Recs if you like The Girl from the Well ...

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.

Horror stories (in all of its forms/subgenres) from Asian authors!

Recs welcome!

as comprehensive a guide to ya horror as i can make it! work in progress, suggestions welcome ♡

Ah yes, this ol' issue that has plagued librarians and bookstore clerks for decades.

And sometimes you find the right book, but... can you even call that shade blue?

Horror books written by Filipino authors

Might be a doll, or a puppet, of some other seemingly innocent childhood toy, but it is actually pure evil. Automatonophobia at its finest.

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 ♥