Our list of some of the best Space Horror books & series in recent years. Get inspired by one or more of the following books.
- 2389 (A Space Horror) (2015)
- Parasite (2016)
- Amish Vampires in Space (2014)
- The Great White Space (2013)
- Small Spaces (2019)
- Dead Space: Martyr (Dead Space Series) (2010)
- Cannibal Nuns from Outer Space! (2019)
- Dead Space: Catalyst (Dead Space Series) (2012)
- Four Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics Of The 1950s (2017)
- Irwin Allen’s Lost in Space Volume 3: The Authorized Biography of a Classic Sci-Fi Series (2017)
- Irwin Allen’s Lost in Space, Volume One: The Authorized Biography of a Classic Sci-Fi Series (Volume 1) (2016)
- Irwin Allen’s Lost in Space: The Authorized Biography of a Classic Sci-Fi Series, Volume 2 (2016)
2389 (A Space Horror) (2015)
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Parasite (2016)
They’re closer than you think A guard discovers an unusual lifeform on her remote moon outpost. She disregards protocol to investigate it, with catastrophic consequences. The parasitic alien wears its victims’ skins and adopts their personalities. It’s a perfect disguise, and allows the creature to spread without being detected. By the time humanity realises it’s facing extinction, a third of its six hundred space stations have already gone dark.
Amish Vampires in Space (2014)
Jebediah has a secret that will change his world forever and send his people into space.The Amish world of Alabaster calls upon an ancient promise to escape destruction. Then end up on a cargo ship bound for the stars.But they are not the only cargo on board.
The Great White Space (2013)
“The best writer in the genre since H. P. Lovecraft.” – Los Angeles Herald-Examiner “Outstanding in the genre.” – August Derleth “In the same class as M.R.
Small Spaces (2019)
After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie who only finds solace in books discovers a chilling ghost story about a girl named Beth, the two brothers who loved her, and a peculiar deal made with “the smiling man”–a sinister specter who grants your most tightly held wish, but only for the ultimate price.
Dead Space: Martyr (Dead Space Series) (2010)
When geophysicist Michael Altman hears of the mysterious signal emitted from deep within the Chicxulub crater, he can not resist the lure of an undiscovered artifact. With his girlfriend Ada, he joins a team excavating the underwater crater, determined to find the source of the baffling message. The artifact, named “The Black Marker,” possesses a mysterious power.
Cannibal Nuns from Outer Space! (2019)
The summer blockbuster book! Probably.With an encyclopaedic knowledge of cake, and exclusive access to the church’s stockpile of holy weapons, the Order of the Crimson Rosary are on the frontline in the eternal war between good and evil.
Dead Space: Catalyst (Dead Space Series) (2012)
Two hundred and fifty years in the future, extinction threatens mankind. Tampering with dangerous technology from the Black Marker―an ancient alien artifact discovered on Earth eighty years earlier― Earthgov hopes to save humanity. But the Marker’s influence reanimates corpses into grotesque rampaging nightmares.
Four Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics Of The 1950s (2017)
In the genre’s peak period (1951-1954), before it almost destroyed the comics industry, before the watchdog groups and Congress, over fifty horror titles appeared each month, and Four Color Fear collects the finest of these into a single robust and affordable volume.
Irwin Allen’s Lost in Space Volume 3: The Authorized Biography of a Classic Sci-Fi Series (2017)
Lost in Space was the first prime time weekly television series to take viewers into outer space’s strange new alien worlds – something the networks believed impossible on a TV budget and schedule. In this exciting new book series, you are whisked back in time to the production offices, writers’ conferences, and sound stages for the making of this iconic series.
Irwin Allen’s Lost in Space, Volume One: The Authorized Biography of a Classic Sci-Fi Series (Volume 1) (2016)
Lost in Space was the prime time weekly series to take viewers into outer space’s strange new alien worlds – something the networks believed impossible on a TV budget and schedule. In this book you’ll be whisked back in time to the production offices, writers’ conferences, and sound stages for the making of this iconic series.
Irwin Allen’s Lost in Space: The Authorized Biography of a Classic Sci-Fi Series, Volume 2 (2016)
Lost in Space was the first prime time weekly television series to take viewers into outer space’s strange new alien worlds – something the networks believed impossible on a TV budget and schedule. In this exciting new book series, you are whisked back in time to the production offices, writers’ conferences, and sound stages for the making of this iconic series.
Best Space Horror Books Worth Your Attention
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Fantastic Cities: American Urban Spaces in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
Author(s): Stefan Rabitsch, Michael Fuchs, and Stefan L. Brandt
ID: 3250754, Publisher: University Press of Mississippi, Year: 2022, Size: 23 Mb, Format: pdf
Screams Amongst The Stars: A Space Horror Role Playing Game
Author(s): Diogo Nogueira
ID: 2896717, Publisher: Gallant Knight Games, Year: 2021, Size: 11 Mb, Format: pdf
The Spaces and Places of Horror
Author(s): Francesco Pascuzzi (editor), Sandra Waters (editor)
ID: 2491706, Publisher: Vernon Press, Year: 2019, Size: 2 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are truly chart-busters according to The New York Times, others are written by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.