Gift Guide for Horror Lovers!
“I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul.” —Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes
Here's Alissa's Gift Guide for all the creepy crawlers in your life!
Boy Parts by Eliza Clark is American Psycho for artsy 20-somethings that like their horror to subvert the genre’s penchant for gendered violence against women.
Looking for something delightfully macabre for the romantic in your life? Try Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver, the first in a series about a budding romance between two serial killers.
Fans of The Last of Us and Edgar Allen Poe will enjoy What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher, a fungal reimagining of The Fall of the House of Usher.
Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt pulls no punches with its sharply intelligent, grisly narrative on trans terror and the pervasive nature of fascism.
Discerning foodies and Hannibal fans alike can really sink their teeth into these reads: Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica and A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers will leave you hungry for more!
Those who enjoy their historic horror with a war-focused psychological slant will enjoy David Diop’s lyrical prose in At Night All Blood is Black.
Saddle up for this brutal western: fans of the Red Dead Redemption series will love the cutthroat cowboy violence of Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West.
Kafka’s Metamorphosis meets gender studies in this blackly funny, strange book about a mother that begins turning into a dog: Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder. For a queer spin on horrific dog-women, check out Organ Meats by K-Ming Chang.
ABOUT THE BOOKSELLER
Alisa is a Virginian with a love for the macabre who recently moved back to the DMV after getting her BA in English literature. She’ll read anything so long as the pitch is good enough, but has a soft spot for literary fiction, queer narratives, and, of course, horror.