Got most of the books I plan on reading this year queued up and I got some MONSTERS in store, so I’m interested in some lighter stuff to fill in some gaps between those.

Preferably looking for some horror/sci-fi collections, but open to some more general literary ones as well (I’ve already read most of Tolstoy’s and James Joyce Dubliners fyi).

for sci-fi, and this is one that I've seen recommended here a few times, but anything by Ted Chiang

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• Harlan Ellison bundle (known for his infamous short ''I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream)

• HP Lovecraft bundle

• James Vandermeer Southern Reach series (you might have heard of the film Annihilation by Alex Garland)

Those seem to fit your criteria since they all are sci-fi/horror and especially Lovecraft and Ellison are a must read in the world of fictional stories for their influence and popularity alone

I’ve read both Ellison and the Southern Reach trilogy AND own Lovecraft’s complete works

Appreciate the attempt though lol

well s*** i was just tryna make sure

Further than that i'm of no use i can only do esoteric recommendations

Philip K D*** and Asimov have a bunch of shorts for sci-fi. Can't go wrong there

If you just want a horror novella try Joyce Carol Oates' Zombie. Absolutely chilling read that I got through in no time

No prob. I read like 70-80 books a year so I’ve probably already hit a lot of the more prominent writers

You mostly read fiction? I mostly don't well, some might see religious/esoteric books as fiction still but yeah

Yeah, but I do read a lot of nonfiction as well. Books on politics, socioeconomics, psychology, history, autobiographical etc.

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Night Shift by Stephen King

I read Songs of a Dead Dreamer & Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti last October. Some p good stuff in there that fits your horror vibe.

martian chronicles by bradbury