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 April, 2026
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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 iâm 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 didnât know about on here.
If you are interested in recommendations here are a few: âąThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (62 pages) âąSour Candy by Kealan Patrick Burke (84 pages) âąCrypt of the Moon Spider by Nathan Ballingrud (96 pages and one of my favorite novellas I read this year) âąMilk Teeth by Andrew Post (120 pages) âąFever Dream by Samanta Schweblin (192 pages)
Thanks for the suggestions! Iâve added a bunchđ I LOVE The Yellow Wallpaper, but never thought of it as horror- but OF COURSE it is! đ
Omg the things that I would do for this to be a quest. Thank u sm for this amazing list!!!
Yay! Iâm so glad you like it!
Thank you! I have a horror book club and I think that the February read might be too intense for some people so I want to provide a novella alternative for those who do not want to read that pick. I didnât like any of the suggestions I was seeing online, but this list is really great. â„ïž
Iâm so glad you found this list helpful! Iâm in a horror book club too- Iâd love to hear your suggestions/past club favorites, if you feel like sharingđ
This list is amazing!!!!! I think The Extra by Annie Neugebauer would be a great addition plus itâs only like 130 pages đ€
Added! Thanks for the suggestion!đ
Oooh this is such a cool list, Iâm so glad I found it! Iâm surprised by how many Iâve actually read on it and now Iâm super eager to read more
