Most Read This Week In Gothic

[close] Celebrating Adult Fantasy, Scifi, and Horror books that promote diversity and inclusion. In all styles and formats: genre, literary, short stories, graphic novels, comics, poetry, etc. ✵Rep We Read✵: POC, LGBTQIA+, Disability, Chronic Illness, Neurodiversity, Mental Health & Fat Positivity Note: We accept new members who answer our mandatory question and have a public profile. Authors are welcome, but self-promotion is not permitted

[close] 🩸Welcome to Horror Stories🩸 A community for lovers of horror, thriller, paranormal & all things dark and unsettling. This is a place to: 🪦Share what you're currently reading 🪦Recommend hidden gems & underrated horror books 🪦Discuss all things horror/thriller/slasher/paranormal and more! Whether you love slow burn dread, full throttle slashers, haunted houses, or mind bending thrillers, You're welcome here! Enter at your own risk.. 🔪

[close] Inspired by the Ph.D. Qualifying 50-Book Exam administered to second-year Ph.D. students in the English Department at the University of Pennsylvania, I have created my own version of that daunting task - meaningfully read 50 books across a diverse range of historical periods; generic and formal categories; national and geographic origins; and personal and societal identifications - all from a catalogue of texts spanning more than 1000 years. In the spirit of the exam, I encourage participants to organize their selected 50 works into three broad rubrics according to Genre; Historical Period; and Theme or Theory. Each topic should provide a framework to structure their reading with works that speak to one another. Each of the three rubrics should also include one or two critical, theoretical, or historical works. Keeping with their guidance, all or most of the works from the period chosen should be included in the Historical Period list (i.e., not in the Genre or Theme/Theory lists) to prevent that period's overrepresentation in the challenge as a whole; no more than 20 works from that period should appear on the full list. In other words, at least 30 of the 50 works should be outside of one's designated period of specialization. I want to use this group to make this challenge dynamic. Whether it's weekly discussion posts on specific themes or genres, a support group for those who jumped head-first into the Medieval period, or a deep-dive into the oddities of a specific literary movement or author, an ongoing dialogue is encouraged. The Reading List: https://www.english.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/Ph.D.%20Qualifying%20%252250-Book%2522%20Exam%20Book%20List.pdf For further insights on how to think about Genre, Historical Period, and Theme/Theory when building our your list and rubrics: https://www.english.upenn.edu/graduate/requirements-rules-procedures/first-year-oral-exam

[close] A cosy corner for the creepy-minded! We’re all about spooky vibes, horror tales, and bookish banter. Whether you love gothic classics, chilling thrillers, or paranormal plots, this is your haunt. Grab your favourite brew, share your eerie reads, and let’s celebrate the weird and wonderful together!