Books in the Freezer 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by thaatswhatsheread

Horror Retelling
This can be either a modern retelling of a horror story or a horror twist on an older story. 
All books added
Melmoth by Sarah Perry

Melmoth

Sarah Perry

10 hours, 39 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary dark mysterious medium-paced
The Exorcist's House by Nick Roberts

The Exorcist's House

Nick Roberts

287 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher

Thornhedge

T. Kingfisher

3 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
Renfield: Slave of Dracula by Barbara Hambly

Renfield: Slave of Dracula

Barbara Hambly

306 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark tense fast-paced
Children of Chicago by Cynthia Pelayo

Children of Chicago

Cynthia Pelayo

300 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction horror thriller dark fast-paced
Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw

Strange Practice

Dr. Greta Helsing #1

Vivian Shaw

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Usher's Passing by Robert R. McCammon

Usher's Passing

Robert R. McCammon

16 hours, 54 minutes • missing pub info (editions)

fiction horror dark medium-paced
Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga by Lindy Ryan, Christina Henry

Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga

Lindy Ryan, Christina Henry

8 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy horror short stories challenging dark medium-paced
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus

Whalefall

Daniel Kraus

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction science fiction thriller adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi

Frankenstein in Baghdad

Ahmed Saadawi

288 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction horror magical realism challenging dark mysterious medium-paced