Recs if you like The Imago Sequence and Other Stories...
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Horror short story collections and anthologies
Modern Cosmic Horror
A list of modern (1980-present) stories inspired by the Cosmic Horror genre.
Cosmic horror (also known as Lovecraftian or Eldritch horror) is a subgenre of horror fiction that focuses on existential dread, human insignificance, and the terror of the unknown.
Tags: Cosmic, Eldritch, Lovecraftian, Horror
Shirley Jackson Awards (Novellas)
Quick speculative fiction reads (quick, like under 40,000 words).
cosmic horror recs for my wife โค๏ธ
cosmic horror recs taken from ๐this post on r/horrorlit
โ ๏ธDISCLAIMER i have not read all of these so if you donโt think theyโre cosmic horror, take it up with reddit ^
The Path to the Imago Sequence
Iโm working my way through these stories of weird fiction, noir, and the unknowable that are direct influences or spiritual ancestors to The Imago Sequence, True Detective season 1, and other modern cosmic horror noir stories.
Reading order and non-book entries listed in comments.
Shirley Jackson Award Winners
Books that have won the Shirley Jackson Award for outstanding achievement in the literature of horror, the dark fantastic, and psychological suspense.
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