Recs if you like Hidden Pictures...

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.

Horror stories about pregnancy and children that will immediately take away any baby fever you might have

Featuring morally gray men, unreliable narrators, emotional damage, dragons, serial killers, fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, and at least 47 books someone claimed “changed their life.” Proceed with caution.

If being an unreliable narrator was a crime, these characters would be in trouble

HEAR ME OUT. These books at one point gave me ALL the emotions of a blue shell targeting me while I'm in first place!

Thrillers I read or want to read. Variety of authors.

books with left handed or even ambidextrous characters or about being left handed. (make sure to celebrate on August 13th, as it's international left handers day)

it's not a haunted house, it's a haunted HOME. if you enjoyed monster house as a kid or, like me, still enjoy it as an adult, here are some books about homes that aren't so cozy! feel free to give your own recs to add

Suspense & Thrillers

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.

Gabs 2024 reads in her ranking video. Hope you'll find something you'll like!

red herring: 1. a dried smoked herring, which is turned red by the smoke. 2. a clue or piece of information that is, or is intended to be, misleading or distracting. these will make you go on a fishing expedition, if you will. this list will feature books highlighting the second definition.

cozy mystery, horror comedy, witches, fairies, thriller

Give me all the plot twist thrillers

"ergodic literature is a mode of textual organization in which nontrivial effort is required for the reader to traverse the text, beyond ordinary eye movement or turning pages." - espen j. aarseth

books with unique formatting, books you can play like a game, books you need to take apart and put back together again, stories-within-stories, books containing found documents and ephemera, etc.

All the horrors that stuck with me

Mystery and thriller reads planned for 2026

My Dad and I’s book club: a curated set of terrifying reads for father-daughter discussions. From chilling hauntings to psychological thrillers, ghosts, gothic tales, and mind-bending mysteries, these books are perfect for sleepless nights and spine-tingling conversations. Expect suspense, gothic atmospheres, and stories that linger in your mind. Read with us, compare chills, and maybe even scream a little together—we’d love for you to join! 🖤🩷

I know i cant be alone in this. I LOVE books with a little art in them. Im always pleasantly surprised when I turn the page and I see a little drawing that perfectly illustrates the moment/character/mood. Hence, this list🥰 Not to be confused with graphic novels

Pls comment if theres anymore adult novels that I havent included