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Books that are atmospheric, emotionally unsettling, beautifully written, a little weird, and linger long after you finish them.

Horror novellas under 200 pgs. Bite size scary reads for spooky season. These span the horror spectrum from psychological horror to gory, body horror to gothic ghosties and more. Let me know what else I should add!

Horror books with a page count of 200 pages or less.

Before we started defining novellas by word count, they were defined as being any book less than 200 pages. Source: my Analysis of Short Stories & Literature professor in community college. I loved that class. But he loved James Joyce. So, ymmv, I guess.

Books with bizarre concepts

Monsters, murders, hauntings, aliens, nightmares and more! Exploring the bizarre and macabre in short form literature.

Tiny strange books for adventurous readers with short attention spans or limited free time.

dismemberment, parasitic infection, medical transmutation... body horror truly has it all. when the horror lives inside you, when there's no external danger, what do you do? you can't run from the transformation you've undergone. body horror centers the unbecoming of who you are at your core and the subsequent changes on the outside.

What a woman does is open doors, it is not a question of locking or unlocking.

Books under 250 pages

Short Horror Novellas to scratch the itch.

Playing the catch up game!

Last year my slump hit me hard so here’s a collection of quick read to help you catch up or just town over the line in time!

It’s a mix but promise the all pack a punch! All <270 pages 🥳

a new horror sub genre i have recently discovered and often enjoy the metaphors that spring from them! would love to hear recommendations if you have any :)

LONG LIVE THE NEW FLESH

Books that I’m still thinking about months later…

horror books under 250 pages

All of these books are under 200 pages— perfect for those days you want a full story but just can’t commit to anything longer. Some of these are beautiful, some are strange. . . some are just downright bizarre. Some were so relatable they felt cathartic, and some are— this is your warning to check out content warnings if needed—really messed up. All of them really hit, though. Enjoy!

Short and engaging Horror reads around 200 pages or less that you can finish in one sitting.