Horror Genre Challenge 2023 - hosted by autisaur

Lovecraftian
"H.P. Lovecraft often described his own work as “weird tales.” But they contain horror elements as well. He created his own subgenre that many writers still emulate today. Lovecraftian fiction often focuses on cosmic elements that are beyond human understanding. Thus, it’s also referred to as “cosmic horror.” These stories can make us humans feel small and insignificant, in the grand scheme of things. Recommended reading: At the Mountains of Madness, by H.P. Lovecraft. Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe, by Thomas Ligotti. The Ballad of Black Tom, by Victor LaValle."
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In the Shadow of Spindrift House by Mira Grant

In the Shadow of Spindrift House

Mira Grant

4 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ mystery dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda

Jawbone

Mónica Ojeda

264 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ challenging dark tense medium-paced
Black Wings of Cthulhu: Twenty-One New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror by S T Joshi

Black Wings of Cthulhu: Twenty-One New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror

Black Wings #1

S T Joshi

507 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction horror short stories adventurous dark medium-paced
Village of the Mermaids by Carlton Mellick III

Village of the Mermaids

Carlton Mellick III

136 pages • first pub 2013 (editions) user-added

fiction horror mystery mysterious fast-paced
Gyo by Junji Ito

Gyo

Gyo #1-2

Junji Ito

400 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction horror manga science fiction speculative fiction dark fast-paced
The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz

The House at the End of the World

Dean Koontz

406 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
Hasty for the Dark: Selected Horrors by Adam L.G. Nevill

Hasty for the Dark: Selected Horrors

Adam L.G. Nevill

240 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror short stories dark mysterious tense slow-paced
It Looks Like Us by Alison Ames

It Looks Like Us

Alison Ames

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

The Ballad of Black Tom

Victor LaValle

160 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti

Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe

Thomas Ligotti

464 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction horror short stories dark mysterious slow-paced