Horror Subgenre Challenge! - hosted by dexlud

Comedy Horror
This horror novel subgenre caters to readers who like a good scare, but also like to come up for air once in a while. Instead of delivering 300+ pages of continuous dread, these books punctuate the horror with moments of humour and irreverence.

Recommended novels in this horror subgenre: John Dies at the End, by David Wong. Hold Me Closer, Necromancer, by Lish McBride. Gil’s All Fright Diner, by A. Lee Martinez. The Zombie Survival Guide, by Max Brooks. My Life as a White Trash Zombie, by Diana Rowland.
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The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde

The Canterville Ghost

Oscar Wilde

126 pages • first pub 1887 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy short stories dark funny fast-paced
John Dies at the End by David Wong

John Dies at the End

John Dies at the End #1

David Wong

471 pages • first pub 2007 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy horror adventurous dark funny fast-paced
Five Novellas by Jeff Strand

Five Novellas

Jeff Strand

438 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

horror dark tense fast-paced
The Graveyard Shift by D.M. Guay

The Graveyard Shift

24/7 Demon Mart #1

D.M. Guay

214 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror adventurous fast-paced
My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland, Daniel Dos Santos

My Life as a White Trash Zombie

White Trash Zombie #1

Diana Rowland, Daniel Dos Santos

320 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy dark funny tense fast-paced
Parasocial by Alex de Campi, Erica Henderson

Parasocial

Alex de Campi, Erica Henderson

128 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction comics graphic novel thriller dark tense fast-paced
Garth Marenghi's Incarcerat by Garth Marenghi

Garth Marenghi's Incarcerat

Garth Marenghi

387 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction horror speculative fiction thriller medium-paced
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry

We Ride Upon Sticks

Quan Barry

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction magical realism adventurous dark funny medium-paced
The Gashlycrumb Tinies, Or, After the Outing by Edward Gorey

The Gashlycrumb Tinies, Or, After the Outing

The Vinegar Works #1

Edward Gorey

64 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction horror dark funny fast-paced
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

Grady Hendrix

424 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced