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Weird Gurls Read Weird Horror
the gurls NEED to read horror books 💋 i wouldn’t say these are all horror but that’s left to the reader to make that assumption
Where the Willows Weep: Horror in the Deep South
It’s hot and humid, the cicadas are buzzing, and there’s violence in the air.
Horror books and short stories set in the Deep South.
Think: swamps, bayous, bullfrogs, Spanish moss, hauntings, haints, voodoo/hoodoo, monsters hidden in plain sight, structural violence, and the oppressive weight of history.
Comps: True Detective S1; Sinners; South of Midnight
❗️Some of the these books are classified as extreme horror/splatterpunk. PLEASE protect yourself, and check all trigger warnings.❗️
Cover Porn: The Lit Fic Edition
Lit fic books to read for the aesthetic
Weird and Unhinged Women 2.0
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women and girls.
This is a genre-agnostic mega-list of weird girl* fiction expanding on an original list by @yarnandbooks (no longer being updated). You can view the original list here: (link) /// As a nonbinary person, I take as broad a view as possible of the "girl" in "weird girl*", hence the asterisk.
Wide open for recommendations!
Baptized in Southern Gothic
Family Secrets. Decay. Death. Rebirth.
Books set firmly in the Southern Gothic genre or books that incorporate Southern Gothic elements.
Surreal Short Story Collections
Let's get weird!! 💫
Weird Little Tales
Anthologies of short stories in the horror or speculative fiction genre! Tales will be spooky, thrilling, and maybe more than a little weird!
Small Press "Weird Girl Lit"
Small press or indie published books that fit the category of weird girl literature
💜 yarnandbooks
short story collections by women
short fiction rules!!!
Creature Covers
"Weird girl literature" covers featuring animals!
💜 yarnandbooks
Short and Spooky
Short story collections that are a little weird, a little fantastical, and a little spooky
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