Recs if you like Last to Leave the Room...

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 books with a queer focus, including queer stories and central characters

books that fracture, remake, and defy the rules of time, space, memory, and idea.

Recs are from r horrorlit. I have not read them, but thought it would be a fun concept for you and me.

(let me know if any suggestions are egregious)

#backrooms #dreamy #weird #strange #surreal

“Make your statement, face your fear.”

A selection of books with vibes similar to the themes, narrative format, and generally eeriness of our favorite horror pod. Recommendations always welcome!

Scifi/Fantasy/Speculative fiction featuring women in STEM* careers (*the M can stand for magic if the worldbuilding presents magic like a STEM field)

Homophobia is scary, and not in the spooky movie haunted house kind of way, so to take our minds off of the horror of real life, I present the horror of fiction! I want to read about us running our asses away, final girling it to the end, and taking down the true enemy, capitalism! Erm, I mean, ghosts!

A place to find books about experiments, lab testing, or other strange controlled environments that take a turn. Please make recommendations if you have them. This is one of my favorite concepts.

some narrators more reliable than others

created with community suggestions

just a little list of haunted books that are doing something fun or a bit different than a traditional ghost story

A list of all the books featured as monthly picks for the Illumicrate Horror Sub: Evernight. ◽️ Not Including sequels or special editions outside of the monthly sub.◽️ I will include new books about a month after release to avoid spoilers.

main characters with personality disorders who may or may not commit crimes

All spooky, mostly queer!

For people who enjoy liminal spaces, slow descent into madness and found footage horror

"Who will you be with a name or three, and a stranger's face worn wrong?"

For fans of The Magnus Archives, a list of books that seem like manifestations of the entity known as The Stranger.

"How would a melody describe itself, when asked?"

For fans of The Magnus Archives, a list of books that seem like manifestations of the entity known as The Spiral.