hot grrl horror challenge - hosted by finleyfrogreads

A horror book that takes place in the past
Pick a horror book that takes place any time before the 1980s
All books added
Ghost Story by Peter Straub

Ghost Story

Peter Straub

528 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Shining by Stephen King

The Shining

The Shining #1

Stephen King

497 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Ring Shout

P. Djèlí Clark

5 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror adventurous dark tense fast-paced
The Night of the Moonbow by Thomas Tryon

The Night of the Moonbow

Thomas Tryon

385 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark slow-paced
A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill

A Cosmology of Monsters

Shaun Hamill

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark emotional fast-paced
The Perfect Place to Die by Bryce Moore

The Perfect Place to Die

Bryce Moore

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical horror thriller young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor

The Chalk Man

C.J. Tudor

346 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Dollhouse Family by Peter Gross, Vince Locke, Chris Peter, Mike Carey

The Dollhouse Family

Hill House Comics #2

Peter Gross, Vince Locke, Chris Peter, Mike Carey

144 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction comics graphic novel horror dark medium-paced
One Day at Horrorland by R.L. Stine

One Day at Horrorland

Goosebumps #16

R.L. Stine

123 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction horror middle grade dark fast-paced
Seed by Ania Ahlborn

Seed

Ania Ahlborn

241 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced