Fantasy Books for Horror Readers 

As a fantasy and horror fan that’s constantly looking for combos of thoes two genres I feel like this video was made for me

I didn't realize how much I needed Fantasy Horror in my life until I read Hellmouth by Giles Kristian. I'd recommend The Empire of the Wolf series by Richard Swan. It doesn't start that way but by book 3 it is full Eldritch Lovecraftian goodness.

Dead Sagas by Lee C Conley Godless Lands by Sean Crow Faerie Tale by Raymond E Feist Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko All horror/fantasy blends

Nice recommendations! I loved The Ocean at the End of the Lane and Shadows of the Short Days. I’m excited to read The Helm at Midnight and Certain Dark Things at some point.

I still need to read Swashbucklers. It sounds right up my alley.

Thank you for this video, Rachel! You've made me want to check out The Helm of Midnight. 🖤

This is definitely a list I needed! Read a few books this year but kind of in a slump. Hopefully these books help.

Interesting video. I definitely prefer Fantasy to Horror, but I don't mind horror elements in my fantasy.

Yay! I've read "Shadows of the Short Days" on you recommendation. I'm a Horror reader and usually avoid Fantasy but I absolutely adored it! No kidding in how dark it gets! I wish I could find others like it because I have no interest in the "traditional" Fantasy settings with knights etc.

Swashbucklers looks like something I would love. Adding to TBR! Saving this video for when my no-buy challenge is over. I've been on the hunt for dark fantasy

So many great recommendations! I want to check out all of them. Have you read Stephen kings dark tower series? To me, that is the ultimate horror/ fantasy mash up

I consider Coraline by Neil Gaiman as a dark fantasy novel.

always happy to see love for the haunting of tram car 015! ❤ and i've been wanting to read the helm of midnight for ages. this'll put it higher up on my TBR.

Great video, I am really looking to read some fantasy this year so this hit the spot. I love Neil Gaiman and agree that he fits more into the Dark/Urban Fantasy genre than Horror. I love Serial Killer novels so The Helm Of Midnight sounds excellent. Fantasy with zombies, yes please. Thanks for the recommendations. I would recommend King Rat and Perdido Street Station by China Mieville. A totally unique blend of fantasy, horror, sci-fi and weird fiction. Also any of Clive Barker's dark fantasy novels.

Great list, Rachel. Love to see my two favorite genres mashed together. I'd add Aching God by Mike Shel. Definitely more epic fantasy than horror, but it takes seriously how frightening a world with monsters and eldritch gods would be. It has some very chilling moments and concepts.

wow another great mix of stuff i already read and liked and stuff i hadnt heard of that i am probably going to enjoy, thanks again

Put a few of these on my TBR. I love both fantasy and horror.

Great recs!

My library has Swashbucklers on Audio!

As usual, fantastic recommendations!! Added quite a few to my Wishliet.

I’m definitely interested in Shadows of the Short Days

I appreciate this video, but I can't help getting distracted by your beautiful background...Pet Sematary and The Exorcist are two of my favourites.😅 Swashbucklers sounds awesome!

I always enjoy your book comments😊

I read a fantasy/horror novella this month and I really loved it, Prosper's Demon by KJ Parker. It's about demons and possession from the perspective of a surly exorcist. It's a series too and will pick up its sequel Inside Man soon! That one is from the perspective of a demon I think. Thanks for the recs as always

Thank you Rachel! "The Haunting of Tram Car 15" sounds interesting to me. May I ask you please... there is another book by the same author, "The Master of Djinn," said to be the first book in a 2-book series. Should I read "The Master of Djinn" before reading the other book? I don't want to miss anything that might continue from the first book. Great recommendations as always, thank you again! 📚

I watch your videos and pretty much just add everything to my TBR list. 😂

Great topic for a video!

Devil's Night Dawning sounds the most interesting of these. Dark fantasy is its own subgenre but it is not as popular or prolific (sadly) as its "parent" genres, fantasy and horror. The majority of the fiction I have found has been novel series based on role-playing games such as the Ravenloft setting for D&D and White Wolf's World of Darkness and mini-series or trilogies within another series, such as The Haunted Lands trilogy (and companion anthology) within the Forgotten Realms setting or The Nagash Trilogy in Warhammer's Time of Legends I also have a stand alone Forgotten Realms novel called The Depths of Madness and The Arthas novel from World of Warcraft. The Arkham Horror novels (as well as the game) could qualify as a historical/period dark urban fantasy, but that might be a stretch. Of course, I am always on the lookout for more.

I found The Vagrant Trilogy by Peter Newman interesting. It’s a dystopian fantasy with horror elements, maybe not too scary to a hardcore horror reader, but definitely worth looking into.

Shadows of the short days sounds fantastic 😍

I’m a fantasy reader who wants some horror in my books.

I would also recommend The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman.

Aching god by Mike shel is a pretty good horror/fantasy blend (the crpg group of adventurers in another world kinda fantasy)

Dresden files has some horror in it as well

Shadow of the short days sounds great. If you like this blend, you’ll like Between Two Fires. I would consider it a horror book set in a traditional, medieval fantasy backdrop in this world (France specifically) and it’s kind of an ‘end of days’ story where demons are taking earth back. It’s beautifully vile. Highly recommend

I definitely think that it's good to suggest fantasy books to people based on what they like to read. I'll give different suggestions to a romance reader than to a lit fic reader... As someone who loves both horror and fantasy, I'm adding some of these to my list!

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland is fun one with zombies in the background

Have you read the Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer? That's probably my favourite horror flavoured fantasy

think about the only thing I read that might qualify as fantasy/horror is koko by peter straub it was so long ago I'm not even sure if that author is still around

What a great video!! Thank you 😊

I really wish there was more of a crossover between the genres. Sci-fi horror is a thing but even then, I feel like I struggle to find many books there, it mainly seems to be movies.

Simon R Green has lots of horror elements in his fantasy books.

Thanks for the recomendations. I've only read a couple of the ones you have mentioned but they were great. Have you considered Science Fiction books for Horror Readers? Hyperion by Dan Simmons would be my first thought.

As someone who likes all of those genres... I might have to stick around.

My husband went to ski in Colorado and I made him take the forgotten island haha

Hamilton's Night's Dawn trilogy is sort of hard scifi mixed with horror/fantasy.

Check out Steven Demogorgon book.

think about the only thing I read that might qualify as fantasy/horror is koko by peter straub it was so long ago I'm not even sure if that author is still around⚛😀

Have you read a Clive Barker’s book before.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is something that I think would appeal to horror, fantasy, and romance fans.

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Oh, this sounds great, the combo of fantastical and horror 👍🏻 I'll have to check some of your recommendations, thank you!

If you haven’t read Future Home of the Living God, I really think you should

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As often when I listen to your reviews I am reminded of books I have read in the past. The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch and one I think you will like because, the writing is so good A Madness of Angels by Kate Griffin. Both are by British authors set in London and have creepy elements.

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