Recs if you like The Butcher's Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs. Lovett...

are you sick of being recommended stephen king when you ask for a horror novel? have you picked up a book expected to be scared, but the scariest thing about it was a woman being needlessly tormented and gaslit? have you read 4627473 books about a man in a haunted house and need something different?

if so, this list is for you :)

a masterlist of horror by anyone who isn't a straight cis white man. i've been maintaining it for myself since 2022 and it was time to share the wealth!

books where women eat or think about eating other people

Books with titles or plots where you begin to suspect the author might have been a musical theatre kid. Gimme them musical theatre recs. We are specifically looking for "the musical came first" here.

these books include themes of class relations and cannibalism. sometimes the rich eat you, sometimes you eat the rich.

books where there's gay people and cannibalism

historical fiction novels that also have cannibalism in them

creeping vines, twisting thorns, bleeding hearts and rotted bones...

Goth books, watch out though, some might crossover into Vampire territory!

Created from the list on Goodreads by Cybil and Sadie Hartmann (September 29, 2025)

I wish we could make communal lists, because this would be a helpful one to be able to ask others to contribute to

reworks of classic sci-fi, horror, gothic, or mystery tales

sometimes a completely different genre than the original

Women who consume, cannibalistic divas (Also let me know ones to add - I'd love some recs)

My Personal Culinary Cozy Mystery & Adventure Collection

My most anticipated new releases for 2025. I will add as I discover them!!