Recs if you like The Carrow Haunt...

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.

Fiction stories about Haunted houses and other locations. Maybe it’s ghosts, maybe it’s cursed, maybe it’s ancient gods or creatures? All kinda of supernatural haunts and creatures attached to homes, objects, or locations.

I can't be the only one who want to remember all the books without jumping around in a video, right?

Protagonists and supporting characters who see and/or hear the dead / ghosts

Reading list to read everything Darcy Coates has written.

i haven't read very many but i would certainly like to read more

It could just be me, but I feel that the main characters (or main side characters) of books are rarely old women (60+). I've found that I really enjoy such books so I wanted to make a list of books that feature old women (who I usually find to be cool) who are either the main characters or important side characters.

Love a good creepy haunted house book? Includes multiple genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Sci-fi, speculative, etc.

Books mentioned in ToastyGoobus/Gab Smolders book talk videos in 2026

House hauntings (Also let me know ones to add - I'd love some recs)

haunted house/the vibes in this house are rotted. (please recommend any books you think i'd like based off of this list!)

Everyone goes through a slump at some point for one reason or another. This is a list of books that will hopefully get you back into reading. The list contains books that are generally faster paced with an easier reading level. Not everything on this list will fall into those specifics but I think they fit here. Novellas, short story collections, and graphic novels are also included. Hopefully at least one of these books will interest you ♥

Endlessly searching for another ghost story to beat my all-time favourite, 'Dark Matter' by Michelle Paver. Haven't found it yet...