If you like this horror movie ✨👹 read this book! (horror recommendations)

[@demonskwirl9462]

Another book which reminds me of Witch is In the House in the Dark of the Woods by Laird Hunt. Very creepy quirky witchy folk horror vibes, although I feel like its not exactly supposed to be horror. Short read I loved it. :] Hollow by Brian Catling is another gripping weird short read with horror undertones I loved 😁

[@lisafanucchi5939]

Omggg the movie The Thing (the original though with Kurt Russell) is so terrifying! One of my favorite older films!!! Love your recommendations! Love your channel. Thank You!

[@bookinhand_]

@@lisafanucchi5939 it's soooo good! And thank you! I appreciate it 🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@lisafanucchi5939]

@bookinhand_The Barbarian was wild Rosemary’s baby spooky! Hostel can’t unsee it Misery Fantastic! The Ring is the scariest movie I think I’ve ever seen, because it haunted me way after it was over! The Witch was surprisingly good! Wasn’t expecting it to be. Need to check out The Void. And read Night Shoot. Thanks again!

[@loveanicefigure]

Carpenters version is a remake.

[@jaxsonadams6574]

The Void is amazing for cosmic horror that uses practical effects. While The Thing is an amazing film, please don’t refer to it as the original - it isn’t.

[@bookinhand_]

@@jaxsonadams6574 @jaxsonadams6574 I'm meant in reference to the 2011 version which was awful. The original doesn't have the same title so that's what I was referring to 🙃

[@kristinestaples7607]

This is one of the best 'if you like this...' videos. You have given me so many books to add to my tbr!!!

[@bookinhand_]

@@kristinestaples7607 I'm so glad!! Thank you! 🫶🏻🥰 Hope you enjoy !!

[@cherrywilson6267]

So,so GLAD I found your channel. You give such great recommendations and love you include short reads. Us with ADHD appreciate it.

[@kemouse]

I just watched When Evil Lurks based on this and yeah it should be watched. I would've never heard of it if it weren't for you. Good job.

[@the250mikec]

Rock on! Love all these movies, done a handful of the recommendations 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@karlag8312]

OMGoodness!! I love this video, I love how you “compared” the movies with a book. Very clever of you. Please make more videos like this one. Thank you

[@tonyabeane8297]

Love love L O V E D this video!! I love all the movies you mentioned, with the exception of just a couple of movies I haven't watched. 😮 Confession - I'm in my mid forties and have never watched Ailen; so needless to say, you've convinced me to watch. I definitely added several of your recs to my TBR. I'm especially excited about Grey Dog. Peyton - this was a great video, and I hope you continue with this.

[@bookinhand_]

@@tonyabeane8297 thank you so much!! I hope you enjoy alien! I wish I could watch it for the first time ! 🫨

[@jaxsonadams6574]

I’d love to hear what you thought of Alien after a first viewing

[@TanyaWestley]

How do you not have more subscribers!? Love your videos and found some new books to add to the tbr 📚

[@bookinhand_]

thank you so much!!

[@loumarcellino17Q19]

Thank you! I could not help but feel compelled to want to read everything you recommended here, and have put them all on my TBR list. Your enthusiasm is contagious! I have been retired, so reading is something I spend a lot of time with, both fiction and non-fiction. And the horror genre has always been a favorite, so thank you again! 📚📚

[@simoneabel3162]

Peyton I just discovered your channel and I think you're delightfully engaging. I've seen most of the movies and now I have some intriguing new books to add to my TBR. Thank you! 🎉

[@bookinhand_]

@@simoneabel3162 thank you!! I appreciate it ! 🫶🏻

[@ash_nobodyy]

Thank you so much for all of the recommendations...I can't pick a book simply by reading the back of it, I need someone to tell me all about it and hype it up, so really I appreciate you!

[@WiloeAnn]

I love listening to you talk about scary books. It is somehow peaceful and yet fun. I really appreciate you ! Thank you and please keep it up. I have bad anxiety and this helps. Who knows why, but it does. 😊

[@bookinhand_]

@@WiloeAnn yay!! Glad it helps and glad you're here!!!

[@jessieg1313]

This was awesome! Keep them coming, I love your videos.

[@MinaLobo]

This Thing Between Us FREAKED ME OUT!!! Nestlings was a fun read, and My Heart is a Chainsaw sits patiently waiting on one of my many TBR stacks, LOL. Dunno if you've read Rosemary's Baby but I really enjoyed Ira Levin's writing--though the movie's a pretty faithful adaptation, I found the book funnier and scarier. LOVED When Evil Lurks--if you haven't seen Terrified (aka Aterrados, 2017) I highly recommend it, it's in the same universe as WEL (at least, I think so) and I thought it scarier than WEL, too.

[@bookinhand_]

@@MinaLobo terrified is soo scary!! I hope you enjoy my heart is a chainsaw!!

[@hilld3621]

Dude been looking for more horror reads!!

[@xmoshyMCCOY]

So I saw this video when it first came out and immediately saw the Alien recommendation. Alien is my all time favorite movie. I read The Scourge Between Stars after watching your video and I EFFING LOVED IT! I want more books with that vibe. My favorite part is that the author, Ness Brown, is an astrophysicist. Great recommendation. Had to come back and say that I binged that book because of you. Thank you!

[@bookinhand_]

@@xmoshyMCCOY yay!!! I'm so glad! 🤗🤗❤️

[@WormWhisperer]

This was perfect, ty so much for the recs. I'm saving some of these to my tbr ❤

[@HJL0606]

The novel Rosemary’s Baby is also excellent. The movie is pretty much the same, like misery, they didn’t change it too much ❤

[@KimberlyButler-y5y]

The book Rosemarys Baby was really good I loved it

[@NinaStudios]

Awesome idea for a video!! I haven’t seen a lot of these but LOVE Barbarian. Such a fun (maybe fun is a weird word to use haha?) and wild ride!! Adding night shoot to be tbr :)

[@NinaStudios]

Omg I wrote this as you started talking about this and then you also had the “fun” word choice dilemma hahah

[@bookinhand_]

@@NinaStudios 😅😂😂

[@christydockery6047]

This was awesome! Could you do more on Alien type, ghosts, possessions? Those are the types that scare me!

[@MlleGhoul]

Ooh! This is good to know. I put This Is Where We Talk Things Out on my list ages ago and I keep telling myself I will get to it later ...because I could never remember why it caught my eye to begin with. So this is pretty helpful, because I love both Misery the book AND Misery the movie!

[@bookinhand_]

@@MlleGhoul yay! I hope you..enjoy?! 🥴

[@SEReid-rz5bm]

This is my first video of yours and I'm so glad the algo led me here! Placed a bunch of holds at the library thanks to you!! 😅 Subbed!

[@bookinhand_]

@@SEReid-rz5bm thank you so much!! I hope you enjoy ! 😈

[@malk9244]

Thank you for the recs!! Do you have anything for Last Night in Soho?

[@sarahledford370]

YES! Perfect video idea, and big YESSS to Nestlings!! That book was scary and also…oddly healing for me. I found his depictions of PPD and PPA so perfectly done. 6/5 read for me.

[@asdqueerness1046]

There's also the "Ring " series of novels by Koji suzuki that the ring is based on too!

[@bookinhand_]

@@asdqueerness1046 yes! Thank you for that! 😅 definitely need to get to those !

[@kimmartin8755]

The original Ring movie (or Ringu) from Japan is incredible. I love it so much, I have never been able to bring myself to watch the remake that you spoke of. I should maybe give it a try….

[@bookinhand_]

@ I think both are really great!

[@blueleviathan8864]

I’ve read 3 of David Sodergren’s short novels: The Haar, Dead Girl Blues and Maggie’s Grave. The Haar was my favourite, but the ending of Dead Girl Blues 😱

[@bookinhand_]

@@blueleviathan8864 right?? It's nightmare fuel

[@blueleviathan8864]

@ I felt I needed to lie down in a dark room after 😂

[@Tam5115]

Rosemary's Baby is a great book and movie. The apartment building in the movie is in The Dakota. Lots of famous and wealthy people lived there. John Lennon and Yoko Ono lived there and John was shot and killed in the entry. Ruth Gordon is a hoot. You forgot to mention that the pain she endured was the reason for her suspicion.

[@iamwooth1729]

Thank you so much for all of these recommendations! So many books I've never heard of! When you were talking about slashers I thought you were gonna recommend The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix. I wasn't a big fan of My Heart is a Chainsaw but I loved Finaly Girl Support Group!

[@kylienychole7678]

New subscriber! I'm only halfway through your recommendations, but I love the list so far!

[@bookinhand_]

@@kylienychole7678 hi!! Thank you for being here 🫶🏻🤗❤️

[@AmysNovelIdeas]

Great list! I don't know what disturbs me more - the content of Hostel or the fact that it was one of my former 8th grade students who recommended the movie to me 😱

[@bookinhand_]

@@AmysNovelIdeas oh man 😂😂💀

[@Noobsquatch]

I've never seen Rosemary's Baby or Barbarian but have watched all of the other movies. I've actually not read any of the books you mentioned but have added a few to my "want to read" list. Thanks for the recs.

[@pammitchell5501]

Just found your channel and as a lifelong book worm and horror fan, I'm loving it! Just subscribed (after buying 10 of the books you recommended in 2 videos lol). This is like an online book club. Awesome.

[@bookinhand_]

@@pammitchell5501 yay!! Thank you for being here !! 🫶🏻❤️

[@Pam.P-pt8xn]

Hi Peyton! I just recently found your channel and I'm delighted. I love your enthusiasm for the horror genre! If you haven't yet watched Behind the Mask; the Rise of Leslie Vernon, I would like to recommend it to you. It's not super scary but I think it's an interesting idea - what if horror villans were real people? It's their job - lol, and the fun ensues.

[@kristianascharrenberg9958]

The achilles tendon part in Hostel...still scarred from it and I haven't seen it since it came out 😱

[@jaimieharris5275]

Great video! You are too cute with your Xenomorph! I wanted to try Stephen Graham Jones but I wasn't sure where to start. I'm a big Nightmare on Elm Street fan so I am going to take up your recommendation on My Heart is a Chainsaw. Thanks, Peyton!

[@jaimieharris5275]

Also, please do more of these movie/book videos!

[@thefinalgirl3639]

Barbarian is one of my fav. movies. I've never read Night Shoot. I'm so excited to read it!

[@bookinhand_]

@@thefinalgirl3639 hope you enjoy ?! 😈🥴

[@MyLalagirl12]

This is such a cool idea for a video and I love your recommendations! You just gave me a bunch of stuff to check out so thank you ☺️

[@kateperronne6391]

Great video. Thank you! I bought Greydog but I'm moving it up to the top of my TBR. I love the VVitch. Do you have any Midsommar recommendations? Or should I stay tuned for the next video?

[@bookinhand_]

actually I've heard Mary by Nat Cassidy is a good recommendation for that, but it's not a 1:1 comparison, def has some elements in it! I'll explore some more for that one!

[@bookinhand_]

hope you enjoy Greydog !!!!

[@diamondthegoddess]

Subscribed!!!!! Love these movies can’t wait to check out these books ! I’m sold !!📖📖📖📖📖

[@lisafanucchi5939]

Holy crapoli! I just watched The Void! Great recommendation!! I love your taste-very similar to mine. Tysm! Have a great night!

[@bookinhand_]

@@lisafanucchi5939 yay!! I'm so glad you liked it!

[@lisafanucchi5939]

@ keep em coming girl…you rock! 😍 📚 🎥

[@CathyHarrison-bd8vi]

Haven’t read any of the books you mentioned, but I just rewatched Barbarian(love it) the other night, so I just downloaded Night Shoot on my kindle.

[@bookinhand_]

@@CathyHarrison-bd8vi buckle up!

[@emcdonald496]

This was great, I subscribed to your channel excellent thoughtful horror recommendations! I picked up 2 on your recommendation and I’ll come back for more. As a woman older than you who’s had to hide my affection for horror I love the way you speak about the genre. Round of applause I can’t wait for more recommendations

[@bookinhand_]

@@emcdonald496 yay!! I hope you like them 🥹🫶🏻

[@MaisieStirfry]

I hear you, I don't think I have a single girl friend who loves horror, but it's always been my favourite genre, since I was a child--you're not alone ;)

[@bluemaiden5]

This is the BEST video I've seen on books to movies suggestions. :) Thank you! And yes, "The Void" is sooooooo good. Already made a list for 2025 library books.

[@bookinhand_]

@@bluemaiden5 thank you so much!! It means a lot 🫶🏻🥹

[@radiatorpasta]

Great recommendations, a few I have read/seen both in the pair and agree they are great matches. Quite a few I'd not heard of so they're on the tbr now, cheers :)

[@jessewildoner20]

The dark and the wicked and the autopsy of Jane Doe such haunting movies!

[@bookinhand_]

LOVE THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE!! so underrated !!

[@MaisieStirfry]

I love this concept for a video, and was excited to see that we like the same kinds of horror movies--thank you for these excellent recommendations! I think I'm most excited about Grey Dog and My Heart is a Chainsaw. If you haven't read Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby, which the film was based on, I highly recommend it. I've also read the novel that the Ring was based on but I can't recommend that, unfortunately! Thanks again and happy autumn :)

[@dinara_safina]

I'm currently doing a "read what you own" challenge where I can't buy any new books this month and after seeing this video I'm not sure I can stop from purchasing. 🤣I need to read so many of these that you've recommended! Please let me know if you find any books like Children of the Corn or Flowers in the Attic. And I don't mean that certain theme people think of when they hear Flowers In the Attic, haha, but evil grandmothers, family secrets and that sort of thing; that's what I'm looking for. Also, since you love Rosemary's Baby so much, check out the movie The Calling from 2000. I think you'll really enjoy it if you haven't already seen it!

[@bookinhand_]

Oh I'll have to check out that movie! Sounds intriguing!

[@jimboswamps5602]

New to your channel , I love it, it rules! Awesome recommendations 🙌🏼

[@bookinhand_]

@@jimboswamps5602 thank you!! It means a lot !

[@johnscardina6718]

Another great video! Keep ‘em coming !

[@berylkaplan2845]

Excellent video. 👍

[@kemouse]

Stephen Graham Jones wrote "The Only Good Indians" which I just read and that was great. The original Ring not this one. I've seen all the movies except Any Slasher and When Evil Lurks. I've read Rosemary and Misery also. The Void movie is very good!

[@bookinhand_]

yay! yeah it's a weird good one!

[@kemouse]

@@bookinhand_ I thought you'd have read it but yeah I really liked. The Mom and the calf part at the end made me cry.

[@RebecaLawrence-w6e]

Thank you for the great video. I have seen Hostel and Hostel 2. Many times. I'll have to give this book a try. Misery. Is a good movie. Kathy Bates is great in it. I will need to read the book. I'm a big Stephen King fan. I sound just like Annie. Rosemary's Baby. Another good movie and book. I just read War of the Worlds. Time to pick another book. 📖😃

[@trishnickles2236]

I really enjoy the book Misery and the film, I agree, it's one of the better adaptations of Stephen King's books. Kathy Bates in the film was great! Thank you for another great video, Peyton. 💕💕

[@bookinhand_]

@@trishnickles2236 thank you!! 🫶🏻🥰

[@beccasneed7730]

Looking forward for good Lovecraftian horror. Caitlin R. Kiernan is a good writer in this area as well.

[@Stephaniek-we9uw]

This Thing Between Us was so deliciously bleak. It messed me up but the more I thought about it afterward the more I respected it, especially the ending.

[@solmare_]

Subbed! Do you have any recommendations for fans of the movie The Thing??

[@bookinhand_]

@@solmare_ off the top of my head I read a horror book called Among the Living last year that would mostly fit the bill

[@laurieeyebee]

Was it you (I watched book recs without pen and paper) who recommended a Scandinavian dark academia? Trying to find it. Love both those tropes.

[@coffeeandscarves]

My favorite horror movie is The Skeleton Key. I'm wondering if there's any book with a similar theme/vibe.

[@KetchupCanvas]

This Thing Between Us had me staring at the wall for a while just thinking "wtf" over and over I LOVE THAT BOOK!!

[@bookinhand_]

@@KetchupCanvas right ?!

[@Lilithmaynot]

Any books similar to Train to Busan or 28 Days Later?

[@bookinhand_]

@@Lilithmaynot I haven't come across any yet but I'll start looking for the next part of this list !

[@Lilithmaynot]

@bookinhand_ Thank you!

[@NatesAltertoNatesalternateNate]

Oo! I've got a great zombie novel series to recommend similar to those movies! 'The Girl with All the Gifts' by M. R. Carey and the follow-up 'The Boy on the Bridge.' I don't want to spoil too much, but the reason these books stand out to me is that they're based around the premise that some zombies in this particular post-apocalypse start showing signs of human intelligence, and the books go on explore the ethics that arise. Both books can be pretty heart wrenching. Side note: The Girl with All the Gifts was turned into a movie, which is pretty good, but I'd definitely recommend reading the book before watching the movie.

[@bookinhand_]

@ oh yeah!! Great recommendations!! I really loved The Girl with all the Gifts!!! It really surprised me, I have no read the 2nd book yet though!

[@mbcslala]

I loved BlueJay!

[@cosacita]

I loved Barbarian but I feel like it missed a bunch of stuff. (Which is why I like series better) Wish it was a book!

[@Amayzun1]

When it comes to The Witch I always say how amazing the kids did in that movie! So good!

[@wormeater888]

Have you read anything that is similar to the Hill House TV show?

[@bookinhand_]

@@wormeater888 the haunting of hill house by Shirley Jackson is what it's based on, it's good but the show took it up like 20 levels. Maybe Hell House by Richard Matheson ? I've also had my eye on The Grip of It by Jac Jemec bc I've heard it's very similar!! Let me know if that helps!

[@wormeater888]

I just finished the Shirley Jackson book actually! And yes this helps thank you!!!

[@wormeater888]

Just finished Bluejay omggggg the ending 🪦 and his cat 🫶🏽

[@bookinhand_]

@ right ? It's wild !!

[@johnpauluberto]

I’m a half-Latin, half-Irish gay 51 year old man and I obsessed with you. I love horror, I love your energy, keep doing you! Oh to have coffee with you and talk horror! LOL ❤ John-Paul =^,,^=

[@bookinhand_]

@@johnpauluberto yay !! So happy you're here!!

[@Stabbs1313]

Rosemarys babys first book is good and the 2nd one/sequel is ok but the 2nd film was made in the 70s and the author wrote the 2nd book in 1998 and is nothing like the first 2nd film.

[@shariking4392]

I couldn't watch Hostel.

[@bookinhand_]

@@shariking4392 yeah def not for everyone 😅

[@ShawnBrink-xj3eh]

Love Misery. Good choice to review. As a writer myself, I find the idea of being abducted by a crazy fan to be most unsettling.