2026 Reading Challenge
Genres

Macabre


Macabre Books

Dracula
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
The Graveyard Book
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory
The Complete Stories and Poems
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
The Haunting of Hill House
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Tender Is the Flesh
Coraline
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Lists

Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice MarshallThe Tenth Girl by Sara FaringWilder Girls by Rory PowerThe Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-JonesThe Raven's Tale by Cat Winters
YA Horror Novels of 2019
20 books — 13 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar WildeThe Monk by Matthew Gregory LewisCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Origins of Horror 1600s — 1800s
35 books — 18 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonWorking Stiff by Judy MelinekAmerica’s Most Gothic by Leanna Renee HieberFrom Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty
Macabre Non-Fiction
22 books — 4 voters
Midnight Moonlight by V.J. ChambersSlow Burn by V.J. ChambersSkin and Blond by V.J. ChambersRed Hot Alphas by Jo RavenRed Hot Obsessions by Clarissa Wild
Best Books by V.J. Chambers
69 books — 8 voters

My Eyes Are Black Holes by Logan Ryan SmithThat Which Destroys Me by Kimber S. DawnEnjoy Me by Logan Ryan SmithBat Blood by Richard MyerscoughAltered Selves by Christopher Hawke
Deepest Darkest Reads
38 books — 29 voters
Gothic Poems to Love & Liberty by Mason CarterThe Flowers of Evil by Charles BaudelaireLegendary Tales by William Henry TalbotLegends Of Terror! by AnonymousSeason of the Sorceress by Melody Lee
Gothic Poetry
26 books — 4 voters

Quotes Tagged “Macabre”

Kevin Hearne
“ On a Creep Scale from Hello Kitty to Cthulhu, I award it a Freddy Krueger. Granuaile MacTiernan ”
― Kevin Hearne, A Test of Mettle
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K.D. Edwards
“ When this is all over, I will plant daisies in your skull. ”
― K.D. Edwards
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Videos Tagged “Macabre”

Interview 2/2/18 with JZ Murdock about his next book - Anthology of Evil II
Interview 2/2/18 with JZ Murdock about his next book - Anthology of Evil II
The Infinite Spectacle
The Infinite Spectacle
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Groups Tagged "Macabre"

Join horror author John Brhel as he discusses his new short story collection, "Tales From Valley…more
1 member, last active 10 years ago
Creatures of the Night Horror and the macabre and the weird and the strange. This group is for sharing books and your t…more
1 member, last active 11 years ago
The Macabre & Unhinged All books macabre and unhinged from smutty romances with morally gray characters to the twisted …more
46 members, last active 11 months ago
The League of Beastly Dreadfuls This is where we welcome others from anywhere to join the discussion and tag along with our loca…more
27 members, last active one year ago