50 States 50 Horror Books
One of my reading goals for 2021 is to start working through my 50 States, 50 Horror Books challenge (inspired by lists on NYT and Bustle). For those who haven't heard of these lists, essentially a horror book has been assigned to each state in America depending on where the book has been set. Throughout 2021 I am aiming to tick off 2 states per month. And if others want to take part, then great! You can either follow along with me, or work through the list at your own pace, picking whichever books appeal to you (or inserting some of your own!) I've combined both the NYT and Bustle lists, adding in some suggestions of my own to get started (and thank you to anyone who sent me their suggestions too!)
Alabama
The Elementals by Michael McDowell
Kin by Kealan Patrick Burke
Alaska
30 Days of Night by Steve Niles
Polar Night by Julie Flanders
Arizona
The Revelation by Bentley Little
Arkansas
Southern Gods by John Hornor Jacobs
The Bird Eater by Ania Ahlborn
California
The Hunger by Alma Katsu
Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
Colorado
The Shining by Stephen King
The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn
Connecticut
Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon
The Other by Thomas Tryon
Delaware
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Hawkes Harbor by SE Hinton
Florida
Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Duma Key by Stephen King
Georgia
Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman
The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons
Hawaii
Fires of Eden by Dan Simmons
The Presence by John Saul
Idaho
The Wayward Pines trilogy by Blake Crouch
Illinois
Summer of Night by Dan Simmons
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Indiana
So Cold the River by Michael Koryta
Iowa
Universal Harvester by John Darnielle
The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy
Kansas
Kill Creek by Scott Thomas
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Kentucky
The Watcher by Charles Maclean
Louisiana
Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z Brite
The Gates of Evangeline by Hester Young
Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice
Maine
Hell House by Richard Matheson
The Keeper by Sarah Langan
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Maryland
Floating Staircase by Ronald Malfi
The Walker in Shadows by Barbara Michaels
Massachusetts
Disappearance at Devil’s Rock by Paul Tremblay
Book of Shadows by Alexandra Sokoloff
Michigan
Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes
Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Raging Soul by Amy Mayhew
Minnesota
In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O’Brien
A History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund
Mississippi
Blood Memory by Greg Iles
Fay by Larry Brown
Missouri
Crota by Owl Goingback
Montana
Winter Moon by Dean Koontz
The Ploughmen by Kim Zupan
Nebraska
There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
Prey by Michael Crichton
Desperation by Stephen King
New Hampshire
The Auctioneer by Joan Samson
New Jersey
Creepers by David Morrell
The Accursed by Joyce Carol Oates
New Mexico
Majestic by Whitley Strieber
Little Heaven by Nick Cutter
New York
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
The Fisherman by John Langan
Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin
North Carolina
Drawing Blood by Poppy Z Brite
North Dakota
The Missing Place by Sophie Littlefield
Follow Me Down by Sherri Smith
Ohio
The Bedeviled by Thomas Cullinan
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Oklahoma
The Outsider by Stephen King
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Oregon
Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
The End of the Sentence by Maria Dahvana Headley and Kat Howard
Pennsylvania
Someone Like Me by MR Carey
The Resurrectionist by EB Hudspeth
Christine by Stephen King
Rhode Island
The Drowning Girl by Caitlin R Kiernan
The Red Tree by Caitlin R Kiernan
South Carolina
My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Grief Cottage by Gail Godwin
South Dakota
Black Hills by Dan Simmons
Blood Ties by Lori G Armstrong
Tennessee
Little Sister Death by William Gay
The Family Plot by Cherie Priest
Child of God by Cormac McCarthy
Texas
The Drive-In by Joe R Lansdale
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
In the Valley of the Sun by Andy Davidson
Devils Unto Dust by Emma Berquist
Utah
Cry Down Dark by TJ Tranchell
The Open Curtain by Brian Evenson
Vermont
Shadowland by Peter Straub
The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
Virginia
Blood Kin by Steve Rasnic Tem
House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski
Washington
The Good House by Tananarive Due
West Virginia
The Night of the Hunter by Davis Grubb
The Unquiet Grave by Sharyn McCrumb
Wisconsin
The Grip of It by Jac Jemc
Wyoming
The Totem by David Morrell
The Darkest Night by Ron Franscell
I'll be thinking of more possibilities throughout the year and posting about them on my instagram, so keep a look out if you need further inspiration!
Johann
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