We have finally reached the end of the 2022 Goodreads Most Popular Horror List – when this list was first released, I thought it would be fun to check through and see which of the 60 books I’d read, had on my TBR, etc. It’s been quite fun, seeing which ones were on my radar and which weren’t but have made it onto my want to read. So, let’s see where we are with the last 5, shall we?
Goodreads Most Popular Horror
Published: October 5th, 2021
Status: Want to Read
I have this on my TBR, and it’s one I’ve wanted to get to for a while – need to try and read it this year, maybe. I actually have a few of Harrison’s books, and keep meaning to get to them, but it seems they generate fairly polarising views, and I think I have to be careful which of her books I start with.
Little Eyes
by Samanta Schweblin
Published: October 1st, 2018
Status: Hadn’t Heard Of
I hadn’t heard of this one before but how can I resist? It sounds like a really intriguing blend of horror and sci-fi, and throw in soft toys with cameras for eyes, how creepy does that sound?
The Resting Place
by Camilla Sten, Translated by Alexandra Fleming
Published: September 17th, 2020
Status: Hadn’t Heard Of
This sounds really interesting, and I’d love to read more horror in translation. More translations in general, but horror especially, as horror is one of the genres so closely tied into society, so it’s always interesting to see horror novels outside the US and UK. Would definitely like to pick this up.
The Houseguest and Other Stories
by Amparo Dávila, Translated by Matthew Gleeson and Audrey Harris
Published: June 18th, 2018
Status: Hadn’t Heard Of
Another translation, though different from above as this is short stories rather than a novel, but it’s still intriguing, and definitely grabs my attention. I’ll have to try and get my hands on this.
The Saturday Night Ghost Club
by Craig Davidson
Published: August 14th, 2018
Status: Not (Currently) Interested
This is one I might have taken an interest in if I didn’t feel a little overdone (right now!) on the kind of horror this is paying homage to – 80s set (or written) coming-of-age horror feels like it was done a lot not that long ago, and it’s only just dying down, giving way to more 90s set stuff. I might pick this up in the future, but I’m not particularly keen right now.
It might have taken me a hell of a long time to go through this, but it has been fun. The one thing that surprised me was how few of these books I’d read, and how few I’d actually heard of! Definitely feels like I have homework to do. If you’ve read any of these, I’d love to hear your thoughts on them.
Unwrapping Words 