Recs if you like Oddbody...

in the first edition of ‘the monstrous-feminine’, barbara creed challenges the dominant representation of women in horror films as victims, arguing that patriarchal ideology constructs women as monstrous because of their sexuality (or lack thereof).

later, creed reinterprets the monstrous-feminine as a being who embraces her body and reclaims her otherness. in line with this contemporary vision, these are books which use horror to redefine notions of ‘womanhood’.

recommendations welcome!

Lit fic books to read for the aesthetic

Name-calling and insults you might hear on the playground and beyond...

Anything can be an insult if you believe it! My kid brother used to get in trouble for calling us "you...you BEAN" with all the spite his little preschool self could manage 🥹

Social commentary under patriarchy

Let's get weird!! 💫

will anybody love me when i'm older?

A collection of books by Irish authors that I've loved or am looking forward to!

Eat your fears

All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.

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.

Short horror novels you can finish in less than a day.

Retellings of classics, myths, or books with a cult following with a horror or dystopian slant.

All these short story collections have at least one story in them that I'm never. ever. going to forget. Maybe they'll settle deep into your grey matter too?

Unsettling vibes in damp places

Books that make you hotter and fill you with righteous feminine power

i am obsessed with short story collections so pls give any suggestions 🖤

books that really piqued my interest/align with my interests