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I’m a huge horror fan. Stephen King being my favorite author I’ve read many horror novels by many different horror writers over the years. Love McCammon, Joe hill, old school Koontz. Love Blake Crouch and Preston/Child who are probably more considered thriller writers with a touch of horror. Who do you recommend I try who might be newer to the horror genre (say maybe from the past 5 years or so)?

Also a big fan of Laymon and Little. Bunt yeah I see a lot of newer horror fiction on Amazon by authors I never heard of so if anyone has any recommendations that would be helpful

Andy Davidson is an author with two books that I've seen mentioned often: The Boatman's Daughter and In the Valley of the Sun
Haven't read either yet but I will soon.

Awesome thx!

Iian Rob Wright. Lee Mountford. Ron Ripley.

Robjr73 wrote: "I’m a huge horror fan. Stephen King being my favorite author I’ve read many horror novels by many different horror writers over the years. Love McCammon, Joe hill, old school Koontz. Love Blake Cro..."


There are tons of indie horror authors - here is a short list! lol

Jonathan Janz
Hunter Shea
Glenn Rolfe
Duncan Ralston
John Everson
Lee Mountford
Tim Meyer
Christopher Motz
Jason Parent
Catherine Cavendish
Darcy Coates
Ambrose Ibsen
Jeremy Bates
Grady Hendrix
Brian Keene
Carver Pike
David Haynes
Kealan Patrick Burke
Ronald Kelly

I loved Stolen Away.

Josh Malerman
Paul Tremblay
John Langan
Ronald Malfi
Ania Ahlborn
Jennifer McMahon
Riley Sager
C.J. Tudor
Alex North
Peter Clines
Simone St. James
Ezekiel Boone
Nathan Ballingrud
Adam Nevill

I'd second Tremblay, Langan, Nevill and Sager. I haven't read everything, but what I've read makes me interested in reading more.

Would Stephen Graham Jones still be considered a new writer? If so, I'd add him. Again, I've only read a smattering, including The Only Good Indians, and look forward to reading more.

Probably not really "newer" but for me whose faves are King, Koontz and McCammon I have really enjoyed Jeff Strand and Grady Hendrix lately, I would highly recommend them if you haven't already tried them.

Would Silvia Moreno-Garcia count? I enjoyed Mexican Gothic in particular. Also got enough of a taste of Jeff Strand's work to suggest him. And Stephen Graham Jones' The Only Good Indians? Wow! Also, I'm in the middle of P. Djeli' Clark's Ring Shout, and I'm pretty sure it's going to be a recommended book for me.

Depends on what kind of horror you are looking for, there are so many sub categories these days it is difficult to narrow it down, but adding to the above mentioned:

Max Booth III
T.J. Payne
Michael Patrick Hicks
Patrick Lacey
Rich Dawkins
Jeff Menapace
Tim Curren
Tom Deady
Michaelbrent Collins
James Newman
Chad Lutzke - different kind of horror, but brilliant writer
Aaron Dries
Adam Howe
The Behrg
William Malmborg

Now, if you are looking for the edgier stuff (Layman/Little), here are some people I can highly recommend for extreme/splatterpunk:

Aron Beauregard
Daniel J. Volpe
Elizabeth Bedlam
River Dizon
Gord Rollo
Todd Keisling
Ryan Harding
Edward Lee
Anton Palmer
Monica J. O' Rourke
J.F Gonzales
Ryan C. Thomas
Sian Rose
Kristopher Triana
Shane McKenzie
Matt Shaw
Ash Ericmore
Matthew Cash
Jon Athan
Michael Bray
Kyle M. Scott
Jack Ketchum
Bryan Smith

And a few who will gross you out:
Chandler Morrison
Rayne Havoc
Simon McHardy

Honorable mentions:
UNBORTION - Rowland Bercy Jr.
BILLY SILVER - Daniel Volpe
THE SLOB - Aaron Beauregard
CHERUB - David C. Hayes
WORMWOOD - Lutzke/Meyer
SCANLINES- Todd Keisling
THE SMELL OF CEDAR - River Dixon
SLAUGHTER BOX - Carver Pike
TOUCH THE NIGHT -Max Booth III
THE MIDWIVES - Duncan Ralston
HELLSWORLD HOTEL - Matthew Vaughn
MUERTE CON CARNE - Shane McKenzie
MEAT - Michael Bray
If you like the humor (Jeff Strand always!) - check out LARRY by Adam Millard

Hope this helps

Diane wrote: "Would Silvia Moreno-Garcia count? I enjoyed Mexican Gothic in particular. Also got enough of a taste of Jeff Strand's work to suggest him. And Stephen Graham Jones' The Only Good Indians? Wow! Also..."

I didn't mention Moreno-Garcia because she appears to change genre with each book. I agree that Mexican Gothic was very good, and I'm looking forward to the paperback of Certain Dark Things as well as one she's tagging as noir, Velvet Was the Night.

Mort, of the names I recognize, those aren't exactly newer writers. Ketcham, for instance, died in 2018.

Then again, I'm not sure what newer in quotes means. New to the poser?

From OP:

"newer to the horror genre (say maybe from the past 5 years or so)"

They were looking for horror authors who have started publishing/come to prominence in more recent years.

Sara Tantlinger To Be Devoured
Sara Tantlinger

Hailey Piper

Red Lagoe

Samantha Kolesnik

S.H. Cooper

Laurel Hightower

Sonora Taylor

E.V. Knight

T. Marie Vandelly

Dear Robjr73,
I hereby release you from this contract and will no longer force you with a gun to your head to check out the authors I mentioned. The amount of shame and sorrow I feel for not meeting the brief has forced me to resign as agent Polkadot from the Red Nose Agency, and the disinformation I have spread will make me go directly to jail without passing GO and I will not collect my $200. Furthermore, I want to thank Mr. Money for saving your immortal soul from damnation by making you aware of my pathological, harmful lies, before it causes the Apocalypse.

ms

Alan wrote: "From OP:

"newer to the horror genre (say maybe from the past 5 years or so)"

They were looking for horror authors who have started publishing/come to prominence in more recent years."

And I missed that altogether.

Mort wrote: "Dear Robjr73,
I hereby release you from this contract and will no longer force you with a gun to your head to check out the authors I mentioned. The amount of shame and sorrow I feel for not meetin..."

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Hi there, please post self-promotion in the author/publisher promo thread. You can follow below link for that.

/topic/group...

Mort, it IS a pretty impressive list you made.
I'm saving it for future reference. :)

great lists, thanks for sharing all.

Mort, your list really did help me, I whittled off at least two dozen books out of my library so cheers to you!

Mort wrote: "Depends on what kind of horror you are looking for, there are so many sub categories these days it is difficult to narrow it down, but adding to the above mentioned:

Max Booth III
T.J. Payne
Micha..."

Great list, Mort - much appreciated!

Hope you guys enjoy the ones you try.
Or prepare for Armageddon...

I am currently reading a book by Catherine black it’s titled in the case of sanity it is very well done I am 60% through with it but I can only assume that there are a lot more twists and turns she’s a very good writer consider her

Sophie Queen

Mort wrote: "Hope you guys enjoy the ones you try.
Or prepare for Armageddon..."

I want to chime in on that list too Mort! Great job listing all those authors out and I found some to explore as well! Thank you! :)

Wow just now catching up on everyone’s suggestions. This is great. Thank you all. I now have a long list of authors to check out...:)

Robjr73 wrote: "Wow just now catching up on everyone’s suggestions. This is great. Thank you all. I now have a long list of authors to check out...:)"

We love filling up fellow readers tbr! :)

Austin Crawley
Michael McDowell
Graeme Reynolds
Rich Hawkins

Are all top notch authors I've discovered in recent years.

I can’t tell you guys how much time I’ve spent researching the authors you guys have provided. What a great horror group this is!

Hunter Shea is up there, Carlton Mellick (More absurd than scary at times), Greig Beck, Theresa Van Spankeren....and I hear that Peter Topside isn't half bad either, lol.

Here are a few more to add:

Kristopher Rufty
Mark Cassell
Eric Butler
David Brian
Terry M. West
Angel Gelique
Amy Cross
Sea Caummisar
Jack Kilborn and J.A. Konrath (he writes under two names)
Adam Cesare
Andrew Lennon
Brian James Freeman
Brian Moreland
Michael McBride
David Bernstein
Jeff DeGordick
Kevin J. Kennedy
Mark Lukens
Patrick James Ryan

That is just a few more to add to your tbr! lol :)

Here are some of my favorites from the last 10 years or so...

Hunter Shea
Michael McBride
Jonathan Janz
Kelli Owen
Sergio Gómez
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Somer Canon
Brian Moreland
Adam Cesare
David Sodergren
Darcy Coates
Adam Nevill
Glen Rolfe
John Everson

Hope all these lists gives you some good choices, enjoy.

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Please keep any and all author self promotion to the Author/Publisher Promotion section or it will be deleted.

/topic/group...

I have really enjoyed:
Bobby Akart, Jacqueline Druga, Anna Willett, Mark Lukens, Katie Berry, Greig Beck, and JR Rice.

try:
The Hollower
14
Presenza oscura
Shadowed Summer
Non possiamo morire

and other novels by theese authors.

Some newer authors I've started to follow are:
Glenn Rolfe
Duncan Ralston
Tim Meyer
Carver Pike
Armand Rosamilia
Ian Rogers
Janine Pipe
Steve Stred
Joshua Marsella
Mike Thorn
Laurel Hightower

Some of these may not be considered 'new', but I've found that Theresa Van Spankeren, Daniel Volpe, Elisa Witherow, and Kristopher Triana are super talented authors.

I have been enjoying
Jennifer McMahon
Roland Malfi

3 newer authors I’m really enjoying:
Hunter Shea
Kealan Patrick Burke
Grady Hendrix (his books lean a bit on the comedic side. If you are into that, you’ll have fun with his stuff).

C.J. Tudor is one to keep an eye on. She's excellent.

Hailey Piper is a great writer.

Stanley wrote: "Is it okay to mention myself as a new horror writer?
Only in the Author/Publisher promo section here:
/topic/group...

The rest of the board is for READER discussion, not self promotion.

E.V. Knight is sort of new. She's only been published for about two years now.

Catherine McCarthy is a more recent author I've discovered, and I really enjoy her style. Mists and Megaliths is a wonderful collection of short stories that has a good mix of psychological, gothic, and cosmic horror, along with dark fantasy. She has a few other books out, as well.

I recommend the author Eric Mota, I love the universe he did create in Hell Contract.

I recommend Iain Reid, specifically his book 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things.' It has elements of your typical Stephen King novel, in my opinion.

I don't think I saw anyone mention Jeremy Robert Johnson I apologize if I missed it, but he's fantastic if you like shorter reads. He has a few great compilations of short stories that weirded me out on all sorts of different levels. :)