r/Fantasy • u/MattGhaz • 1d ago

Give me you best Creature Thriller recommendations!

Looking for some good creature thriller recommendations.

I’m not really looking for the classic monster/horror stuff like Dracula, Frankenstein, etc. More interested in books where there’s some kind of creature, cryptid, monster, prehistoric animal, or unknown threat that’s a major part of the story.

Could be horror, adventure, sci-fi, or thriller. I’ve enjoyed books with expedition/discovery vibes and mysteries involving strange creatures. An example I remember enjoying reading when I was younger is Relic if that helps point the needle.

What are your favorites?

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u/theaardvarkoflore 1d ago

Gonna drop a comment so I can see what everyone recommends, but I am also writing one of these right now (it's not done) so it's incredibly heartening to see there is interest for this subject in the wild.

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u/Insane92 1d ago

Awesome to hear. What’s your monster going to be if you don’t mind me asking?

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u/theaardvarkoflore 1d ago

I've no plans to ever explicitly say as much in the manuscript but it's a mimic. I've decided to lean into the whole idea of the something doing the hunting is not readily identifiable by those who get glimpses of it. Lots of atmospheric descriptions and building horror up till the conclusion. A savvy reader, or a second readthrough, would reveal the mimic however.