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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Coraline (Graphic Novel) by Neil Gaiman

Coraline (Graphic Novel)

Neil Gaiman

186 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel horror dark mysterious fast-paced
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes

Eric LaRocca

283 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ short stories dark tense fast-paced
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter #1

Seth Grahame-Smith

433 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror dark funny reflective medium-paced
Awfully Appetizing by Leod D. Fitz

Awfully Appetizing

The Corpse-Eater Saga #1

Leod D. Fitz

274 pages • first pub 2015 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy horror dark funny fast-paced
Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

Vampires of El Norte

Isabel Cañas

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical horror romance thriller adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Ring Shout

P. Djèlí Clark

185 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

Juniper & Thorn

Ava Reid

11 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig

Black River Orchard

Chuck Wendig

656 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

Into the Drowning Deep

Rolling in the Deep #1

Mira Grant

469 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula

Bram Stoker

432 pages • first pub 1897 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced