Without going into specifics so the creature/entity/plot is given, I’m looking for horror that is keep-you-up-at-night level. A good wendigo or poltergeist or even disease epidemic book would be greatly appreciated.
I loved books like Pet Sematary, the Troop, The Quiet Boy (short story), Contagion. I try to go into horror blind so I am fully unaware of what to expect, so I’ve read a lot of duds lately. Psychological horror is ok, if it’s unpredictable/not just “normal person gaslit into thinking they’re crazy” type trope.
The only horror I was unable to finish was Tender is the Flesh. My kudos to you if you got through that one.
Thank you all for your advice
Duma Key by Stephen King is good. I saw it on a patient’s shelf once and commented that I loved it and he said “it scared the shit out of me”. It takes a bit to get into the horror part of it, but it’s worth the ride.
It got really bad reviews, but one of my favorite King books is Lisey’s Story.