Whatever genre an author debuts with definitely impacts their image. Now, there are many things responsible for the success of any book. YA has come a long way in that a good guy facing off the bad guy isn’t limited to the darker genres anymore. However, I can’t help but notice that there are only a handful of young adult horror authors and that its subgenres are much more popular (re: zombies and dark fantasy). So while we definitely need more young adult horror, here’s a list of thirteen authors who delved into the genre.
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What’s next? An anthology and the conclusion to her Parasitology series titled Chimera are set to release in 2015. And oh, a standalone book titled Rewind set in the same world as Newsflesh is coming out in 2016.
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What’s next? A middle grade urban fantasy series starting with The Orphan’s Army releasing in June 2015 along with an untitled horror novel that will be released in 2016 by St. Martin’s Griffin.
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What’s next? An as-of-yet untitled book that will probably release in 2016.
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Have you read any of these? What are your favorites? Looking forward to any creepy, scary titles by any of the thirteen?
THE MONSTRUMOLOGIST!!!!! I wish more people would read it. I LOVE that series!I Hunt Killers, Imaginary Girls, Rot & Ruin and Anna Dressed In Blood are great books too!
I wish there would be more books like those! There really aren't a lot and only have of them worked for me. I wish those authors whose horror books I loved would keep writing horror books.
*half of them
What a great list of authors. I liked Anna dressed in Blood and I can't wait to read more from Blake. I absolutely love The forest of hands and teeth, my first zombie book and therefor a special series for me. Mira Grant's Parasite blew me away, I'm curious about Feed. I was really surprised by Miss Peregrine. I heard some mixed things about it, but I fell in love with his story building.
I love Anna, I Hunt Killers, Miss P's and the Forest Of Hands And Teeth! This is such a great list, I'm always on the lookout for more YA horror so I'm extremely thankful to you for making this!!!
-Jon from Bookish Antics!
I steer far away from zombies but I love a bit of horror. I've been looking at picking up 17 & Gone because the premise just sounds amazing. And Anna Dressed in Black has been on my TBR for yonks. There'll come a day when I get there. I promise…
I haven't read any of these but Anna Dressed in Blood has been on my TBR for god knows how long. Hopefully I'll get to venture into YA horror soon!
What a cool post! Thanks for sharing! I don't read a lot of horror, but I did enjoy Brenna Yovanoff's Paper Valentine, and her upcoming book sounds amazing. 😀