Recs if you like Heart-Shaped Box...
There’s something not right about this place
Fiction stories about Haunted houses and other locations. Maybe it’s ghosts, maybe it’s cursed, maybe it’s ancient gods or creatures? All kinda of supernatural haunts and creatures attached to homes, objects, or locations.
Music/Heavy Metal Horror
Horror that centers around a band or music. Most involve Metal bands and/or Satan. This sub-genre is very campy and fun but it can have some problematic moments (especially the old ones) so tread with caution and check content warnings!
101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered
This list consists of the titles from Sadie Hartmann's book 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered, plus the first recommended read for each of the Author Spotlights.
Disturbing Novel Iceberg - Tier 1
Tier 1 from the disturbing novels iceberg. Iceberg was created in response to the disturbing movie iceberg. These are the 'beginner' books with difficult themes and some gore.
Bram Stoker Award Winners 2025-1987
A fun challenge to read all the Bram Stoker Award Winners. This includes winners of the following categories: Superior Achievement in a Novel, Superior Achievement in a First Novel, Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel, Superior Achievement in a Middle Grade Novel, & Superior Achievement in Long Fiction. For reference: https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/the-bram-stoker-awards/ .
paranormal activity
thrillers (potentially horrors as well) featuring the paranormal - ghosts and ghouls, psychic powers, things that are not able to be explained the way Scooby Doo and the gang do, by pulling the mask off a creepy dude.
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 don’t practice any of this in real life. Ouija boards and seances open doors to a whole host of supernatural nightmares you don’t want to invite into your personal space - best just to read about fictional people making that mistake.
101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered
List of horror books (mostly 2000-2023) compiled by Sadie Hartmann, aka Mother Horror.
