Recs if you like Audition...
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, started in 2022 and brought to pb in 2026.
Not like other title text!
Book covers with typography oriented in non-standard alignments, instead of the typical horizontal + left to right text alignment. Or: graphic design is my passion, and today we are learning about text paths πββοΈ. This is an immensely silly List, and always open to suggestionsβvertical text, circular, upside down, anything goes!
light of my life, fire of my loins - obsessions
books featuring obsession, from the light-hearted and quirky to the dark and twisted
Niche Classics
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 ULTIMATE Horror Bibliography
Disturbing Novel Iceberg - Tier 2
Tier 2 from the disturbing novel iceberg, inspired by the disturbing movie iceberg.
More taboo themes, more gore, and books that stick with you long after reading.
Japanese fiction to read on the train
Japanese Horror
Horror/Suspense/Psychological
books set in Japan / by Japanese authors
"Made For The Movies" But Make It Spooky
My pitch for horror movies to be added to the "Made For The Movies" quest. Or that they should get their own?? (Also let me know ones to add - I'd love some recs)
The Bestβ’ Thrillers & Murder Mysteries
A Pagebound user crowdsourced list of the best, most twisty and mind boggling thrillers and murder mysteries to ever be written.
Yanderes and Obsession
not all of these are romance. stories involving characters who lose it over love.
for when you can't sleep anyway
The books on this list are guaranteed to keep you awake in either fear, anticipation or intrigue. We've got thrillers, mystery, some horror, and LOTS of suspense.
JUST ONE BITE ! ββ short horror stories.
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.
taboo
books with characters/storylines that go against societal norms (check cws/tws)
Transgressive Fiction 101
An introductory list to transgressive fictionβa genre in which characters, feeling confined by social norms, seek to free themselves those of restrictions through illicit or unusual means. Because this list is intended to be an introduction, the books within it are (relatively) well-known within popular culture, rather than the best or most extreme examples of the genre.
obsession, desire, unravelling
From Book to Scream
Horror Movies/TV Shows that are based on books (that are not Stephen King). Wether if you are watching or reading the book you will check twice if your doors are locked and no evil is in your home lol.
page to screen
