Weird

Weird fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction written in the late 19th and early 20th century. It can be said to encompass the ghost story and other tales of the macabre. Weird fiction is distinguished from horror and fantasy in that it predates the niche marketing of genre fiction. Because genre or stylistic conventions had not been established, weird tales often blend the supernatural, mythical, and even scientific. British "weird" authors, for example, published their work in mainstream literary magazines even after American pulp magazines became popular. ...more

Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
Bunny (Bunny, #1)
House of Leaves
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)
Earthlings
Authority (Southern Reach, #2)
Piranesi
The Metamorphosis
Acceptance (Southern Reach, #3)
The Library at Mount Char
The Vegetarian
Borne (Borne, #1)
The City & the City
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Tender Is the Flesh
Life is a Circus Run by a Platypus by Allison HawnMilk, Turkey, and Neurosis by Grace Anne FeldmanSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas AdamsLife is a Pirate Ship Run by a Velociraptor by Allison HawnDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Odd Titles
481 books — 168 voters

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. JamesIf It Bleeds by Stephen  King
Best Dark Fiction of 2020
168 books — 354 voters
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. RowlingThe Complete Tales of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan PoeThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Illustrated Man by Ray BradburyThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Fantastical Short Story Collections
210 books — 26 voters

Framed & Hunted by Edward        WilliamsMean Spirited by Nick  RobertsA Very Bad Thing by J.T. EllisonThe Innocent Man by John GrishamThe Standoff by Scott Blade
Weird and Wonderful Stories
321 books — 169 voters
The Craziest Book Ever Written by Mr. WThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Craziest Book Ever Written
28 books — 11 voters

Frank Beddor
“ And even, if circumstances required, a contingency plan for his contingency plan's contingency plan. ...more ”
― Frank Beddor, Seeing Redd

Graham Parke
“ I'm looking into my past lives. I'm convinced some of them still owe me money. ...more ”
― Graham Parke, Unspent Time

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