Let's Talk Bookish; Favourite Genre Recommendations

It's Friday, which means it's perhaps time for another Let's Talk Bookish post courtesy of Book Nook Bits and Dinipanda Reads, and today's topic is favourite genre recommendations.


Here's the further prompts for today's discussion.
What is your favourite genre(s) and what makes it your favourite? If someone wanted to try your favourite genre(s), what are five books that you would recommend to them and why those books specifically? Has your favorite genre changed over time?
I can't deny I've had a weak spot for horror and paranormal fiction for many years. It's part due to the thrill, it's sometimes a bit fast-paced, and they can play around with tough subjects in a safe manner. There's something about diving head first into the grime, as well as the dark and disturbing underbelly of the mind and human nature.

Some books from these genres I'd recommend, are
  1. Dracula by Bram Stoker - I'm a huge Dracula geek and even wrote my BA thesis on that classic
  2. The Exorcist's House by Nick Roberts - it's such a good homage to classics like The Exorcist by Blatty
  3. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova - as mentioned earlier, I've got a weak spot for Dracula
  4. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill - it's such a great classic ghost story and it's so atmospheric and well-written
  5. Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica - if you look at it a bit closely, it can be viewed as a critique to the whole meat industry, especially the slaughter

I've always enjoyed the dark and spooky genres, but in the more recent years, I've gotten a bit tired of reading historical fiction, especially as I can spot historical inaccuracies a mile away and it's the inaccuracies drives me nuts. Fair enough, there's not that many proper sources from the Viking era, but when it comes to WWII, it's easy enough to fact check. Fair enough that authors have some artistic freedom, but please get the damn facts straight at the very least.

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