I think one thing I'm going to enjoy most about this event is that the horror genre doesn't really have that established canon of "great" works that you find in the superhero genre. There is no Watchmen of horror; the great stories are still largely unrecognized in the modern age. That makes creating these lists both more difficult and more liberating, as there is no body of work that you're more or less expected to have read in order to have an opinion. Any given back issue could prove to be the greatest horror story ever written; everyone has an equal chance of uncovering something amazing on their list.

At most, I'm looking at having one traditional superhero book on my list, but even that's tenuous.

I'm considering having a thread for everyone to post their runner-ups prior to the countdown.

What do you guys think?

Depends on how settled people are on their choices, I guess. I anticipate no second- or third-guessing of my picks, especially with so few involved.

OTOH, with the Christmas lists, more than once I've swerved on a pick at some point during the 12 days; if we'd listed those anticipated runners-up beforehand, I'd presumably have deprived myself of those options.

I like after better too (gives me more time to actually come up with my selections as time is crushing me right now).

-M

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