We Want Your Votes for Best Horror Novel of 2016!
We’ve seen a handful of amazing horror novels released this year. But the number of books hitting shelves is so sizable that it becomes a near impossibility to keep up with every standout effort to land in our laps.
That’s where you, the readers, and you, the contributors come into play.
We want your votes for the finest novel to be released in 2016.
The only stipulation here is that the novel was officially released in 2016. Not December of 2015, or a re-release of a novel years old. We want your votes for the new books. You can vote for up to three titles.
What was your favorite of the year?
Was it Hunter Shea’s The Jersey Devil?
Was it Joe Hill’s The Fireman?
Maybe it was Bracken MacLeod’s Stranded?
Was it Joe R. Lansdale’s Honky Tonk Samurai?
Let us know, as you’ll be helping us to compile a list of the absolute must-read novels of 2016! That means other fans are relying on you to lead them down a thrilling path!
Drop us a comment below with your vote, and if you’re really torn on two novels, don’t be shy: list them both!
Try to have your votes in by December 10th, so that we have a chance to go through nominations, discuss those nominations and reach a conclusion that will be unanimously respected!
The 2016 Best Novels Award is in your hands, so fill up the comment section below!
Horror Novel Reviews 
Sullen Falls.
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Sullen Falls Ny Frank Julius Palumbo
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Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell by Paul Kane
The Passenger by F.R. Tallis
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COMPLETELY ignorant to Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell. Was it good? Scary? Creepy? Is it a 500+ page book – I just don’t have the time read them consistently enough to maintain interest. Fill me in on that, if you will. Thatnks buddy!
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So far, I got to say Children of the Dark by Jonathan Janz, Savages by Greg F Gifune, or SGJ’s Mongrels.
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Children of the dark – Jonathan Janz
The Fisherman – John Langan
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Sherlock and the Servants of Hell by Paul Kane.
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THE FISHERMAN by John Langan. Hands down the best horror novel I’ve read this year.
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OK, I won’t vote for myself. LOL So I’m going to vote for The Consultant by Bentley Little.
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The Jersey Devil. 2 👍
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Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones. Hands down.
followed by The Night Parade by Ronald Malfi, Desolation by Kristopher Rufty, The Jersey Devil by Hunter Shea, and Prince of Nightmares by John McNee
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I’d ad THE RIB FROM WHICH I REMAKE THE WORLD by Ed Kurtz to this list.
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Stranded is tied with The Fireman for me.
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“Stranded” by Bracken MacLeod.
A friend recommended this to me. It’s very intelligently written and full of suspense. I have to be honest though, if you go to bed to sleep then don’t pick this up. It’s not an easy book to put down.
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Bracken MacLeod’s Stranded
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The Fireman
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Loner
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Great idea for a thread Matt. Don’t think I’ve read any horror published this year. I was going to say Bird Box, but I think that’s last year. Hmm, will read some of the other suggestions and come back.
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Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter by Christine Verstraete
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Thanks for the mention. Actually the book (Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter) is listed under C.A. Verstraete.
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Hunter Shea’s “Jersey Devil” is the only 2016 release I’ve read this year so.. I’ll vote for that. It was pretty awesome!
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The Jersey Devil. It turned me into a Hunter Shea fan for life.
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The Eighth Day by MM Dos Santos!
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The Eighth Day – M. M. Dos Santos
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The Eighth Day by M.M. Dos Santos. A truly eerie and gut wrenching read. Perfect imagery to set the mood with chills on a dark night. Well written and thought out. Looking forward to more.
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The eight day by M.M Dos Santos
The scariest book I’ve ever read
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The Eighth Day by M.M Dos Santos
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The Eighth Day Volume 1 by MM Dos Santos
Genius,intoxicating,evil.
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The Eighth Day by M.M. Dos Santos
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The Eighth Day Vol. 1 by M.M. Dos Santos
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The Eighth Day by MM Dos Santos frickin’ ruined my MIND! It was the most intensely descriptive horror novel I’ve read. Hands down. EVER.
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The Eighth Day by M. M. Dos Santos is fantastic!
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My vote is for “the eight day” by m.m. dos Santos. Some of the most frightening aspects of the book is how it made me root for some of the purest of evil I’ve encountered. Who does that? Im a good person. Truely. The imagery is burnt into my memories. So well done! #teamarold
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Jersey Devil, Hunter Shea
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Disappearance at Devil’s Rock, by Paul Tremblay. The Jersey Devil, by Hunter Shea. Children of the Dark, by Jonathan Janz. The Consultant, by Bentley Little. Retreat, by J.F. Gonzalez. I found it hard to narrow the list.
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The Eighth Day vol. 1 by M.M. Dos Santos
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The Eighth Day by mm Dos Santos
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Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter by C.A. Verstraete
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The Jersey Devil by Hunter Shea!
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the jersey devil — hunter shea
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The Jersey Devil, naturally.
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The Jersey Devil of course
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The Jersey Devil did it for me.
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The jersey devil was great!!!
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The Jersey Devil By Hunter Shea!
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The Jersey Devil by Hunter Shea!
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Children of the Dark by Jonathan Janz
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the scarlet gosphels was the best horror novel ive read in 2016 clive barker rules
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the scarlet gosphels was the best horror novel of 2016
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most that I’ve talked to that read it said it started out awesome then became so terrible that it was as if someone else entirely finished the book. I’m curious about that one.
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STRANDED by Captain MacLeod.
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STRANDED by Captain MacLeod.
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Jersey Devil
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The Devourers by Indra Das, mesmerizing literary horror with shapeshifters set in India, followed by Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt which made stitched-up witches almost as as scary as small towns.
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