Six top mythology- and folklore-inspired horror books

Lyndsie Manusos’s fiction has appeared in PANK, SmokeLong Quarterly, and other publications. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has worked in web production and content management. When she’s not nesting among her books and rough drafts, she’s chasing the baby while the dog watches in confused amusement. She lives with her family in a suburb of Indianapolis.

At Book Riot she tagged six of the best mythology- and folklore-inspired horror books, including:

The Winter Folk by Jen Julian

I loved Jen Julian’s eerie novel Red Rabbit Ghost, so I was eager to dive into her latest. The Winter Folk taps into gothic horror and Appalachian folklore, following Moth, who earned her name working for the Winter Folk at a mysterious lodge in the woods. As a young girl, Moth was enraptured by the lodge, named Deerhaven, but she was banished. Years later, Moth returns to the same area in which the lodge exists, seeking to find it again. Despite her haunting past and the horrors and curiosities she experienced there, she cannot shake her need to return. For those looking for horror that vibes with Alix E. Harrow’s work or T. Kingfisher, this is the book for you.

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--Marshal Zeringue