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Horror Deep Dive 11

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Top Read Horror Stories Since Deep Dive 10

Top 3 Most Read Horror - Body Snatcher

Revolving around the invasion or replacement of human bodies by extraterrestrial beings, parasites, or other entities, body snatcher horror explores the loss of control over one's own body.

  1. Curing Humanity by Wayne Gray Complete
  2. A Queer Encounter by W_L Complete
  3. Frosty by MythOfHappiness Complete

Top 8 Most Read Horror - Gothic

(aka gothic romanticism; and dark romanticism): fiction mixing themes of horror, romance, and death

  1. Light Bringer: Fireborn by Jack Poignet Complete
  2. Shadow‘s Reach (Halloween Noir) by Jack Poignet Complete
  3. Wicked Little Town by ValentineDavis21 Complete
  4. Hungry for Gains by Jack Poignet Temporary Hold
  5. Darkest Days (The Wild Hunt) by Jack Poignet Complete
  6. The Curse Of Love by arielynn24 Temporary Hold
  7. Fractured by Jason Rimbaud Complete
  8. Stingy Jack’s Last Trick — A Halloween Tale by Mark Paren In Process

Top 5 Most Read Horror - Haunted House Horror

Focused on haunted or cursed locations, haunted house horror plays on the fear of the unknown and the supernatural events that occur within a particular dwelling.  Ex: Amityville Horror

  1. In the Angel's Keeping by Josh Aterovis Complete
  2. The Boy Who Hunts Ghosts (...And Kisses Them) by LittleBuddhaTW Complete
  3. Shadows of Shadows by Leslie Lofton Complete
  4. Angry Spirits by astone2292 Complete
  5. Hotel Room 606 by Lee Wilson Complete

Top 10 Most Read Horror - Horror - Modern

General Horror stories set in modern times

  1. The Seducer: A Gone From Daylight Inspired Story by MrM Temporary Hold
  2. GFD 12: Blood Ties by Comicality Author Passed Away
  3. Andy's Shorts to GA Prompts by Andy78 Complete
  4. Case:Black by JamesSavik Long-Term Hold
  5. Z is For Zombie by Geron Kees Complete
  6. The Nekromancer by Yeoldebard Complete
  7. Savage Moon 06 - The New Breed by Comicality Author Passed Away
  8. Shelter by Comicality Author Passed Away
  9. In The Arms of an Angel by Nephylim Complete
  10. Shadow‘s Reach (Halloween Noir) by Jack Poignet Complete

Top 10 Most Read Horror - Monster

a genre of literature that combines good and evil and intends to evoke a sensation of horror and terror in its readers by presenting the evil side in the form of a monster. Ex Dracula, Frankenstein

  1. The Mantis Continuum - Book Four by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete
  2. Clown Wyrm by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete
  3. Farley & Wolf by kbois Complete
  4. The Mantis Equilibrium - Book Two by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete
  5. The Case of the Scallopini-ed Mayor by Mikiesboy Complete
  6. Attack of the Hellbenders by Lee Wilson Complete
  7. Corrupting the Innocent by kbois Complete
  8. A Grave So Haunting by solemnity In Process
  9. Eternal Love by lawfulneutralmage Complete
  10. The Legend of Fred Krueger by Twisted_Dreemz Temporary Hold

Top 10 Most Read Horror - Psychological

Emphasizing the psychological aspects of fear, these stories often delve into the mental and emotional torment of characters. The horror is often rooted in the characters' minds rather than external threats. Ex: Hannibal Lector novels

  1. The Lost and the Damned by Topher Lydon Complete
  2. 13 Hearts by Topher Lydon Complete
  3. The Estate by Topher Lydon Complete
  4. Right Then by Topher Lydon Complete
  5. Ark II: Life on Gaea by R. Eric Temporary Hold
  6. Ghost In The Guitar by Lee Wilson Complete
  7. Blackwater by Topher Lydon Complete
  8. The Shape of What Remains by Mikiesboy Complete
  9. The Wayward Brothers by CasualWanderer82 In Process
  10. Preachers' Sons 2: The Nineties by R. Eric Temporary Hold

Top 2 Most Read Horror - Splatterpunk

distinguished by its graphic, often gory, depiction of violence, counter cultural alignment, ex: Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Purge

  1. The Fascinator Murders by Lee Wilson Complete
  2. Vampire Jared by dkstories Complete

Top 9 Most Read Horror - Weird Science

Weird fiction either eschews or radically reinterprets ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and other traditional antagonists of supernatural horror fiction. Ex: Stories by H.P. Lovecroft

  1. Twinks in Space: Fantastic Voyage - Part Two by Adam Andrews Johnson Long-Term Hold
  2. The Mantis Continuum - Book Four by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete
  3. The Mantis Synchronicity - Book Five by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete
  4. The Mantis Equilibrium - Book Two by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete
  5. The Mantis Corruption - Book Three by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete
  6. Green Lightning by Aditus Complete
  7. Unhappy New Year’s Day by Lee Wilson Complete
  8. The Vile Prize by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete
  9. The Big Empty by JamesSavik Complete

Top 7 Most Read Horror - Zombie

civilization collapses due to overwhelming swarms of zombies. Typically only a few individuals or small bands of survivors are left living. Ex: The Walking Dead, World War Z

  1. Z is For Zombie by Geron Kees Complete
  2. Shelter by Comicality Author Passed Away
  3. Safehaven by Comicality Author Passed Away
  4. Miles To Go by Comicality Complete
  5. Walker Road by Comicality Complete
  6. Rotting Apples by Comicality Complete
  7. Release Me by Comicality Author Passed Away
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