Friday, August 07, 2026

Five seriously scary horror titles

Hannah Whitten has been writing to amuse herself since she could hold a pen, and sometime in high school, figured out that what amused her might also amuse others. Her books have been international bestsellers and translated into multiple languages. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, watching horror movies, or chasing after her feral children. She lives in Tennessee with her family, two dogs who think they run the house, and a cat who actually does.

Whitten's new novel is Reliquary . c At People magazine the author tagged five "favorite horrors with autumnal vibes, so we can pretend the air doesn’t feel like walking through hot soup." One title on the list:
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

if you read horror, you’ve probably heard of this book — and with good reason! After desecrating a sacred hunting ground in their youth, four Blackfeet men are visited by dire consequences in adulthood. Something about a Creepy Deer Book screams “perfect autumn read” to me, and there’s a scene that truly made my mouth drop open and changed the entire vibe of the book. I still think about it when I’m writing as the perfect example of a complete heel-turn.
Read about another novel on the list.

The Only Good Indians is among Daphne Fama's eight top folklore-inspired horror novels, Alena Bruzas's seven best literary horror novels, Samsun Knight's seven top horror novels about mysticism, B.R. Myers's ten quietly effective suspense novels, and Gus Moreno's top ten groundbreaking horror novels.

--Marshal Zeringue