My very long and as exhaustive as possible list of queer horror lit
Last Updated May 2026.
This is a list I am establishing for a potential doctorate thesis. What interests me is mostly queer horror written by queer people in contemporary horror, mostly these last couple of years. Feel free to recommend books or authors I haven’t listed. This is going to be updated regularly.
I recommend you copy and paste the following in a word document to facilitate the research.
If you are looking for a particular type of horror, feel free to research it in the document. Please use the following words. I have not read all of these books, some labels may be missing or misleading. There is no particular order.
Labels used:
Sapphic
Mlm
Non-binary
Queer
Transmasc
Transfem
Bi
Ace
Types of horror:
Paranormal horror
Body Horror
Existential horror
Southern Gothic
Gothic horror
Folk Horror
Religious Horror
Space Horror
Slasher Horror
Psychological Horror
Fantastic Horror
Mimic Horror
Summer Camp Horror
Thriller Horror
Lovecraftian Horror
Mermaid Horror
Our Wives Under the Sea, Julia Armfield ~240p, 2022 Sapphic, body horror, existential horror, mermaid horror.
Hell Followed With Us, Andrew Joseph White, ~416p, 2022 Transmasc, queer, YA. Body horror, religious horror.
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth, Andrew Joseph White, ~399p, 2023, Transmasc, queer, Paranormal Horror, YA.
Compound Fracture, Andrew Joseph White, ~370p, 2024, Transmasc, queer, Thriller Horror, YA.
Don’t Let the Forest In, C.G Drews, 336p, 2024, queer, ace, mlm. Body horror, folk horror.
Hazelthorn, C.G Drews, ~358p, 2025, queer, mlm, Gothic Horror.
All the White Spaces Ally Wilkes, ~488p, 2022, Transmasc, mlm. Paranormal horror, mimic horror.
Summer Sons, Lee Mandelo, ~372p, 2021, Transmasc, queer, bi. Southern Gothic, paranormal horror.
Camp Damascus, Chuck Tingles, ~324p, 2023, sapphic, queer, mlm. Paranormal Horror, religious horror, summer camp horror.
What Moves the Dead, T. Kingfisher, ~165p, 2022, non-binary, queer. Paranormal Horror, body horror.
Bury Your Gays, Chuck Tingles, ~295p, 2024, mlm, ace, queer. Slasher horror.
Tell me I’m Worthless, Alison Rumfitt, ~264p, 2021, sapphic. Paranormal Horror.
Cuckoo, Gretchen Felker-Martin, ~324p, 2024, queer. Summer Camp Horror, Thriller Horror.
Negative Space, B.R Yeager, ~364p, 2020, queer, Thriller Horror, Fantasy Horror.
The Worm and His Kings, Hailey Piper, ~116p, 2020, queer, sapphic, Lovecraftian Horror.
The Salt Grows Heavy, Cassandra Khaw, ~106p, 2023, non-binary, queer, ace. Fantasy Horror, Body horror, mermaid horror.
Brainwyrms, Alison Rumfit, ~304p, 2023, transfem, queer, sapphic. Body Horror.
The Lamb, Lucy Rose, ~336p, 2025, sapphic, queer. Gothic Horror.
The Church of the Mountain of Flesh, Kyle Wakefield, ~444p, 2024, transmasc, queer, mlm, Religious Horror, Body Horror.
The Brides, Charlotte Cross, ~400p, 2026, sapphic, queer, Gothic Horror.
Her Wicked Roots, Tanya Pell, ~352p, 2025, queer, sapphic, Gothic Horror, Fantasy Horror.
Sister, Maiden, Monster, Lucy A. Snyder, ~265p, 2023, queer, sapphic, Body Horror, Lovecraftian Horror
Carrion Crow, Heather Parry, ~249p, 2025, queer, sapphic, Gothic Horror.
We Used to Live Here, Marcus Kliewer, ~312p, 2024, queer, Paranormal Horror, Thriller Horror.
Blood on Her Tongue, Johanna Van Veen, ~368p, 2025, queer, Gothic Horror, Fantasy Horror.
Yellow Jessamine, Caitlin Starling, ~131p, 2020, queer, sapphic, Gothic Horror, Fantasy Horror.
The Unworthy, Agustina Bazterrica, ~192p, 2023, queer, sapphic, Religious Horror.
We Call Them Witches, India-Rose Bower, ~320p, 2026, queer, sapphic, Paranormal Horror, Fantasy Horror.
The Starving Saints, Caitlin Starling, ~352p, 2025, sapphic, queer, Gothic Horror, Religious Horror.
But Not Too Bold, Hache Pueyo, ~115p, 2022, sapphic, queer, Fantasy Horror, Gothic Horror.
Patricia Wants to Cuddle, Samantha Allen, ~256p, 2022, sapphic, queer, Fantasy horror.
Plain Bad Heroines, Emily M. Danforth, ~640p, 2020, sapphic, queer, Gothic Horror.
Your Shadow Half Remains, Sunny Moraine, ~163p, 2024, queer, sapphic, Thriller Horror.
Someone You Can Build a Nest In, John Wiswell, ~310p, 2024, queer, sapphic, Fantasy Horror, Folk Horror.
Knock, Knock, Open Wide, Neil Sharpson, ~326p, 2023, queer, sapphic, Folk Horror, Fantasy Horror.
Bloom, Delilah S. Dawson, ~203p, 2023, queer, sapphic, Gothic Horror, Folk Horror.
Monstera, Delilah S. Dawson, ~idk, 2026, queer, sapphic, Gothic Horror.
The Sunken, the Adored, Donyae Coles, 2026, queer, Lovecraftian Horror, African American.
Hungerstone, Kat Dunn, ~336p, 2025, queer, sapphic, Gothic Horror, Fantasy Horror.
Your Beloved Remains, Quinn Connor, 2026, queer, sapphic, Gothic Horror.
Things We Say in the Dark, Kirsty Logan, ~226p, 2019, queer, Gothic Horror, Anthologies.
House of Hunger, Alexis Henderson, ~304p, 2022, queer, sapphic, Gothic Horror, Fantasy Horror.
Heads Will Roll, Josh Winning, ~314p, 2024, queer, Thriller Horror, Summer Camp Horror, Slasher Horror.
The Needfire, M.K Hardy, ~297p, 2025, sapphic, queer, Gothic Horror.
Bone of My Bone, Johanna van Veen, ~368p, 2026, queer, sapphic, Folk Horror, Gothic Horror.
Chlorine, Jade Song, ~237p, 2023, queer, sapphic, Fantasy Horror, Mermaid Horror.
The Woods All Black, Lee Mandelo, ~153p, 2024, queer, Fantasy Horror, Religious Horror.
Model Home, River Solomons, ~286p, 2024, queer, Thriller Horror.
Blood is Another Word for Hunger, ~25p, 2019, queer, Paranormal Horror.
Bunny, Mona Awad, ~305p, 2019, queer, sapphic, Body Horror, Fantasy Horror.
The Deep, Rivers Solomon, ~166p, 2019, queer, Fantasy Horror, Mermaid Horror.
Sorrowland, Rivers Solomon, ~355p, 2021, queer, sapphic, Gothic Horror, Folk Horror.
Herculine, Grace Byron, ~272p, 2025, queer, transfem, sapphic, Religious Horror.
Unwieldly Creature, Addie Brook Tsai, ~296p, 2022, queer, sapphic, Fantasy Horror, Science-Fiction.
You Weren’t Meant to Be Human, Andrew Joseph White, ~336p, 2025, queer, transmasc, Body Horror, Space Horror, Religious Horror.
The Seep, Chana Porter, ~203p, 2020, queer, sapphic, transfem, Space Horror, Body Horror.
Feed them Silence, Lee Mandelo, ~105p, 2023, queer, sapphic, Body Horror, Science-Fiction Horror.
This is My Body, Lindsay King-Miller, ~315p, 2025, queer, sapphic, Paranormal Horror.
My Darling Dreadful Thing, Johanna Van Veen, ~375p, 2024, queer, sapphic, Gothic Horror, Paranormal Horror.
The Honeys, Ryan La Sala, queer, Fantasy Horror, Thriller Horror. YA.
She is A Haunting, Trang Thanh Tran, ~352p, 2023, queer, sapphic, Fantasy Horror, Paranormal Horror.
Wilder Girls, Rory Power, ~357p, 2019, queer, sapphic, Fantasy Horror, Body Horror.
Her Body and Other Parties Stories, Carmen Maria Machado, ~248p, 2017, queer, Fantasy Horror, Anthologies.
The Luminous Dead, Caitlin Starling, ~432p, 2019, queer, sapphic, Space Horror, Science Fiction.
Manhunt, Gretchen Felker-Martin, ~296p, 2022, queer, transfem, transmasc, Thriller Horror, Slasher Horror, Science-Fiction.
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, Eric LaRocca, ~120p, 2021, sapphic, Body Horror. /!\ This book has multiple reviews accusing it of lesbophobia.
Exquisite Corpse, ~240p, 1996, queer, Thriller Horror, Slasher Horror.
Our Share of Night, Mariana Enriquiez, queer, mlm, sapphic, pan, Paranormal Horror, Fantasy Horror, Thriller, Argentina.
The Transition, Logan-Ashley Kisner, ~326p, 2025, queer, transmasc, Werewolf Horror, Paranormal Horror, YA.
A Spectral Hue, Craig Laurance Gidney, ~218p, 2019, queer, Historical Horror, African American.
Into the Drowning Deep, Mira Grant, ~448p, 2017, queer, Mermaid Horror, Fantasy Horror.
Fluids, May Leitz, ~191p, 2022, sapphic, queer, transfem, Thriller, Splatterpunk.
Girl Flesh, May Leitz, 257p, 2023, sapphic, queer, transfem, Thriller, Splatterpunk.
Angels, May Leitz, 160p, 2025, mlm, transmasc, psychological horror.
Sworn Soldier saga: What Moves the Dead, What Feasts at Night, What Stalks the Deep, T. Kingfisher, 2022-2025, non-binary, queer. Paranormal Horror, body horror, gothic horror.
