Recs if you like Seed...
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.❗️
Folk Horror
Stay out of the forest
The horrors that haunt the woods
Medieval Dread
For those who can’t get enough of the dark & gritty setting of the Dark Ages.
Your mother reads books in hell!
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 🙂↕️
Sun Bleached Flies
God loves you, but not enough to save you from these stories. Ethel Cain & Preacher’s Daughter vibes/inspired fiction
You know, it really gets my goat (or sheep)
Goats and sheep (or goat-adjacent) on the cover. Could also be rams, or potentially fauns/satyrs.
Please feel free to add suggestions!
Witches, cults & the occult
Horror novels that draw from the supernatural, folklore, witchcraft, and the paranoia of cults.
Blood Is Thickest
Mystery, Thrillers and Horror featuring some very dysfunctional families.
Central/Eastern European Books
A list to help those who aspire to read from authors outside the typical areas. I will be creating different list for different regions. I will also list the countries currently found in the list. Be sure to check out the other lists! Note: The countries are not perfect as some countries are classified differently, so I did my best.
Current Countries: Albania, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Ukraine
Colorful Cover Horror Reads: Brown
Horror books with brown covers!
Humid Horror: Spooky Tales from the Bayou State
Horror books that either primarily or exclusively take place in Louisiana. Tried to stick to horror and not venture out into thriller territory!
Horror Intrigues
Dark reads that I couldn’t put down
Waltz with the devil
A list of books in which characters face evil and demons (and might get possessed).
deviled eggs 🥚👹
who doesn't love a little demonic possession here and there? probably the victims, but i digress. here's a collection of demons, demonic possession, and the general presence of bad eggs.
𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖞’𝖗𝖊 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖘
paranormal horror to help you not sleep at night
