Below is our recommended reading list for Fright Girl Autumn. It is a work-in-progress. We're adding new books every day!
If you'd like to suggest a book to include on the list, please see our front page.
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.
Happy reading!
Books by Women of Color:
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Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi
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Sed de Sangre by V. Castro
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The Between by Tananarive Due
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Mayan Blue by Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason (aka Sisters of Slaughter)
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The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez
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Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Creep by Jennifer Hillier
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Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
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The Awakening of the Spirit Trilogy (Blood of my Blood, The Providence of Human Affairs, and Soulless) by Montiese McKenzie
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Kindred by Octavia Butler
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Cirque Berserk by Jessica Guess
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Bruja by Wendy C. Ortiz
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The Girl From the Well by Rin Chupeco
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The Vampire Quartet (Voice of the Blood, Wounds, Fiend, and A Drop of Scarlet) by Jemiah Jefferson
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Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson
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The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin
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Orange Laughter by Leone Ross
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Containment by Eden Royce
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Things We Lost in the Fire: Stories by Mariana Enriquez
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Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
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Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich
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Revenge by Yoko Ogawa
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The Graveyard Apartment by Mariko Koike
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Afterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa by Jessica Faleiro
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The Face at the Window by Kiran Manral
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Ghost Stories of Shimla Hills by Minakshi Chaudhry
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The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
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Cenote City by Monica Quintana
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Hooker by M. Lopes de Silva (out October 29, 2020)
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Slay: Stories of the The Vampire Noire edited by Nicole Givens Kurtz
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Gyspy Kisses and Voodoo Wishes by Denise N Tapscott
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The Realm by L. Marie Woods
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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
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Girl on Fire by Gemma Amor
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Crossroads by Laurel Hightower
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Boneset and Feathers by Gwendolyn Kiste
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All That’s Fair by S.H. Cooper
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Hell’s Bells by Lisa Quigley
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Lucid Screams by Red Lagoe
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Wither and Other Stories by Sonora Taylor
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Abode by Morgan Sylvia
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The Vine That Ate the Starlet by Madeleine Swann
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For Emmy by Mary SanGiovanni
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The Ruin of Delicate Things by Beverley Lee
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Metas by Rae Louise
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Dying For An Invitation by Theresa Braun
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Into Bones like Oil by Kaaron Warren
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Helena by Claire L. Smith
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Herd of Nightmares by Kerry E.B. Black
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Carousel of Nightmares by Kerry E.B. Black
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Fairy Herds and Mythscapes by Kerry E.B. Black
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Season of Secrets by Kerry E.B. Black
Books by LGBTQIA+/Nonbinary Authors:
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Hood Witch by Faylita Hicks
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The Awakening of the Spirit Trilogy (Blood of my Blood, The Providence of Human Affairs, and Soulless) by Montiese McKenzie
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The Worm and His Kings by Hailey Piper
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Out of Water by Sarah Read
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Unboxed: A Play by Briana Morgan
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The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez
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The Devil’s Call by j. danielle dorne
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Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett
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Cirque Berserk by Jessica Guess
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The Wingspan of Severed Hands by Joanna Koch
Poetry:
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How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend by Linda D. Addison
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Cradleland of Parasites by Sara Tantlinger
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Witches by Donna Lynch
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Hysteria by Stephanie Wytovich
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Into the Forest and All the Way Through by Cynthia Pelayo
Nonfiction:
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Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present by Robin R. Means Coleman
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America’s First Female Serial Killer by Mary Kay McBrayer
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The Science of Women in Horror: The Special Effects, Stunts, and True Stories Behind Your Favorite Fright Films by Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence
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The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O’Meara
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Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin
Anthology/Short Story Collection:
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We Are Wolves (eds. Gemma Amor and Laurel Hightower) (coming soon)
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Latinx Screams (ed. V. Castro) (coming soon)
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Women of Horror Vol. 1: Under Her Black Wings (ed. Jill Girardi)
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Women of Horror Vol. 2: Graveyard Smash (ed. Jill Girardi)
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Not All Monsters (ed. Sara Tantlinger)
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Hex Life:Wicked New Tales of Witchery
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Slay: Stories of the The Vampire Noire edited by Nicole Givens Kurtz
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Midnight & Indigo edited by Ianna A. Small