Recs if you like Once Was Willem...

Ancient horrors and creepy castles - creating a list of books that have been recommend, read, or heard of that contain the theme of medieval horror. Some books are religious based, please check all CWs before reading! (Contact me if something is listed incorrectly!)

Going back to the Dark Ages with all the horror and death they experienced. A comprehensive list including popular selections along with lesser known works to evoke the Olde Age scares.

(I try to update this list all any time I run across new ones!)

angels, demons, monks, plague, puss, flesh, fear, fire,

fantasy/scifi/whatever that does something I find exciting and at least a bit unfamiliar (in various age categories). Doesn’t need to be a perfect story, just one that takes a stab in an interesting direction.

Horror books with medieval settings

An ongoing list of medieval/middle ages/dark ages inspired horror novels.

Give me your recommendations!

Medieval Horror and Dark Fantasy

Works published in 2025

Best Novel Nominees: Audition for the Fox • Once Was Willem • The Secret Market of the Dead • The Everlasting • The Adventures of Mary Darling

Best Novella Nominees: 🚀🌌The River Has Roots • "The Secret Diary of Mina Harker" (Letters from an Imaginary Country) • "Uncertain Sons" • The Death of Mountains • "The Spotter" (You, Human, Vol. 2) • Psychopomp & Circumstance • A Mouthful of Dust

Legend: 🏆 Winner • 🚀 Hugo Award Winner • 🌌 Nebula Award Winner

(Fall of the Roman empire - end of 15th century)

Necromancy, bone magic and hauntings