Best horror ebooks according to redditors
We found 24 Reddit comments discussing the best horror ebooks. We ranked the 2 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 24 Reddit comments discussing the best horror ebooks. We ranked the 2 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
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Old but classic - The Stand by Stephen King.
Apocalypse Z by Manel Loureiro
The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks has quite a lot of detail.
I really like Apocalypse Z series (only read the first one, linked here) by Manel Loureiro. It is about a zombie apocalypse survival told by a regular survivor (a lawyer).
I really loved it because it starts from the beginning of the virus spread and how news channels reports it.
!!books books books... but no bookmark!!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0073XV3K8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_UMudzb6TDP74X
This one I've been eyeing awhile. The price dropped to 1.50 recently.
You would like the book Apocalypse Z it is about a guy surviving with his cat.
Probably keep them for a rainy day. But will surely give harry potter another try. Was currently reading a zombies series.
it's this and no relation to WWZ, but seems like a prequel to WWZ to me so that's what i keep thinking of it as. I have about 50 pages left of the book I'm currently reading, then back to apocalypse books!
Seed
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0073XV3K8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Sok8AbVGDJ0NF
Apocalypse Z
You might want to read some of the amazon reviews of recent zombie novels and look for common complaints.
I recently read Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End and really enjoyed it. The author kept it simple with a small cast of well developed characters.
My biggest complaint in zombie books is that a character's history before the outbreak is poorly developed and generally only mentioned as an easy plot fix. I think that after the outbreak people who just met would be mentioning what survival skills and talents they had (if they were not trying to kill each other for their stuff). For example a buddy of mine has ridden motorcycles as his only means of transportation for the past several years and a couple of times a month goes to a batting cage because he misses playing baseball; these two hobbies give him an excellent chance of survival in a zombie outbreak (head to foot protection and the ability to swing a baseball for a long time). My past of childhood/teenage pyromania has given me an uncanny ability to make fire which transitioned nicely into many, many restaurant jobs so I can take care of food and almost anything that needs to be sharp. Unfortunately, we have yet to find a third friend who is actually good at finding food so we will be reduced to raiding after a very short time. Basically, I think a person's past would be the main thing keeping them alive and not the stuff they manage to loot. Walking Dead is one of the best at avoiding my biggest complaint even though, I think it could do much better.
Just a point about the name, there are two books of the genre already by that name:
www.amazon.com/Apocalypse-Z-A-Zombie-Novel-ebook/dp/B008EDE1UU
http://www.amazon.com/Apocalypse-Z-The-Beginning-End-ebook/dp/B0089LQJ3E
Another series that I REALLY liked the first book and maybe the second (if I’m remember correctly) is this series. Gave me some DBDA vibes for sure. Dude was holed up in his house, scared, didn’t know what exactly was going on, making very calculated decisions, etc.
https://www.amazon.com/Beginning-End-Apocalypse-Book-ebook/dp/B0089LQJ3E/ref=nodl_
Maybe you would like This book?
http://www.amazon.com/Apocalypse-Z-The-Beginning-End-ebook/dp/B0089LQJ3E
Here you have some zombies and sailing.
For an international feel, try the Apocalypse Z series. They are available translated into English from the original Spanish.
https://www.amazon.com/Beginning-End-Apocalypse-Book-ebook/dp/B0089LQJ3E
Also, again for international/wide spread zombie settings, consider Plague of the Dead: The Morningstar Strain.
https://www.amazon.com/Plague-Dead-Morningstar-Strain-Book/dp/B002MVI0P2/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=plague+of+the+dead&qid=1565399396&s=gateway&sr=8-1
We now have a discussion post where these types of posts should go. I hope you post there! My vote goes to Seed. It was free when I got it a while back, and I heard they are making a movie out of it!
The Beginning of the End (Apocalypse Z) - Manel Loureiro
Vähän perinteisestä muotista (no ainakin TWD) poikkeava zombiekirja, tykkäsin todella paljon. Jotenkin kirjoitustyyli oli itselle hyvin sopiva ja eläytyi hyvin päähenkilön mukana. Vaikka ei kirjasta uskoisi, pimeässä mökillä kun tätä luki ja oli kuumottava kohtaus, oli pakko pistää hetkeksi Kindle syrjään
Amazonissa
[Seed] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073XV3K8/ref=s9_simh_bw_p351_d1_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=14VZ8RNXXB0ZVKY9M903&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1560405502&pf_rd_i=1546060111)
[Extinction Point] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0095VLIME/ref=s9_al_ft_g351_ir06?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-5&pf_rd_r=01AQ6WTVN16R86040KVN&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1558674982&pf_rd_i=1000706171)
[The Woodcutter] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Woodcutter-ebook/dp/B007Y30722/ref=sr_1_18?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1369781835&sr=1-18)
And... another one:
http://audiobookaneers.com/2013/01/09/release-week-the-memory-of-light-libriomancer-and-dungeons-and-dragons-galore/
WHISPERSYNC FOR VOICE PRICE QUIRK:
Velvet Dogma By Weston Ochse, Narrated By Arika Escalona for Crossroad Press — Regular Price $19.95, Member Price $13.96 or 1 Credit, but if you buy the Kindle book for $3.99 you can pick up the audiobook version for $1.99. (Standard warning: make sure you don’t use a credit on a $1.99 title!)
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http://audiobookaneers.com/2013/01/01/release-week-thieftaker-gun-machine-great-north-road-scoundrels/
WHISPERSYNC FOR VOICE PRICE QUIRK:
I keep finding these almost randomly. This time it’s The Second Ship: The Rho Agenda, Book 1 by Richard Phillips, read by MacLeod Andrews for Brilliance Audio. Normally $13.99, member priced at $9.79, if you buy the Kindle version for $2.99 you can get the audiobook for $1.99 for a total of $4.98.
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http://audiobookaneers.com/2012/12/21/release-week-rip-off-mayan-december-bradley-p-beaulieu-terry-goodkinds-the-first-confessor-and-more/
WHISPERSYNC FOR VOICE PRICE QUIRK:
Buy the first installment of Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim series, Sandman Slim, for $0.99 on Kindle, get the audiobook for $4.99. Not bad, not bad at all.
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http://audiobookaneers.com/2012/11/28/release-week-the-rise-of-ransom-city-the-dresden-files-the-iron-druid-chronicles-and-city-of-dark-magic/
ANOTHER WHISPERSYNC PRICING QUIRK:
There are still some weird little “sweet spots” in the Whispersync for Voice area (hopefully you grabbed the two dozen or so professionally produced audiobooks of free classics when the feature launched), where if you buy the Kindle version, you get the audiobook more cheaply. For example, when checking out some books on Amazon’s list of top 10 sf/f of the year, I found the (er… Amazon-published, like The Mongoliad and the audiobook edition of Redshirts, so Amazon has 3 of its own properties on its list, but whatever, I am digressing…) Seed by Ania Ahlborn. It’s $9.79 member priced at Audible, but if you buy the $2.99 Kindle version, you can get the audiobook for $1.99, so a total of $4.98.
First, buy the Kindle version (http://www.amazon.com/Seed-ebook/dp/B0073XV3K8/) and then, go back to the Kindle page and there should appear a “buy at Audible for $1.99″ option link, which automatically adds the audiobook (http://www.audible.com/pd?asin=B008H36SSU) to your cart, for $1.99. Just be careful and not waste a credit on it, which is by default what would happen. Uncheck and apply! Friends don’t let friends use credits on $1.99 titles.
I, Zombie by Hugh Howey...
It's disturbing, told from the point of view of zombies, and presents the idea that they can all still think, feel, taste and everything else as they go along but just can't control themselves. It's really graphic and disturbing, but a GREAT zombie book and an interesting take...
Apocalypse Z by Manel Loureiro
He goes for realism here and hits pretty true... Solid book and the 2nd one was just translated to English
This is almost exactly how Apocalypse Z starts out. o_0