Horror Subgenre Challenge! - hosted by dexlud

Post-Apocalyptic
Civilization is gone, replaced by something dark and dangerous. Yes, I’m talking about post-apocalyptic fiction, doomsday stories that “wipe the slate” clean and start over again. The ultimate reboot! Some post-apocalyptic stories fall into the dystopia category. Others can be considered a subgenre of horror because they include horrific and often terrifying elements (zombies, vampires, deadly plagues, etc.). To muddy the waters even more, some post-apocalyptic novels can stand alone within their own genre. But let’s keep it simple. In this context, we’re talking about stories where civilization gets brought down by some terrifying force or entity. Those kinds of novels are definitely a subgenre of horror fiction.

Interesting books in this category: Swan Song, by Robert McCammon. Monument 14, by Emmy Laybourne. Feed, by Mira Grant. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson. The Passage, by Justin Cronin.
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Grievers by adrienne maree brown

Grievers

Grievers #1

adrienne maree brown

204 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ speculative fiction dark emotional sad medium-paced
Zombie Fallout by Mark Tufo

Zombie Fallout

Zombie Fallout #1

Mark Tufo

10 hours, 35 minutes • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction horror dark funny tense fast-paced
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Talents

Earthseed #2

Octavia E. Butler

448 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Daybreak by Brian Ralph

Daybreak

Daybreak #1-3

Brian Ralph

160 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction comics horror speculative fiction adventurous dark fast-paced
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton

Hollow Kingdom

Hollow Kingdom #1

Kira Jane Buxton

308 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin

And Then I Woke Up

Malcolm Devlin

160 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Silence in the Shadows by Darcy Coates

Silence in the Shadows

Black Winter #4

Darcy Coates

263 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction horror challenging dark informative medium-paced
The Only Safe Place Left Is the Dark by Warren Wagner

The Only Safe Place Left Is the Dark

Warren Wagner

92 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark emotional tense fast-paced
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation

Southern Reach #1

Jeff VanderMeer

195 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 2 by Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu

The Promised Neverland, Vol. 2

The Promised Neverland / 約束のネバーランド #2

Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu

192 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror manga dark mysterious tense fast-paced