Recs if you like Thrum...

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, started in 2022 and brought to pb in 2026.

Ever dreamed of getting railed by Pyramid Head? What about falling in love with a murderous monster? Then, babes, you're in the right place. These romance and erotica reads are horrifying, frightening, and downright titillating. 😏

For interconnected series, only book 1 is listed. Open to recs!

Note: These are romance/erotica books with horror themes and horror books with romantic/erotic themes. Come get this hot and scary goodness!

Horror novellas under 200 pgs. Bite size scary reads for spooky season. These span the horror spectrum from psychological horror to gory, body horror to gothic ghosties and more. Let me know what else I should add!

Speculative (sci-fi, fantasy, horror etc.) novellas less than 200 pages long that are either standalone or read like a standalone story

"Place as character" is usually reserved for lush descriptions that bring environments to life, and less often used for environments that have a life of their own. This list includes houses, homes, castles, spaceships, anywhere people will spend time and call home. Not meant to include haunted houses, but a case could be argued for specific ones. c:

Only including the first in a series unless books feature different sentient places.

Why settle when you can have a monster obsessed with you.

Monster, Mermen, Alien, Entity, Demons, Vampires, Wolf, Orc, ect.

Horror, Fantasy, Romance, and Smut.

Straight & queer

Standalone & series Only first books in series were added because why would you read a second book if you didn't like the first.

Put on your spacesuits and get ready to galaxy hop into some filthy alien smut! These romance / erotica reads have monstrous aliens eager to show their lovers a good time. 😈

Not interested in human-looking aliens with a colorful spray tan? You’re in the right list! All books here feature aliens that are weird, monstrous, and truly out of this world. 🔥

For interconnected series, only book 1 is listed. Open to recs!

books with five letter titles to tuck away for our favourite word guessing game

gays in space (or I guess sometimes dealing with space shit on earth), with a tending toward optimistic futures. this list will continue to grow and change over time. this list includes trans folks, queercore, and graphic novels.

if a book is part of a series, I'm only listing the first book just so the list doesn't get overrun.

a little bit of horror, some insanity, some delusions, some gore, some gothic. we don’t exclude over here

science fiction about people living and working on space ships or space stations, in the near or far future.

“from the ground, we stand. from our ships, we live. by the stars, we hope.”

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It’s what it says on the tin: romance & erotica with monster main characters and/or love interests that are peculiar, eldritch, or downright horrifying. Open to recs!

All horrors lurking in the deep space

Books you’ll enjoy more the less you know about them before.

Human’s falling in love in space, with Aliens and other Humans

You go on a trip and get much more than you bargained for.. or would have liked. From actual holiday/adventure trips that escalated, to trying to do your job at a resort; this one is an all-inclusive package of GOOD LUCK TRYING TO GET OUT OF THIS ONE ALIVE. 🧚‍♂️

Romance or erotica reads that feature aliens of all varieties. These will be reads under 200 pages. Sometimes you just need a quickie! Novellas and short stories from a wide range of sub genres with diverse characters and styles. Recommendations welcome!

Additional search words: alien romance. queer. LGBTQIA+.

Sometimes you just want something short that earns its page count!

Horror/Romance 🫦 Ghosts and ghouls need love too! If you are in the mood for horror and romance at the same time then dive into any of these spooky love stories!