Recs if you like The King in Yellow...

Bibliophilia at its best - books about books, readers, libraries, bookstores!

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

Overlooked, lesser known classics from all over the world and of many genres.

This list also exists as a book club on Fable under the same name.

A list of 100 gothic classics which covers over 250 years of literature, from the high-drama castles of the 1700s to the psychological "New Gothic" of today.

books featuring obsession, from the light-hearted and quirky to the dark and twisted

I love novellas and short stories, I feel like it really gives authors a place to flex their talents on just how much they can reveal of a character or world in minimal page space. These are some I feel really pack a punch. They are weird, unique, and can be read in a day.

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.

Gothic novels and short stories in the Public Domain, available as free eBooks on gutenberg.org and standardebooks.org

Book ideas for the ‘Rainbow of Words’ - Books with colours in the title. I know that not all these colours are in the challenge but I’m down the rabbit hole now okay and I’m not leaving you can’t make me!!!

Includes: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Jade, Blue, Purple, Violet, Black, White, Brown, Gold, Silver, Rose & Pink

plus some french, spanish & german titles for colours too

A list of stories that helped shape and influence 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.

All of these stories can be found in the Public Domain.

Content Warning: Unfortunately, many of these stories include racism, especially towards Black people.

Tags: Cosmic, Eldritch, Lovecraftian, Lovecraft, Horror

"ergodic literature is a mode of textual organization in which nontrivial effort is required for the reader to traverse the text, beyond ordinary eye movement or turning pages." - espen j. aarseth

books with unique formatting, books you can play like a game, books you need to take apart and put back together again, stories-within-stories, books containing found documents and ephemera, etc.

A set of books all in the genre of ‘Weird’ fiction, specifically sci-fi/fantasy.

A mix of older classic weird fic and more modern strange stories. Please give me suggestions!!

horror books under 250 pages

I am growing increasingly tired of this trope with cosmic horror books. I blame Robert W. Chambers.

My Dad and I’s book club: a curated set of terrifying reads for father-daughter discussions. From chilling hauntings to psychological thrillers, ghosts, gothic tales, and mind-bending mysteries, these books are perfect for sleepless nights and spine-tingling conversations. Expect suspense, gothic atmospheres, and stories that linger in your mind. Read with us, compare chills, and maybe even scream a little together—we’d love for you to join! 🖤🩷

books that make you feel like you’re on drugs, while also feeling like you should be taking drugs to properaly appreciate the book or the “wtf is going on” books

Books for fans of the TV show From