10 Great Horror Novels You (Probably) Don't Know About

Horror fans are always looking for something new to watch, read, or listen to. There are “best of” lists aplenty, with each list focusing on a certain sub-genre or category. With this list, I am going to include ten books that I greatly admire, for several reasons, and which I think haven't got their due. I think even ardent fans of the genre will find a number of surprises included here.

1- CUTTHROAT by Michael Slade: Cutthroat by Michael Slade, is a superbly entertaining thriller. Violent, atmospheric, bizarre, and highly original, this novel about a special team of Canadian investigators hunting a seemingly invincible assassin, crosses genres with surprising ease, and ends with one of the strangest climaxes I've ever come across.

Book Review: FEAR STREET (SUPER CHILLER): CHEERLEADERS: THE NEW EVIL. By R.L. Stine *** and 1\2 out of *****

R. L. Stine returns to one of his most popular sagas, Cheerleaders, with this entry in the Super Chiller series. The New Evil continues the story of Corky, Deborah, and Kimmy, the last survivors of The Evil, a malevolent spirit that possesses people and forces them to commit mischievous acts, and even murder. This time around, Corky and her friends suspect that The Evil has escaped from its icy grave once again, and is causing a series of horrible accidents among the school's cheerleader squad. So Corky and the girls come up with a plan to trap the evil spirit once and for all, with shocking results.

Although the Cheerleaders saga is one of the sillier sagas in the Fear Street series, Stine amps up the chills and thrills in The New Evil, delivering a superbly enjoyable and twist-filled story, which even has a couple of truly scary moments, a rarity in the Fear Street series. Like the other entries in the Super Chiller series, this is a notch above the usual, and one helluva fun horror tale. Recommended for fans of Fear Street, the Cheerleaders saga, or for readers looking for a short, fun, horror read.

Text © Ahmed Khalifa. 2020.

Book Review: FEAR STREET (SUPER CHILLER): THE NEW YEAR'S PARTY. By R. L. Stine *** and 1\2 out of *****

Fans of Fear Street, YA, or just plain fun horror books, shouldn't miss this entry in the Fear Street - Super Chiller series.

Part supernatural thriller, part murder mystery, this tale about a group of teens thwarted by a mysterious killer after a supposedly harmless prank goes horribly wrong, is, hands down, one of the best Fear Street books R. L. Stine has ever written, with twists and turns aplenty, and a thrilling double twist.

Recommended, as is the entire Super Chiller series, which are edgier and longer than the usual Fear Street books.

Text © Ahmed Khalifa. 2020.