Recs if you like The Hunger...

are you sick of being recommended stephen king when you ask for a horror novel? have you picked up a book expected to be scared, but the scariest thing about it was a woman being needlessly tormented and gaslit? have you read 4627473 books about a man in a haunted house and need something different?

if so, this list is for you :)

a masterlist of horror by anyone who isn't a straight cis white man, started in 2022 and brought to pb in 2026.

books where women eat or think about eating other people

"The end is already written. Your actions are up to you, you can choose to get off this ride whenever. We both know you won't do it." Books with this vibe

Westerns mixed with horror, sci-fi, and/or fantasy

Fiction has always been where truth hides. Across horror, thriller, literary fiction, fantasy & mystery every book on this list has something to say about power, who holds it, who destroys it, and how it reproduces itself.

does it matter if you’re shivering from fear or the cold?

books where there's gay people and cannibalism

Everything under the high sun, from monsters and mayhem to hauntings and sorrow set across the hot, dry plains of the West. This collection spans from pure horror to the horror-adjacent found in both new printings and older classics.

historical fiction novels that also have cannibalism in them

for the people who seek out a little bit of cannibalism in their literature 💕 comment recs for me to add to this list/my tbr!!

PLEASE NOTE: THIS LIST MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS IF CANNIBALISM IS THE PLOT TWIST!!

These books are from @fromthemixedupdesk's bingo card on Bindery and Instagram. Of 191 works nominated for the Bram Stoker award, only 26 authors are women.

horror books that take place in winter or where winter is a big plot point.

A reading list celebrating the women who know exactly how to get under your skin! Thankful for the gurlies!!!

Westerns with a fantastical spin to them- whether it be monsters, magic or supernatural elements. If you have any suggestions, leave them in the comments!

books where disaster leads to cannibalism (non-apocalypse/dystopian)

We think of summer as the season of light, but shadows are longest when the sun is highest. It is the time of the year when the woods grow too thick to see through, the water grows too dark to see into, and the heat makes the mind play tricks. From the rotting porches of the South to the blood-stained cabins of the North... We call them the Summer Nightmares.

Books that have a high focus on food. Food in the title, food on the cover, baking/cooking as a career/hobby, etc.

A short list of books with people whose main hobbie is to eat other people and who are we to judge? 😌

A blend of traditional frontier tales with horror, fantasy, and/or science fiction elements