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Mushroomcore: Cozy, Sporror & Fungis
This is a list of Mushroomcore related books! We have everything from horror, to cozy and fantasy/sci-fi. This is the era of Spontasy (Fantasy), Spomance (Romance) and other genres too. Essentially it's time for the mushroom goblins to take over the world
๐๐ผ๐ Sporror Masterlist ๐๐ผ๐
all things fungal horror โค๏ธโ there are a few mushroom and cottagegore lists around, but i wanted to make a comprehensive guide to the genre! suggestions welcome :)
Gab Smolders Horror Book Talk
I can't be the only one who want to remember all the books without jumping around in a video, right?
Much Ado About Shrooms
Cozy, Horror, Mystery, Adventure, Romance. As long as the book has shrooms as a major plot point, there is a place for it in this list.
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:
โ S TIER: from "night shoot" to "old country"
โ A TIER: from "what stalks the deep" to "listen to your sister"
โ B TIER: from "the long walk" to "the gathering"
โ C TIER: from "banquet for the damned" to "model home"
โ D TIER: from "3 streets" to "my darling dreadful thing"
โ F TIER: from "basilisk" to "survivor song"
cannibalism is in, babes!
i don't know why i am always so drawn to books that contain cannibalism. what does that say about me??? ๐ช note: it may be a spoiler to some of these books to have them listed here! please peruse at your own risk!!! these are just books that i have read but i am open to adding others!
Mourning through Cannibalism
These are various novels, fiction and non-fiction, in which grief is processed through cannibalism or cannibalism-like behavior
Fear the Fungi
The best of sporror AKA fungal horror for fans of The Last of Us and mushrooms.
Colorful Cover Horror Reads: Blue
Horror books with blue covers!
Candle Wax & Rituals, Seances, and Ouija Boards
If you want to live deliciously, you must summon the dead by reading cursed books at night, alone, with the closet door open. But donโt practice any of this in real life. Ouija boards and seances open doors to a whole host of supernatural nightmares you donโt want to invite into your personal space - best just to read about fictional people making that mistake.
Addiction Horror
Horror novels and anthologies that explore substance abuse and addiction
Haunting the Narrative
All things ghosts, hauntings, etc
