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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!
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
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.
Literary birth control
Horror stories about pregnancy and children that will immediately take away any baby fever you might have
the kids are (not) alright
you definitely don’t want to babysit the kids in these books!! these are some bad kids, some might even say evil kids, like they’re possessed by demons or something, think Damien from The Omen or the twins in Goodnight Mommy
as always, taking any and all suggestions!
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.
Everything Better Than Stephen King
Stephen King is overrated, read these horror books instead.
💬OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS. Just comment and I will add.
Horror that Deserves More Love
Under appreciated horror and books lost in the annals of history.
💬OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS. Just comment and I will add.
Short books
Short books to boost you to your reading goal. A lot of these are from ‘mckenna loves content’ on YouTube
trick or treat: short and sweet
horror books under 250 pages
These books reinforced my childfree status 🤰🚫
Contemporary books in multiple genres that explore, among other things, the pitfalls of motherhood. Horror, litfic, psychological fiction, and domestic thriller!
trippy horror
horror that feels like being on a shroom trip once you’re in it.
Scared Stiff & Still Turning Pages
Horror and thriller recommendations for fellow spooky dudes. ♥
edible titles, non-edible pages
books with any sort of food in the title 🍕🍟🍔🌭🥪🌮🫕🫔🥙🧆🥚
JUST ONE BITE ! ── short horrors.
A list of horror , thriller and suspense books with 200 pages or less for readers in need of small doses of spooks to get through their days.
Short Horror Reads
Short and engaging Horror reads around 200 pages or less that you can finish in one sitting.
the kids aren't alright
Creepy kids (Let me know any recs to add to this list!)
⚠️Disturbing Books Ahead!⚠️
Not a single page of these books was nice to my stomach or psyche.
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