Tuesday, April 16, 2019

TTT - Rainy Day Reads

The top 10 weekly meme used to be hosted by The Broke and the Bookish they  handed over the reins to ThatArtsyReaderGirl who can be found HERE.  Each week she will focus on lists which cover various topics related to books and reading.

This week's topic is Rainy Day Reads.  Now I rarely do re-reads and until I've read a book, I don't know if it will necessarily be a good rainy day read.  However, I know what kind of books I gravitate to on rainy days - horror.  So I'm going to give you five reasons I think horror is perfect for rainy days and five books I've discovered which are fairly new and might be future rainy day reads. Are you confused yet?


WHY HORROR IS THE PERFECT RAINY DAY READ

1.  It's already dark and dreary so why not pick up a dark book.

2.  If it happens to be storming you might have the wind howling and rain pelting the window as well as a loud thunderclap here and there so why not scare yourself some more with a scary read?

3.  Horror reads often address fear and honestly, I'm personally afraid of storms so why not try to take my mind off of what is outside and focus on some imaginary scares.

4.  On dreary days, who wants to go outside?  So it's the perfect time to curl up with a good scary book and read as much as you can in one sitting.

5.  Some horror books (I'm thinking King here) are pretty hefty.  So if your reading a physical copy and you get scared, you can use it to block  the door (OK I'm grasping  I've actually ran out of reasons).

SOME HORROR BOOKS COMING OUT SOON (JUST IN TIME FOR THE RAINY SEASON - in the US at least).

I actually find snowy settings one of my favorite, and one of the most terrifying and hey, snow is just frozen rain right?


Seriously - 1950's horror and it even has a classic car, rain and tentacles on the cover.  This sounds like a fun collection of stories.


Another collection of short stories all centered around small town terror.  It even has a map outlining where they all take place.


A book about the terrors that happen when animals get even and Mother Nature "becomes an Angry Bitch."  

So you know that obsession I have with Lizzie Borden and Jack the Ripper?  Well, Elizabeth Bathory is also on that list so I'll be looking forward to this one.

So there you have it, some books you can pick up on your next rainy day.  All are available right now on Kindle (which means impulse buying is possible) except for Blood of Bathory which comes out in June.  

So do you have any reasons why rainy and horror go hand in hand?

30 comments:

  1. I agree -- American nightmare's cover does hint at a fun collection of stories! All these covers are so creepy -- but I think Shallow Creek's cover would make me pick it up to take a look -- it looks retro and creepy at the same time.

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  2. Ooh, Fauna looks very interesting - shall make a note of that one.
    Lynn :D

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    1. Yep, you know me. Even my horror has paws.

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  3. Haha, your number 5.:-) Number 6: reading is easier than doing chores, and who wants to do chores on a dreary, rainy day?

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  4. Ha ha, I love reason #5. I'm going to have to remember that! Luckily I have plenty of hefty Stephen King books to defend myself with😁

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    1. Yep, those are what I would grab too. And a hardback copy of the Justin Cronin books if they are handy.

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  5. I am not sure I could read all the horror books you do lol. I would never sleep! Great post though.

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    1. Sometimes they do get to me and I have to break them up. Good think I like variety and am a pretty eclectic reader. When I read it a lot, while it doesn't scare me per se, it does tend to make me have some whacked out dreams!

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  6. Horror is a good rainy day read! :)

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  7. I love this! Forget using a hefty book to block a door, I'm going to use it as a weapon.

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  8. I couldn't agree with your reasons for reading horror on rainy days more.

    My TTT.

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  9. Love your reason #4! And Final Winter looks awesome. :)

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  10. I love #2 haha! And scary reads are perfect for lousy weather! Final winter looks awesome!!

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  11. I have a couple of these and the others are headed for my list! I like horror on gloomy days too.

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  12. Any kind of horror makes a good rainy day read!

    ~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum

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  13. Any day is a great day for some horror! I'm thinking about a whole summer of horror and thriller but whether I'll stick to it or not is another story!

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  14. You are right, and I don't read nearly enough Horror. 👍✨

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