10 Must-Read Contemporary Horror Books About the Horrors of Modern Life

"You'll hear people saying that we're in something of a horror renaissance right now, a new golden age of terrifying fiction across page and screen. I think that's true, but it's worth noting that the world itself is also pretty horrifying right now. So it's no surprise that there are any number of contemporary horror novels on shelves that address, both explicitly and less so, a lot of the issues that face modern society. Here are ten of our favorites."