Recs if you like Meddling Kids...

in progress

Basically, a huge list of every book I ever heard features sapphic characters.

I have not read all of these, so I cannot be sure of the amount of the time on page of the sapphic characters or of the quality of the books.

Some of these I do not plan to read at all, since they are not my style. If you feel like a book doesn't belong here, let me know.

For my favs / read, check out my other lists & shelves.

Open to suggestions for more titles.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Sometimes we just need a little humor alongside our nightmares. Here are some Comedy Horror books to give you a good laugh and scare at the same time.

*Suggestions welcome!

Fiction to read when riding that Stranger Things high, with similar vibes, references or stories. Sometimes called the "kids on bikes" genre, this is a mix of small town horror, scifi and speculative fiction. Also the tie-in novels for Stranger Things itself, as that inspired this list.

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

books with the aesthetic of a 70s/80s summer camp, where a mysterious killer is picking off teenagers one by one…

what gab smolders read in 2025 as per her book talk video! horror + in tier order from most to least liked by her:

★ S TIER: from "night shoot" to "old country"

★ A TIER: from "what stalks the deep" to "listen to your sister"

★ B TIER: from "the long walk" to "the gathering"

★ C TIER: from "banquet for the damned" to "model home"

★ D TIER: from "3 streets" to "my darling dreadful thing"

★ F TIER: from "basilisk" to "survivor song"

Books in the horror comedy subgenre!

possession n that Most of these are recs I found on r/horrorlit so apologies if they don’t actually include possession 🫡 recs are always welcomed 🙂‍↕️

Books saved from TikTok feed that were labelled as Horror/Fantasy (although I think some were only given that label bc they have vampires in them). I have not read all of these myself personally, so as like my other lists, if one doesn't belong please comment so!

if you’re like me and are gnawing at the bars of your enclosure for more stories/themes/weird bits like stranger things (while we wait for s5 v2) then here are some books for you that aren’t just Stephen King’s “It”.

if you love mystery inc

chills and charm!

This is one of my favourite movie genres so I thought I’d make a list for books!

Summer-what? Summerween! The people of this town love Halloween so much, they celebrate it twice a year!

Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" is one of my favorite series. It's heavily flawed, involves an incredible amount of Stephen King books that aren't labeled as "Dark Tower book", and it's soooooo many pages. (But I love it.) This list is made up of non-King books referenced in, or have parallel narratives/themes to. It's also just a great set of books.

Horror books where traumatized adults reunite with their childhood friends. Their bond is ✨ trauma ✨

I’m insanely obsessed with Widow’s Bay and I want to read some books with similar vibes once the season is over, so I figured I’d make this list! The books listed are recommendations I’ve gathered from Instagram, Reddit, etc, but I’d love some more recommendations!

Every day in the month of October Year of Queer Lit brings you a hauntingly good LGBTQIA+ book rec! :)