User blog comment:Holly Bailey/Any Creepy Books Out There?/@comment-17660443-20180525170515

I'm quite a fan of Stephen King and Joe Hill's works (good creep runs in the family, apparently). Lovecraft and his contemporaries or predecessors like Robert Chambers are good for an introduction into cosmic horror, and the modern stuff by authors like W.H. Pugmire that builds on the Cthulhu Mythos is even better because it's usually not uncomfortably racist.

One of my favorite standalone horror books has to be 172 Hours on the Moon (or DARLAH, as it's called outside the US). Three teenagers win a contest to take a trip to the moon, and things go horribly bad. I can't say much more than that without risking spoilers, but it's very creepy and almost guaranteed to fuck you right up. A good anthology of short stories if you'd prefer that to a novel is Slasher Girls and Monster Boys, which features authors creating new horror stories based on inspiration from older ones. A fun read, and a good look into how you can transform the works that inspire you into something of your own.

If you're ever in the mood to listen rather than read, I also recommend Morgan Scorpion's YouTube channel. She narrates classic and modern spooky tales, and has even started doing some SCP articles recently.