The best horror novels made into movies

Whether you love all things horror novels or movies, then watch out. These classic novels have been made into some of the best horror movies to hit the screen.

‘The Birds’ by Daphne Du Maurier - Daphne wrote some of the most compelling and terrifying novels in the twentieth century. In her story ‘The Birds’, it follows a farmhand, his family, and community who are attacked by flocks of birds and seabirds in kamikaze missions.

Carrie by Stephen King - Carrie White isn’t the most popular of fashionable girl but she has a gift; she can make things move by concentrating on them. For instance, a door would lock or a candle will fall - all with her mind. This was both a power and a sin as she was able to do kind acts for friends and also by taunting her classmates. Her powers caused her to be normal and go to prom. However, after one act of cruelty, her gift turns into a weapon of horror that her classmates wouldn’t forget.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - Probably one of the most monstrous stories of all time, Frankenstein's follows Victor Frankenstein and the creature he created. On the surface, the novel is tense and steadily mounting horror, but on a lower level, it explores deeper the end of conscience and solitude.

The Shining by Stephen King - Jack Torrance has the perfect chance of a fresh start when he gets a new job at the Overlook Hotel. As an off-season caretaker, he has plenty of time to reconnect with his family and write. However, once the harsh winter kicks in, the quaint location becomes even more remote and sinister. And the only person to notice the weird forces are a uniquely gifted 5-year old, Danny Torrance.

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Must Read Contemporary Female Horror Writers

One of the things that really sets modern horror apart, whether it’s on the page or the screen, is its diversity. With new perspectives leading to bold new ideas and writing, these are some of the female horror writers you absolutely must read.

Lauren Beukes

The South African writer has risen to prominence as one of the leading names in contemporary horror, and with good reason. Her writing is visceral, fast-paced, and intelligent,  leaving your mind racing and your stomach feeling a little uneasy. Her novel Broken Monsters is an almost Cronenbergian body horror take on racial identity and how society dehumanizes the physical bodies of those it marginalizes.

Carmen Maria Machado

With her short story collection: “Her Body And Other Parties” set to be adapted into a tv show in the coming year, Machado’s star has never been bigger. And it’s richly deserved, her writing is very much in the vein of authors like Kelly Link and George Saunders, who defy easy categorization. But with a Shirley Jackson like streak of feminism and psychological horror laced through it.

Livia Llewellyn

And now to a name that deserves far more recognition than she garners, Livia Llewellyn is one of the more unique and distinctive voices in modern horror. Combining Lovecraftian otherness and a tremendous prose style that is at once elegiac and precise, with a horror sensibility that could be best described as psychosexual, preoccupied as it is with human appetites and bodies. Of particular note is her short story collection Furnace, one of the finest collections to be released in the last decade.

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Best horror books for Young Adults

The horror genre is wide ranging and though some of the more gruesome adult horror books might not be suitable for children, we’ve put together a list of young adult horror books that are not only great reads, but entirely suitable spine chillers for younger readers to enjoy.

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

Coldtown is a place that you can never leave. Once you pass through the walled gate of the city, you are trapped there with the vampires that are being quarantined there and their human prey. Tana is a girl that wakes up one morning surrounded by corpses. The only things left alive in the room are her, her infected ex-boyfriend and a restrained vampire. Knowing her ex might turn into a vampire, Tana goes with him to Coldtown to get through the infection without drinking any human blood.

Diary of a Haunting by M Verano

Paige’s parents have just been through a very high profile divorce, so she and her mom move to Idaho to start a new life. Paige isn’t exactly thrilled by the idea and when her mom rents an old mansion, she is convinced it is the worst thing that has ever happened to her. Yet, there is worse waiting for her. The mansion is a house of horrors and the story is told through the diary, photos and letters that Paige has left behind.

Ten by Gretchen McNeil

This young adult horror book is one that draws on Agatha Christie for inspiration. Using the idea from her classic murder mystery, And Then There Were None, McNeil brings ten privileged teens to an island, which is very remote, for a party. But this is no ordinary party, it is a cover-up for revenge and the ten start to be murdered one by one.

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