Ten Favorite Books of Cosmic or Lovecraftian Horror
(other than Lovecraft, and in order of preference)
The Black Maybe: Liminal Tales by Attila Veres
The Other Side of the Mountain by Michel Bernanos
IT by Stephen King
Uzumaki by Junji Ito
A Nest of Nightmares by Lisa Tuttle
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson
Song for the Unraveling of the World: Stories by Brian Evenson
Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer
The Rim of Morning: Two Tales of Cosmic Horror by William Sloane
Move Under Ground by Nick Mamatas
* with an honorable mention for H. P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life by Michel Houellebecq, which isn’t really a novel but which Houellebecq says is regarded as one
— May 23, 2026