Curling up with a horror book is an addictive habit for those who can stomach it. Chilling tales of gore and fright can often leave a reader with a racing pulse, but the thrill is unmatched. Horror books have a growing, dedicated cult-like following like few other genres in literature. Horror books can be some of the most gripping and engaging books a reader will ever set eyes on. Their carefully crafted tales and eerily incisive use of language can be so terrifying as to make a reader want to put a book down, which they would if they weren't so entranced and enthralled. Books offer the delicious ability to be read anywhere, anytime, and at any pace. No other form of entertainment is quite like it. Horror books are no different, of course, but they seem to have the magic ability to move the action along at their pace. How they achieve this is a testament to the diligent plotting and word choice used by horror writers, and the adrenaline kick they stimulate hooks their fans novel after novel. Horror books can be very real, and make even the tiniest sound in the room amplify into a warning of impending doom. They are not for the faint of heart, and the best ones can stay with a reader for days and weeks to come. Horror books are typically published inexpensively. The genre is such that readers go through them very quickly, and as they are better known for their emotional response than their literary merits, publishers have made them readily available for all budgets. It is said that even readers who normally shy away from horror books can quickly become addicted to the genre. | 
