Recs if you like The Shadow over Innsmouth...

Speculative (sci-fi, fantasy, horror etc.) novellas less than 200 pages long that are either standalone or read like a standalone story

the darker side of new england. crumbling colonial-era brick, run down coastal towns, abandoned factories, dilapidated mills, foggy orchards, cold dark waters, whispers of witchcraft, venerated institutions, secret societies, and uneasy echoes of the past.

Tier 1 from the disturbing novels iceberg. Iceberg was created in response to the disturbing movie iceberg. These are the 'beginner' books with difficult themes and some gore.

We think of summer as the season of light, but shadows are longest when the sun is highest. It is the time of the year when the woods grow too thick to see through, the water grows too dark to see into, and the heat makes the mind play tricks. From the rotting porches of the South to the blood-stained cabins of the North... We call them the Summer Nightmares.

if you’re craving something that feels like the next martha’s vineyard (iykyk)! books that evoke the same feeling as the magnificent tv show ‘widows bay’

Is this mostly poached from GoodReads and reddit? Yes 😊 Do I care? 😏

Bio-horror, zombies, medical experiments, folk horror & viral infections - if you have any recommendations, please lmk!!

wet, coastal, slimy, foggy, oceanic, ghostly, watery

we gettin lit with this gothic lit

From Pink Floyd to Iron Maiden to Metallica to... you name it, these books inspired musicians into making some really cool music.

Pretty self-explanatory

Books for fans of the TV show From

Some monsters are so large they do not live in the sea; they ARE the sea. These are the ancient deities of the trench, the guardians of the underwater ruins, and the serpents that encircle the world. When they roll over in their sleep, the tsunamis follow. They are the law of the salt and the lords of the foam. We call them... the Tide-Lords

a list for books that inspired/can help with theory's about a song of ice and fire, David light bringer style. it is a massive work in progress and books are included if there are scarce inspirations that's why it might seem wild without the context of how it's connected to game of thrones, I'm really into the deep of the theories so it's a lot.

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