User blog comment:PixCity/Book Suggestions, Anyone?/@comment-10789912-20161102083246

I highly recommend you pick of The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft. Not only did Lovecraft birth modern horror, but his worldbuilding ability (in my opinion) even tops Tolkien. Lovecraft is the reason any of us are even here, and his stories fit all of your points of interest. Horror, thrillers, adventures (especially Dreamquest in Unknown Kadath), and excitement.

You can pick up The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft in hardcover off of Amazon for just under $20.