What are you reading in 2026?

[gnarlygninja]

Ah, she hasn’t written many in a modern setting and she’s probably weakest there, honestly: 19th century works well for her. Was it The Twisted Ones? That was her first foray into horror, I think, and it’s a bit uneven but I liked it well enough.

A House with Good Bones, and I think The Hollow Places are both set around the same fictional North Carolina town too. I think the highs of her contemporary horror are higher than the historical ones I've read, but they drop off hard after the monsters show up.

 

[Vael]

I just finished There is No Antimemetics Division by QNTM and ... I really enjoyed it. Legit frightening and enthralling.

 

[Autumnal]

It really works, yeah, with a lingering creepiness a bit like Stephen Peck’s A Short Stay in Hell.

My reading lately has been heavy on the Tolkien: Andy Serkis reading (including the songs) The Hobbit, The Lord of The Rings, and The Silmarillion. Been good for my soul. I’ll see how far I get in the rest, but I’m really in a Tolkien mood.

 

[cbwjm]

I've gone back and read The Wizards and the Warriors by Hugh Cook, a book I remember reading years ago. I quite enjoyed it but, perhaps a little unfortunately, it has a point which feels like an ending and I kind of lost momentum after that. Still 16 chapters to go, I'll see about finishing it then might move onto the second book.