Blindsight is the most horrifying sf novel I've read in years. The aliens are kinda scary but the real nightmares come from the implications about consciousness and intelligence.
Honest question: what is so nightmarish about it? I think it’s mind bending and certainly makes you reconsider the nature of intelligence and consciousness. But why is it horrifying?
Leviathan Wakes did such a great job mixing in horror. I was bummed the show omitted (most of it) that part when I watched. The escape of the station with Miller and Holden was terrifying and wonderfully written. I just ordered a copy of Blindsight to read as soon as I finish Project Hail Mary.
"Sandkings" by George Rail Road Martin is a great short story in the sf/hor mode. I'm interested in Blindsight by Peter Watts and you made it shift toward the top of my TBR list. The Space Vampires by Colin Wilson is an odd duck of a novel. It sounds like pulp and certainly has those elements but it's also full of philosophical and scientific discussion with serious themes. Not sure it's entirely successful but it is interesting. 14 by Peter Clines is one of my favorite conceptual horror novels. Compelling stuff and great fun.
I put "14" on my list years ago when I heard you talk about it and hearing you mention it again here reminds me that I need to get to it soon. Great list, Rachel! And not sure if you've read or heard of the Hell Divers series but it's a sci-fi horror series that I love. 😉
😱I’m not generally a horror boy, but the touches of it in Tom Lloyd’s “Falling Dark” really appealed to me when I read it last Summer. It has also stuck in my head ever since too.
Great video! I love sci-fi horror. I really want to read Hell on Mars, Outer Darkness, Video Night, and 14. I've read the others you mentioned and thought they were great.
I just finished reading 14 based on your recommendation in this video, and thank you so much I loved it. I'm not normally a horror reader but this worked for me
Hell on Mars sounds amazing, I'll have to check it out. Since you mentioned Lovecraftian horror, I can recommend 'She Walks in Shadows'. Great short stories.
Just a recommendation - if you like well done cosmic horror graphic novels (I do- I can't get enough and read every one I can ger my paws on) "Nameless" by Grant Morrison is phenomenal. I don't want to give any spoilers, but at only 6 volumes, it's well worth the time. My all time favourite however, is "Clean Room," by Gail Simone. It's hands down the most creative take on sci-fi horror I've ever stumbled across. There's nothing else like it, and she creates a believable, vibrant, gruesome world that absolutely sucks you in. Hardly anyone seems to have heard of it, since she's better known for her Marvel stuff, but I can't say enough good things about Clean Room.
Goo zombies. I was audiobooking this book and suddenly I’m scared stupid because a dang amber alert went Off while I was driving. I was like thank god this ain’t a horror and they mention the goo zombies 😱😱😱😱
blindsight is SO good. it's one of those books that i wish i could just recommend to anyone -- it's so unique and thought-provoking while still being genuinely frightening (and bleak!). ty for all the recs, i'll definitely be trying hell on mars, video night & 14 🛸
The last conversation sounded really intriguing to me. I didnt finish 14, but maybe i should give it another shot. I am going to finish The Scourge between the Stars first though, I ve waited too long for that one
I like Paradise-1 by David Wellington. The first 100 pages are more thriller, but the vibe turns toward horror after that. I would love to hear your thoughts!
I was thinking when I started this video I need to look for alien type books and as I was thinking it you said if you like the alien series this book is for you! HAHA On my TBR now.
You could call Peter Hamilton's Night's Dawn trilogy scifi horror. It's only a 3000 page commitment. The Blindsight short film is impressive: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VkR2hnXR0SM.html I think of Leviathan Wakes as a 400 page book, since the audiobook is 20 hours.
For a purely Lovecraftian novel with a compelling tone, try That Which Should Not Be by Brett J. Talley. It's not science fictional, despite some fictional science in it, but gives great story by the shovelful. Fun book.
One that immediately comes to my mind & it was pretty good ( scary & atmospheric ) is Richard Paul Russo's " Ship of Fools" ( also known as " Unto Leviathan " in europe ) from 2001. Generation ship looking for remnants of humanity among stars stumbles upon giant alien ship, presumably abandoned... I'm going to try "14 " by Clines ..I heard about the book , but forgotten about it..
I want to check out Hell on Mars and 14. I DNFed Leviathan Wakes. Just couldn't connect. You should try Parasite by Darcy Coates. Definitely more horror than science fiction but I thought it was a fun time. I was hoping you were going to mention Paradise 1. I know it just came out today but I was hoping you had an arch of it 😉 or maybe you did read it but it didn't make the list because you didn't like it 😂 I just recently bought The Last Astronaut by the same author and hope to get to them both soon. Btw, I am currently reading Sea of Rust and it's great! Thanks for putting it on my radar.
I’ll have to try Hell on Mars, and Video Night. I just read Manel Louriero’s first zombie book (English translation). I was pretty good (aside from some icky statements regarding a 17-yr old, which really comes across as the author’s wish fulfillment fantasy). Im going to try reading the next novel in Spanish (or maybe I’ll try the first novel in Spanish since I know the plot and dialogue now).
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