Last week I read White Bone by Ronald Malfi, and I absolutely loved it. I don't usually get creeped out by horror books, but reading that one before bed wasn't the best choice lmao
Great content and enjoying getting to know you as a person. Currently reading Fairy Tale also, but when I read I usually have three or four others I'm going between, so I'm also reading The Talisman, another King because I, too, am also a king fanand have read it and the stand three times a piece each, and a production book for Texas Chainsaw and the first Friday the 13th. Fellow southern Californian looking forward to seeing what you think about Dracula. I loved that book at the time I read it. Keep on doing your thing, new friend.
"The Ruins" is one of the best horror novels I ever read. Saw the movie first and was surprised at how the novel differs. "Fairy Tale" was good up until the fantasy part kicked in. Kind of bogged down for me a little there. But it was nice of King to remind us on every third page about how the dog was dying. 😄😄
Back in the 80s, I read Southern Fried Rat & Other Scary Myths and Folklores, Stephen King’s; Carrie, Christine, Firestarter, Pet Semetary, and Cujo. Most recently got The Body (for Stand By Me film) at Barnes’ Starbucks Cafe getting cookies. I also read Clive Barker’s Lord of Illusions and The Cabal. Anne Rice’s Interview With A Vampire and Queen of the Damned. Plus, H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man. Had a great time reading those. Jurassic Park mirrors of Westworld. Don’t know if you read the older Halloween novels.
I loved this video so much! I hope you include more book content in 2024. I include both movies and books on my channel, and it’s so fun! I loved your Scream series!
Frankenstein basically becomes a proto-slasher near the end of the book where the monster starts killing off Dr. Frankenstein's family members, including a kid! That book has stuck with me since I read it. Looking forward to a deep dive on the Frankenstein movies. Most of them are very different from the book.
I’m planning on reading Fairy Tale after I read the Dark Tower series (and any of his novels connected to it), so hearing what you had to say about it has me excited.
I HIGHLY recommend Clay McLeod Chapman's three recent horror novels, they've all gotten under my skin and all have pretty unique horror concepts. They are: -The Remaking: This one's a bit hard to neatly summarize, but basically the plot follows a woman who, as a child actress, gained fame for a schlocky low-budget 70s horror movie, based on a campfire story the director heard in the 1950s, and its production, her experiences on the set of a 90s "scream-esque" meta-remake. Some of the book's themes include paralleling crimes and mistreatment of women both historically (as in witch burnings specifically), and in Hollywood against the notion of remakes and reboots. - Whisper Down The Lane: In 2013, Richard lives a quiet life as a stepfather and art teacher in Virginia when a ritualistically murdered rabbit appears on the playground along with a birthday card for him, but Richard hasn't celebrated his birthday since he used to be Sean. In the early 80s, Richard/Sean was coerced to tell a lie to his mother about an incident involving a teacher that soon spirals in the vortex of the Satanic Panic and destroys the lives of everyone involved. This one is definitely the more psychologically upsetting one, and takes much of its inspiration from the notorious McMartin Preschool Trials. - Ghost Eaters: Erin has boundary issues with her charismatic, reckless college boyfriend Silas. Days after she kicks him out, he's found dead of a drug overdose. After his funeral, Erin's friends introduce her to a new drug that can allow its users to see the dead. But the drug comes with side-effects, and once you take it, you can never go back
Happy new year! I was gonna try and get back into reading this year and was gonna start with dracula. Also I'm glad you liked Frankenstein because I've had that book for like a yr and a half and was gonna first time read it after dracula.
If you haven’t read it I would highly recommend Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill. Read it in 2022, and it was honestly creepy and I don’t really get creeped out by books that often. Additionally, Horns by Joe Hill is a fun read. I’m saying you but really anyone who finds this comment and wants to check out some good horror should check out Heart Shaped Box at least.
Pet Sematary is still terrifying ..I recently re-read 'Salems Lot and The Shining.. EASILY some of Kin's best works and two that can still scare me! Fairy Tale was pretty good. it was different but in a good way. I actually had my copy stolen while I was the beach last year.. I was 40 PAGES away from finishing!!! so i went to walmart andfinished it haha.. GREAT LIST by the way!!
Those were sooo many good books ! Like I’m hella proud lol . I wanna read the cabin at the end of the world asap and pet sematary cause like you , I didn’t really enjoy the movies. Super hyped about the Frankstein deep dive , especially cause there are a few films coming out about that
Reading is my version of daily Zen calmness. I also read Carrie for the first time this year (3.5 - 4 stars for me out of 5)! I'm sure you King list is long (not a bad "problem" to have), but I cannot recommend Revival (2014) more highly. I read it this year for the first time, and it immediately became one of my favorite King books ever. It's a slowburn and less overtly horror than some of his other books, which I think is important to know going in. But I feel like that approach makes the eventual horror elements hit even harder. It's as psychologically horrific as Pet Sematary; really pokes at the deep questions and presents some bleak ideas. The "antagonist" (I'm not sure he really even fits that definition) is absolutely the best one of any King book that I've read so far.
Yay for bookish content! I kind of share your thoughts on the Scary Stories books. They are nostalgic because I read them as a kid, but now in my early 30's the stories aren't great. I have a hardcover with all three of the books and the only reason I kept it is for the illustrations. Short stories and novellas are definitely hit or miss for me though. As far as favorite horror books that I read in 2023: Come With Me - Ronald Malfi Nestlings - Nat Cassidy Gone to See the River Man - Kristopher Triana Boys in the Valley - Philip Fracassi The Broken Places - Blaine Daigle Brother - Ania Ahlborn Old Country - Matt & Harrison Query The Invited - Jennifer McMahon The Nightmare Man - J.H. Markert Pet Sematary _ Stephen King (this was a re-read for me and one of the few King books I like)
The majority of King adaptations don’t hit like the books specifically because of the reasons you discussed here. The best adaptations manage to stand out in spite of the deficit of character work. No one quite does character work like King.
The Ruins is tremendous and there's so much good stuff in the book that couldn't translate to the movie, like the scents. Recent-ish stuff I'd recommend is Matt Wesolowski's Six Stories series. They're done in the form of true crime podcasts dealing with murders or disappearances that may have a supernatural aspect. They're tremendously atmospheric and well-written. I'ma lso a huge fan of Adam Nevill, I think he writes some of the best supernatural horror around today. Apartment 16 was the only book I've ever had to put down for a few days, because it was triggering my anxiety.
The ruins is my easy summer beach read pretty much every summer. I never get sick of it. And the movie isn't half bad either. The long walk by Stephen King was my favorite this year and my dad recommended me Shutter island by Dennis Lehane, and that was a great one too. Not as much a horror as a psychological thriller maybe, but I was entertained and uneasy, and I like that 😄
I’ve been singing the praises of The Ruins since I first read it circa 2007 (before the movie came out). I read it completely blind and the slow reveal of what was actually going on was incredibly well-done. If I can get pretentious for a second, I recently re-read it and I think it may be the first truly “Millenial” horror novel. I’m one of those people who is right on the border between Gen X and Millenial, and the characters in this book spoke to me in a way that I had never seen before in a work of fiction. It was like reading a book about myself and my friends. That made it all the more chilling. I really can’t believe Scott Smith only wrote two novels. I haven’t been able to find much info about him or why he essentially disappeared from the scene after this book.
Back in the '80s I became a huge fan of Clive Barker's novels and short stories after seeing Hellraiser. Clive wrote some great horror. I read a lot of Adam Nevill now. I'm sad that Peter Straub passed away, I loved everything that guy wrote. Stephen King is still hanging in there and I just read Fairy Tale.
Kylie, first off: beautiful cat. I'm a big cat fan. I read The Cabin at the end of the World. I liked it. It's quite dark, quite disturbing. But I find Paul Tremblay to be a very good writer. So, I did like his writing style but, again, it's fairly dark. I read Carrie years ago. I liked it. I also read Pet Sematary years ago. I did like it too. I got Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for Christmas. I'm going to read it soon. What's so impressive is she started writing Frankenstein at 18. Yep! 18 years of age. It's probably the most impressive piece of literature. Ever.
If you are interested in classics I'd recommend carmilla. It pre dates Dracula. It is a novella so short read and easily available online for free or audio books here on yt. Ps looking forward to your Frankinstein deep dive
Due to how my work schedule is, I have been listening to a ton of audiobooks, and I think horror wise pet sematary is phenomenal (also Michael C Hall aka Dexter Morgan reading it is the icing on the cake) and I've got to Derry the fourth interlude in IT ( my work colleagues think I'm crazy listening to It before bed haha) oh and the hellbound heart was amazing. Probably going to get more horror books throughout 2024.
I think it's cool you read books.yes I have horror books to.if you ever read a series of books called weird like weird florida.theres a page about a town called cassadaga fl.i live near city.thers a cemetery, and in it there's the devil's chair.i sat in it.guess that's why in so nutty😊
I'm a bookseller and King's Fairy Tale has been selling like crazy during the holiday season. you piqued my interest even more in reading it! Also if you haven't yet, i highly recommend checking out Stephen Graham Jones' work. he's an insanely prolific horror writer. The Only Good Indians is great. My Heart is a Chainsaw is the first in what's shaping into an incredible trilogy. It's more in the realm of post-apocalyptic sci-fi but Morte by Robert Repino is a novel to look into. Devil House by John Darnielle is also a solid horror read.
@@HauntedHippie nice. i highly recommend it! it's chilling, visceral, comedic and full of heart. same goes for My Heart is a Chainsaw. also, another writer to keep in mind is Brian Evenson is another awesome horror writer. Collapse of Horses and Song for the Unraveling of the World are two great horror short story collections. Also, the essay collection Night Rooms by Gina Nutt is a must read. it's a memoir reflecting on a number of heavy issues and she uses horror movies as a means of working through those topics. the writing is so poetic and lucid.
ok and i got one more book/author. Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado. it's a beautiful swirly short story collection - lots of horror vibes to it. Maria Machado is just an all around excellent writer. Her memoir In the Dream House is a heavy read but it's one of my all time favorites.
I loved Fairy Tale. I think if you enjoyed that you'd enjoy Eyes of the Dragon (more Stephen King fantasy) and The Talisman (King and Straub teaming up). Speaking of Peter Straub, you should definitely read Ghost Story. Have you read any Clive Barker? Maybe some John Langan?
I like short horror books/novellas a lot. If you want a good religious/afterlife horror, A Short Stay in Hell by Steven Peck is only about 100 pages and is an incredibly visceral story. I also think you'd love The Haar by David Sodergren, it's a great mix of heart, comedy, and horror, that one is about 250 pages, and those were my top two horror reads this year. If you want something queer/trans and more disturbing, then Brainwyrms by Allison Rumfitt is to die for, that was probably my top horror book published in 2023.
In the Scary Stories 3 book my favorite is "Bad News" it's definitely not one of the best stories and I know it's simple but I love it and the two skeleton kids in baseball gear is burned into my brain.
Absinthe is such a precious little baby! I've been doing a lot more reading in 2023, some old stuff and some new stuff. I've recently read the entirety of George O'Connor's Olympians graphic novel series. Two new reads of mine are The Gates by John Connolly and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, fantastic books. By the way, what's your thoughts on the Percy Jackson series?
All for some more book talk content. There's honestly some books that I really want to read since my friend has been recommending some for me. But these were a great set of books you read. Nice first video for the new year! Thanks Kylie! Also Absinthe is such a sweet kitty
Also check out Stephen King's Revival from 2014. It focuses on Jaimie Morton who, in 1963, meets the mid-twenties Charles Jacobs, who becomes the town's new preacher. A strange man who experiments with electricity and holds it almost to the same esteem as God. A series of incidents occur, and the book goes through the decades with Jaimie as he sporadically encounters Jacobs and how his experiments with "special lightning" (and him as a person) have progressed. It's basically Stephen King's take on the 'mad scientist' trope and has personally what I believe to be one of his best endings he's ever written.
I keep teetering on Fairy Tale. Stephen King is SO wordy. Maybe I will give it a shot anyway. I know nothing about it but the cover has always caught my attention. For me: I reread A Touch of Darkness series (modern retelling of Hades and Persephone, it's smut with heart, haha). Viola Davis Memoir and Matthew Perry was really good. Both VERY heavy. And a Non Fiction called from Maiden to Mother. This year I'm hoping to add more classics. It was a rough year for me to get through anything
I was hoping you'd be a bigger fan of Carrie, I love that book I've read it a good few times! I get you about the artwork though, look up the NEL version, that's the one I had as a teenager but I donated it. I can't walk past a charity shop now without going in to look for that exact version!
When is this rando going to learn stories can be multiple genres at once? Or that this weirdo doesn’t need to address me in the third person. But you thought I wouldn’t see it right
Not sure if you’ve read it but another great book from Stephen King is Misery. The adaptation is also great. I haven’t read Fairy Tale yet, but I’m still working through a lot of his back catalog. Jurassic Park is one of my favorites and it’s one of the few times I can’t pick a favorite between the book and movie because I love them both so much. If you’re looking for more from Crichton, I’d recommend Sphere. Haven’t read The Ruins, but I’ll have to pick it up at some point.
Yess my queen this is just what I needed!! I’ve been in a movie slump lately and got back into reading a couple months ago and want all the horror. I also thought final girl support group was decent, but I loved the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires better by the same author. I also think you’d like how to sell a haunted house! I’ve also been dying to check out fairy tale and the ruins so I gotta pick those up asap!
Paul Tremblay’s A Head Full of Ghosts is pretty good. Read it this past year & had a good time. It’s a love letter to possession films & documentaries. So go into it with that in mind.
@@HauntedHippie yeah, one of the things that I didn’t like about it was the blog post put in it takes you out of the story but the ending of the book made it worth it. Also, if you want a Scream novel to read, Clown in the Cornfield by Adam Cesare Or My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones Both are about slashers killing either a group of kids or people in a town. Clowns in a Cornfield is better imo.
I started reading my Goosebumps books again throughout 2023 and I ordered some old Marvel Zombies comic books to complete my collection alongside some Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark books for my 26th birthday last Thursday P.S: Great video & I hope you have a great 2024 too 🙏🙏
Stephen King's Fairy Tale sounds pretty interesting. Might check that one out. Clive Barker has some good dark fantasy (Imajica, The Great and Secret Show, Weaveworld). Those books are my favorite fiction, so would be interesting to read Stephen King's take on a similar type of story
Very good review. I’ve always had the thing of reading a book and later it comes out in a movie. Also seeing a movie and later reading the book. It’s always interesting to compare to see which is better. But I mostly like both and see the limitations of the movies but in a good way. In reading right now I would like a book by someone I like that has not been made into a movie. So I’m thankful for your recommendation of fairy tales by Stephen King. Plus thankful when I do to stick with it. The Frankenstein cover is really awesome. I use to read a lot more when I traveled to and from work on the bus everyday. Retired now and should relax with a book now and then. But I have to also keep up with the Haunted Hippie Channel too. 👍
I work a lot so I don’t really have much time to read so I actually got an audiobook and listened to Clive Barker’s Cabal, I love the movie so I had been wanting to check out the book and it was pretty good and strange. I highly recommend you read it cause it goes places the film could never
❤ PET SEMATARY ❤ btw the audiobook read by Michael C. Hall is phenomenal and probably the closest we’ll ever get to a perfect cinematic adaptation of that book
Wow, that is a solid set of must reads! And, genre stretching, too, with a little crossover into sci fi and fantasy. I can understand your comments about Carrie and liking an adaptation more based on how the characters are handled. For me, that's the case with Jurassic Park. I can go either way in terms of how John Hammond is portrayed, but, for me, the other characters are all better in the movie: Alan gets a character arc with his growing paternal side; Ellie is elevated from an intern to a professional; Ian Malcolm doesn't just disappear; and the kids contribute equally rather than polymath boy genius and hysterical whiny useless sister. Happy new year! And, I hope you enjoy the Universal monster movies!
I read a lot of Stephen King about thirty years ago, his characters are so rich and he is criminally underrated by literary snobs. My favourites are probably Pet Sematary, The Stand, (worth the effort), Needful Things and IT. I am not even a fan of horror movies which says everything about his writing talent.
Happy New Year’s Day! The Queen of the Maggots is showing her bookworm colors! We maggots can to evolve to the rank of bookworm if we read more of the books you have! lol So glad you finally checked out Carrie! It’s a bummer for sure, that’s why I find it so scary haha I’ve read it twice! I tried to read pet semetary last year but I couldn’t get into it. I don’t blame King at all, I just couldn’t get into reading cuz I was busy with work and shit. I might try again this year. Plus my horror book club is reading salems lot for our next meeting and it’s just in time for the new remake coming out! So crazy that you put Halloween ends above Carrie though! I get what you’re saying but idk if I’ll ever read Ends. I’m glad it gave backstory; that’s how I feel about the producers cut of Halloween 6. I’m so excited for your Frankenstein deep dive! There’s a trilogy of self contained Frankenstein movies from the 30s that star Boris Karloff as the monster and they’re must-sees for your deep dive! Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein are the movies I love the Jurassic park novel! I had it spoiled to me before i read the book all the changes from the movie but I didn’t mind. It helped me to read the book quicker lol I think the book ans movie are equal top tier. Love movie Hammond more fasho! Before you give up on novellas, you should check out The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker if you haven’t already. It’s the short story that became Hellraiser! I read it in one day and it’s just as good as the movie but that goes without saying hahaha thank you again for the first post of the year! Here’s to more reading!!
I read a lot of these! I'm so glad you loved Frankenstein and Pet Sematary, they're both so well-written! I have read a lot of Stephen King books over the years but I still have so many to go through. It's hard to keep up when he publishes like 3 books per year 😅 Also happy new year and I'm looking forward to all your content coming up 😊🎉
I became obsessed with reading in 2023 and especially horror books. so glad to see more bookish content 🤩
Last week I read White Bone by Ronald Malfi, and I absolutely loved it. I don't usually get creeped out by horror books, but reading that one before bed wasn't the best choice lmao
Great content and enjoying getting to know you as a person.
Currently reading Fairy Tale also, but when I read I usually have three or four others I'm going between, so I'm also reading The Talisman, another King because I, too, am also a king fanand have read it and the stand three times a piece each, and a production book for Texas Chainsaw and the first Friday the 13th.
Fellow southern Californian looking forward to seeing what you think about Dracula. I loved that book at the time I read it.
Keep on doing your thing, new friend.
"The Ruins" is one of the best horror novels I ever read. Saw the movie first and was surprised at how the novel differs. "Fairy Tale" was good up until the fantasy part kicked in. Kind of bogged down for me a little there. But it was nice of King to remind us on every third page about how the dog was dying. 😄😄
Back in the 80s, I read Southern Fried Rat & Other Scary Myths and Folklores, Stephen King’s; Carrie, Christine, Firestarter, Pet Semetary, and Cujo. Most recently got The Body (for Stand By Me film) at Barnes’ Starbucks Cafe getting cookies. I also read Clive Barker’s Lord of Illusions and The Cabal. Anne Rice’s Interview With A Vampire and Queen of the Damned. Plus, H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man. Had a great time reading those. Jurassic Park mirrors of Westworld. Don’t know if you read the older Halloween novels.
I loved this video so much! I hope you include more book content in 2024. I include both movies and books on my channel, and it’s so fun! I loved your Scream series!
Awesome first video for the year Kylie! Would love to have more book talk videos from you. Hyped for the videos you have in store for us in 2024!
Happy new year!!
Frankenstein basically becomes a proto-slasher near the end of the book where the monster starts killing off Dr. Frankenstein's family members, including a kid! That book has stuck with me since I read it. Looking forward to a deep dive on the Frankenstein movies. Most of them are very different from the book.
I knew very little about the movies but from what I did know the book shocked me. I was like wait the monster is speaking??
I’m planning on reading Fairy Tale after I read the Dark Tower series (and any of his novels connected to it), so hearing what you had to say about it has me excited.
Hope you all have a Very Merry New Year 😊🐾💜🎉🎊🥳🍾
I HIGHLY recommend Clay McLeod Chapman's three recent horror novels, they've all gotten under my skin and all have pretty unique horror concepts. They are:
-The Remaking: This one's a bit hard to neatly summarize, but basically the plot follows a woman who, as a child actress, gained fame for a schlocky low-budget 70s horror movie, based on a campfire story the director heard in the 1950s, and its production, her experiences on the set of a 90s "scream-esque" meta-remake. Some of the book's themes include paralleling crimes and mistreatment of women both historically (as in witch burnings specifically), and in Hollywood against the notion of remakes and reboots.
- Whisper Down The Lane: In 2013, Richard lives a quiet life as a stepfather and art teacher in Virginia when a ritualistically murdered rabbit appears on the playground along with a birthday card for him, but Richard hasn't celebrated his birthday since he used to be Sean. In the early 80s, Richard/Sean was coerced to tell a lie to his mother about an incident involving a teacher that soon spirals in the vortex of the Satanic Panic and destroys the lives of everyone involved. This one is definitely the more psychologically upsetting one, and takes much of its inspiration from the notorious McMartin Preschool Trials.
- Ghost Eaters: Erin has boundary issues with her charismatic, reckless college boyfriend Silas. Days after she kicks him out, he's found dead of a drug overdose. After his funeral, Erin's friends introduce her to a new drug that can allow its users to see the dead. But the drug comes with side-effects, and once you take it, you can never go back
Good luck with your reading choices in 2024. Here's to some good reads. Best wishes.
Happy new year! I was gonna try and get back into reading this year and was gonna start with dracula. Also I'm glad you liked Frankenstein because I've had that book for like a yr and a half and was gonna first time read it after dracula.
If you haven’t read it I would highly recommend Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill.
Read it in 2022, and it was honestly creepy and I don’t really get creeped out by books that often.
Additionally, Horns by Joe Hill is a fun read.
I’m saying you but really anyone who finds this comment and wants to check out some good horror should check out Heart Shaped Box at least.
Pet Sematary is still terrifying ..I recently re-read 'Salems Lot and The Shining.. EASILY some of Kin's best works and two that can still scare me!
Fairy Tale was pretty good. it was different but in a good way. I actually had my copy stolen while I was the beach last year.. I was 40 PAGES away from finishing!!! so i went to walmart andfinished it haha..
GREAT LIST by the way!!
Those were sooo many good books ! Like I’m hella proud lol . I wanna read the cabin at the end of the world asap and pet sematary cause like you , I didn’t really enjoy the movies. Super hyped about the Frankstein deep dive , especially cause there are a few films coming out about that
Reading is my version of daily Zen calmness. I also read Carrie for the first time this year (3.5 - 4 stars for me out of 5)!
I'm sure you King list is long (not a bad "problem" to have), but I cannot recommend Revival (2014) more highly. I read it this year for the first time, and it immediately became one of my favorite King books ever.
It's a slowburn and less overtly horror than some of his other books, which I think is important to know going in. But I feel like that approach makes the eventual horror elements hit even harder. It's as psychologically horrific as Pet Sematary; really pokes at the deep questions and presents some bleak ideas. The "antagonist" (I'm not sure he really even fits that definition) is absolutely the best one of any King book that I've read so far.
Yay for bookish content! I kind of share your thoughts on the Scary Stories books. They are nostalgic because I read them as a kid, but now in my early 30's the stories aren't great. I have a hardcover with all three of the books and the only reason I kept it is for the illustrations. Short stories and novellas are definitely hit or miss for me though.
As far as favorite horror books that I read in 2023:
Come With Me - Ronald Malfi
Nestlings - Nat Cassidy
Gone to See the River Man - Kristopher Triana
Boys in the Valley - Philip Fracassi
The Broken Places - Blaine Daigle
Brother - Ania Ahlborn
Old Country - Matt & Harrison Query
The Invited - Jennifer McMahon
The Nightmare Man - J.H. Markert
Pet Sematary _ Stephen King (this was a re-read for me and one of the few King books I like)
The majority of King adaptations don’t hit like the books specifically because of the reasons you discussed here. The best adaptations manage to stand out in spite of the deficit of character work. No one quite does character work like King.
1000% here for the horror book content! My favorite parts of UA-cam colliding. Yas!
The Ruins is tremendous and there's so much good stuff in the book that couldn't translate to the movie, like the scents.
Recent-ish stuff I'd recommend is Matt Wesolowski's Six Stories series. They're done in the form of true crime podcasts dealing with murders or disappearances that may have a supernatural aspect. They're tremendously atmospheric and well-written.
I'ma lso a huge fan of Adam Nevill, I think he writes some of the best supernatural horror around today. Apartment 16 was the only book I've ever had to put down for a few days, because it was triggering my anxiety.
The ruins is my easy summer beach read pretty much every summer. I never get sick of it. And the movie isn't half bad either.
The long walk by Stephen King was my favorite this year and my dad recommended me Shutter island by Dennis Lehane, and that was a great one too. Not as much a horror as a psychological thriller maybe, but I was entertained and uneasy, and I like that 😄
I’ve been singing the praises of The Ruins since I first read it circa 2007 (before the movie came out). I read it completely blind and the slow reveal of what was actually going on was incredibly well-done.
If I can get pretentious for a second, I recently re-read it and I think it may be the first truly “Millenial” horror novel. I’m one of those people who is right on the border between Gen X and Millenial, and the characters in this book spoke to me in a way that I had never seen before in a work of fiction. It was like reading a book about myself and my friends. That made it all the more chilling.
I really can’t believe Scott Smith only wrote two novels. I haven’t been able to find much info about him or why he essentially disappeared from the scene after this book.
He did?? Aw man
Back in the '80s I became a huge fan of Clive Barker's novels and short stories after seeing Hellraiser. Clive wrote some great horror. I read a lot of Adam Nevill now. I'm sad that Peter Straub passed away, I loved everything that guy wrote. Stephen King is still hanging in there and I just read Fairy Tale.
Where would you start with Adam Nevill? Like do you have any recommendations?
Everybody has different tastes, but No One Gets Out Alive is probably his most famous novel.@@Chronic_Gainz
@@Chronic_Gainz I really liked Last Days. Fun cult stuff.
I liked Last Days so much I read it twice. @@Stevenroy-Professional-Liar
I'm surprised it's not a movie yet.
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Kylie, first off: beautiful cat. I'm a big cat fan. I read The Cabin at the end of the World. I liked it. It's quite dark, quite disturbing. But I find Paul Tremblay to be a very good writer. So, I did like his writing style but, again, it's fairly dark. I read Carrie years ago. I liked it. I also read Pet Sematary years ago. I did like it too. I got Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for Christmas. I'm going to read it soon. What's so impressive is she started writing Frankenstein at 18. Yep! 18 years of age. It's probably the most impressive piece of literature. Ever.
If you are interested in classics I'd recommend carmilla. It pre dates Dracula. It is a novella so short read and easily available online for free or audio books here on yt. Ps looking forward to your Frankinstein deep dive
Due to how my work schedule is, I have been listening to a ton of audiobooks, and I think horror wise pet sematary is phenomenal (also Michael C Hall aka Dexter Morgan reading it is the icing on the cake) and I've got to Derry the fourth interlude in IT ( my work colleagues think I'm crazy listening to It before bed haha) oh and the hellbound heart was amazing. Probably going to get more horror books throughout 2024.
I think it's cool you read books.yes I have horror books to.if you ever read a series of books called weird like weird florida.theres a page about a town called cassadaga fl.i live near city.thers a cemetery, and in it there's the devil's chair.i sat in it.guess that's why in so nutty😊
If you haven't read them yet id recommend Jack Ketchum's Offseason and Offspring. Very nerve racking books.
Steven King's Fairy Tale fucking rules!
My top 5 reads for 2023 no particular order
1. American Psycho
2. Rouge
3. Boys in the Valley
4. Such Sharp Teeth
5. Reformatory
I'm a bookseller and King's Fairy Tale has been selling like crazy during the holiday season. you piqued my interest even more in reading it! Also if you haven't yet, i highly recommend checking out Stephen Graham Jones' work. he's an insanely prolific horror writer. The Only Good Indians is great. My Heart is a Chainsaw is the first in what's shaping into an incredible trilogy. It's more in the realm of post-apocalyptic sci-fi but Morte by Robert Repino is a novel to look into. Devil House by John Darnielle is also a solid horror read.
Ohh yes I’ve seen the only good Indians at Barnes and noble and almost picked it up!
@@HauntedHippie nice. i highly recommend it! it's chilling, visceral, comedic and full of heart. same goes for My Heart is a Chainsaw. also, another writer to keep in mind is Brian Evenson is another awesome horror writer. Collapse of Horses and Song for the Unraveling of the World are two great horror short story collections. Also, the essay collection Night Rooms by Gina Nutt is a must read. it's a memoir reflecting on a number of heavy issues and she uses horror movies as a means of working through those topics. the writing is so poetic and lucid.
ok and i got one more book/author. Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado. it's a beautiful swirly short story collection - lots of horror vibes to it. Maria Machado is just an all around excellent writer. Her memoir In the Dream House is a heavy read but it's one of my all time favorites.
Jus lyk Michael Crichton’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park is COMPLETELY different than the movie!
I loved Fairy Tale. I think if you enjoyed that you'd enjoy Eyes of the Dragon (more Stephen King fantasy) and The Talisman (King and Straub teaming up). Speaking of Peter Straub, you should definitely read Ghost Story. Have you read any Clive Barker? Maybe some John Langan?
No I haven’t but I promise I will
No pressure :)@@HauntedHippie
You should read House of Leaves!
I like short horror books/novellas a lot. If you want a good religious/afterlife horror, A Short Stay in Hell by Steven Peck is only about 100 pages and is an incredibly visceral story. I also think you'd love The Haar by David Sodergren, it's a great mix of heart, comedy, and horror, that one is about 250 pages, and those were my top two horror reads this year. If you want something queer/trans and more disturbing, then Brainwyrms by Allison Rumfitt is to die for, that was probably my top horror book published in 2023.
Oo thank you!!
In the Scary Stories 3 book my favorite is "Bad News" it's definitely not one of the best stories and I know it's simple but I love it and the two skeleton kids in baseball gear is burned into my brain.
Your fur baby is stunning 😻😻
I see you’ve read a bit of Stephen King. Have you ever read IT!!?? His best book ever!!
I talked about IT in the video a ton 😅
Thanks for kissing me.i needed it😊
John 3:16 NKJV Bible 🙏🏻 Amen 🙏🏻
Have you read the horror interactive book House Of Leaves ?
Absinthe is such a precious little baby! I've been doing a lot more reading in 2023, some old stuff and some new stuff. I've recently read the entirety of George O'Connor's Olympians graphic novel series. Two new reads of mine are The Gates by John Connolly and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, fantastic books. By the way, what's your thoughts on the Percy Jackson series?
Omg I loved it. The last book made me cry several times
My library is abt to have so many books on hold thank you girl 💖🤩
Wonderful!
All for some more book talk content. There's honestly some books that I really want to read since my friend has been recommending some for me. But these were a great set of books you read. Nice first video for the new year! Thanks Kylie! Also Absinthe is such a sweet kitty
He really is 🥹
Thanks for this. I’ve been trying to figure out what to read next and I’ll absolutely keep all of these in mind.
I started my Stephen King binge in 2023. Pet Semetary was crushing but such a unique reading experience
Also check out Stephen King's Revival from 2014. It focuses on Jaimie Morton who, in 1963, meets the mid-twenties Charles Jacobs, who becomes the town's new preacher. A strange man who experiments with electricity and holds it almost to the same esteem as God. A series of incidents occur, and the book goes through the decades with Jaimie as he sporadically encounters Jacobs and how his experiments with "special lightning" (and him as a person) have progressed. It's basically Stephen King's take on the 'mad scientist' trope and has personally what I believe to be one of his best endings he's ever written.
I keep teetering on Fairy Tale. Stephen King is SO wordy. Maybe I will give it a shot anyway. I know nothing about it but the cover has always caught my attention.
For me:
I reread A Touch of Darkness series (modern retelling of Hades and Persephone, it's smut with heart, haha).
Viola Davis Memoir and Matthew Perry was really good. Both VERY heavy.
And a Non Fiction called from Maiden to Mother.
This year I'm hoping to add more classics. It was a rough year for me to get through anything
I was hoping you'd be a bigger fan of Carrie, I love that book I've read it a good few times! I get you about the artwork though, look up the NEL version, that's the one I had as a teenager but I donated it. I can't walk past a charity shop now without going in to look for that exact version!
Carrie is like the girl version of Andrew Detmer (from Chronicle)
Yass to book content. I also liked Lucky Girl and wished it was longer. I feel like it could have been so much better.
I appreciate the cult explanation, I thought I was in the wrong place 😅
Do comic books count?;p my fav was Happy!
Happy new year
Great video!
When is anyone going to let her know Frankenstein is science-fiction, and Fairy Tale is a fantasy book…
When is this rando going to learn stories can be multiple genres at once? Or that this weirdo doesn’t need to address me in the third person.
But you thought I wouldn’t see it right
Not sure if you’ve read it but another great book from Stephen King is Misery. The adaptation is also great. I haven’t read Fairy Tale yet, but I’m still working through a lot of his back catalog.
Jurassic Park is one of my favorites and it’s one of the few times I can’t pick a favorite between the book and movie because I love them both so much. If you’re looking for more from Crichton, I’d recommend Sphere.
Haven’t read The Ruins, but I’ll have to pick it up at some point.
Misery is absolutely top 3 King
Hi Kylie I recommend the Hannibal lecter series of novels by Thomas harris. My favourite is Red dragon the first book.
Omg of course, definitely classics I need to catch up on
Yess my queen this is just what I needed!! I’ve been in a movie slump lately and got back into reading a couple months ago and want all the horror. I also thought final girl support group was decent, but I loved the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires better by the same author. I also think you’d like how to sell a haunted house! I’ve also been dying to check out fairy tale and the ruins so I gotta pick those up asap!
Oh and the stand is also on my tbr!!
I read the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires for my horror book club!
We can get through it together💪🏼
Thank you Kylie! Fairy Tale sounds right up my alley I just ordered a copy! 🎉 bless you mother of all that is black in the night!
Paul Tremblay’s A Head Full of Ghosts is pretty good. Read it this past year & had a good time.
It’s a love letter to possession films & documentaries. So go into it with that in mind.
I know the subject matter isn’t necessarily for me but it seems like a must read
@@HauntedHippie yeah, one of the things that I didn’t like about it was the blog post put in it takes you out of the story but the ending of the book made it worth it.
Also, if you want a Scream novel to read, Clown in the Cornfield by Adam Cesare
Or
My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Both are about slashers killing either a group of kids or people in a town.
Clowns in a Cornfield is better imo.
I started reading my Goosebumps books again throughout 2023 and I ordered some old Marvel Zombies comic books to complete my collection alongside some Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark books for my 26th birthday last Thursday
P.S: Great video & I hope you have a great 2024 too 🙏🙏
Stephen King's Fairy Tale sounds pretty interesting. Might check that one out. Clive Barker has some good dark fantasy (Imajica, The Great and Secret Show, Weaveworld). Those books are my favorite fiction, so would be interesting to read Stephen King's take on a similar type of story
Very good review. I’ve always had the thing of reading a book and later it comes out in a movie. Also seeing a movie and later reading the book. It’s always interesting to compare to see which is better. But I mostly like both and see the limitations of the movies but in a good way. In reading right now I would like a book by someone I like that has not been made into a movie. So I’m thankful for your recommendation of fairy tales by Stephen King. Plus thankful when I do to stick with it. The Frankenstein cover is really awesome. I use to read a lot more when I traveled to and from work on the bus everyday. Retired now and should relax with a book now and then. But I have to also keep up with the Haunted Hippie Channel too. 👍
I work a lot so I don’t really have much time to read so I actually got an audiobook and listened to Clive Barker’s Cabal, I love the movie so I had been wanting to check out the book and it was pretty good and strange. I highly recommend you read it cause it goes places the film could never
❤ PET SEMATARY ❤ btw the audiobook read by Michael C. Hall is phenomenal and probably the closest we’ll ever get to a perfect cinematic adaptation of that book
I just started Dracula and have been surprised at how campy it is when compared to Coppola's film! I highly recommend.
If you loved Fairy Tale, read Talisman by King. Very similar dark fantasy.
Would love to see you do a video, which horror books you would like to see adapted into movies 😁
A bunch of folks with torches and pitchforks going to Stephen King's house screaming " WE WANT FAIRYTALE 2!"
Yes!!! The energy we need!
Wow, that is a solid set of must reads! And, genre stretching, too, with a little crossover into sci fi and fantasy. I can understand your comments about Carrie and liking an adaptation more based on how the characters are handled. For me, that's the case with Jurassic Park. I can go either way in terms of how John Hammond is portrayed, but, for me, the other characters are all better in the movie: Alan gets a character arc with his growing paternal side; Ellie is elevated from an intern to a professional; Ian Malcolm doesn't just disappear; and the kids contribute equally rather than polymath boy genius and hysterical whiny useless sister. Happy new year! And, I hope you enjoy the Universal monster movies!
Omg Ian is done so dirty in the book 😂
I read a lot of Stephen King about thirty years ago, his characters are so rich and he is criminally underrated by literary snobs. My favourites are probably Pet Sematary, The Stand, (worth the effort), Needful Things and IT. I am not even a fan of horror movies which says everything about his writing talent.
It’s otherworldly
Happy New Year’s Day! The Queen of the Maggots is showing her bookworm colors! We maggots can to evolve to the rank of bookworm if we read more of the books you have! lol
So glad you finally checked out Carrie! It’s a bummer for sure, that’s why I find it so scary haha I’ve read it twice! I tried to read pet semetary last year but I couldn’t get into it. I don’t blame King at all, I just couldn’t get into reading cuz I was busy with work and shit. I might try again this year. Plus my horror book club is reading salems lot for our next meeting and it’s just in time for the new remake coming out!
So crazy that you put Halloween ends above Carrie though! I get what you’re saying but idk if I’ll ever read Ends. I’m glad it gave backstory; that’s how I feel about the producers cut of Halloween 6.
I’m so excited for your Frankenstein deep dive! There’s a trilogy of self contained Frankenstein movies from the 30s that star Boris Karloff as the monster and they’re must-sees for your deep dive! Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein are the movies
I love the Jurassic park novel! I had it spoiled to me before i read the book all the changes from the movie but I didn’t mind. It helped me to read the book quicker lol I think the book ans movie are equal top tier. Love movie Hammond more fasho!
Before you give up on novellas, you should check out The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker if you haven’t already. It’s the short story that became Hellraiser! I read it in one day and it’s just as good as the movie but that goes without saying hahaha thank you again for the first post of the year! Here’s to more reading!!
Oh of course I’ll be exploring my boy Clive right and left at some point
I read a lot of these! I'm so glad you loved Frankenstein and Pet Sematary, they're both so well-written! I have read a lot of Stephen King books over the years but I still have so many to go through. It's hard to keep up when he publishes like 3 books per year 😅 Also happy new year and I'm looking forward to all your content coming up 😊🎉
Happy new year to you!!
If you like Frankenstein, try reading The Last Man by Mary Shelley. They say Frankenstein made her writing career and The Last Man ended it. lol
Okay noted hahaha
Love your vids❤ please read the stand by stephen king, its a long read but its worth it!
I will!
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