Dark Harvest won the Bram Stoker award in 2006 making it Norman Partridge’s second novel to win the coveted horror award. The last one leans more toward sci-fi horror than pure horror, but it also might be the closest to what you're looking for.Dark Harvestis a Halloween horror novel written by Norman Partridge and published in 2006. However, the following books might fit based on the Amazon blurbs: Second Child, Nathaniel, Creature. He published a bunch of books featuring kids, though I'm not sure any were the killer. Many of the creatures are from myths and legends from around the world which is sometimes interesting, though the books tend to have a formula to them.Īnother author to look at is Owl Goingback who blends horror and Native American myths and legends. From there he wrote similar books featuring all manner of monsters and beasties including The Djinn, The Sphinx, Flesh and Blood, and several others. Graham Masterton also has numerous novels with this trope as well. One is Mirror, about a cursed mirror of course, and the other is The Heirloom about a cursed chair.Ĭheck out Hunter Shea's novels with titles like To The Devil, The Montauk Monster, The Jersey Devil, and Creature. Graham Masterton wrote a couple of novels with this trope as well. The Amulet by Michael McDowell would fit. Goat Dance would probably also fulfill the "kids who kill" request if you're okay with possession being the cause. The "secret" is, of course, that a ghoul lives in the local graveyard.Ĭast a Cold Eye by Alan Ryan takes place in a small village in Ireland where the locals keep the old traditions alive and perform various rites and rituals in the local cemetery.ĭouglas Clegg has Goat Dance and The Halloween Man. It's similar to Summer of Night, It, and other "kids discover evil in their small town" novels. Ghoul by Brian Keene takes place in a small town. The Traveling Vampire Show by Richard Laymon uses the "creepy carnival comes to town" trope but gives it a cool twist though the town itself doesn't have a secret. It's similar to some of King's early stuff, particularly It, where an ancient evil awakens in a small town and a group of kids save the day.ĭark Harvest by Norman Partridge also takes place in a small town. Summer of Night by Dan Simmons covers the small town part. Other Subreddits that might interest you: Horror Award Nominees & Winners, 1975-2013 R/horrorlit's TOP 10 GREATEST NON-SUPERNATURAL HORROR NOVELS OF ALL TIME!!! R/horrorlit's TOP 10 GREATEST HORROR SHORT STORIES OF ALL TIME!!! R/horrorlit's TOP 10 GREATEST HORROR NOVELS OF ALL TIME!!!! If you would like to mask a potential spoiler, use the following format: (/spoiler)Īll times in ET (EST/EDT) unless otherwise noted. Spoiler tags are left to user discretion. Some rule violations may result in a temporary or permanent ban on the first strike. We do ask that you help us keep a high level of discourse by avoiding image-only posts, blog spam, surveys, plugging your own unpublished or self-published fiction, and linking to fundraisers or items for sale. No book is off-limits since horror is subjective. Here is your place to share your love or loathing for horror lit, but remember to be respectful.Ībusive comments and posts will get you banned but having a dissenting opinion is acceptable.
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