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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > The Book Barn > TBB Book Recommendation Superstation !!
 
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Keanu Grieves
Dec 30, 2002

 I need some more literary horror, along the lines of David Searcy's Ordinary Horror or House of Leaves, preferably less than ten years old. Contrary to that statement, I also need a non-mythos starting point for H.P. Lovecraft, unless The Call of Cthulhu really is his best work.

Also, for those of you looking for literary horror that strikes at something deeper than "OMG a serial killer/goblin/whatever!," I've recommended it before and I'll recommend it again: Ordinary Horror. The customer reviews on Amazon average out to **1/2 stars, but Amazon itself and Publishers Weekly gave it glowing reviews, and for good reason. It's out of print, which is actually good news; copies can be found for as cheap as a penny!

Keanu Grieves fucked around with this message at 04:40 on Jun 2, 2009

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Keanu Grieves
Dec 30, 2002

Luna posted:

I second this request. I would like things similar to House of Leaves, more spooky than full on horror.

Skwirl posted:

Lunar Park
I should've mentioned that one in my OP. Excellent horror novel.

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Keanu Grieves
Dec 30, 2002

Luna posted:

Really? I just read the synopsis and it didn't sound like a horror story. I haven't read it so I won't argue.
It's a very different type of horror story, but it's still a horror story.

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Keanu Grieves
Dec 30, 2002

Tuxedo Catfish posted:

Dream-Quest For Unknown Kadath. It's long, I personally think it's better than Call, and it sets you up for The Silver Key -> Through the Gates of the Silver Key.

You might also check out The Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward (I wasn't that impressed with it but YMMV) or At The Mountains of Madness (technically a mythos story but written in a rather different fashion than most of them.)
Thank you. Finally, someone hears my cries of desperation when facing H.P. Lovecraft's intimidating body of short stories.

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