Recs if you like His Black Tongue...

Ancient horrors and creepy castles - creating a list of books that have been recommend, read, or heard of that contain the theme of medieval horror. Some books are religious based, please check all CWs before reading! (Contact me if something is listed incorrectly!)

Going back to the Dark Ages with all the horror and death they experienced. A comprehensive list including popular selections along with lesser known works to evoke the Olde Age scares.

(I try to update this list all any time I run across new ones!)

SWANA authors are authors from South West Asia and North Africa. They currently make up <1% of the trad publishing industry. This list is here to introduce you to their stories.

NOTE: if you find an author who doesn’t belong on this list, please comment & I will remove the book(s) ASAP.

As always, lists are forever evolving🥰

possession n that Most of these are recs I found on r/horrorlit so apologies if they don’t actually include possession 🫡 recs are always welcomed 🙂‍↕️

novels inspired by the Medieval period (though there are a few that are more Renaissance era)

angels, demons, monks, plague, puss, flesh, fear, fire,

For those who can’t get enough of the dark & gritty setting of the Dark Ages.

There is a reason Angels always greet people with ‘be not afraid’

Welcome to Divine Horror, the sibling to Cosmic Horror. Amen.

((not a non-fiction list - this is for the religious side of cosmic horror))

Horror books with medieval settings

An ongoing list of medieval/middle ages/dark ages inspired horror novels.

Give me your recommendations!

Slowly adding books that are about/set during the 14th century outbreak of plague

Medieval Horror and Dark Fantasy

while i haven't read all of these books, these are some that i'd love to read and that very much give me that kind of thriller, paranormal, sinister vibes that the famed podcast had! for those who also like podcasts like "lore" and "noble blood"

Why choose when you can have an infinite fall TBR 🤭 Here are the books that I had read in autumn but also others that I must read during this period🧸 There will be different genres such as horror, fantasy or cozy books ; and we are all here for this diversity 🍂˚ ༘ ೀ⋆｡˚☕️

my favorite genre

Light a candle, pray, arm yourself, and hope that works.

dystopian, fictional books about pandemics. wear a respirator friends <3

Fantasy horror on my tbr

You may feel shitty from time to time, so here are books to match this vibe and remind you, it could have been so much worse! Or maybe not