Botanical Horror

CottageGORE is in!🍃 This list curates books that feature sentient plants, haunted forests, mutated fauna, and more.

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last updated May, 2026

9 books

Swallowed

Meg Smitherman

Bog Queen

Anna North

When Devils Sing

Xan Kaur

The Bog Wife

Kay Chronister

We Are All So Good at Smiling

Amber McBride

They Bloom at Night

Trang Thanh Tran

Hazelthorn

C.G. Drews

Don't Let the Forest In

C.G. Drews

This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1)

Kalynn Bayron

Comments

Thank you so much for this list.

If you are open to recommendations, Swallowed by Meg Smitherman might be a good addition to the list. ☺️

I love Meg! Completely forgot about Swallowed. I will add it to the list.