Recs if you like Hexes of the Deadwood Forest...

Following women on journeys to do weird and maybe violent things.

was curious, so did some research and found loads and loads!!! happy reading, folks!

lit fic and horror, mainly, and mostly books by women, nonbinary & trans writers, basically mostly non-cis-men

weird girl reads — drop ur suggestions

a collection of books im interested in which are releasing this year (2026). no particular order

idek man. i love this genre and vibe though

under-the-radar, lesser known weird lit fic recs

Service95 Book Club Monthly Reads + more and more books from their lists :)

Books that challenge reality in all the best ways! From SciFi and speculative fiction to horror and literature these books are true escapism. Most I have read and loved some I’m most definitely going to read. I’m sure not all will be for everyone and that’s ok! Just wanted to share a little weirdness 🤓

I felt a tinge of that Fall Breeze last night so I’ve been listening to the album in anticipation of the colder seasons. This album is the epitome of “to disturb the comforted and to comfort the disturbed” and I was inspired to create a list of books that evoke that.

It’s always nice to feel like a normal person by reading about those more unhinged than you 😌 These are all women focused books. Some I’ve read and some I’m going to read. Apologies in advance if it gets long. Recommendations are absolutely welcome!! So please feel free.

I know a couple are written by men which might be taboo for some but I’ve included because I thought they were appropriate or the author has a track record of writing women well.

Fiction and nonfiction books about cults, survivors, and influence.

featuring dysfunctional families, troubled relationships with religion, underlying decay, the southern gothic, and just a sprinkling of cannibalism