Recs if you like Horseman: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow...
Historical Fiction - Queer Edition
Historical fiction books with queer characters
Feral and Hysterical: Works by Women
List of recommendations included in Sadie Hartmann's Feral and Hysterical: Mother Horror’s Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women.
Pairs with 50 States, 50 Books by Women list.
Stay out of the forest
The horrors that haunt the woods
Atmospheric Autumn for Goths
A collection of recommendations for Autumn
he’s headless (& comin’ for ya)
look out! he’s coming for you! quick, across the covered bridge! spirits of the night can’t cross running water ….. or can they? 👀🖤🕸️🐎🎃🛑🍂🍁
books about the headless horseman &/or sleepy hollow
Autumnal
books that i have read or want to read that have autumnal vibes
Once Upon a Dark Night: Gothic Fairytale Fiction
Forests, Fantasy and Foes - oh my! This is the ultimate list of shortform horror you would not read nowadays to your kid, of modern day novels with fairytale vibes, AND of literary classics that ingulge in innocent heroines, triple tasks and a bit o' incest. Get all your red painted roses, deep dark woodland paths, gingerbread cannibals houses, feminine rage and sentient objects right here. Don't forget to leave your reccs in the comments!
bring me to life
reworks of classic sci-fi, horror, gothic, or mystery tales
sometimes a completely different genre than the original
The Naked Branch
A list no one asked for and no one needs! But there’s something so atmospheric and aesthetically pleasing about trees with no leaves on them. So here’s a long list of just that on the cover of books! You’re welcome.
Come meet the dark things in the woods
Books where the woods are dark and full of terrors…
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
Halloween
books that specifically have a HALLOWEEN vibe, not just autumnal, i already have a list for that lol
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