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Quiz: Which 2019 Horror Book Should You Read?

Emily Martin

Contributing Editor

Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor. She spends her free time reading, watching horror movies and musicals, cuddling cats, Instagramming pictures of cats, and blogging/podcasting about books with the ladies over at #BookSquadGoals (www.booksquadgoals.com). She can be reached at emily.ecm@gmail.com.

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Believe it or not, 2019 is almost over. What? I know, crazy. Reflecting back on the year so far, there have been a lot of ups and perhaps even more downs. Your mileage may vary. But one thing I can say for sure is that there’s been a ton of great horror fiction released in 2019. So which horror book should you be reading? Answer these questions about 2019 to find out!

Want even more horror recommendations? Take this quiz to find out what horror novel you should read based on your horror movie opinions. Or check out this post to learn about even more spooky horror novels from 2019.