Fun Size Horror Reads
Horror novellas under 200 pgs. Bite size scary reads for spooky season. These span the horror spectrum from psychological horror to gory, body horror to gothic ghosties and more. Let me know what else I should add!
created by ReadingRainbolt
last updated December, 2025
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Oh yay, I love bite sized horror stories!!
Some more recs for you would be:
- Corrupted Vessels by Briar Ripley Page
- Of Beasts by M Jane Worma
- The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht
- The Faerie Hounds of York by Arden Powell
- One Hand to Hold, One Hand to Carve by M Shaw
- Eyetooth by Mars Adler
- Rotgut by HS Wolfe
- Blackjack & Moonshine by Sirius
Thanks for the recs! I've added to this list AND my TBR.
Yippee!! I hope you find some new faves in them!!
FANTASTIC LIST, saving this for future ref. i love a short n spooky horror novella iām rubbing my hands together like a fly
Yay! I hope you find some good ones in here!
Great list, I love novellas! There are so many I didnāt know about on here.
If you are interested in recommendations here are a few: ā¢The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (62 pages) ā¢Sour Candy by Kealan Patrick Burke (84 pages) ā¢Crypt of the Moon Spider by Nathan Ballingrud (96 pages and one of my favorite novellas I read this year) ā¢Milk Teeth by Andrew Post (120 pages) ā¢Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin (192 pages)
Thanks for the suggestions! Iāve added a bunchš I LOVE The Yellow Wallpaper, but never thought of it as horror- but OF COURSE it is! š
Omg the things that I would do for this to be a quest. Thank u sm for this amazing list!!!
Yay! Iām so glad you like it!
Oooh this is such a cool list, Iām so glad I found it! Iām surprised by how many Iāve actually read on it and now Iām super eager to read more
