The Best Nature Horror/Thriller Books
- Megan Noel Opava
- May 24, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: May 27, 2024
1. How High We Go in the Dark by Seqouia Nagamatsu (literature science fiction)
5+/5 stars
An ancient civilization is discovered as the arctic ice melts away. A virus is released. Immense loss and heartbreak. Interconnected fables.
2. Slewfoot by BROM (historical horror)
5 stars
A puritanical nightmare. A woman already hated loses her husband and takes over the farm. The wild folk. She befriends “Slewfoot”. A female rager.
3. Site Alpha by Neal Romriell (science fiction)
5 stars
A secret government organization in charge of caring and hiding for the cryptids. From gentle bigfoots to horrifying creatures with evil in their hearts.
4. Churn The Soil by Steve Stred (horror)
A town on the edges of society in the coldest regions. An ancient pact with the creatures in the silent forest. Folklore. Creature feature.
5. The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn (horror)
The family cabin is being sold. Ignores the red flags because they want to bond so badly. A snowed in creature feature horror.
6. Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy (literature adventure fiction)
5++ stars
Animals are going extinct and the FMC is studying the last Arctic terns. She finds one of the last fishing vessels to follow their migration. Heart breaking. Moving. Will make you feel. One of the best books I’ve ever read.
7. This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno (literature horror)
5 stars
A powerful story of grief. A fever dream, haunting, escape from one’s own mind. A painful stream of consciousness nightmare. Personal identity, culture, and migration.
8. The Forgotten Island by David Sodergren (extreme horror)
5 stars
What’s hiding from the ancient times on abandoned islands. A creature feature. Cult. Giant spiders. Will have your heart thumping.
9. The Navajo Nightmare by David Sodergren and Steve Stred (extreme horror)
5 stars
A couple with tumultuous pasts start a new in a small town, but a group of bandits find them. A pact with a demon. Gruesome. Tortured. Heartbreaking. Can never escape pain.
10. The Secrets We Carry by Megan Noel Opava (psychological thriller)
This is the book I wrote.
Set below ground in a huge cavern. Post-apocalyptic and dystopian elements. Inspired by the author’s time in a church turned cult. Color coordinated outfits, lights that never turn off, and secret passageways.
11. The New Wilderness by Diane Cook (adventure thriller)
5 stars
An experiment brings a small group of people to live in the last stretch of wilderness. Every else in the world is a crowded city where doctors are illegal because the population is too high.
12. The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher (sci-fi horror)
5 stars
In a dusty, curiosity shop she’s living in with her uncle she finds a mysterious hole in the wall. Cryptic words. Other realms. The more you fear them the more they can hear you. This book was perfect for me.
13. The Watchers by A.M. Shine (creature feature horror)
A slow beginning, but once it takes it off… One of the scariest and most suspenseful books. A globe where they can watch you. Ancient secrets.
14. Lanny by Max Porter (literature horror)
5+ stars
Reads like a poetic fever dream. A young boy who seems to belong with the fairies in the woods is mentored by an old famous artist. Ancient folklore.
15. Rabbit Hunt by Wrath James White (extreme horror)
5 stars
A group of fraternity brothers join up 10 years later to relive one of their favorite obsessive activities. A cabin in the woods. Race. Prejudice. Will make you want to throw up. EXTREME.
16. Winterset Hollow by Jonathon Edward Durham (fairytale horror)
5+ stars
Wouldn’t it be a dream to meet the characters of your favorite fairytale? An abandoned island where their favorite author used to live. A whimsical nightmare. This book was perfect for me.
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