Recs if you like Salt & Broom...
mod-goth (modern gothic novels)
We all love gothic classics, but what is new when it comes to the gothic genre (from the last 20 years or so)?! For fans of Dracula, Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, etc. Please comment with suggestions to add!
Spinoffs Galore!
A list for books based on the works of other writers (or: authors copying each otherโs homework ๐โโ๏ธ). Suggestions welcome!
Feral and Hysterical: Works by Women
List of recommendations included in Sadie Hartmann's Feral and Hysterical: Mother Horrorโs Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women.
Pairs with 50 States, 50 Books by Women list.
Petticoats, Potions, and Paramours
A collection of books that are or feel like historical romance from a time long past, with elements of magic, whimsy and fantasy!
(*open to suggestions!*)
Witchcraft and Warm Hugs: Cosy Witch Fiction
Do you like your witches as the protoganist rather than the villian? Do you have Pinterest Boards where you save the decor from the sets of Practical Magic and Charmed? Do like your seances with a side of cinnamon? Save this list for all the cosy horror and fantasy witch reccomendations that feel like hot chocolate, warm hugs and MAGIC๐ค๐ฎ And make sure to comment any you feel fit the breif!
Cozy romantasy
Possibly TBR and my finished book. A low cortisol bed time story. Feel free to suggest your books! ๐ฅฐ
Goodreads "Horror For Beginners"
Created from the list on Goodreads by Cybil and Sadie Hartmann (September 29, 2025)
Why are they doing this, the birds?
Birds on the cover. Why do they all creep me out so much? Extra points if theyโre weird/creepy.
Please feel free to add your suggestions/recommendations!
Horror for Beginners ๐ฉธ
Witches
Fiction and non-
Gaslamp fantasy
Any story in a Victorian-type setting that features supernaturals and an emphasis on magic over tech
Jane Eyre Remixed
Retellings of the classic Charlotte Brontรซ novel.
witches
standalone fantasy ๐ก๏ธโจ
standalone fantasy books for when you don't want to read a whole series but need a fantasy fix ๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ
๐ Fall Enrichment ๐
recommendations for a fall tbr
Feral and Hysterical
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
Wouldst thou like to live deliciously
Black Phillip's tbr (Also let me know ones to add - I'd love some recs)
someone witchy this way comes
witchesโgood, bad, and beyond
Witchy Reads
Witchy
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