/lit/ - Literature

Nothing? Really?

I wish i knew, OP.

Blindsight, Watts

Frankenstein you dense motherfucker.

Dead Space. But it's a vidya

Many of Philip K. Dick's short stories end in or describe pretty nightmarish sci-fi scenarios.
So does some of the work of Harlan Ellison.
And then you got the later works of Lovecraft.

>Dead Space
>Dead Space 2
>Dead Space 3

>>4535609
>faggot
>faggot 2
>faggot 3
>>>/v/

To OP, Mountains of Madness, Color out of Space

>dem buggers
>brrrrrr

>>4535626

>implying Lovecraft is unrelated to Dead Space
>unrelated to The Thing

Grow up.

Charles Stross? A Colder War and Missile Gap are fabulous imo.

>>4535626
>"Space"
>Recommends Lovecraft
>Not Shadow out of Time
>Not Through the Gates of the Silver Key
>Not Fungi from Yuggoth

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by PDK.

Pure, surreal hallucinatory terror. Takes place mostly on Mars but there is a space station setting at some parts. Takes place mostly in the mind if you really want to be specific.

>>4535658
Pic related is even more horrifying.
And then we have short stories like I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon, The Electric Ant and the humorous but none the less terrifying Holy Quarrel.

Who goes there?

Not sure what you're looking for, but the first thing that came to mind was King's "The Jaunt" even though it's a short story. "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" is another horror short with a bit of scifi in it. Ellison in particular liked to straddle the genres.

For longer fiction, though, I can't suggest much. I'll join the chorus for PKD. "The Game Players of Titan" is pretty horrific.

A google search for "space horror novel" turns up some lists with books I've never read, so you may have luck with those.

>>4535631
That not horror.
Just horrible.

Hyperion by Dan Simmons. Much more sci-fi than horror though but Dan Simmons is famous for mixing the too in more equal proportions in other works.

>>4535672
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem

I have to say I found Maze of Death disappointing. It was like a whore was blowing me for 80% of the book and then stopped and did a little dance and that was it.

I won't spoil you why, but I fucking hated how shit turned out. If this is your first Dick, maybe you'll be OK with it, but Dick fucked me over one too many times with this crap.

Read pic related instead.

>>4535419
Neil Gaiman.
China Mieville.

I heard GRRM does good horror scifi?

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison
Only a short story sadly, but captures both the things you're looking for

>>4535714
>If this is your first Dick, maybe you'll be OK with it, but Dick fucked me over one too many times with this crap.

I know what you're doing.

>>4535714
Thanks for "Eye in the Sky".
I'm familiar with P.K.Dick (I've read about 10 of his novels), but haven't read Eye in the Sky.
Despite your bad opinion on Maze of Death I am going to read this, eventually. Eye in the sky is priority though.
>>4535801
Thanks for that, looks promising.

>>4535631
WTF man?

>>4535801
That story gave me an anxiety attack.

>>4536074

Definitely read it, its a very unsettling experience.

>Tfw no sentient computer to torture you for eternity

>>4535801
Man, this is so good. Reminds me of High Rise by J G Ballard, in that it leaves you feeling a little unhinged by the end.

anyone know where i can get the ebooks of deathland 67-78? they're the only ones im missing and i cant even find them on the undernet

>>4536303

Looked up High Rise, is very promising.

Been meaning to get into Ballard for ages now. Take it I should start with Drowned World?

>>4535697
god hates fags

>>4535631

I honestly do not see what the deal is with this book. Maybe if you're like, the same age as the protagonist or whatever.

Awful

I read the thread title and instantly went to Ellison's IHNMAIMS, but anon already got it. That plus Lovecraft (specifically Dunwich Horror and Mountains of Madness) and you've read every horror/sci-fi hybrid I've ever liked. Yes, that's only three stories.

...And yes, they're all novella-length at most.

It's a severely underrepresented genre. If you're looking beyond the realm of books (which I assume you're open to considering the Silent Hill reference in the OP), then obviously Alien is the go-to.

Oh, and there is a video game that's basically "Silent Hill On A Space Station" - it's a free downloadable adventure title called "The White Room", and it puts most horror games to shame. Definitely play it, considering - you know - it's free and pretty short.

Speaking of P.K. Dick, did anyone else have problems getting through VALIS? It's just, blegh. I'm thinking I don't get it.

>>4536870
It's not his best or easiest work.
Radio Free Albemuth is superior (read that first), though I'd recommend you focus on his short stories and mid period before diving into it.

>>4536885
Thanks for the advice

>>4535621
Just buy a projector and read ebooks through calibri, wireless mouse in hand to turn pages.
I have all of these things actually. Im going to do this.

>>4536074
The character motivations in Eye in the Sky where too discordant with reality for me.

>>4535487
Seconding this.
>>4535700
And this.

come on, hyperion is not horror at all. by that logic, dune is horror too because it introduces sand worms which are scarier than shrike the god of edgyness.

>>4535419
you might like dan abnett's eisenhorn and ravenor novels. it's more of an action novel with horror elements, but much of it happens during space voyages and on orbital stations.

>>4535487
fuck, I only came in to post this

hmm damage control in effect
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfbane_(novel)

the short "thick water" ” by Karen Heuler
gave me some serious fucked up sci fi from the 70s feeling

the complete "blood music" by greg bear is great bodyhorror

>>4536836
I was his age when I read it. I put it down around the time he was being chased by wolves in a playground in that fucking awful videogame thing.

>>4535700

Hyperion is a waste of time. Don't bother.

>>4535714
*Dick related

>>4535419
Ray Bradbury?

>>4536855
OP Here (glad that my topic hasn't vanished since yesterday).

I read IHNMAIMS today and i liked it very much. Very unsettling and horryfying story.
I've read At the Mountains of Madness, but never picked up other books by Lovecraft. Maybe I'll try with this Dunwich Horror.

>>4536303
Funny thing. I heard about High Rise about 3 hours ago - movie is being made. Tom Hiddleston stars. It's in my local library, so probably going to give it a read. Premise seems interesting.

>>4536870
Sometimes story is little confusing, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. It was funny, especially to see, how P.K.Dick makes fun of himself.

OT - About one hour ago I finished watching "Event Horizon". What a horrible movie. Wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Bradbury's short story "Mars Is Heaven!" was bone-chilling by the end. Such a great set-up and such a nice, understated payoff.