My second list of 10 favorite authors that I have discovered in the last five years in no particular order are as follows:
Ambrose Ibsen
(Horror)
GOODREADS AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14031995.Ambrose_Ibsen
AMAZON AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.amazon.com/Ambrose-Ibsen/e/B00YBXIVS0
AUTHOR'S WEBSITE:
https://ambroseibsen.com/
Wow! What to say about this author except he can write some awesome ghost stories that can grab the reader and weave a spell around them keeping them entranced into his world. My first book by him was A House By The Sea and I just loved the book so much that I gave it five stars and it went straight on my favorites shelf. Since then I have read quite a few of his books and I am always impressed at how he can weave a story! I have a few more of his books simmering on my kindle too.
Books Read:
Winthrop House (Winthrop House # 2)
Stirrings in the Black House
Night Society
Black Acres:The Complete Collection
Midnight in a Perfect World
Whispering Corridors
The Lonesome Dead
Séance in Apartment 10
(Horror/Suspense Thrillers)
GOODREADS AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1150022.Brian_Moreland
AMAZON AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.amazon.com/Brian-Moreland/e/B002BM3020
AUTHOR'S WEBSITE:
Another horror author that can grab the reader from basically the first chapter in a book and keep them pinned in their chair for a very long time! My first book was Dead of Winter which was excellent and went on my favorites shelf! From that point on after reading that book I was searching for whatever else I could find by this author and believe me I found some that are also now favorites as well! I have a few more books on my kindle to read by him yet too.
Books Read:
The Girl from the Blood Coven
Witching House
The Devil's Woods
Savage Island
Dark Needs: Three Twisted Tales of Horror
Darkness Rising
Glenn Rolfe
(Horror)
GOODREADS AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6939496.Glenn_Rolfe
AMAZON AUTHOR'S PROFILE:
https://www.amazon.com/Glenn-Rolfe/e/B00AXYEBTY
AUTHOR'S WEBSITE:
https://www.patreon.com/getrolfed
So if you want to take a ride into the mind of this author, you better strap in from head to toe as it will soon be a ride you will not forget! My first book was Chasing Ghosts and all I can say is I am happy that I had my gore suit on as it was needed for this read! This book ended up on my favorites shelf as I went pursuing more books by this author which I have now a few more to read by him simmering on my kindle.
Books Read:
Becoming
Land of Bones
The Haunted Halls
Blood and Rain
Until Summer Comes Around
August Eyes
Hunter Shea
(Horror/Thriller)
GOODREADS AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5224760.Hunter_Shea
AMAZON AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.amazon.com/Hunter-Shea/e/B007RMLXAA
AUTHOR'S WEBSITE:
So if you like "creature feature" books then this is the author you will want to pursue to the ends of the earth!!! I kid you not! Author, Hunter Shea can take an ordinary creature and turn them into your most twisted nightmare! This author has never disappointed me on any of his "creature" books and I am always ready to track down whatever he has "crawling or creeping" around out there! My first book by him was Jurassic Florida and after reading that book, I went on a book hunt for his books!
Books Read:
Montauk Monster
Loch Ness Revenge
Savage Jungle: Lair of the Orange Pendek
Creature
Sinister Entity
The Dover Demon
Just Add Water
Misfits
They Rise
The Graveyard Speaks
Forest of Shadows (Jessica Backman's Death in the Afterlife #1)
(Note: Loch Ness Revenge and Savage Jungle: Lair of the Orange Pendek are connected only by the main characters. The main characters in Loch Ness Revenge are a brother and sister who also appear in the Savage Jungle book. Different stories just same characters.)
Brian Keene
(Horror/Thrillers)
GOODREADS AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/52050.Brian_Keene
AMAZON AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.amazon.com/Brian-Keene/e/B001IQW9KY
AUTHOR'S WEBSITE:
https://www.briankeene.com/
Another horror author that I had never heard about until I stepped into his book "Dark Hollow" and when I did that there really was no turning back! I was like captured right away from the first chapter and the atmosphere of the book just was downright creepy! I literally wanted to stay in that world the author created and did not want to put the book down! I have a few more on my kindle to read yet as well.
Books Read:
Dark Hollow
Ghost Walk
Castaways
Alone
Anna Willett
(Suspense and Psychological Thrillers)
GOODREADS AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15315859.Anna_Willett
AMAZON AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.amazon.com/Anna-Willett/e/B01HU1SG3E
My first book by author, Anna Willett was Backwoods Ripper which I read in November 2016 and what a "rip roaring" good time that was as I had a hard time putting the book down. Since then I have read a few more of her books and I have a few more on my kindle to read yet.
Books Read:
Retribution Ridge
Unwelcome Guests
Small Town Nightmare (Lucy Hush #1)
Beast
John Everson
(Horror/Thrillers)
GOODREADS AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/130045.John_Everson
AMAZON AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.amazon.com/John-Everson/e/B002BMHL52
AUTHOR'S WEBSITE:
My first book by author, John Everson just grabbed me and threw me into a world of terror. I read his book The Covenant back in 2017 which is really part of trilogy that I have yet to finish (I do own the rest of the books in the trilogy) and I was just amazed at how quick I became involved in the storyline. The author is able to grab the reader and bring them into his world without ever letting them go. Since then I have been grabbing what I can by this author and now I have a few sitting on my kindle that I need to read!
Books Read:
The House By The Cemetery
The 13th
Voodoo Heart
Violet Lagoon
Violet Eyes
Christmas Tales
The Devil's Equinox
Amy Cross
(Horror/Thrillers)
GOODREADS AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5344482.Amy_Cross
AMAZON AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.amazon.com/Amy-Cross/e/B006DE8I6U
AUTHOR'S WEBSITE:
https://amycrossbooks.wordpress.com/
When I first read this author I wasn't expecting that I would be buying her books at a high rate of speed as the more she released the more I would buy! My first book by her was Blood House and the cover of the book was what drew me in as it is "blood red" which I couldn't help myself as I had to delve into the story to see what it was all about! I have tons of books to read by this author that are simmering on my kindle.
Books Read:
The Ghosts of Lakeforth Hotel
The Ghost of Molly Holt
The Horror at Criven Farm
Last Wrong Turn
The Horror at Devil's Root Lake
The House on Fisher Street
The Ghosts of Hexley Airport
The Haunting of Emily Stone
A House in London
Mary
The Bride of Ashbyrn House
The Farm
The Death of Addie Gray
The Devi's Hand
The Haunting of Blackwych Grange
David Bernstein
(Horror/Thriller)
GOODREADS AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5895730.David_Bernstein
AMAZON AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.amazon.com/David-Bernstein/e/B0030MYLS2
AUTHOR'S WEBSITE:
http://davidbernsteinauthor.blogspot.com/
My first book by this author was Relic of Death which was a fast paced book and literally ensnared me where I could not put the book down! There were so many twists in the book that I did not know where it was going to take me! The author has a writing style that just pulls the reader into his world and makes the reader feel that they are part of the story. I have a few more of his books on my kindle waiting to be read.
Books Read:
Relic of Death
Witch Island
Jackpot
Iain Rob Wright
(Horror/Science Fiction/Thrillers)
GOODREADS AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4888646.Iain_Rob_Wright
AMAZON AUTHOR PROFILE:
https://www.amazon.com/Iain-Rob-Wright/e/B0052WR48C
AUTHOR'S WEBSITE:
https://iainrobwright.com/
My first book by this author ended up being a five star read as what a blood fest I entered into when I became involved in the story! I was surprised that I was brought into the mind of the author quick and transported into the horrific imagination of the author! The book was Housemates and it was one of those books that you get so involved in that you just do not want to go to sleep! I have a few more by this author waiting to be read on my kindle!
Books Read:
The Picture Frame
The Room Upstairs
Happy Reading Everyone!
Hell of a good post girl! And I want to clink my beer to your for that image! Love the effort!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Lena! Actually you are the one that gave me the inspiration of having a picture up there as I thought this: "if Lena can have a cool picture on her blogsite then so can I". :)
DeleteI am not a beer drinker, but I will clink my wine glass with your beer! :)