Recs if you like Planet of the Apes...

Overlooked, lesser known classics from all over the world and of many genres.

This list also exists as a book club on Fable under the same name.

the end of the world is near and how society organizes itself will determine our future

Being the Tim Burton fan that I am, I take great pleasure in finding, in certain books, that unmistakable atmosphere so characteristic of his films.

I have therefore put together a selection of books marked by a gothic aesthetic, a touch of “fantastique”, a certain allure of death, heroes on the margins of society, a tenderness for monsters, and places where nostalgia mingles with a sense of unease.

Several of these books directly inspired Tim Burton films.

Books everyone should be required to read before being accepted into the general population of planet Earth. The kind of stories that change the way you see or interact with the world.