Horror Genre Challenge 2023 - hosted by autisaur

Avant Garde
"Avant Garde is as social a movement as it is an artistic one, with artists standing at the forefront of our preconceived notions of acceptable art and ideas. In horror literature, this takes the shape of mind-bending twists and impossible odds. In comics, it is the same incredible evil with terrifying and spine-tingling art. Recommended reading: Annihilation, by Jeff Vandermeer. Uzumaki, by Junji Ito. Sleep of Reason, by Spike Trotman."
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Rouge by Mona Awad

Rouge

Mona Awad

372 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Bunny by Mona Awad

Bunny

Mona Awad

11 hours, 24 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran

She Is a Haunting

Trang Thanh Tran

341 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

The Salt Grows Heavy

Cassandra Khaw

2 hours, 54 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious fast-paced
You've Lost a Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca

You've Lost a Lot of Blood

Eric LaRocca

209 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Head Like a Hole by Andrew Van Wey

Head Like a Hole

Andrew Van Wey

382 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

Our Wives Under The Sea

Julia Armfield

232 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary science fiction dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

Boy Parts

Eliza Clark

297 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror lgbtqia+ literary dark tense medium-paced
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation

Southern Reach #1

Jeff VanderMeer

195 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Night Film by Marisha Pessl

Night Film

Marisha Pessl

624 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced