Hello,

I am looking for great books to read. I am not the most avid reader, so probably anything you list, I haven't read before. I have pretty much only read obvious things like Stephen King, Dean Koontz and H.P. Lovecraft.

What I am most interested in reading is something with a great atmosphere and universe in the book or series. Something modern, with Sci-Fi elements. I am not the biggest fan of high fantasy, so it will probably put me off a little bit. I like the Cronenberg style of horror where the hero or antihero makes significant changes to his/herself over the course of the story.

I want to read anything to do with the occult, aliens, esoteric horrors, religion or mythology. I have recently been on a Shin Megami Tensei bender so if there were any books that have a similar feel, where the author combines technology spirituality and horror into a cohesive mass, it would be amazing. I am also playing through Bloodrayne 1 and 2. So any books that have a similar vibe to the B.P.R.D and Hellboy comics would be fantastic.

I know this kind of specific, but you guys have the most refined taste of the entire internet. (Or at least similar to mine)

Thanks!

I will specify a bit more I guess.

I really like the Midnight Meat Train by Clive Barker because it is a very dark and gritty story about what might happen when trains stop for the night and to disappeared persons. I don't care for the Dune series as much because in my mind, it is much of the story is preposterous and requires serious suspension of disbelief. I am a huge fan of films and books by Guillermo Del Toro and Clive Barker because they craft believable worlds and mythologies around the events in their respective works. Please take my comment on Dune with understanding. I love Dune, but there are aspects of it that I don't care for.

I hope this helps a little bit.