What to Read While We Wait for Widow's Bay S2

Well, I fucking loved it. This show is an instant all-time favorite and I just added it to my mental list of Best Season 1’s ever

My Heart is a Chainsaw Trilogy by Stephen Graham Jones- If your favorite character is Patricia-the Indian Lake Trilogy is a final girl trilogy with a lovable outcast against all kinds of horrors, humor + heart in a small town

Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our Stars by Cullen Bunn (on my TBR)-the local sheriff is out of his league fighting ancient evil, human monsters, and ritualistic terrors in a small town on an island.

When Things Get Dark edited by Ellen Datlow-a variety of talented horror authors pay tribute to Shirley Jackson with uncanny, supernatural, strange stories-humor + heart + horror

Nowhere by Allison Gunn-supernatural event, folk horror and ritual, large small town cast of interesting characters, pretty scary and gruesome.

Edenville by Sam Rebelein-horror + humor in a small town with a haunted history and a cast of likable characters trying to survive supernatural/cosmic events.

I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardóttir- isolated village in the Icelandic Westfjords, a small town mystery, lovable characters, paranormal activity, and deadly secrets.

Goblin by Josh Malerman-a small town called Goblin, six novella length stories connected by one supernatural location where strange things happen.

HEX by Thomas Olde Heuvelt-this gives you the small town horror, cursed town, trapped characters, folk horror, and gruesome scenes of terror.

Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano-an island community with a haunted mythology and weird rules & rituals-one woman must solve a mystery before the sinister island claims her forever.

Storm of the Century by Stephen King-this doesn’t have the charm or humor but it does have an ensemble cast, tight knit community of townspeople and a supernatural event during a storm on an island.

I love how Widow’s Bay had every single element of horror I love:

-Small town

-Large ensemble cast of lovable characters I could invest in (complex characters/dialogue/backstory/power dynamics)

-Ancient evil and cursed lineage

-Horror with Humor & Heart

-Folk horror

-Slasher horror

-Final Girl tropes

-Gruesome scares

-Supernatural/Paranormal elements

-Isolation (island community) Horror

-High stakes

-Mystery

-Found Family-band of survivors