Recs if you like An Excellent Host...
no stephen king in sight
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. i've been maintaining it for myself since 2022 and it was time to share the wealth!
girl dinner
books where women eat or think about eating other people
Horror in < 200 pages
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 to read in one sitting
short books around 200 pages or less that you can easily read in one sitting! for those who just want a quick read or those trying to hit their reading goals ! i tried to include a variety of genres including lit fic, fantasy, sci-fi, horror, thriller, etc.
mythology inspired fantasies
original fantasies INSPIRED by mythology and folklore (Greek, Arthurian, Norse, Buddhist, Slavic, Jewish, Irish, and more!)
Supporting Women’s Wrongs
Crime, obsession, feminine rage etc 🩷
weird little unhinged fiction/horror books
i love an unhinged woman
Short n’ (not necessarily) Sweet
Books under 250 pages
Indie Pubbed
Small independent presses rule
Cannibalism bc why not
I find it fascinating!
Scary and short
Horror books under 200 pages which you can read in one sitting
