Horror - March 2026 @SCCLDLike this list

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• Itch!

  Amor, Gemma

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  Josie is at rock bottom, living a haunted existence after returning to her isolated hometown on the edge of the Forest of Dean. When she stumbles across a decaying, ant-infested body in the woods, Josie plummets into a downward spiral, facing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Writing Retreat

  a Novel

  Bartz, Julia

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  While attending a month-long writing retreat at the estate of a feminist horror writer who issues a life-changing challenge, Alex, determined to win this seemingly impossible contest, ignores the strange happenings around her until the disappearance…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Girl Dinner

  Blake, Olivie,

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  Every member of The House, the most exclusive sorority on campus, is beautiful, high-achieving, and respected. Sophomore Nina Kaur knows being accepted into The House is the first step in her path to the brightest possible future. Adjunct professor…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

  Carter, Angela, 1940-1992

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  For the 75th anniversary of her birth, a Deluxe Edition of the master of the literary supernatural's most celebrated book Angela Carter was a storytelling sorceress, the literary godmother of Neil Gaiman, Audrey Niffenegger, J.K. Rowling, and other…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cursed Bunny

  Chung, Bora, 1976-

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  Collection of short stories that blend horror, surrealism, and speculative fiction to take on the patriarchy, capitalism, and reign of big tech.

• Such a Pretty Smile

  DeMeester, Kristi

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  A biting novel from an electrifying new voice, Kristi DeMeester's Such a Pretty Smile is a heart-stopping tour-de-force about powerful women, angry men, and all the ways in which girls fight against the forces that try to silence them.

• Mask of the Deer Woman

  Dove, Laurie L.

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  At rock bottom following her daughter's murder, ex-Chicago detective Carrie Starr has nowhere to go but back to her roots. Starr's father never talked much about the reservation that raised him, but they need a new tribal marshal as much as Starr…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Her Body Among Animals

  Ferrante, Paola

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  In this genre-bending debut collection merging horror, fairy tales, pop culture and sci-fi, women challenge the boundaries placed on their bodies while living in a world "among animals," where violence is intertwined with bizarre ecological…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Yellow Wall-paper and Other Stories

  Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935

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  Charlotte Perkins Gilman was America's leading feminist intellectual of the early twentieth century. The Yellow Wall-Paper and Other Stories makes available the fullest selection of her short fiction ever printed. In addition to her pioneering…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Grey Dog

  Gish, Elliott

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  A subversive literary horror novel that disrupts the tropes of women's historical fiction with delusions, wild beasts, and the uncontainable power of female rage.

• Sister Creatures

  Green, Laura Venita

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  In the muggy, insect-ridden town of Pinecreek, Louisiana, college dropout Tess Lavigne is watching two bickering siblings while their parents are away. Her listless day drinking is interrupted when someone emerges from the woods behind the house.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Island Witch

  Jayatissa, Amanda

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  Being the daughter of the village Capuwa, or demon-priest, Amara is used to keeping mostly to herself. Influenced by the new religious practices brought in by the British Colonizers, the villagers who once respected her father's craft have turned on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Her Body and Other Parties

  Stories

  Machado, Carmen Maria

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  Contains short stories about the realities of women's lives and the violence visited upon their bodies.

• Teenage Girls Can Be Demons

  Piper, Hailey

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  13 terrifying coming-of-rage stories from the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth, perfect for fans of Clive Barker, Mariana Enriquez and Eric LaRocca.

• Tell Me I'm Worthless

  Rumfitt, Alison

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  Alison Rumfitt's Tell Me I'm Worthless is a dark, unflinching haunted house story that confronts both supernatural and real-world horrors through the lens of the modern-day trans experience.

• Slashed Beauties

  Rushby, Allison

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  Seoul, present day. Antiques dealer Alys's task is nearly complete. She has at last secured Elizabeth, the third and final Anatomical Venus. Crafted in eighteenth-century London and modeled after real-life sex workers to entice male medical…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Womb City

  Tsamaase, Tlotlo

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  Nelah seems to have it all: fame, wealth, and a long-awaited daughter growing in a government lab. But, trapped in a loveless marriage to a policeman who uses a microchip to monitor her every move, Nelah's perfect life is precarious. After a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nightbitch

  Yoder, Rachel

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  An artist turned stay-at-home mom becomes convinced that she is turning into a dog and, as her symptoms intensify, struggles to keep her alter-canine-identity a secret, until she meets a group of mothers who may also be more than what they seem.