Text: Horror books with child protagonists that are not for kids
Image: Book covers for The Troop by Nick Cutter, Lost Souls by Poppy Z Brite, The Thieft of Always by Clive Barker, Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King and Let the Right one in by John Ajvide Lindqvist
To my Dearest Friend
I was a guest on The Shepard, sharing some of my top horror recommendations!
Horror is my passion and most things I read and everything I write fits neatly into the genre. But I am also passionate about telling stories from a unique perspective, or if not entirely unique then at least one that is underused. My novella A Man in Winter is told from the perspective of an elderly chap with dementia for instance. I have also found that many people think books with child protagonists must be children's books and it makes me sad to think of all the wonderful work is being missed out on, I hope that my list has convinced you to try one of the above books.
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Devotedly Yours Katie Marie
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