My next list of 10 authors that I have discovered in the last five years are as follows:
(Horror)
Goodreads Author Profile:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7394233.Patrick_James_Ryan
Amazon Author Profile:
https://www.amazon.com/Patrick-James-Ryan/e/B00DBLMZGW
Now with this author I found another "diamond in the rough" read as I saw his book "Out of the Shadows" and as creepy as the cover is of the book, the blurb of the stories contained within the pages sounded really good and then I read his book "The Night It Got Out" and wow that was a romp into the gore zone! Gore suit was needed for that book! There are more books by this author which are sitting on my to read shelf.
Out of the Shadows
(Horror)
Goodreads Author Profile:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/300145.Michael_McBride
Amazon Author Profile:
https://www.amazon.com/Michael-McBride/e/B0034NWL84
Website of Author:
https://author.michaelmcbride.net/
I read this author for the first time back in November of 2017 in the Goodreads group, Horror Aficionados and I was quite impressed by the writing style of the author along with the story. I have since added a few more of his books to my "to-read" shelf.
Subhuman
(Horror)
Goodreads Author Profile:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4867939.Ania_Ahlborn
Amazon Author Profile:
https://www.amazon.com/Ania-Ahlborn/e/B0053A0B1U
Website of Author:
This author was coming across my Goodreads feed quite a bit back in the Summer of 2017 and I was curious to step into the mind of this author. I can say I wasn't disappointed as the book "Seed" just had tons of creepy atmosphere that reading the story at night in the dark was probably not too bright but I love spooky "skittering" chills racing along my skin so why not just go with the flow. Then just recently I read her book "I Call Upon Thee" which also was a great book. I do have quite a few books still simmering on my kindle by her and will read some more by her in the future.
I Call Upon Thee
(Horror)
Goodreads Author Profile:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4638631.Sam_West
Amazon Author Profile:
https://www.amazon.com/Sam-West/e/B00LB8JCWW
This author was recommended to me from a friend about three years ago as I hadn't really being seeing her books come across my feed so I went to check out the book, "Djinn" and wow it was like stepping into a gore pool as this story was swimming in.....well....gore! So if you want to dangle your feet into some books with extreme elements then go check out this author. I have since also read her book, "At Night" which was also really good! I would have your gore suit handy just in case. :)
At Night
(Horror)
Goodreads Author Profile:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20283097.Lee_Franklin
Amazon Author Profile:
https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Franklin/e/B07F2SPNBN
Website of Author:
I stepped into this author's work back in 2020 and read her book Nang Tani. It kept me wrapped in blood and gore! Thankfully I had my gore suit because it was needed for this book! The writing style is smooth and easy to read - just flows along at a fast pace. I have since read some other books by her as well and I always zip up my gore suit with this author as there is always splatter that ends up being sprayed in all directions! lol
Nang Tani
Sandgroper
Xtreme Xmas (Anthology)
(Horror)
Goodreads Author Profile:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4865336.D_J_Doyle
Amazon Author Profile:
https://www.amazon.com/D-J-Doyle/e/B00PHXG752
I had been seeing this author come across my Goodreads feeds quite a lot in 2020 and when I saw that she had co-authored this book Xtreme Xmas with author, Lee Franklin I grabbed it as I knew this book was going to drag me down into an extreme hell from what the blurb was saying! Holiday horror books are always interesting to me and I have read a few, but this one was different as the two authors (D.J. and Lee) wrote about other authors and stuck them in an extreme horror book - very extreme! This book was so extreme and gory that I had a few gore suits on as one just would not keep the blood visceral goo from soaking to my skin!
Since then I have stepped into more of her work and have a few more on my kindle simmering.
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Xtreme Xmas (Anthology)
(Urban/Dark Fantasy)
Goodreads Author Profile:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7351982.William_Massa
Amazon Author Profile:
https://www.amazon.com/William-Massa/e/B00G5D8ITQ
Website of Author:
(Horror)
Goodreads Author Profile:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3381686.Adam_Nevill
Amazon Author Profile:
https://www.amazon.com/Adam-Nevill/e/B0034PH9HA
Website of Author:
Back in late 2017, I kept seeing this author coming across my feed over on Goodreads and it seemed quite a few of my friends were reading him, so I grabbed his book "Some Will Not Sleep: Selected Horrors" which are short stories. I was very impressed by not only his writing style but how he was able to capture my interest right away with his stories. Then just recently I read the book, Cunning Folk in the Goodreads group Castle Dracula and that was an adventure into the horror realm! I have a few more books by him that I need to read at some point in time.
Some Will Not Sleep: Selected Horrors
(Horror)
Goodreads Author Profile:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6447741.Matt_Drabble
Amazon Author Profile:
https://www.amazon.com/Matt-Drabble/e/B0089NFG8Q
Website of Author:
https://www.matt-drabble.co.uk
Cruising around on Amazon in the kindle book section really does bring out rewards for finding "diamonds in the rough" on horror authors. Back in 2017, I came across this author, Matt Drabble and grabbed his book Abra-Cadaver. Wow! What a read! I was impressed as I read the book within three days give or take! (lol) So impressed was I by this author, that I ran out to see what else he had out there. I have since read his trilogy "The Gated" which was really good and I have a few more books on my kindle my this author.
The Gated Trilogy
(Horror)
My introduction to this author was his book, "The Beast of Sorrows" that I read last year (2021) and "Wow" what a horror ride that turned out to be! This is a werewolf book that you will not soon forget and there is quite a bit of fur action within these pages. Since then I have also stepped into his other book, "Them" just this year and was impressed by how fast I was pulled into the story. Looking forward to whatever else he has coming out in the future.
Books Read:
Them
Ohh this is nice, few I've been a fan for ages (Nevill, Ahlborn), but some are new to me, thank you for all the easy to access links too, what service! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kasia! and you are welcome! I created this feature blog to help my friends find more authors to dip their toes into. Never can have enough authors and books! lol :)
DeleteYes, I always fear I'm missing out on authors I haven't discovered yet so this really helps, especially since we have similar taste in reading :)
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