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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.

my favourite genre, these books are so much fun and more and more are being added all the time If anyone has any questions about any book I will try to help. I have read most of them and have reference books on the history of Japanese crime fiction.

An on-going attempt to track Asian authors in my Interested/TBR (and hopefully Finished) categories. Books are generally fiction/lit fic/fantasy with some memoirs. Authors span West to East Asia, the Asian diaspora, and mixed-race folx.

body horror as a metaphor for autonomy, mental health & identity

I love horror and I'm really interested in seeing how the genre shows up in different countries and parts of the world. I am making a list of all the books I have currently collected that take place in countries other than the United States, England, Canada, and Australia. I will add as I find more. Currently, there is just one book per country. For those with more, I tried to add less commonly known books. The current countries included in the list: Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Columbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, Greenland, France, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Motswana, The Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, The Philippines, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Uruguay, Wales

Tier 3 of the Disturbing Novel Icberg. Stories are more graphic with darker themes.

Note: some books are missing due to lack of access.

Books that exhibit key traits of, or helped develop, the Postmodern literary movement.

Not including criticism or theory.

Research trigger warnings before reading.

(Recommendations welcome)

Horror/Suspense/Psychological

Gabs 2024 reads in her ranking video. Hope you'll find something you'll like!

lots of gore and/or taboo topics trying to add mostly based off what i’ve read

A list to help those who aspire to read from authors outside the typical areas. I will be creating different list for different regions. I will also list the countries currently found in the list. Be sure to check out the other lists! Note: The countries are not perfect as some countries are classified differently, so I did my best.

Current Countries: China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan

graphic design is my passion

books with any sort of food in the title 🍕🍟🍔🌭🥪🌮🫕🫔🥙🧆🥚

A list of horror , thriller and suspense books with 200 pages or less for readers in need of small doses of spooks to get through their days.

books with characters/storylines that go against societal norms (check cws/tws)

all local (Indonesian) and international books with red covers.

80's/90's vibes

There’s something so special about discovering a culture through its stories. I want to explore more Asian literature, from classics to contemporary fiction, and discover different voices, cultures, histories, and perspectives along the way.