Recs if you like Agnes Lives!...

an FMC named agnes? more likely than you’d think

lit fic and horror, mainly, and mostly books by women, nonbinary & trans writers, basically mostly non-cis-men

All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.

"Turn me over, I'm done on this side!" —St. Lawrence, whilst roasting on a spit

Gallows humor, black comedy, l'humour noir — whatever you call it, this is the place for it. This list includes André Breton's seminal anthology of dark humor, a number of the works excerpted in this anthology, and beyond. You can find a link to the complete contents of Breton's anthology in the comments.

Want more weird humor? Check out my list Nitpicky Neuroticism (Comedy Edition)!

under-the-radar, lesser known weird lit fic recs

It’s always nice to feel like a normal person by reading about those more unhinged than you 😌 These are all women focused books. Some I’ve read and some I’m going to read. Apologies in advance if it gets long. Recommendations are absolutely welcome!! So please feel free.

I know a couple are written by men which might be taboo for some but I’ve included because I thought they were appropriate or the author has a track record of writing women well.

you were good, I’m waiting for you to be great

ya need it