December meme: December 20

[badbastion]

December 20: stripytights: What's your favourite genre to read? (Sci-fi, literary fiction, westerns etc) Any must-read recs?

Far and above, my favorite genre is horror. More specifically, short horror. I've been reading horror since I was old enough to go to the library and pick out my own books, starting with YA vampire novels and progressing up to Dean Koontz (who I can't stand now lol) and Stephen King (who I still love). I love short horror anthologies.

But I think horror is best when it's multimedia... I love anything by Junji Ito who draws the creepiest, coolest horror comics. I also love Pseudopod, which is a weekly horror podcast, with quality stories and excellent narrators. I love horror movies too, but they have to be just right. My favorite horror movie is The Thing (1982), which is based on the novel Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell - who was so good they named the award for best horror novel of the year after him.

Horror all the way!

Comments

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Not a horror fan myself, which is ironic considering my fave show is considered to be horror!

[applegeuse.livejournal.com]

Hooray for horror! \o/ Best genre.