10 Most Terrifying Books Horror Fans MUST Read

Released in 2018, This Body's Not Big Enough For The Two Of Us author Edgar Cantero's Meddling Kids is the most recent addition to this list.

This underrated genre bender sees an affectionate, grown up parody of the Scooby Doo crew return to the hometown of their youth and encounter all manner of disturbing Lovecraftian nastiness in the process of uncovering a decades old mystery, and the Catalan-based author brings a bevy of pop culture references to the story's strange mash up of homage and satire.

However, once the group arrive back to their devastated home town, things take a dark turn and the novel's horror elements are pushed front and centre.

Here Cantero doesn't hold back, offering nightmarish visions of eyeless monsters teeming through the earth and blood magic incantations awakening mountain-sized monstrosities.

Like Lovecraft himself, Cantero takes care to ground the scale of these monsters inside the claustrophobic settings of abandoned mines and a quiet small town, whilst frequently throwing in ghostly visitations and horrifying nightmare sequences in case the subterranean threat isn't potent enough for readers.