BIPOC or LGBTQ+ Horror
Dive into these haunted and haunting books featuring either BIPOC or LGBTQIA+ characters. Annotations from NoveList, unless otherwise attributed. (Created May 2023)
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Funeral Songs for Dying Girls
Nearly 16-year-old Winifred Blight’s life is forever changed when she falls in love with a ghost. (Kirkus)
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The Wishing Pool and Other Stories
Holy hell: These 14 stories from author and film historian Due might scare even the most dauntless horror fans to death. (Kirkus)
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Our Share of Night
A widower burdened with paranormal abilities tries to protect his son from a dangerous cult. (Kirkus)
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Lakewood
A first-time novelist offers medical horror with a political edge. (Kirkus)
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Piñata
Returning to New York with her daughters after supervising the renovation of an ancient abbey in Mexico, Carmen Sanchez soon discovers that something evil and unexplainable has followed them home--and it may already be too late to escape what's been awakened.
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Hospital
When Yang Wei travels to C City for work, he expects nothing more than a standard business trip. But this is where his problems begin. A complimentary bottle of mineral water from the hotel minibar results in sudden and debilitating stomach pain, followed by unconsciousness. When he wakes three days later, things don’t improve; they get worse. With no explanation, the hotel forcibly sends him to a hospital for examination. There, he receives no diagnosis, no discharge date…just a diligent guide to the labyrinthine medical system he’s now circulating through. As he seeks escape and answers, one man’s illness takes him on a quest through a corrupt system and his own troubled mind.
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Natural Beauty
Giving up her future as a pianist to take care of her parents, the narrator starts working at a high-end beauty and wellness store in NYC, which affords her entry into a new world of privilege where she discovers, beneath the fancy creams and tinctures, lies a terrible truth threatening to consume her.
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The Devil Takes You Home
A desperate father finds himself drawn into a paranormal underworld. (Kirkus)
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It Came From the Closet
Twenty-five narrative essays by contemporary LGBTQ writers reflecting on queerness in horror film, from Hitchcock to HALLOWEEN.
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Don't Fear the Reaper
Returning to rural Proofrock after being released from prison, Jade Daniels runs afoul of a convicted serial killer, who escapes from a prison transfer in a blizzard, in the second novel of the series following My Heart is a Chainsaw.
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