“It is time to celebrate things that go bump in the night; that favorite detective that always gets his man, or woman, in the end; that delicious chill of a creak on the stairs, of the rogue waiting in the dark, of the full moon and the flit of bats wings.”
Mystery.
Suspense.
Thriller.
Dark Fantasy.
Gothic.
Horror.
Supernatural.
As a result, I will be going for the highest level. The goal is to read four books of any length that fits Carl’s very broad definition of scary. Last year, I ended up at 12. So, I’m not too worried about finishing four books. At this point in time, I have SO many from which to choose, it will be fun to see how many I can fit into the challenge and knock off my TBR list.
Which ones am I going to try to read? Do I really have to list them all? Here are the ones I truly hope to get to in the next two months, in no particular order:
- Dracula by Bram Stoker (it’s a re-read for me and the September selection for my book club)
- Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
- Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
- Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
- I am Number Four by Pitticus Lore
- Dracula in Love by Karen Essex
- Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
- Evermore by Alyson Noel
- Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
- Horns by Joe Hill
- In a Perfect World by Laura Kasischke
- Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel
- Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz
- Spooky Little Girl by Laurie Notaro
- The Likeness by Tana French
- The Passage by Justin Cronin
- The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris
- Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
This is just the short list too. The one thing I love is to compare lists. I know that I will add books to this list based on what other people have on their lists. I also know that my final list will look nothing like this one. That is half the fun of the challenge. The other half is celebrating my favorite season, even if it is in the mid- to upper-nineties every day this week.
Are you going to participate in the RIP V Challenge? Any books on here that I absolutely need to read immediately? What is going to make your list?
