Recs if you like Odessa: A Novel...

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.

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!

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.

Horror books to read just for the aesthetic

Just a list of books coming out in 2026 that I’m really excited for :) it will be updated as the months go by! It will be a mix of: high fantasy, romance fantasy, sci-fi, gothic, horror, lit fic, historical fiction, retellings, poetry, romance, & more!!

Left eye badge to match the existing Feminine Rage quest. These books come from recommendations in the original forum.

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

Jennifer’s Body is one of my favorite movies ever, and I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately, so I just haaad to make this list. So far, this list is a combination of books I’ve read in the past that have a similar vibe and books people recommend online, so please give me your recommendations if you have them! Going to go listen to the song Jennifer’s Body by Julia Wolf. 😌

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

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

"Weird girl literature" with different flavours of horror elements

💜 yarnandbooks

Name generators my beloveds. Just a list made by someone whose D&D characters were mostly christened with the help of RNG. The one and only criterion: Title is a first/given name (or nickname too)! Some are verified by the book actually containing a character with that name.

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

Books inspired by and celebrating Jewish tradition and culture

Collection of books I add to my TBR/Interested list (partly) because the cover art is just stunning or just tickles my fancy in some kinda way 🥹💕 They say don't judge a book by its cover, but come on, look at them!!?? I add books when I run into new beauties, but recommendations are always welcome.

Books for my favourite season of all! These books contain themes of derailment and delusion, transitional periods, a slow descent into darkness or obscurity, the taboo and the monstrous, autumnal aesthetics, turning inward, a slowing down, or a midpoint between life and death.

The creepy, disturbing, and unsettling

Books where a dramatic fire is important to the plot