Horrific or Shocking?

I remember when horror used to be suspenseful. The kind of stuff where you didn’t want to read too late into the night so you wouldn’t have nightmares or suffer from paranoia. It used to be where you’d read a book, wanting to put it down, but you couldn’t look away. I miss those days because this newer stuff seems to be heavy on the shock value but light on actual horror.

New Inkitt Story: Infectious

Wren Gallagher was among the first to become infected in an effort to save her sister and boyfriend from a destructive virus that turned the world into a wasteland. Rounded up for a government experiment over 4 years later, Wren receives a trial cure to her affliction, but once rehabilitated, she can never leave.

Between Tricks: A Dixie Tricks Novel

Keeping in the theme of Spooky Season, we have Jaime Munn’s book, Between Tricks: A Dixie Tricks Novel. This story has a lot more than just vampires and has an interesting premise.