Below is our recommended reading list for Fright Girl Autumn. It is a work-in-progress. We're adding new books every day!

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If you'd like to suggest a book to include on the list, please see our front page.

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Our challenge to you: read at least 3 books from the list below. Check back on social media to share your thoughts as you read. And don't forget to tag your posts with #FrightGirlAutumn.

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Happy reading!

 

 

Books by Women of Color:

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• Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi

• Sed de Sangre by V. Castro

• The Between by Tananarive Due

• Mayan Blue by Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason (aka Sisters of Slaughter)

• The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez

• Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

• Creep by Jennifer Hillier

• Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

• The Awakening of the Spirit Trilogy (Blood of my Blood, The Providence of Human Affairs, and Soulless) by Montiese McKenzie

• Kindred by Octavia Butler

• Cirque Berserk by Jessica Guess

• Bruja by Wendy C. Ortiz

• The Girl From the Well by Rin Chupeco

• The Vampire Quartet (Voice of the Blood, Wounds, Fiend, and A Drop of Scarlet) by Jemiah Jefferson

• Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson

• The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin 

• Orange Laughter by Leone Ross

• Containment by Eden Royce

• Things We Lost in the Fire: Stories by Mariana Enriquez

• Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin 

• Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich

• Revenge by Yoko Ogawa

• The Graveyard Apartment by Mariko Koike

• Afterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa by Jessica Faleiro

• The Face at the Window by Kiran Manral

• Ghost Stories of Shimla Hills by Minakshi Chaudhry

• The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

• Cenote City by Monica Quintana

• Hooker by M. Lopes de Silva (out October 29, 2020)

• Slay: Stories of the The Vampire Noire edited by Nicole Givens Kurtz

• Gyspy Kisses and Voodoo Wishes by Denise N Tapscott

• The Realm by L. Marie Woods

• Midnight & Indigo edited by Ianna A. Small

 

Books by Independent Authors:

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• All You Need is Love and a Strong Electric Current by Mackenzie Kiera

• Girl on Fire by Gemma Amor

• Crossroads by Laurel Hightower

• Boneset and Feathers by Gwendolyn Kiste

• All That’s Fair by S.H. Cooper

• Hell’s Bells by Lisa Quigley

• Lucid Screams by Red Lagoe

• Wither and Other Stories by Sonora Taylor

• Abode by Morgan Sylvia

• The Vine That Ate the Starlet by Madeleine Swann

• For Emmy by Mary SanGiovanni

• The Ruin of Delicate Things by Beverley Lee

• Metas by Rae Louise

• Dying For An Invitation by Theresa Braun

• Into Bones like Oil by Kaaron Warren

• Helena by Claire L. Smith

• Herd of Nightmares by Kerry E.B. Black

• Carousel of Nightmares by Kerry E.B. Black

• Fairy Herds and Mythscapes by Kerry E.B. Black

• Season of Secrets by Kerry E.B. Black

 

Books by LGBTQIA+/Nonbinary Authors:

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• Hood Witch by Faylita Hicks

• The Awakening of the Spirit Trilogy (Blood of my Blood, The Providence of Human Affairs, and Soulless) by Montiese McKenzie

• The Worm and His Kings by Hailey Piper

• Out of Water by Sarah Read

• Unboxed: A Play by Briana Morgan

• The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez

• The Devil’s Call by j. danielle dorne

• Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett

• Cirque Berserk by Jessica Guess

• The Wingspan of Severed Hands by Joanna Koch

 

Poetry:

 

• How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend by Linda D. Addison

• Cradleland of Parasites by Sara Tantlinger

• Witches by Donna Lynch

• Hysteria by Stephanie Wytovich

• Into the Forest and All the Way Through by Cynthia Pelayo

 

Nonfiction:

 

• Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present by Robin R. Means Coleman

• America’s First Female Serial Killer by Mary Kay McBrayer

• The Science of Women in Horror: The Special Effects, Stunts, and True Stories Behind Your Favorite Fright Films by Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence

• The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O’Meara

• Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin

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Anthology/Short Story Collection:

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• We Are Wolves (eds. Gemma Amor and Laurel Hightower) (coming soon)

• Latinx Screams (ed. V. Castro) (coming soon)

• Women of Horror Vol. 1: Under Her Black Wings (ed. Jill Girardi)

• Women of Horror Vol. 2: Graveyard Smash (ed. Jill Girardi)

• Not All Monsters (ed. Sara Tantlinger)

• Hex Life:Wicked New Tales of Witchery 

• Slay: Stories of the The Vampire Noire edited by Nicole Givens Kurtz

• Midnight & Indigo edited by Ianna A. Small

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