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
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

The Andromeda Strain

Andromeda #1

Michael Crichton

331 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction science fiction thriller mysterious tense medium-paced
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

288 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction classics historical speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Devil Crept In by Ania Ahlborn

The Devil Crept In

Ania Ahlborn

384 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror mystery dark tense fast-paced
The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

The Stepford Wives

Ira Levin

123 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction classics horror science fiction dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Coma by Robin Cook

Coma

Robin Cook

384 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Carrie by Stephen King

Carrie

Stephen King

242 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark tense medium-paced
Jaws by Peter Benchley

Jaws

Jaws #1

Peter Benchley

320 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction classics horror thriller adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

Lapvona

Ottessa Moshfegh

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism dark tense medium-paced
Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff

Lovecraft Country

Lovecraft Country #1

Matt Ruff

384 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced