Genre Study: Horror
October 1 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Our 2026-2027 genre study provides an overview of genre blends in fiction by looking at key authors, tropes, and themes.
The Horror meeting will be on Thursday, October 1st from 2-4pm in-person at the Algonquin Area Public Library District – Eastgate Branch. Read two books within this genre. Below is a list of suggestions; feel free to choose your own as well!
Please RSVP to Karrie at karrie.stewart@aapld.org
| Title | Author | Genres |
|---|---|---|
| Headlights | CJ Leede | Horror/Crime |
| Broken Monsters | Lauren Beukes | Horror/Crime |
| The Devil Inside | Clay McLeod Chapman | Horror/Romance |
| Zom Com | Olivia Dade | Horor/Romance |
| The Hunger | Alma Katsu | Horror/Historical Fiction |
| The Buffalo Hunter Hunter | Stephen Graham Jones | Horror/Historical Fiction |
| Dead Silence | S.A. Barnes | Horror/Sci-Fi |
| Tender Is the Flesh | Agustina Bazterrica | Horror/Sci-Fi |
| Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery | Brom | Horror/Fantasy |
| The Changeling | Victor LaValle | Horror/Fantasy |
| The Shinning | Stephen King | Horror/Classic |
| The Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson | Horror/Classic |
| Lone Women | Victor LaValle | Horror/Western |
| Red Rabbit | Alex Grecian | Horror/Western |
| Strange Pictures | Uketsu | Horrror/Mystery |
| Gallows Hill | Darcy Coates | Horror/Mystery |
| Ararat | Christopher Golden | Horror/Thriller |
| The Devil Takes You Home | Gabino Iglesias | Horror/Thriller |