[Hobbit]

This is a new one!

The darkest corners of Hobbit Towers are where the Horror books reside - so creepy, scary and downright nasty that only the brave or foolish dare pick them up.

So what we have to rely on is your reading as to what is, erm, 'horrible' :) and what is recommended by you.

Tell us what you're reading in the month of May and what you think!

Hobbit

[Priestvyrce]

I'm going to read Simon R Green's first book in his Nightside series called Agents of Light and Darkness . I'm sucker for these hard-boiled detective horror novels and I've heard good things about the series too.

[Kanin]

Thanks Hobbit for making a sticky thread for us.

I recently picked up Stephen King's Night Shift and I've started that.

[ravenus]

Considering that the horror section is not as regularly updated as, say, the fantasy section, it may be not required to have a separate read thread for every month.
Anyway, do look forward to hearing from people in this thread.
Just finished Fevre Dream by George RR Martin which can qualify as a horror book as well, it being about a bunch of 19th century vampires that take over a steamboat. Pretty damn good, already spoken 'bout it in the GRR Martin section..

[Hobbit]

Considering that the horror section is not as regularly updated as, say, the fantasy section, it may be not required to have a separate read thread for every month. Yes, this was why we haven't had one before. But as we now have a bit more room in the Forum than we used to, we're happy to give it a try and see what happens.

Interesting choices so far - Night Shift is not a bad selection of King's (less bloated than some of his more recent works!) and Fevre Dream is good too. Simon R Green I know better for his Fantasy and his Sf than his horror, truth be known.

Hobbit

[Kanin]

Considering that the horror section is not as regularly updated as, say, the fantasy section, it may be not required to have a separate read thread for every month.

I don't know, maybe in previous years, but lately, the horror section has seen some great activitiy. Thanks to you and others. :)

[Horrorfiend]

So far this month I've read:

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy - S.D. Perry: A fun, zombie, snake, spider, and evil plant filled adventure. It's just a novelization of the videogame but I enjoyed it more than the game. The pacing is very fast so it's a great read inbetween books or a second book.

Infernal Angel - Edward Lee: Oh... My... GOD! This is one of the best books I've ever read. A great pace and awesome events. Edward Lee is now one of my favorite authors. I read this in one day. It's that good. I couldn't put it down! Now I need to read the book that this is a sequel to, City Infernal. I highly recommend this book. A fan of any genre will probably like it.

I'm currenlty reading The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice. It has a slow pace but is extremely good. I'm only a little over a hundred pages into it.

[Priestvyrce]

Finished reading Agents of Light and Darkness by Simon R Green. Very enjoyable, flawed though it is, it still was a fun read. I like Green's style of telling a tight , fast -paced story. With characters that come to life quickly and a story that unfolds without alot of preamble. True, you have to get up to speed with his stoies, but they are fun, at least this one was.

The basic story of the novel is that the Unholy Grail( the cup of Judas) has come to Nightside and only John Taylor has the ability to find it. But both side of Angels want it, but if they get it, it will be the begining of Judgement Day. Green has all the classic characters from Angels turning people into pillars of salt to a dead, but still thriving Merlin. I highly recommend this novel for the sheer kitsch of it.

[FicusFan]

I have the two Edward Lee books on my pile somewhere - It sounds interesting. I may have to start them soon. I also have Simon R. Green's book - which is not the first of the series by the way if you liked it there are maybe two before it.

[Priestvyrce]

I have the two Edward Lee books on my pile somewhere - It sounds interesting. I may have to start them soon. I also have Simon R. Green's book - which is not the first of the series by the way if you liked it there are maybe two before it.

Yes, someone told me that the book that I read was the second one and that there is a third book out, too. As soon as I finish a lot of my TBR pile, I'll go shopping for the two remaining books.