Recs if you like Cockfight...

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.

Horror books written by Latin American authors.

This list was a winner of the Q1 2026 Community Voting event. To participate in the Side Quest, please follow the link pinned in the comments.

I am planning on keeping this list alive and will be adding more recommendations as I find them. Thank you everyone for nominating and voting for the list to be made into a Side Quest!

Shorter books (under 200 pages) that are part of at least one quest. Many are also in the public domain, making them easily accessible when you want to grind for that next badge.

short story collections by a single author in a variety of genres. recommendations welcome!

Literature from or about Ecuador! Recommendations are always welcome! :)

Literatura de o sobre Ecuador! Las recomendaciones son bienvenidas :)

(Some books I want to add aren't on PB yet, so, I'll work on that. ~~ Algunos de los libros que quiero añadir todavía no están en PB, así que voy a intentar en añadirlos!) 😅

All the recs I got on my post, Asking for weird dystopian feminist books that make you question everything and that have the same vibe as "Tender is the flesh" :)) Thank u all!!

Mujeres que escriben historias

Interested: Me interesan pero aun no lo consigo TBR: Comprado pero aún sin leer

Horror from around the world translated to English by amazing translators!

lista de libros del circulo de lectura de Librosb4Tipos // list of books from the reading circle Librosb4Tipos

All these short story collections have at least one story in them that I'm never. ever. going to forget. Maybe they'll settle deep into your grey matter too?

a list of my favorite books by latin american women, enjoy!

Latin American Literature - Lists jotted down from a few Instagram posts, inspired by the Bad Bunny Super Bowl show. (@muchneededbreak @jackbenedwards so far) Sorry, only posted 3 flags!

La oscuridad y el miedo cobran formas únicas en Latinoamérica, donde los fantasmas, monstruos y maldiciones se entretejen con la historia, la naturaleza y el folklore. Esta lista reúne algunas de las mejores novelas y cuentos de terror escritos por autoras latinoamericanas, donde el horror trasciende lo sobrenatural para reflejar también los horrores humanos que nos rodean. 🖤💀🩸

horror books under 250 pages

A list of horror , thriller and suspense books with 200 pages or less for readers in need of small doses of spooks to get through their days.

Inspired by the superbowl performance and IG User jackbenedwards

This is a list of horror books written by women, as recommended by Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) in her book Feral and Hysterical. I highly recommend that you pick up a copy of Feral and Hysterical because it is so much more than a list of books. There are more lists of books, but also thoughtful essays by women writers. It's worth spending some time with Feral and Hysterical.

"Women are overqualified to write fictional horror. Period." -- Sadie Hartmann

my personal short story tbr list