Recs if you like Cruelty Free...

in the first edition of ‘the monstrous-feminine’, barbara creed challenges the dominant representation of women in horror films as victims, arguing that patriarchal ideology constructs women as monstrous because of their sexuality (or lack thereof).

later, creed reinterprets the monstrous-feminine as a being who embraces her body and reclaims her otherness. in line with this contemporary vision, these are books which use horror to redefine notions of ‘womanhood’.

recommendations welcome!

A genre-inclusive and diverse list of horror releases coming in 2026. If I missed any or you have suggestions, please let me know. I will update periodically as new books are announced and release dates are solidified.

Source for a lot of the data for this list came from readjumpscares.com, which is a website you should absolutely check out. I’m sure data will come from other places along the way, as well.

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

me + sake on a Saturday night = this list lol idk what is happening or even what the requirements are, it's just a vibe? u kno?? 💖💖💖

Horror books featuring sapphic characters and relationships!

All sorts of stories about all sorts of women and girls.

This list will be deleted in a few days. Go follow the masterlist by @yarnandbooks instead! :)

To be clear, these are books that smell like the candle, not Gwyneth Paltrow's actual vagina. They're books with girl bosses, lip oils or maybe serums.

Often murder. Sometimes kinda culty.

Burn after reading.

Books about beauty, youth, and skincare. Oh and also cannibalism

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grwm to read some wellness horror.

being beautiful isn't what it seems: or, the horrors of the beauty and wellness industry [fiction list]

All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.

will anybody love me when i'm older?

"Weird girl literature" with different flavours of horror elements

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Horror books with green covers!

List of books with book covers containing blurry faces, obscured faces, or distorted faces

A gallery of books selected on covers that are unique. Most of these are from actual paintings. Different types of art selected. The books listed below are just my opinion. Recommendations are welcome

Books where women are messy, angry, unhinged, and so unapologetic about it. I swear nothing feels as cathartic as reading a woman burn the world down (sometimes literally) and watching the pieces fall exactly where she wants them.🔪📚

Book club for @LittleLeggies twitch community January - Goodnight Tokyo February - Burn Down Master's House March - Cruelty Free April - Time Loops and Meet Cutes May - The Marrow Thieves June - Martyr! July - The Sign for Home August - Pride and Prejudice September - Muñeca October - A Glacier's Guide to Dying November - I Who Have Never Known Men December - The Library of the Dead