Best EXTREME HORROR books I read in 2023 

"the extreme horror books I don't shut up about" if you're new to the channel she never shuts up about anything, it's the best. like and subscribe

Zola "is the most disgusting book ever and a nice palate cleanser" I'm legitimately so glad to have discovered Meg.

I love hearing about extreme horror books here, it’s such a hard topic to find influencers cover so thank you so much for giving us weirdos a safe space to appreciate this niche form of entertainment 😁🥳

“There’s nothing scarier than a man” LMFAO REAL

Wow you talking about why you find extreme horror comforting is so validating, this year was my first year reading extreme horror and it is so frustrating and alienating the fact that I can’t rly discuss all my new favorite books with anyone in my life because they think I’m insane for reading these. I love love love the way you described why extreme horror is a comforting coping mechanism. It also for me is the only type of book that I won’t immediately recognize the cliche patterns and predict the entire story, extreme horror never fails to surprise me which is what I am always looking for in a horror book or movie. The overall horror thriller genre can become so stereotypical and copy and paste and extreme horror is the only place I can come to for reals spooks and shocks 😂

just casually adding everything to my tbr. thank you!!

I definitely want to read more of Wrath James White. I read his book Master of Pain and I could not stop raving about it. I'm so glad to see a book about BDSM where being kinky isn't demonized and where the author accurately represents the community. Him and Kristopher Triana are becoming my new go-tos for extreme horror/splatterpunk

Triana is amazing! His splatter-westerns are truly epic too!

These books sound so good! I love horror but havent tried more than couple of horror books. I am definitely adding most of them that I didnt know about to my TBR, thank you so much! Hopefully you find more books that you love this year, its very interesting to hear your thoughts and seems like my taste is similar, so thank you for the list!

I discovered Extreme horror (and your channel) this year and I absolutely love it. I thought that I was a weirdo/ sociopath for enjoying that kind of books but then and found you and you’re even weirder than me 😂😂😂. My favorite extreme horror book of this year are: Them, For the sake of rules and 100% match. I just added a bunch from your list to my TBR, can’t wait to read them.

full brutal is AMAZING thank you!!

I LOVED SHARED BY TWO. OH. MY. GOSH. SO GOOD!!!

Added them to my kindle book list.

As someone who just got outta the psych ward for the third time and has been looking for fiction that touches on that experience thank you SO MUCH for recommending Pscyh Ward Blues. I've never heard of it before and I'm already obsessed. The only thing better than finding something about this subject is coupling it with extreme horror. Just ordered it lol. I'm so excited.

I read Full Brutal this year and I finished it in one day. It was so good!

100% Match and Zola were favorites of mine too!!

My number one read this year was without a doubt “His Pain” by Wrath James White. It’s super short (less than 100 pages) but it is so impactful and powerful. Incredible writing and it had me thinking about life for WEEKS after I finished it. I kinda never recovered 😮

All I can say is that it’s your fault that I started reading extreme horror novels so thank you 🙏 from the bottom of my heart as I am battling with my depression and anxiety and mental health issues and being disowned by my family since June your book 📕 suggestions in this area have helped me out so thank you love your Aussie family friend and supporter John ❤❤❤sending you all of my thoughts and prayers and stay safe lovely 🥰 lady

Love Kim white!! Full Brutal, 100% match and burner ultimate favorites! The pain is on my tbr!!! Can't wait to read it!

I recently read Beautiful Corpses and had mo idea what extreme horror was. HOLY CRAP. I literally had to keep putting the book down and give myself a mental break because I wasn't prepared for it. Now I'm curious to explore thus genre further.

beautiful hair!

“Extreme horror has become a coping mechanism “ I feel that in the spiritual level 🫡 Not sure what that says about me 😅. I’ll be adding a lot of these to my TBR this year.

It's hard to find a good source for extreme horror reviews! I'll get them all if I can

What would you say was your first extreme horror book, and how did it make you feel?

Full Brutal made my list too. So good!

I loved and the devil cried. So good

Great list. Love Burner, His Pain, and Broken Dolls: Deliverance. I think my fave extreme horror book of the year was What Good Men Do, Jonathan Butcher's sequel to his amazing What Good Girls Do. It's just as brutal and just as moving as the first book. Also loved a bunch of Judith Sonnet books, too many to name, but They Want Us Gone was definitely up there. Oh, and there was one about a guy who takes vengeance on animal abusers, but I can't remember title/author right now. I know it was part of a series.

I read tons of Jon Athan in 2023 after you reviewed Into the Wolves Den. I read that, The Groomer, Lovesick, Am I Beautiful, The Abuse of Ashley Collins, The Girl in the Attic, Party Games, The Law of Retaliation, Two by Two, Camp Blaze, and Grandfathers House. Lol I may have read too much extreme horror in 2023 thanks to you 😂😂😂

Zola had me gagging at the smell of my dinner and Them was probably my favorite read of 2023!

I’m still trying to get into this genre, I feel intrigued by them but then I get scared 😂. I enjoyed gone to see the Riverman and the cotton candy massacre really bridged the gap between slasher and extreme horror so I know there are things I can enjoy but I just need ti find the right ones for me

I need Full Brutal and I need it now

Jon Athan is just phenomenal. His books genuinely scare me.

"And, like, I'm an angry person ". Really? You hide it so well. I never would have guessed 😉

Judith sonnet is fr one of my favorite authors of all time. She is also a total sweetheart. If you enjoy her books and have ig i recommend leaving her a comment or message cuz she is the sweetest and she loves hearing from fans and she almost always responds. A bit of a judith deep cut that i fuckin loved recently is “repugnant” its a mix of zombie, slasher and dark magic\occult horror. Truly cannot recommend it enough

I found my people when I found this channel!

let’s be real. you ARE Kim White (I just finished full brutal and I loved it)

A great video.

"there's nothing I find more terrifying than an average man" being a (sub) average man I felt that

Kim is my alter ego is one way to get rid of stalkers lol

I’m not asking for details but did you by chance experience a traumatic event involving a male stalker or something? 😬

That one part in His Pain with the mom😬🤢

I liked “Full Brutal” the only part that got me down was toward the end when she shot the 5 year old … anything with children hurts me ! I’m a mom and Grandma … what can I say 😂

Although I'll probably never read most of these (just too much for me personally), I love watching you talking about these books with such passion :) well done!

I read 3 Otis Bateman books. And I didn't like them at all. His writing is awful. Zola was not bad, it was definitely very disgusting. Try Mother Maggot by Simon Mchardy, also The Swine is very good. I think you would like that.

Just realized Gordon Zola = gorganzola... 🥴🧀

i read the groomer by jon athan last year as my first extreme horror book, and it was crazy. i also loved am i beautiful, and i'm eager to read more of his work to see if the really weird plot point is a theme

I can tell you having experienced violence from both sides that women are significantly more scary than men.

another mique Watson = dislike

I absolutely loved Zola, one of my favorite book I read this year. It was such a gross fun read.

Mique is top tier🫶🏼 Definitely need to read more extreme horror this year, I wish they were easier to access physically! Also is psych ward blues a huge book?? Haha it’s bigger than your head😂 Full brutal could total be you on the cover!!😍