Recs if you like Sisters...
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.
Feral and Hysterical: Works by Women
List of recommendations included in Sadie Hartmann's Feral and Hysterical: Mother Horror’s Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women.
Pairs with 50 States, 50 Books by Women list.
books for purple readers
book recs for purple readers according to read your color on substack | updated periodically
What Happened to Your Face?!
A tribute to a type of cover, originally deemed Girls with Fucked Up Faces, that never fails to grab my attention. Not all of these are books I’ve enjoyed or endorse or even read, it’s just all about the covers.
Scream Queens
A reading list celebrating the women who know exactly how to get under your skin! Thankful for the gurlies!!!
Goodreads "Horror For Beginners"
Created from the list on Goodreads by Cybil and Sadie Hartmann (September 29, 2025)
Horror Recs for Every Type of Reader💀
💓 freaky femme fiction 💓
My favorite collection of horror that’s weird, femme, and totally unhinged. Think lip-glossed monsters, twisted friendships, pastel gore, and outsider girls surviving surreal nightmares. Cute, creepy, and a little bit feral; just how I like it.
Purple Reader
Blood Is Thickest
Mystery, Thrillers and Horror featuring some very dysfunctional families.
Shirley Jackson Awards (Novels)
Past and present winners and nominees of the Shirley Jackson Awards. Frightful reading!
Feral and Hysterical
This is a list of horror books written by women, as recommended by Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) in her book Feral and Hysterical. I highly recommend that you pick up a copy of Feral and Hysterical because it is so much more than a list of books. There are more lists of books, but also thoughtful essays by women writers. It's worth spending some time with Feral and Hysterical.
"Women are overqualified to write fictional horror. Period." -- Sadie Hartmann
Belletrist
Books from Belletrist Book Club and some extra reccos from their IG account (I.e stacked or YA spotlight)
