My WINTER HORROR Reading List '24

Winter is here . . . and so is my Winter reading list! These are all the titles I plan to read this holiday season.
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[@theirlmccoy9784]

that halloween jack-o’-lantern background appearance 🤌

[@Jessica-vo5nw]

I thought the same thing! We definitely need more room for spooky knickknacks!

[@nickthecringe7129]

4:34 that’s the coolest cover I think I’ve ever seen. I gotta get that book!

[@Night_Nerves]

I knoww! I want a full-size painting of that cover

[@LibraryMacabre]

Greta list, sir!! Silent Night is one of my faves! I hope you have a great reading month. Love your vids!

[@Night_Nerves]

Thanks Carmeron!! I can't wait to read Silent Night. I really appreciate you checking out my videos and I'm really stoked to see you active on here as well!

[@pamelaspencer2497]

Those look like some great books. I love an older book set in the 1970s or 1980s. Silent Night was such a good book. Reva is so mean, but I loved it! It was so nostalgic and a great read for this time of year.

[@Night_Nerves]

Thank you!! And I totally agree -- even when a book set in the 70s or 80s isn't in your face about its time period, it has a certain vibe to it that I love. I'm super stoked to read Silent Night!

[@ElizabethSagewood]

I've never heard of Nightmare Seasons, sounds fantastic so I doubloaded it. Thanks for the reco!!!!!

[@Night_Nerves]

Absolutely! I hope you enjoy it!!

[@MillennialBookJunkie]

Had no idea Dean Koontz wrote under different names! I grew up reading sooo many of his paperbacks. I also am adding Dan Simmons' books to my TBR. I've never heard of him but I like the cover of A Winter Haunting! Also BE STILL MY HEART I loved Silent Night when I was younger! I forgot that the super chillers were longer! Just seeing the cover takes me back. Love it!

[@Night_Nerves]

Yes! Koontz loved his pen names. Summer of Night might be the best place to start with Dan Simmons. It's fairly well liked and there might be some continuity to the series. I'm pretty stoked to read Silent Night! Just looking at the cover takes me back

[@Oliade677]

Excellent content, as always! Great to see the return of the familiar background (with some cool upgrades)!

[@Night_Nerves]

Thanks Ade!! I'm always trying to change up a background a little bit

[@ShadysideLibrary]

Some great stuff here! I love Dean Koontz but I haven’t heard a ton about Icebound. I do know that it isn’t really horror, but has its scary moments. A different kind of scary though… one that involves natural disasters. Also Heck Yeah on some more RL Stine!! Silent Night is one of Stines favorite books (that he wrote). He told me this when I met him!

[@Night_Nerves]

Thanks Zach! I'm actually reading Icebound right now. It started off with some great nature horror but it's definitely pivoting towards adventure. It's losing me a bit. And yes--I can't stop reading RL Stine! That's awesome that you got to meet the legend and he said it's his favorite of his books! I can't wait to get to Silent Night. Hope you have a great reading month!

[@pointytoebro]

One year I'm planning to do a double feature, reading A Winter Haunting by Simmons and Black House by Straub and King back to back.

[@pointytoebro]

Man, you are in for a treat with Maynard's House. I just read it a week ago to kick off my own winter horror reading and I loved it. It definitely fits within the "quiet horror" genre popularized by Grant. Other winter horror books on the TBR shelf: Moonchild by Kenneth McKenney Ghost Story by Peter Straub The Shining by King Communion by Whitley Strieber Dead White by Alan Ryan The Island by T.M. Wright Icefire by Richard C. Wilson We'll see how many of those I get to this year, but hopefully I can check out a good chunk of them :)

[@Night_Nerves]

I'm so pumped for Maynard's House! That's a solid winter TBR. I hope you get to read through a bunch of them and I'd love to hear your thoughts!

[@pointytoebro]

@Night_Nerves If you like The VVitch, John Carpenter's The Fog, and the 80 film called 'House' you'll probably like Maynard's House

[@Night_Nerves]

@@pointytoebro I love all those films! House is super underrated. I need to re-watch it soon

[@tarusaumya]

Love your video background!!

[@Night_Nerves]

Thank you!!

[@esliet]

Great list. Silent Night loved it

[@Night_Nerves]

Thank you!! Yeah, Silent Night seems to have a good fan base

[@MollyPennick]

i’m finding the seasonal books i’ve picked up are really nothing special so far, i need a really good christmas horror/thriller! hope you enjoy those books :))

[@Night_Nerves]

Thank you!! I hope you find some seasonal books this winter that you're stoked about

[@TheBookGraveyard]

"A man of the people!" I love it. I was going to list some more winter horror here but I think I might piggy back on your idea and make my own video if you don't mind. haha

[@Night_Nerves]

Hahaha Yes--please do! I'm excited to see what you're reading this winter

[@namshiniii5254]

Wow those titles looks interesting gonna check them out later. Thanks sam have a happy Christmas labya❤😂

[@Night_Nerves]

Of course! Happy holidays!!

[@Sweetgotham]

Digging in deep with arctic horror! Love the combo of the elements also fighting against you as you fights whatever the main antagonist is (Think the Terror). I also picked up a copy of Nightmare Season and will start reading it seasonally next year!

[@Night_Nerves]

Yes!! I hope you enjoy Nightmare Seasons as much as I've been enjoying it

[@duaneorlovski]

I read Black Christmas a few years back, I really enjoyed it. I hope you enjoy it too. I picked up Nightmare Seasons based on one of your past videos, looking forward to the winter story in a few weeks. I also love Dan Simmons and Summer of Night, you have a very solid list for the season!

[@Night_Nerves]

Awesome! I can't wait to read Black Christmas. I hope you enjoy Nightmare Seasons. I'm excited to read the rest of the novellas in it. Thank you!!

[@Scott-sca]

Great TBR!

[@Night_Nerves]

Thank you, Scott!!

[@Scott-sca]

@ love the vintage horror reminds me of what I read back in the day, we had a used book store close to home that me and my Mother would walk to and come home with a bag full of books each back in The late 80s !

[@Night_Nerves]

@@Scott-sca I was born in the 90s but many of these are the books of my youth as well! I rarely had enough money to shop at B&N, Borders, or Walden Books, so I scavenged horror novels in used bookshops and thrift stores. Many of the books were 70s, 80s, 90s, and early 2000s horror novels

[@Scott-sca]

@ such a good feeling making a huge haul at a used book store knowing you had a pile of books!

[@Sano72592]

Great video. You really pick some good stuff I've never heard of. You and another book person have been going through R.L Stine and I've been wondering if at least his fear street stuff is worth reading through. I also suggest Devolution by Max Brookes. Winter survival horror with some cool creatures. It's a quick and exciting read. I couldn't put it down.

[@Night_Nerves]

Thank you! Yeah, I really enjoy reading and re-reading the Fear Street books. They make me feel like a kid again. I read it some years ago but I remember enjoying Devolution!

[@adamrasmusson6976]

Thanks for the video. Been racking my brain to find some winter holiday horror books.

[@Night_Nerves]

Of course!! Hope you find some

[@Dhampir1987]

I've heard about nightmare seasons. Someone in a horror book group I'm in bought a copy, and it does look interesting. I'll be looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it. Thanks for continuing to introduce these books!

[@Night_Nerves]

Absolutely! Thank you for continuing to hangout and engage with these books and videos!!

[@sielorstout1213]

Thanks for the suggestions. I will be making a special trip to the book stores today!🎉

[@Night_Nerves]

Absolutely! It's always a great day for a special trip to the book store

[@michaelstevick7759]

Love silent night!! 'For the people!!'

[@Night_Nerves]

Hahaha

[@BadTasteBooks]

Excellent selection. Excited to hear about them later. I was considering reading Maynards House at some point this season as well. We shall see.

[@Night_Nerves]

Thank you! You should definitely read Maynard's House. I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on it

[@SamNickJo]

A good horror read that feels seasonal because of the wintery atmosphere and characters/location associated is “The Only Good Indians” by Stephan Graham Jones. If you haven’t read it I highly recommend giving it a try!

[@Night_Nerves]

I really enjoyed The Only Good Indians! It dragged in parts for me and I thought the ending could've been more satisfying, but overall I really dug it!

[@SamNickJo]

@ I do agree with the ending not being as explosive as I thought it’d be. The sauna portion of the book and the day after was by far my favorite part!

[@meganh5948]

I had no clue dean wrote under different names….interesting. I’m currently reading my first jack ketchum book. It’s pretty good.

[@Night_Nerves]

Oh yeah? Which Ketchum book?

[@rackjeacher]

Cool picks

[@lesliepowell-mccarty7067]

Maynard's House is really good but definitely a slow burn. Hope you like it!

[@Night_Nerves]

I can't wait to read it! I've been wanting to read it since I got it. That's good to know going into it

[@watevr4ever]

great list! already anticipating hearing which one will be your favorite. also, what do you think future sam would say to present day sam?

[@Night_Nerves]

Thank you!! I'm sure future sam would tell present day sam to be better prepared for future videos

[@watevr4ever]

@@Night_Nervesfuture sam needs to be nicer to present day sam! you’re doing great!

[@VaughnHess]

First!

[@VampyrRaye]

I didn't really like A Winter Haunting. The atmosphere is good, but I couldn't sympathize with the MC.

[@Night_Nerves]

I recently finished A Winter Haunting and I totally relate to your feelings about the MC