Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (realistic apocalyptic), World War Z by Max Brooks, Girl with all the Gifts by MR Carey, Newsflesh by Mira Grant (all zombie apocalypse)
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I’m a huge fan of The Passage by Justin Cronin, and the 2 other books in the trilogy (The Twelve and The City of Mirrors). It’s a well-written, complete trilogy, and is a post-apocalyptic setting with horror elements. Definitely has some heart-wrenching moments and is one of those series that I go back to again and again.
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*What Moves the Dead* by T. Kingfisher was pretty good. I also enjoyed *The Night Sister* by Jennifer McMahon.
I saw *Tender is the Flesh* recommended on another horror request and I didn’t find it lived up to the “hype.” I actually found much of it quite boring. It’s got gore, for sure, but nothing that made me feel unsettled or frightened or even connected to any of the characters at all. But it’s one you could check out for yourself.
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* *Black Box*, Jennifer Egan
* *Venomous Lumpsucker*, by Ned Beauman
* *Leech*, by Hilton Ennes
* *Our Wives Under The Sea*, by Julia Armfield
* *Zoo City*, by Lauren Beukes
* *Oryx and Crake*, by Margaret Atwood
* *Tender Is The Flesh*, by Agustina Bazterrica
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Something post-apocalyptic that’s bleak and heart-wrenching and that blends horror with a sci-fi setting? Oh man, you *need* to check out Immobility by Brian Evenson. It fits what you’re looking for so well!
It isn’t a super “twisty” read or anything, but I do recommend going in knowing as little as possible about the story/setting. Part of the fun (maybe not the right word given how bleak it is lol) of the book is “uncovering” the true nature of the world along with the main character, who has no memory of his own identity.
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If you’re looking for horror that creeps under your skin with the mundanity of evil, ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ by Ira Levin is a novel I often recommend. The slow burn of the plot and the eventual reveal of the horror lurking in plain sight is brilliantly executed.
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Zone One, a zombie story written by two time Pulitzer winner Colson Whitehead. Definitely bleak
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Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (realistic apocalyptic), World War Z by Max Brooks, Girl with all the Gifts by MR Carey, Newsflesh by Mira Grant (all zombie apocalypse)
I’m a huge fan of The Passage by Justin Cronin, and the 2 other books in the trilogy (The Twelve and The City of Mirrors). It’s a well-written, complete trilogy, and is a post-apocalyptic setting with horror elements. Definitely has some heart-wrenching moments and is one of those series that I go back to again and again.
*What Moves the Dead* by T. Kingfisher was pretty good. I also enjoyed *The Night Sister* by Jennifer McMahon.
I saw *Tender is the Flesh* recommended on another horror request and I didn’t find it lived up to the “hype.” I actually found much of it quite boring. It’s got gore, for sure, but nothing that made me feel unsettled or frightened or even connected to any of the characters at all. But it’s one you could check out for yourself.
* *Black Box*, Jennifer Egan
* *Venomous Lumpsucker*, by Ned Beauman
* *Leech*, by Hilton Ennes
* *Our Wives Under The Sea*, by Julia Armfield
* *Zoo City*, by Lauren Beukes
* *Oryx and Crake*, by Margaret Atwood
* *Tender Is The Flesh*, by Agustina Bazterrica
Something post-apocalyptic that’s bleak and heart-wrenching and that blends horror with a sci-fi setting? Oh man, you *need* to check out Immobility by Brian Evenson. It fits what you’re looking for so well!
It isn’t a super “twisty” read or anything, but I do recommend going in knowing as little as possible about the story/setting. Part of the fun (maybe not the right word given how bleak it is lol) of the book is “uncovering” the true nature of the world along with the main character, who has no memory of his own identity.
If you’re looking for horror that creeps under your skin with the mundanity of evil, ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ by Ira Levin is a novel I often recommend. The slow burn of the plot and the eventual reveal of the horror lurking in plain sight is brilliantly executed.
Zone One, a zombie story written by two time Pulitzer winner Colson Whitehead. Definitely bleak
Swan’s Song by Robert McCammon.
[I am Legend](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14064.I_Am_Legend) is pretty good, much better than the film but I think all book lovers say that.
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