Recs if you like Come Closer...
no stephen king in sight
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. i've been maintaining it for myself since 2022 and it was time to share the wealth!
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Fun Size Horror Reads
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!
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Really Short Standalone SFF Reads
Speculative (sci-fi, fantasy, horror etc.) novellas less than 200 pages long that are either standalone or read like a standalone story
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assigned by frankie
almost every single book mentioned* on Frankie's Shelf youtube channel because their taste is wild and i love it.
updated as frankie posts. *mentioned as in the book is the focus of the video, listened in the description, or offhandedly said.
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Horror in < 200 pages
Horror books with a page count of 200 pages or less.
Before we started defining novellas by word count, they were defined as being any book less than 200 pages. Source: my Analysis of Short Stories & Literature professor in community college. I loved that class. But he loved James Joyce. So, ymmv, I guess.
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wlb (weird little books)
weird little books you can read in one sitting
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101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered
This list consists of the titles from Sadie Hartmann's book 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered, plus the first recommended read for each of the Author Spotlights.
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spring cleaning
the season for cleaning is upon us!
books about exorcisms ๐ featuring both fiction and nonfiction
as always, taking any and all suggestions!
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Short, But Not Sweet: Strange Books < 300 pages
I love novellas and short stories, I feel like it really gives authors a place to flex their talents on just how much they can reveal of a character or world in minimal page space. These are some I feel really pack a punch. They are weird, unique, and can be read in a day.
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We Have Different Life Paths
Weird, mostly girlys going through different unique life adventures. ๏ฟผSupporting girlies (the girls, theys and thems) rights and wrongs. ๏ฟผ Regina George screaming down her hallway into her room hunting down the Burn Book
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Scream Queens
A reading list celebrating the women who know exactly how to get under your skin! Thankful for the gurlies!!!
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Freaky Little Books
Monsters, murders, hauntings, aliens, nightmares and more! Exploring the bizarre and macabre in short form literature.
Tiny strange books for adventurous readers with short attention spans or limited free time.
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Icons of Modern Horror
A fun list of the best modern horror from 2010-2026 I think are staples in the genre and should be read! Will continuously be updating.
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A sweet treat ๐๏ธ๐ ๐๏ธ
Short Horror Novellas to scratch the itch.
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horror novels โ ๏ธ
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Weird and Unhinged Women
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.
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Scared Stiff & Still Turning Pages
Horror and thriller recommendations for fellow spooky dudes. โฅ
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Waltz with the devil
A list of books in which characters face evil and demons (and might get possessed).
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Short Horror Reads
Short and engaging Horror reads around 200 pages or less that you can finish in one sitting.
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JUST ONE BITE ! โโ short horror stories.
A list of horror books with 200 pages or less for readers in need of small doses of spooks to get through their days.
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