Book stores are reporting a spike in sales of horror books in the last few years and it appears that nostalgia has a big part to play in this recent resurgence of the genre.
The public’s appetite for this kind of nostalgic horror has been whetted, it seems by TV shows and movies.
The huge success of Netflix TV show Stranger Things is being credited with reawakening readers’ interest in horror fiction. The show is set in the 1980s and features a group of kids encounter, well, strange things, such as supernatural episodes, aliens and other pretty creepy stuff.
Similarly, the remake of IT, a movie based on a Stephen King novel, has led a whole new generation to discover the work of the godfather of horror writing.
British book chain Waterstones reported that they had seen a 33% growth in their sales of horror fiction. In a report in the Daily Telegraph, Waterstones horror buyer Kate McHale credits Stranger Things with that surge, saying that the show has “tapped into that 80s horror nostalgia and created an incredible reader resurgence in the genre.”
The remake of IT grossed over $700million, which is another indication that the genre is in rude health and that King’s work has an enduring appeal.
The appetite for the more supernatural style of horror thriller is certainly reflected in the popularity of books such as The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley, which was named book of the year in 2016 at the British Book Awards.
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