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Follow on Google News | Darkness Readable, a list of notable books from the Literary Darkness groupSome books become lights in the eternal darkness. What follows is a list of recommendations and commendations… combined with heartfelt thanks to the many fine writers who keep readers awake at night.
By: Literary Darkness Fresh Blood: These are new titles selected by the group for having made a considerable impact during the past year. THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME by Donald Ray Pollock THE DROWNING GIRL by Caitlin R. Kiernan THE FACELESS by Simon Bestwick THE FLAME ALPHABET by Ben Marcus GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn HABIT by Stephen McGeagh THE HOARD by Alan Ryker JOHN DIES AT THE END by David Wong KIN by Kealan Patrick Burke WESTLAKE SOUL by Rio Youers Contemporary Titles: These may be collections of short fiction or literary essays, anthologies or novels. All are from the (more or less) recent past and all are extraordinary. THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE HUMAN RACE by Thomas Ligotti THE HAIR WREATH AND OTHER STORIES by Halli Villegas KNOCK KNOCK by SP Miskowski THE LITTLE STRANGER by Sarah Waters THE MARBLED SWARM by Dennis Cooper A MATRIX OF ANGELS by Christopher Conlon OCCULATION by Laird Barron THE ROAD by Cormac McCarty THE SECRET HISTORY by Donna Tartt ZOMBIE by Joyce Carol Oates Vintage Works: Sometimes calling a book a Classic is like entombing it. Many readers would sooner pry open the lid of a coffin than peer between those musty pages. Often this represents a sort of tragedy. Many of these books seethe with life and emotion… and cry out to be read. These are among our favorites. THE CASTLE by Franz Kafka THE GOLEM by Gustav Meyrink GRENDLE by John Gardner THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE by Shirley Jackson MCTEAGUE by Frank Norris NARROW ROOMS by James Purdy THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar Wilde THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM GRACE WITH THE SEA by Yukio Mishima THE STRANGER by Albert Camus TALES OF MEN AND GHOSTS by Edith Wharton Buried Treasures This is a list of titles, some celebrated, some obscure, that in so many ways evoke the finest qualities of literary darkness. ICE AGE by Iain Rowan KELLAND by Paul G. Bens, Jr. THE KING IN YELLOW AND OTHER HORROR STORIES by Robert W. Chambers LET'S PLAY WHITE by Chesya Burke SOUTHERN GODS by John Horner Jacobs STAY AWAKE by Dan Chaon SUICIDE BLONDE by Darcey Steinke SUSPICIOUS RIVER by Laura Kasischke THE WASP FACTORY by Iain Banks WORSE THAN MYSELF by Adam Golaski Literary Darkness is dedicated to an appreciation of important works of literature, both classic and contemporary, that happen to fall into the category of Dark Fiction. We tend to avoid the big, banal blockbusters (and the more lurid fare) in favor of beautifully written explorations of the unknown, many obscure, all extraordinary. Group Reading This is our 2012 list of books selected by the membership for reading and discussion. THE COLLECTED STORIES OF ELIZABETH BOWEN CONJURE WIFE by Fritz Leiber GARDENS OF NIGHT by Greg F. Gifune HOUDINI HEART by Ki Longfellow HOUSE OF LEAVES by Mark Z. Danielewski MARTYRS & MONSTERS by Robert Dunbar THE NIGHT STRANGERS by Chris Bohjalian SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES by Ray Bradbury Our group discussions of these works may be found here: http://www.goodreads.com/ We are currently reading Robert Aickman’s collection THE WINE-DARK SEA. Join us at: http://www.goodreads.com/ End
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