cold horror

does it matter if you’re shivering from fear or the cold?

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created by leylines

last updated October, 2026

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As the Snow Gathers

Mere Joyce

Echo

Thomas Olde Heuvelt

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

Edgar Allan Poe

Ancient Enemy

Mark Lukens

Voices in the Snow

Darcy Coates

Snowblind

Michael McBride

Maynard's House

Herman Raucher

Let Me In

John Ajvide Lindqvist

Cold Skin

Albert Sánchez Piñol

The Dark

Emma Haughton

The Killing Ship

Simon Beaufort

It Looks Like Us

Alison Ames

The Darkest Night: 22 Winter Horror Stories

Lindy Ryan

Breathless

Amy McCulloch

The Thing

Alan Dean Foster

A Winter Haunting (Seasons of Horror #4)

Dan Simmons

Harbor

John Ajvide Lindqvist

Stolen Tongues

Felix Blackwell

The Winter People

Jennifer McMahon

A Cold Place for Dying

Kristopher Triana

The Drift

C.J. Tudor

Thin Air

Michelle Paver

The Shuddering

Ania Ahlborn

Bone White

Ronald Malfi

No Exit

Taylor Adams

Ararat

Christopher Golden

The North Water

Ian McGuire

Moon of the Crusted Snow

Waubgeshig Rice

The Hunger

Alma Katsu

Boys in the Valley

Philip Fracassi

Comments

lizzyy

Another horror niche I shall conquer🙂‍↕️

leylinesOP

its SUCH a good one godspeed 🫡

thehobbit

You commenting on lists like this is like, 95% to blame for today’s TBR increase I hope you know 😭😂

thehobbit

I see we all have great taste 😂

nezuu

ooouu i would hate to be cold and afraid at the same time. this list reminds me of the game until dawn 😩

leylinesOP

ok ive never played until dawn but i was on tumblr when it came out and based on what i know from that. extremely similar vibes

nezuu

if you’re into story games, horror, and the butterfly effect, you should!! it’s a great game 🤩

leylinesOP

oohhh okay im going to add it to my wishlist 👀👀

nezuu

yippee!!

Myth.Ink

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Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt! 🔗Review Here

jess_the_reader

Second this!!

Myth.Ink

Hah, hello first loyal cult member. 🤭

jess_the_reader

😂 you know it! And there will be more members I’m sure 😈

leylinesOP

adding!! ty!!

alienshe

Wow I love this horror niche so much. Perfect for winter.

j.bateman

I recommend The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. It's about a man who stows away on a whaling vessel on its way to the Antartic. It's referenced in Mountains of Madness

leylinesOP

oooh ADDING to this list and my tbr thank you!!

essiest

I've got a chill already! Another suggestion for this would be As the Snow Gathers by Mere Joyce

leylinesOP

you’re the second person to suggest this which means it has been added to both the list and my tbr 🙂‍↕️🫶🏻

essiest

Oop, I missed their comment! Also, also!! It Looks Like You in the Dark is an Alaskan indigenous horror novel that would fit!

homeofcedar

As a Canadian, this subgenre speaks to me 🥶 I recommend As the Snow Gathers by Mere Joyce! It gets bonus points because it's queer as well

leylinesOP

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ooohh i love the title, adding! as a new englander i understand 🙂‍↕️

miranda_mic

ooh love this!

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