Horror Subgenre Challenge! - hosted by dexlud

Supernatural
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the term supernatural refers to things that “appear to transcend the laws of nature.” That’s a fairly broad definition, one that overlaps with the “paranormal” category covered earlier. For the sake of simplicity, I’ve classified the ghost / demon / haunting types of horror novels into the “paranormal” subgenre. In the “supernatural” category, I would place books that deal with vampires, werewolves, monsters, and other entities that defy the laws of nature.


Interesting novels in this subgenre: My Soul to Keep, by Tananarive Due. Dracula, by Bram Stoker. Salem’s Lot, by Stephen King. The Wolfen, by Whitley Strieber. Interview with the Vampire, by Anne Rice.
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The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland

The Invocations

Krystal Sutherland

400 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
youthjuice by E. K. Sathue

youthjuice

E. K. Sathue

288 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction horror dark tense medium-paced
Seuchenwahn by Thalea Storm, Birgit Otten

Seuchenwahn

Whitehill Mysteries #6

Thalea Storm, Birgit Otten

165 pages • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

fiction horror
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

Monstrilio

Gerardo Sámano Córdova

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Pet Sematary by Stephen King

Pet Sematary

Stephen King

466 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction horror dark emotional tense medium-paced
Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco

Silver Under Nightfall

Reaper #1

Rin Chupeco

512 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ mystery adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Let The Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Let The Right One In

Let the Right One In #1

John Ajvide Lindqvist

513 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong

Hemlock Island

Kelley Armstrong

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror emotional reflective medium-paced
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward

Looking Glass Sound

Catriona Ward

12 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
House of Slaughter - 1 - La marque du boucher by Tate Brombal, James Tynion IV

House of Slaughter - 1 - La marque du boucher

House of Slaughter (Collected Editions) #1

Tate Brombal, James Tynion IV

144 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction comics horror lgbtqia+ adventurous dark medium-paced