Sager Final Girls book but I read Grady Hendrix' and its fantastic. One of my faves of the year. Hope you enjoy it! The Ruins is one of my fave horror books of all time. Love the book and the film. Excited to see it ranking high on your list!
You've inspired me to start reading ravenously again -- thank you! Your recommendations have been exactly what I've been looking for; thank you and please, please continue producing more booktube content! You are great at it and I'm really enjoying your recs!
If you get a chance, I'd recommend My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones. It was one of my top books I read this year. I liked it a little more than Final Girl Support Group and was on par with The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (another of my top books read this year.)
oooh so excited to see a horror novels video!! i've been looking for a few good ones to start off a collection - i've only ever explored horror audio dramas and films. i actually ordered a headful of ghosts a few days ago and now i HAVE to order the deep...i love any horror based around water etc!!!
How exciting, I would personally love to see more booktube content from you! I’ve been watching your videos for years and am always curious to hear your recommendations. I’ve also been hoping to read more horror this year but haven’t found any horror focused reading channels, so I’m really excited to see what comes next!
glad to see The Haunting of Hill House, The Mist, and The Ruins on this list (the only one's I'm familiar with). The Deep sounds right up my alley - thanks for the suggestions! An idea for book content: people are always pair movies (like 'what's the best double feature') I wonder if we could do the same for books?
Book content is great, as are your personal assessments. Imaginative fiction, suspense, mystery, thriller, horror, science fiction, fantasy, dark and eerie always draws me in.
My favorite book I’ve read this year was The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab. Please do a review on Grady Hendrix’s books. I read both The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires and The Final Girl Support Group this year and I really enjoyed them. I love how he mixes humor with horror.
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PLEASE DO MORE READING/BOOK CONTENT! I’ve never read a horror/thriller novel but I love horror movies. A video on great beginner horror books would be awesome! Not so much beginner as in new to the horror genre but beginner to specifically horror books. Loving this content!
i second this!
PLEASE DO READING VLOGS!!!! would love to see spoiler filled reading vlogs on books you read filled with your lifestyle!!!!
💯 agree!!!
booktube sarah is an icon
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Hi, you were on my suggested watch, so, came over.
I can't say I read the 1st one you had, & I just admittedly started watching.
Questions - Did you ever read Anne Rice's "The Witching Hour"? To me, that was THE MOST HORRIBLE READING EXPERIENCE EVER! Why? Like you said about "The Silent Patient" Anne decides to give WAY TOO MUCH DETAIL in every paragraph of "Witching Hour" & because she does this, it's like watching paint dry! Too much substance before whatever the pay off is.
I couldn't finish the book where it felt like an absolute chore to try.
2- Have you read Alma Katsu?
She does horror based on historical events.
So far, I've read her "The Hunger" based off the Dahmer party incident from WAY back when & I can't remember the title if the other one, but involves the USS BRITTANICA which @ 1st was a sister ship designed like the Titanic but refitted to become a "floating hospital".
She's not bad as a writer but sometimes seems to go "off script" a bit like she got confused about her own story.
I wish I could remember this one Stephen King book that had something about the afterlife but, the ending had whoever dies not go to heaven, but everyone goes to this world where they get to be slaves for giant ant like things.
It's depressing where it's one of those that doesn't have a "happy ending" but it struck me anyway, I just can't recall the title & hope you know the 1 I'm talking about?
Anyway, good stuff so far.
Anyway, for Horror, I do like the usual suspects like King, Koontz, Campbell but have looked @ older stuff like Lovecraft & some others.
Not sure who my "favorite" writer of horror fiction is yet where I devour a lot of whatever comes out.
@@eventsmorewithchrisg This Stephen King novel sounds so exciting! :)
Please write me if you remember the name.
I've read Misery last december and it was great.
Sarah saying that there's going to be more book content in 2022, my heart went like 🙂☺😊😄
I’m so happy you’re doing book content now!! Not sure if you’ve read it yet but Night Film by Marisha Pessl is one of my favorites. A lot of adult horror/thriller books I read tend to have a lot of unnecessary s3x scenes and I was almost about to give up on the genre but then I read this book and it’s in my top 5 favorite books now.
Omg yes! This book is fabulous
Night Film is effing great!
One of my all time favorite books!!
Night Film was fantastic! Special Topics in Calamity Physics, also by Pessl, is another great one (though not really horror at all).
Love Night Film!!! Highly recommended!
I am all for more book content though body horror is something I can usually do without. I do enjoy being scared but at age 72, it is becoming increasingly hard to find novels that can do it. I recommend, 'I Remember You' by the Icelandic author, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, the most frightening book I've read in the past 20 years. Read this at night, alone except for your cat or dog and the sound of the wind outside.
That sounds great. Will definitely check it out.
I just ordered it…..”I remember you”
I have it on audio but I haven’t gotten into yet, nothing has really happened yet so I’m hoping it will soon. I’m in chap 11.
Read Off Season by Jack Ketchum.
Thank you so much for this!
is there like oscars for RUclips channels bc you clearly deserve multiple - the way you always entertain me with just your presence and your passion for horror is unmatched! you’re the best, Sarah!
if you feel like making one, a "if you liked this, try this" style video could be fun! either by recommending newer horror books based on horror classics or recommending a book for fans of a certain movie/genre/trope?
There is a short story, only like 60 pages, called the Grownup by Gillian Flynn that I think you would absolutely LOVE. Her occupation might turn you off at first, but believe me the loops this story throws you for are amazing
She’s a great writer! I have yet to read something from her that I didn’t enjoy and her twists are spectacular
I absolutely LOVED the grownup
@@maryamrana425 yesss I read it years ago and am so sad becisee I had a copy of it I bought and I lost it
@@Apathist1408 oh i'm so sorry! funny thing is, i lended it to my friend and,she lost the book but then she gifted me a copy of it! :D
I'd love to see some reading vlogs. I'd love to see more reading content on all the books you read, not just from the horror genre.
What’s a reading vlog? Watching her read?
@@ccap3211 kinda. It’s a vlog shot while she’s reading and the discusses her thoughts on the book as she reads it. Or that’s how most people do it.
@@jnb0574 hmm I’d enjoy listening to her talk about books but not so much watching her read silently to herself
I read 70 books this year, mostly horror/thrillers. Here were my faves: The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson, Follow Me to Ground by Sue Rainsford, The Case Against Satan by Ray Russel, The Patient by Jasper DeWitt, No Exit by Taylor Jenkins, The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey, Dark Cities by Christopher Golden and others, and The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty.
Like you, I also read the Troop by Nick Cutter and The Ruins by Scott B. Smith this year. Out of the above list, I highly recommend you read The Exorcist. Even though I have seen the movie many times, the book was infinitely better. It is one of my all-time favorite books; it actually made me cry at the end, which is so hard to do.
Also you trying to explain to your partner about the end of the deep was so relatable omg I could have not anticipated the end of that book to save my life
The Only Good Indians was probably my favorite book this year! So unique and well written. You’re not alone because I bawled my eyes out, too 😂
I surprisingly wasn’t a huge fan of The Deep but I absolutely loved The Troop. Maybe because I loved The Troop so much and read it first I was hoping for more from The Deep.
I’m reading the Ruins right now and am just blasting through it - it’s so good!!!
I’m so excited for more book content from you! I’m trying to get more into reading and I definitely put a few from this video on my list. ❤️
I don't think I realized how different our tastes in books were until this video haha. "The only Good Indians" was in my bottom three this year and "Silent Patient" was in my top three. Love hearing different opinions though and I adore your content!!!
I absolutely adored The Only Good Indians. I feel like the cadence of his writing is so unique. It took me a while to really 'get' the narrator's voice and how it was written, but once I picked up on the cadence and patterns, I LOVED it.
I love this! I wasn’t a big fan of The Silent Patient either! If it wasn’t for horror books we wouldn’t have many of the great horror movies out there :)
Facts!!!
non am nervous to read silent patient because it’s been so hyped up to me
@@torrejohnson3940 I would never in a million years consider The Silent Patient to be a horror book. It is a thriller....a quite unique one at that. May be its so hyped up is because the story is not something you come across regularly.
I read Home Before Dark this year too and I LOVED it! I also loved his other two books Lock Every Door and Survive the Night but Home Before Dark was my favorite. Definitely reminded me a lot of The Haunting of Hill House show on Netflix but the ending was very unexpected!
YES PLEASE MORE BOOK CONTENT!
I absolutely adored hearing all your thoughts on these horror novels, added some to my to read list for 2022, so thanks for the recs!
Sorry I meant to do a separate comment and I replied to yours by accident
@@krisnewton4866 No worries! I'll still take your recommendations though because I've been curious about reading The Fisherman for a while now
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Okay wait. I absolutely love your book content. I like that you gave an example and read aloud. Even you thinking to include pages of trigger warnings is above and beyond what most booktubers do now.
I love that you are doing more book content, I would be really interested to know what non-horror books you have read this year. I think it would be interesting if you did video dedicated to specific authors in the horror genre and if their books are worth your time.
Being that I’m not an avid reader, I decided this year that I was gonna read one book every month as my New Years resolution. I started with The Only Good Indians, and my God was I blown away!! I loved everything about it, and it completely fueled my fire and excitement to read more. I’ve got The Ruins and The Deep on my list as well and after hearing your reviews, I cannot wait to get into them!!🙌🏼🙌🏼 Can’t wait to see the rest you get in to🤩
Between this and Spooky Astronauts video on books that need to be made into horror movies my reading list is so long!😅 Thank you for making this, I loved it and can’t wait to read some of these!
I adore Paul Tremblay - 'A Head Full of Ghosts' and 'Cabin at the End of the World' are my two favorites.
Nick Cutter reminds me of old King. I read 'The Troop' first... (Wow, yikes... I couldn't handle the animal deaths, but loved the book.)
'The Deep' is AMAZING! Sooo friggin dark.
'Little Haven' is really good too, but in a different way.
I found 'The Only Good Indians' to be an emotional rollercoaster. He has a short story collection that I love... I THINK it's called ' After The People, Lights have Gone Off'
Great video, as always. Thanks!!
I love that you're doing book content! I managed to read 14 books this year, but my goal was 12. I didn't read a single horror book though, so I'm getting some good recommendations from this!
I have been watching this channel for years and 100% agree book stuff would really spice it up! Please do volgs, reviews, and reactions to books! As an author, that would be great content to watch!
I would love to see reading vlogs from you! They could include spoiler sections and some more lifestyle type stuff. Also I totally agree about The Silent Patient, I don't understand why it's SO hyped. I'd recommend Into The Drowning Deep by Mira Grant since you like books set around water and ships!
i strongly second into the drowning deep, i was anxious the entire time, it was fantastic, lovely mix of science and horror
Yes!! Finally!! I always wanted you to have bookish content on your channel because I love your reviews on movies and now getting content by you on books and hearing your thoughts about them makes me very excited ... you are one of my favorite youtubers and i'm very looking forward to any bookish content by you!
I absolutely love the horror book content! One of my favs right now that I’m reading for the first time is The Library At Mount Char. it’s pretty bizarre but I’m having so much fun reading it. keep up the great content Sarah!
I love this video & I LOVE that you caught yourself and said “I don’t want to apologize for my opinions” after justifying your rating on The Silent Patient. It’s so difficult but important to do for yourself & I’m happy to see you exemplifying that!
I'm SO glad you're talking about horror novels. I read so much this year and I will say, if you loved The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones, totally give his novel My Heart is a Chainsaw a chance. It took me a good bit to get into it but once it got me, it /got/ me.
My favorite novel I read this year was NOS4A2 by Joe Hill, it took me absolutely by surprise because the concept just sounded so ridiculous. Christmasland? It sounds like a Goosebumps novel, but FUCK does it work really well. Although I'd say the scariest for me this year was definitely The Only Good Indians because of the basketball scene you mention and just the entire first part of the novel is pitch perfect buildup and shocking payoff, in my opinion.
I'm definitely adding The Only Good Indians to my wishlist
My Heart is a Chainsaw really did a lot of good work regarding the final girl trope imo
Really good reviews, I'm always grateful when reviewers actually aren't afraid to tell people that they don't like a book. Thank you.
The Cabin at the End of the World is a great book and hope you like it. It got a special ending that I love.
More reading content please ❤️ either monthly wrap ups or just reading vlogs!! At home vlogs are the best. I was so excited about this video 😊
Yes! I love book content. Would love to hear what you think of Mexican Gothic! Other books on my horror list are Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, The Last House on Needless Street, and A Dowry of Blood
i’d love more book content!! i personally really enjoy book vlogs & hearing people’s initial thoughts as they’re reading!
yes please more book content!! i'm hoping to get more into reading next year. excited to hear your thoughts on final girl support group - i was personally slightly disappointed but overall liked it and hope you enjoy it!
might i suggest Bunny by Mona Awad if you haven't read it? it's certainly very weird and not for everyone (also some animal death but nothing like the troop!) but i liked it for what it was and kinda wanted to reread it just after i finished it lol
perhaps you could do an updated all-time favourite books list? :)
I’ve been subscribed to all 3 of your channels for so so long (I think 9 years now?? Omg) that the day you finally publish a book, I’m definitely gonna cry tears of joy.
I'm excited for more book content. Any reviews you feel like doing are welcome, reading vlogs are welcome. I really love it when you compare the book to the movie, so more of those please!!!
I read both The Troop and The Deep this year and definitely found his books were interesting. The ending of The Deep brought it down for me, but writing wise excited to see what he does next. I really enjoyed the queer thriller Bath Haus. Maybe reading vlog wise I think it would be cool to see a 2022 horror/thriller releases, or maybe a queer and/or women in horror books vlog. :D Happy new year! Thanks for all the great horror content :D
Excited for more book content. While I do love king, the fact he’s the only thing on the shelves in my horror section means I really want to find other horror authors
Check out kill creek by Scott Thomas, twilight Eyes and odd thomas by Dean Koontz, and the exorcist by William Peter blatty
I’d really recommend the Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer (the inspiration behind the movie Annhilation.) Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion is super good as well and probably my fave book of all time and really can’t be compared to the movie; it’s so different, more adult, and written like poetry! Another good series if you’re into unique reads (a lot of it is you reading text convos, files swiped off people’s computers, journal entries, etc) is the Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. They’re a little more sci-fi but have some good horror mixed in and are also very quick reads despite their size because of the way they’re formatted.
I would love more book content. I really enjoy reading vlogs, especially when it's a book I've read! I also play ambiance when I read so I appreciate those links in the description!!!
Excited to read your writing one day! :)
I really appreciate your book content :) I'm pretty picky when it comes to horror reads but I love to be in the know of lots of horror reads so I can make better recs to my HS students. Thanks for giving me some new titles to look into :)
Im so happy your are reviewing books!! This is litteraly the only thing your channel was missing. Thank You!!
Thank you! I feel EXACTLY the same way about Nick Cutter. The animal harm is so hard for me, but I love his writing so much.
I really do enjoy your descriptions of books. Readers are passionate people, don't ever feel bad about your opinions - that is on them.
Great reviews, Sarah! I'm so glad you have The Troop and especially The Deep on this list! Nick Cutter's horror books do it for me the way Stephen King's old books used to lol Right now I'm listening to his latest titled The Breach which I believe is only available on Audible and it's excellent too!
The Deep was brutal.
Yes yes yes I love that you're going to be doing more book content ! For some reason I LOVE a good scary book, but I can never get myself to watch horror movies. I'm very interested in them which is why I love watching your videos, but I'm so excited that you're going to be making these kinds of videos !!
I really enjoy the reading content, it helps me get inspired when it comes to horror books, also I like the way you review 😊
Also, wanted to add please keep doing more horror book rec videos! I've already 2 on the list and am currently on my third book from your list since first watching this video about a week ago. I am going in ascending order from worst to best that way the books will hopefully just get better and better as I read them :-) So I really appreciate this video and hope you do more in the future!
I absolutely loved The Ruins, very disturbing. Probably one of my favorite books!
I have a copy of the Ruins I take with me every time I go on vacation, be it camping or to the beach.
Agreed...great book. Loved it 👍
I’ve always had trouble finding books that I am engaged enough with to read for a long period of time (Hello ADHD) so I watched this video for some recommendations and I recently saw a copy of “The Troop” at my local op shop so for $5 I thought why not and I LOVED it. Not like, loved it because of the content but Sarah is right, Nick Cutters writing is incredible, I think I finally found an author who writes the way my brain likes to read. So I picked up “The Deep” on The Kindle Store and I can’t put it down! It’s also super cool to see on the kindle where previous people have highlighted sentences from this book, just like how Sarah has annotated her copy I can see the parts where people have resonated with a piece of writing. Thankyou so much for the recommendation Sarah!
I finally got back into reading this year! I haven’t read for fun since probably 7th grade, and rereading Harry Potter in the beginning of the year got me back into reading. My goal was 30 books, but I think I’m only going to make it to 25. I read a lot of Riley Sager and Grady Hendrix, which were fun to read but I didn’t absolutely love. I definitely want to read some Stephen Graham Jones books in the new year.
Harry Potter got me out of my reading slump last year as well! it’s perfect to get back into it haha
I'm determined to stop scrolling so much at bedtime, so I really appreciated this video. Just ordered a couple from your list. Excited to read some new horror authors!
I’m SO here for book content! I’d love to see reading vlogs, monthly or quarterly wrap ups! I loved what you did with your haunting of hill house video comparing the original book to movie to tv show. I can’t wait to see what you come up with🥳
Dude the Troop and the Ruins were my tops of 2021 too!
One of my favorite horror books is by Bentley Little - one of his early books - The Summoning. I like its setting, a small town in the Arizona desert and the people who live there, the Chinese family running a restaurant, the editor of the town's weekly paper and his family, his brother the sheriff, the evangelical street minister and other interesting people. Try this one, I think you will find it enjoyable.
I like Bentley Little so I appreciate this suggestion! Can't wait to read it!
I love reading & am glad to see you post about books! I’m obsessed with the Troop!!! I love his descriptions & how he writes friendships!!! Four great horror books I read this year that you may like are: The Cipher by Kathe Koja (the writing is so original & unique!!! It’s about a couple that finds a portal they term The funhole & things happen when they decide to put things in it…..), My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones (it’s about a girl who loves slashers & thinks she may be in an actual slasher!! This book meant the world to me-it’s a love letter to horror movies!!!! There are references & homages to at least 50 horror movies. I actually cried reading his acknowledgments!); and finally a short & dark book called Tender Is The Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica (a terrifying novel about the evil humans can inflict on themselves. It’s incredible & terribly beautiful, but just know it’s grim and not at all hopeful). I will definitely pick up The Deep based on your review! My favorite Riley sager is The Last Time I Lied (it takes place in a summer camp & gave me Friday the 13th vibes -in a good way!)
I adore your channel, and I'm so excited for more bookish content! 💜
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@@dearestemma omg hi, beautiful!
Yes please do more horror related book content!! I would love to see book reviews and recommendations specifically the scariest books you’ve ever read! :)
I'm a booktuber so I really appreciate the book content! I also read Final Girls this year and did not like it. My favorite horror novel I read this year was House of Leaves. That one was incredible! I've also read 2 Ruth Ware books this year, I definitely enjoy her stuff. I read Woman in Cabin 10 for Halloween, and I'm currently reading One by One. I love water/ship stories, too. I really need to read the Haunting of Hill House. I read Shirley Jackson's book We Have Always Lived in the Castle this year and did not like it. I loved her short story the Lottery so I'm open to giving her another chance!
You know I got around 400 pages into the house of Leaves, and whilst it was a absolutely fascinating and intricately written story, it felt a little too heavy? I'm wondering what you thought of the last half of the book, and if the payoff was satisfactory cos I might pick it back up :)
@@Ldawgerino late reply, but finishing house of leaves is so worth it. There was one part of that book that disturbed me so much I had to put it down for a while. It will stay with you.
House Of Leaves is my absolute favorite book! I'm glad you read and enjoyed it!
I'm so excited for this video! i read a lot of nonfiction and I've really wanted to get into fiction and specifically, horror so thank you for the perfect timing!!
Yay! The more book content the better :) From the horror I've read this year, I think you'd really enjoy Benighted by JB Priestley. It's an old gothic novel with really immersive writing. It also was made into a movie called The Old Dark House in the 1930s, so it could be good for a video if you like old movies.
That book sounds wonderful! Thanks for recommendation!
Please we need more book content!!! AND YES I would love to see reading vlogs so we can see your geniune reaction as you read the books :)
If you did this every month I'd watch it lol I have a HARD time finding books especially horror. So this is such a great video for me bc I now have a list of books to find and read! I'm so excited to read j wanna go to the library now haha
I LOVED the film The Ruins-- it was one of my favorite horror films of all time. I think that's why I waited so long to read the novel. Despite having read A Simple Plan (which if you haven't read it yet and you love Scott Smith, I highly recommend) I wasn't sure I would like the novel like I did the film. I read it in a week, not because it was so long but because I kept needing to put it down to let it digest. It was one of the most magnificent horror novels I'd ever read. I cannot think of many that are better than it.
I am looking forward to Nick Cutter novels, based on how you've praised it, and I appreciate the trigger warning because that would have caught me off guard in a bad way.
Everyone puts down the Ruins because of the prose but they are missing such essential pieces of why it is so scary. Great video! You've given me food for thought for quite a few of my anticipated reads.
You should try Survive the Night by Riley Sager, it was the first book I read by him and got me hooked. It's not entirely "scary" but it was so entertaining and had good thriller elements throughout.
I love that you are doing horror book reviews! We have such similar taste in horror books it seems so now I have a few more to read!
I really loved The Ritual but I'm excited to hear your thoughts on it once you read it. 📚
You should DEFINITELY read The Passage book series. It is a 3 book series, and it is kind of an epic vampire-zombie apocalypse and it is SUPER original, it is one of my favorite books of all times and I think you would really enjoy the reading. Those are AMAZING! Not horror, more like adventure and epic for sure, but it keeps the tension going all through the series and it is just an amazing reading experience!
I just purchased some of these books and can't wait to read some of them next year. Right now I'm currently reading My Best Friend's Exorcism. Also LOVED The Mist. A favorite of last year for me
Please do continue the book content! We need all the women in the horror booktube arena we can get. I love your book content (I know there's not a ton, but I really enjoyed your favorite books video, too).
I'd recommend Twelve Nights At Rotter House for a *great* haunted house book, V. Castro's novels/novellas, and also Kathe Koja for some great vintage horror.
A couple of amazing and underrated horror booktubers to follow are Plagued By Visions, who does some of the MOST amazing video essays on horror literature, and Uptown Horror Reviews for entertaining extreme horror book reviews.
Happy reading! 📚💜
I was walking around my house just listening to this video and not watching it and when I heard “A book that makes me emotional by just looking at it” I was like “yup. It has to be The Only Good Indians because that’s the only book I’ve ever read that managed to scare me and make me cry (out of beauty not terror lol). I love that it can be slow but when something happens… IT HAPPENS and it is so worth the work to get there.
Stephen Graham Jones is awesome. I especially loved Mongrels. If there are werewolves, this is what they must be like. Lose the french fries!
Yes Book Content! I like videos like this where someone talks about more than one book. I tend to not watch in-depth reviews of one certain novel because I like to not know too much before I go into it (even if it's spoiler-free) But I'll be excited for your videos either way!
I'd really appreciate more book content from you!
Also, have you already read 11/22/63 by Stephen King? It's really not a horror book, more like a time travel story. But I just want to use this opportunity and recommend it to you as it's one of my favorite books ever (and you appreciate Stephen King, I see). The characters have stayed with me for a long time even after finishing reading and I have gone back to it a lot which almost never happens with me. Give it a try :)
My favorite book this year was absolutely The Only Good Indians. I also sobbed at the end-it was such a beautiful book! I read Night of the Mannequins and My Heart is a Chainsaw (also Stephen Graham Jones) and really enjoyed those ones, too.
Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon and Last Days by Adam Nevill were a couple of other favorites from this year.
I’ve been in school for the last 7 years (I completed my Bachelor’s and went straight into a Master’s program😭) and had absolutely no time to read for fun. There are so many amazing horror books out there and I’m so excited to read them all now that I finally have the time!
It’s so exciting that you are including more book-related content on your channel! I look forward to your future book reviews🖤
I loved the troop it was one of my favourite books I read in 2021! The body horror was INSANE ive never had a book make me physically cringe
i’m here for any booktube content you offer us honestly i just downloaded half of your recommendations 😛 but i think a tier list style video with books would be awesome! or ranking your favorite horror book subgenres, i’d love that
I love 'if you enjoyed this movie, you may like these books' content!
Sarah I don’t know if you see this but I just want to say KEEP DOING THESE PLEASE!! You inspired me to keep on reading so thank you💖
I know it takes a lot of effort, but I think youll love House of Leaves, um a huge fan of scary books and I gotta say, house of leaves was one of scariest books ive ever read, and the story stayed with me for quite a while
Absolutely loved The Deep. I still think about it and I read it a year ago. I’m so glad someone is talking about it finally! 🙌
I’ve always found it ridiculous how people are so offended by animal deaths, yet they can read about adolescents getting butchered and not bat an eye.
The Final Girl Support Group was my fav book of 2021!! Loved this video!
I hit about 8-9 horror books this past year, I'd say half were on your list! Nice to see someone love the genre as much as I do. I discovered both Tremblay and Cutter this past year and they haven't let me down. The same goes for Riley Sager, really enjoyed Home by Dark and I have Final Girls on my list. Great videos, keep them coming!
I would looove more book content! I could listen to you talking about books for hours ❤️
Hey I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciated this video!! There are soooo many absolute duds in this genre, it's really nice to see this kind of content from someone I know has similar taste to me! Also love love love that you opted for a spoiler-free format, but still included trigger warnings! I know that can be challenging in the horror community playing with triggers is very much the norm. Anyways, lots of new books added to my reading list from the video, and even a couple from the comments. Thank you for the video and thank you for fostering such a comfy community
i’d love a general horror book recommendation list !! classics, new ones, personal favorites, specific subgenres, short stories, books that became horror movies, etc !!
Yes for more book content! I didn't care much for The Silent Patient either. I've heard mostly negative reviews from Nothing But Blackened Teeth. That amazing cover gone to waste is unfortunate. I haven't read it myself yet. I'm still curious about it but I'll be waiting til I can get my hands on a copy I don't have to pay for. I haven't read the Riley Sager Final Girls book but I read Grady Hendrix' and its fantastic. One of my faves of the year. Hope you enjoy it! The Ruins is one of my fave horror books of all time. Love the book and the film. Excited to see it ranking high on your list!
You've inspired me to start reading ravenously again -- thank you! Your recommendations have been exactly what I've been looking for; thank you and please, please continue producing more booktube content! You are great at it and I'm really enjoying your recs!
If you get a chance, I'd recommend My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones. It was one of my top books I read this year. I liked it a little more than Final Girl Support Group and was on par with The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (another of my top books read this year.)
This was cool, and also I completely agree with you about Nothing but Blackened Teeth! But there are WAY too many ads in this, for a half hour video!
oooh so excited to see a horror novels video!! i've been looking for a few good ones to start off a collection - i've only ever explored horror audio dramas and films. i actually ordered a headful of ghosts a few days ago and now i HAVE to order the deep...i love any horror based around water etc!!!
VERRRRRRY into this horror book content! (And holy shit Head Full of Ghosts was incredible and terrifying- thanks for the rec!)
How exciting, I would personally love to see more booktube content from you! I’ve been watching your videos for years and am always curious to hear your recommendations. I’ve also been hoping to read more horror this year but haven’t found any horror focused reading channels, so I’m really excited to see what comes next!
glad to see The Haunting of Hill House, The Mist, and The Ruins on this list (the only one's I'm familiar with). The Deep sounds right up my alley - thanks for the suggestions! An idea for book content: people are always pair movies (like 'what's the best double feature') I wonder if we could do the same for books?
Book content is great, as are your personal assessments. Imaginative fiction, suspense, mystery, thriller, horror, science fiction, fantasy, dark and eerie always draws me in.
My favorite book I’ve read this year was The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab. Please do a review on Grady Hendrix’s books. I read both The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires and The Final Girl Support Group this year and I really enjoyed them. I love how he mixes humor with horror.