# Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a creepy, inventive and entertaining horror novel that stays with readers for years. Some find it flawed next to Simmons's Hyperion.

## Why people recommend it

- Creepy and unsettling horror (3 comments): "The first person perspective of the old lady at the beginning of the book was so creepy." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47186333)) "still one of the most creepy horror books I've ever read" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47184496)) "Carrion Comfort is just really exciting and creepy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47185138))
- Stays with readers long after (2 comments): "Carrion Comfort is a book that I still think back on years after I read it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47184585)) "I still think about it relatively often." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47185931))
- Ridiculously entertaining and exciting (2 comments): "Carrion Comfort is a ridiculously entertaining novel." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47184732)) "Carrion Comfort is just really exciting and creepy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47185138))

## What people warn about

- Flawed compared to Hyperion (1 comments): "Although it's quite a flawed novel compared to brilliant space opera like Hyperion" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47183690))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski](https://hackerapproved.com/p/house-of-leaves.md): 19 recommend
- [The Terror by Dan Simmons](https://hackerapproved.com/p/terror.md): 12 recommend
- [The Shining by Stephen King](https://hackerapproved.com/p/shining.md): 4 recommend
- [World War Z by Max Brooks](https://hackerapproved.com/p/world-war-z.md): 3 recommend
- [Summer of Night by Dan Simmons](https://hackerapproved.com/p/summer-of-night.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0312567073?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780312567071) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons", https://hackerapproved.com/p/carrion-comfort/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).