The Root x Sistah Scifi: Black Thrillers to Keep You Up All Night The Root just dropped their list of favorite horror books by Black authors — and several Sistah Scifi favorites made the cut 👀
From Octavia E. Butler’s prophetic vision to Jordan Peele’s dark imagination, these stories center Black voices reshaping horror, suspense, and survival. 🖤 Swipe to shop the titles directly from Sistah Scifi — where Black speculative fiction lives, breathes, and occasionally haunts.
✨ Featured titles:
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele
My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due
The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez (+ Caramelle & Carmilla, We Three)
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
The Black Girl Survives in This One edited by Desiree S. Evans & Saraciea J. Fennell
👁🗨 Honorable Mentions: No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull, African Ghost Stories foreword by Nuzo Onoh, Doll Seed Stories by Michelle Tracy Berger 📚Get your copies here: www.sistahscifi.com or check them out from your favorite #locallibrary. Today we highlight LA Public Library main branch, one of Butler’s favorite libraries!
