Recs if you like The Lamplighters...
People Having a Bad Time In and Around Lighthouses
I love a spooky lighthouse. Lighthouse-related horror, thriller and generally dark fiction. Especially good to read by a window during a storm.
gab smolders 2025 (horror) book talk
what gab smolders read in 2025 as per her book talk video! horror + in tier order from most to least liked by her:
★ S TIER: from "night shoot" to "old country"
★ A TIER: from "what stalks the deep" to "listen to your sister"
★ B TIER: from "the long walk" to "the gathering"
★ C TIER: from "banquet for the damned" to "model home"
★ D TIER: from "3 streets" to "my darling dreadful thing"
★ F TIER: from "basilisk" to "survivor song"
Widows Bay Required Reading
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’
coastal horror
my niche
books set in or inspired by cornwall
that wild, weird, western shore
a list for fiction books set in cornwall, even if only for part of the story. (title is from a quote by thomas hardy)
breath of fresh air
tired of stereotypical YA? yes, me too. these are all the books I read when the YA genre was at its peak and they gave me a welcome break from reading overused tropes and monotonous storylines. this is a completely random list, these books have little to nothing in common, they just felt original when everything felt the same :) feel free to give your suggestions!
