Recs if you like Edenville...

The SCP is an organization that Secures, Contains, and Protects our world against anomalous objects, entities, and phenomena. Be advised: these books contain such SCPs that have escaped confinement and have caused havoc and destruction. Read at your own peril. And remember to document your findings.

A selection of contemporary Southern Gothic titles exploring the decay, despair, and trauma of the reconstructed American South. Come for the palpably atmospheric settings and descriptions, stay for the literary commentary on the legacy of the South's oft-romanticized past.

As a note: I did not include the most well known writers in the genre, e.g. Truman Capote, Harper Lee, William Faulkner, etc. as the list is more focused on the resurgence of Southern Gothic in contemporary literature.

the people of this town love halloween so much they celebrate it twice a year

“Make your statement, face your fear.”

A selection of books with vibes similar to the themes, narrative format, and generally eeriness of our favorite horror pod. Recommendations always welcome!

Come to the cult side, we have cookies (and trauma).

if you’re craving something that feels like the next martha’s vineyard (iykyk)! books that evoke the same feeling as the magnificent tv show ‘widows bay’

"The Enrichment Center would like to emphasize that there is indeed cake. Please disregard anything your weighted companion cube should say on the subject."

Stories where a character is promised some sort of reward that never comes to fruition. Recommendations welcome!!

I’m insanely obsessed with Widow’s Bay and I want to read some books with similar vibes once the season is over, so I figured I’d make this list! The books listed are recommendations I’ve gathered from Instagram, Reddit, etc, but I’d love some more recommendations!

Book of various genres, but due to the topic I guess they'll be mostly horrors and thrillers, where the main characters go on an innocent writer's retreat and it doesn't end up as expected. DISCLAIMER: I haven't read all books on this list, but I'm really eager to do so. If you have any correction about a book which doesn't really contain a writer's retreat or suggestions of more books that do, please comment it. The list will be updated whenever I find something or something is suggested.