Recs if you like The Haunting of Velkwood...
a (ongoing) sapphic masterlist! (600+ books!)
every struggled to find actual lesbian/sapphic books when at the library or bookstore? so did I!
bc of said struggle, I started to curate a personal list of books that either has lesbian MCs and/or featured a primary sapphic romance.
i haven't read all of these, but I do try my diligence in confirming that they meet the above perimeters, since many books claim to be sapphic when they're not. this is an ever updating list, only fiction for now!
no stephen king in sight
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.
SCP Containment Breach
The SCP is an organization that Secures, Contains, and Protects our world against anomalous objects, entities, and phenomena. Be advised: these books contain such SCPs that have escaped confinement and have caused havoc and destruction. Read at your own peril. And remember to document your findings.
Liminal Horror
Recs are from r horrorlit. I have not read them, but thought it would be a fun concept for you and me.
(let me know if any suggestions are egregious)
#backrooms #dreamy #weird #strange #surreal
Feral and Hysterical: Works by Women
List of recommendations included in Sadie Hartmann's Feral and Hysterical: Mother Horrorโs Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women.
Pairs with 50 States, 50 Books by Women list.
Sapphic horror
Horror books featuring sapphic characters and relationships!
Cunty Sapphic Horror
Horror recs for the weird sapphic girly pops
unconventional ghosts
strange and surprising hauntings. these ghosts defy or challenge conventions of commercial ghost stories, reimagining how memories and ancestry shape us. recommendations alway welcome!
Horror for Wimps
aka most of the horror I read. Titles on this list are low on gore, body horror, or anything else you'd consider "scary" in the traditional sense. Instead, they focus on atmosphere and eerie vibes to create a horror experience that doesn't need to be shocking to be effective.
alphabet soup group
Books on my TBR with LGBTQIA+ characters or themes.
Bram Stoker Award Winners 2025-1987
A fun challenge to read all the Bram Stoker Award Winners. This includes winners of the following categories: Superior Achievement in a Novel, Superior Achievement in a First Novel, Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel, Superior Achievement in a Middle Grade Novel, & Superior Achievement in Long Fiction. For reference: https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/the-bram-stoker-awards/ .
Feminist Horror
Sometimes queer, sometimes not, but always feminist - these horror stories tackle patriarchy and ideas about what roles people (are supposed to) play in it.
Gothic Books
Goth books, watch out though, some might crossover into Vampire territory!
sapphic horror
paranormal activity
thrillers (potentially horrors as well) featuring the paranormal - ghosts and ghouls, psychic powers, things that are not able to be explained the way Scooby Doo and the gang do, by pulling the mask off a creepy dude.
Loser Lesbians
books featuring Sapphic characters who could be described as aimless, cowardly, strange, lacking good judgment, or just plain annoying. always looking for recs โค๏ธ
Strange Hauntings
just a little list of haunted books that are doing something fun or a bit different than a traditional ghost story
horror novels โ ๏ธ
Haunted House Tales
Love a good creepy haunted house book? Includes multiple genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Sci-fi, speculative, etc.
Shirley Jackson Awards (Novels)
Past and present winners and nominees of the Shirley Jackson Awards. Frightful reading!
