Rec
Iāve loved a good weird, creepy, and/or magical story ever since I first read The Bloody Chamber. Hereās a few I recommend:
Stranger things happen - Kelly link white cat, black dog - Kelly Link her Body and Other Parties - Carmen Maria Machado The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories - Angela Carter the Dangers of Smoking in Bed - Mariana EnrĆquez When Things get dark - Edited by Ellen Datlow The Frangipani Hotel - Violet Kupersmith
Stranger things happen - Kelly link white cat, black dog - Kelly Link her Body and Other Parties - Carmen Maria Machado The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories - Angela Carter the Dangers of Smoking in Bed - Mariana EnrĆquez When Things get dark - Edited by Ellen Datlow The Frangipani Hotel - Violet Kupersmith
Feb 20, 2024
Related Recs
Rec
My favourite short stories tend to be creepy or magical. I think due to the necessary open-endedness of short stories, it lends itself most to mystery and magic.
Angela Carterās Bloody Chamber is a great classic creepy feminist story to start with. Carmen Maria Machadoās The Husband Stitch continued Carterās legacy Iām a HUGE Kelly Link fan, but her stuff is very strange so might not be for everyone, but my favourite of hers is probably The Specialistās hat or Skinderās Veil Shirley Jacksonās The Lottery is also a classic, and if you like creepy stories and want a good overview of writers in that genre, I recommend the collection āWhen Things Get Darkā, a collection inspired by the tone of Jacksonās work; it features Kelly link, Carmen Maria Machado, Joyce Carol Oates, and loads of contemporary short story writers. I discovered the story Tiptoe by Laird Barron through this and its possibly my favourite creepy short story, it sent full shivers down my spine in a way no other story had.
Angela Carterās Bloody Chamber is a great classic creepy feminist story to start with. Carmen Maria Machadoās The Husband Stitch continued Carterās legacy Iām a HUGE Kelly Link fan, but her stuff is very strange so might not be for everyone, but my favourite of hers is probably The Specialistās hat or Skinderās Veil Shirley Jacksonās The Lottery is also a classic, and if you like creepy stories and want a good overview of writers in that genre, I recommend the collection āWhen Things Get Darkā, a collection inspired by the tone of Jacksonās work; it features Kelly link, Carmen Maria Machado, Joyce Carol Oates, and loads of contemporary short story writers. I discovered the story Tiptoe by Laird Barron through this and its possibly my favourite creepy short story, it sent full shivers down my spine in a way no other story had.
Rec
Possibly my 20th Kelly link rec but no one does weird like her. Weird surrealist short stories, fun, creepy, sad, funny. white cat, black dog is also excellent.
Rec
šoh! hello weird lit pal! i also belong to that club!
a few favorites of mine: āit lasts forever then itās overā by anne de marcken āsiftā by alissa hattman āwoodwormā by layla martinez āannihilationā by jeff vandermeer āthe membranesā by chi ta-wei āthe complete stories of leonora carringtonā by leonora carringtonā¦ sheās the og weirdo and i adore her this isnāt a novella but i love it so muchā¦ āthe wallā by marlen haushofer!
i havenāt read this one but i heard āiceā by anna kavan is good!
i hope you find something you enjoy āØ
a few favorites of mine: āit lasts forever then itās overā by anne de marcken āsiftā by alissa hattman āwoodwormā by layla martinez āannihilationā by jeff vandermeer āthe membranesā by chi ta-wei āthe complete stories of leonora carringtonā by leonora carringtonā¦ sheās the og weirdo and i adore her this isnāt a novella but i love it so muchā¦ āthe wallā by marlen haushofer!
i havenāt read this one but i heard āiceā by anna kavan is good!
i hope you find something you enjoy āØ
