Chthonic Horror
Stories of ancient, subterranean, or otherworldly entities reshaping humanity. Recommendations welcome.






Oh, Lovecraft Would HATE That!
My favorite brand of Lovecraftian fiction is the kind that would have the man rolling in his grave.






get in, loser! we're going on a road trip!
sometimes they're running to something, sometimes they're running from something, sometimes they're just running.






Gab Smolders Horror Book Talk
I can't be the only one who want to remember all the books without jumping around in a video, right?






gab smolders 2025 (horror) book talk
what gab smolders read in 2025 as per her book talk video! horror + in tier order from most to least liked by her:
β S TIER: from "night shoot" to "old country"
β A TIER: from "what stalks the deep" to "listen to your sister"
β B TIER: from "the long walk" to "the gathering"
β C TIER: from "banquet for the damned" to "model home"
β D TIER: from "3 streets" to "my darling dreadful thing"
β F TIER: from "basilisk" to "survivor song"






Modern Cosmic Horror
A list of modern (1980-present) stories inspired by the Cosmic Horror genre.
Cosmic horror (also known as Lovecraftian or Eldritch horror) is a subgenre of horror fiction that focuses on existential dread, human insignificance, and the terror of the unknown.
Tags: Cosmic, Eldritch, Lovecraftian, Horror






Overdue Podcast readalong
Keeping up with the 700+ books featured on Overdue since 2013






Mr fishman you dropped your book- lovecraftian
Lovecraft himself was a horrible racist but his books are in the public domain now so jokes on him.






So Desensitized Summer Reading List






the monster is white supremacy






False, Stolen, and Secret Identities
Everyone has a secret. Whether it's to hide from someone, advance in life, or bury their past, these protagonists or the people close to them have kept their true identities a secret. And something like that never comes back to haunt them, right?






Sword and Laser Podcast
A list of books selected for the Sword and Laser Podcast






autumnal reads
Books for my favourite season of all! These books contain themes of derailment and delusion, transitional periods, a slow descent into darkness or obscurity, the taboo and the monstrous, autumnal aesthetics, turning inward, a slowing down, or a midpoint between life and death.





