Recs if you like A Sunny Place for Shady People...

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!

Books that are atmospheric, emotionally unsettling, beautifully written, a little weird, and linger long after you finish them.

Aka Dua Lipa’s reading list. Everyone’s fave popstar on permanent holiday with a massive list of books to read, and she always seems to have incredible recommendations.

I am not part of Service95 or affiliated with Dua Lipa. I am just a fan curating this list based on the @service95bookclub IG account 💋

Horror short story collections and anthologies

A starter pack for literary fiction from Argentina, plus a handful of modern picks.

I love it when titles break the naming conventions of books. I’ve had enough a blank of blank and blank, I want something NEW, something STRANGE, something that immediately makes me check out the synopsis with the excitement of a dog who has seen a squirrel 🐿️

Let's get weird!! 💫

books for when you just cant wait for halloween

Mujeres que escriben historias

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

From Patagonia to the Caribbean.

Anthologies of short stories in the horror or speculative fiction genre! Tales will be spooky, thrilling, and maybe more than a little weird!

Short horror is very effective and there are so many collections to explore.

... keeps the boredom away! 😁

Anthologies and single-author collections with a focus on genre fiction and marginalized authors. Suggestions always welcome.

Books originally written in Spanish and their English translations!

¡Libros escritos originalmente en español y sus traducciones al inglés!

Books originally written in Spanish and their English translations!

¡Libros escritos originalmente en español y sus traducciones al inglés!

Are you a woman who is looking for a book that embodies the feminine rage? One of these books might be for you... <3

Spanish is my first language and I thought I'd compile a list of interesting books that were originally written in Spanish.

I have read a bunch of these, but not all of them!

And as always if you have any recs please feel free to comment them.