Recs if you like Haunt Sweet Home...

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 novellas under 200 pgs. Bite size scary reads for spooky season. These span the horror spectrum from psychological horror to gory, body horror to gothic ghosties and more. Let me know what else I should add!

Books featuring magical apples or apple orchards

novels that feature a reality show, and in exploring the behind-the-scenes, expose how scripted “reality” can be…

suggestions welcome.

If one door closes and another one opens, your house is probably haunted.

cozy mystery, horror comedy, witches, fairies, thriller

books centered around ghost hunters! not all horror, but most of them will be

Bite-sized books you can read in a single sitting.

reality tv in books