Happy Tuesday everyone! Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's topic is Bookish Places I’ve Visited, but in honor of Summer of Horror 2026, a celebration of all things horror running from June through August and hosted by Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy, I'm going to do something a bit different and share Horror Locations I Really Don't Want To Visit. Without further ado, here we go in alphabetical order by title:
Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer - New Creations craft store - no, thanks!
Dracula by Bram Stoker - Dracula's castle - nah! The above gif is from the movie Horror of Dracula (1958) which stars Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing and is one of my favorite adaptations.
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales by Edgar Allan Poe - The House of Usher - I'll just stay home okay!
Fear Street by R.L. Stine - Fear Street and Shadyside - Another one I'll stay away from, thanks! Reading about this fictional street in a fictional Ohio town is enough for me, thanks! There are plenty of opportunities with all of the installments of the book series out there.
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher - Those portals to those alternate realities - I'll pass!
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman - Bela's house - No, thank you! Also, have you seen the preview for the upcoming movie adaptation, Other Mommy, yet? It looks like it'll be a good one!
Locke & Key by Joe Hill - Key House - The concept of the keys is fascinating, but it's still a no from me!
The September House by Carissa Orlando - Margaret and Hal's house - Definitely not in September, anyway!
The Shining (The Shining #1) by Stephen King - The Overlook - nope!
This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer - That titular valley/ untouched cliff face in the Kentucky wilderness - just the idea of rock climbing is a scary one to me!
Have you read any of these books? What are some of the fictional places you'd never want to visit? As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!
That hotel in the Shining would be so frightening to visit.
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