Read a book that fits the prompt. One book per square.
All books must be read from Jan 1st- Dec 31st to count.
That's it! Pretty easy, huh?
You don't have to have a blog to play either.
Anyone is welcome to jump in at anytime!
Click the titles for suggestions for each category.
The Z Word
Walkers, Zeds, Deadheads, Biters. Whatever you call them; If it should be dead and it's not, it counts!
Strange Fiction
This is that category for the book that you say "Wow, WTF did I just read?"
Don't Sneeze
Ebola? The Plague? Kellis-Amberlee? Whatever ails you, this is the category for you.
Under the Sea
It's a big, big ocean out there. And I doubt it's full of red-headed mermaids pining for princes named Eric. Use this square for any book with monsters from the deep.
Short Story Collection
Variety is the slice of life. Anthologies or short story collections will nab you this square.
Let's Summon Demons
Don't do this. Gates of Hell should stay closed and your arms should remain in the circle at all times.
Any book with a demon or possession gets you this square.
Howl at the Moon
Howl at the Moon
Shapeshifters. Werewolves. Were-rats. (Yeah, they are a thing. Ask LKH.) Shifty people don't count.
Bite Me
Walk softly and carry a sharpened stake. Vampires aren't the only thing that suck.
Reading Rainbow
You should be reading fiction by someone other than a cishet white dude all year but here's your square to choose a book by a writer in the LGBT+ community, a POC author, or a disabled or neurodivergent author.
Afterlife Express
10:15 to Boo Town. Tickets, please! Ghostly apparitions, haunted dolls, and the house on Haunted Hill all count in this square.
Indie Author
Here's your chance to read someone not published by the Big 5 or the Big 50 for that matter. Read an indie author for this square.
Up Close & Personal
Pick a book with a personal phobia.
First of Its Kind
Read a debut book from a new author.
Does A Body Good
Body Horror - love it or cut it off.
Witching Hour
Spells, Curses, or good old-fashioned witchcraft.
Bloody Good
Either a red cover, blood on the cover, or from the splatterpunk subgenre.
Feed Me, Seymour
Mother Nature isn't taking your shit anymore. Pick this square for eco-horror.
Cabin in the Woods
This one is for those great abandoned locations, like a cabin in the middle of the woods, or a bunker in the middle of the artic. You know, Home Sweet Home.
Crumbling Castle
Count this one for all those lush gothic beauties out there.
Those Damn Kids
Kids. They're either hanging out in cornfields or eating all the Eggos. Use this square for coming-of-age horror.
Grimm Dark
No fairytale princesses here. The original fairytales are dark and bloody. Pick one to put your mark on this square.
Monster Mash
It was a graveyard smash. It caught on in a flash. Here's your catch-all monster square.
Killer Women
Women authors are underrated in horror. Fill in this square with a female author.
Scooby Dooby Doo
Any book that has an investigation, a detective, or just some bumbling kids searching for clues while saying things like "Zoinks!".
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