https://theportalist.com/cosmic-horror-books
From the nihilistic absurdity of Thomas Ligotti to the heavily science-fictional chills of Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation, the cosmic horror of today continues to tell tales of a vast, indifferent, and even carnivorous cosmos, through new lenses and fresh new perspectives.
Here are a few of the best cosmic horror books from exciting writers new and old—both those who were writing before Lovecraft appeared on the scene, and those who have come after.
- At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft
- The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers
- The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
- Malpertuis by Jean Ray
- Volk by David Nickle
- Cthulhu’s Daughters by Silvia Moreno-Garcia & Paula R. Stiles
- The Fisherman by John Langan
- The Secret of Ventriloquism by Jon Padgett
- Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
- The Immaculate Void by Brian Hodge
- Chills by Mary SanGiovanni
- The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch
- Uzumaki by Junji Ito
The book is great (imo), but know going in that the movie is a very loose adaptation. They share the same premise and basic plot, but many of the events don’t carry over between versions.