Recs if you like Briardark...

are you sick of being recommended stephen king when you ask for a horror novel? have you picked up a book expected to be scared, but the scariest thing about it was a woman being needlessly tormented and gaslit? have you read 4627473 books about a man in a haunted house and need something different?

if so, this list is for you :)

a masterlist of horror by anyone who isn't a straight cis white man, started in 2022 and brought to pb in 2026.

Recs are from r horrorlit. I have not read them, but thought it would be a fun concept for you and me.

(let me know if any suggestions are egregious)

#backrooms #dreamy #weird #strange #surreal

Horror books were cameras and journals may be all that remain

They say spring is the time when nature comes to life. And sometimes that's scary.

creeping vines, twisting thorns, bleeding hearts and rotted bones...

books with botanical horror themes, inspired by the botanical horror quest and don't let the forest in!

plants and horror. for those who love botanical horror, because nature can be sinister.

Dark reads that I couldn’t put down

Who doesn't love a little bit of terror while out in the woods? A selection of horror tales in the woods.

Books by new authors, self published authors, youtubers, local people I know and more. A mix of genres from romance, to horror, to scifi, to more including queer options!

These are books that I personally enjoyed and recommend, but suggestions are welcome!

I am including a few youtuber/tiktoker/etc. books if I heard of the author self promoting before I heard about the book itself, but almost all of these I bought at cons or know the authors!

This list is mounting evidence that staying indoors is, always and forever, the correct call. Suggestions welcome!