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This is the third of four posts featuring queer and queer-ish reads for Halloween. This post looks at books for those who are more serious about their horror fiction. I’m a bit delicate myself, but I’ve rounded up these suggestions for those who prefer their queer Halloween reads dark. You can see the previous posts here. Enjoy!

Two Worlds and In Between: The Best of Caitlin R. Kiernan by Caitlin R. Kiernan
This collection of short works by master of the weird, Caitlin Kiernan, has drawn comparisons to Bradbury and Lovecraft. Covering the first ten years of her career, it includes a collaboration with another talented queer trans horror author, Billy Martin (known to readers as Poppy Z. Brite).

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
Several of Joe Hill’s books have been recommended to me by friends with stronger stomachs than I, but his latest (pronounced Nosferatu, haha getit) includes a queer librarian character who performs Scrabblemancy. Read more at Imogen Binnie’s review, which includes a caution about some rape culture content.

Skin Folk by Nalo Hopkinson
Hopkinson’s work can sometimes walk (or perhaps gleefully distort) the line between science fiction, fantasy and horror. I’m not sure how one might categorize most of this collection, but I’m including Skin Folk based on my experience of the short story “Ganger (Ball Lightning)”, the most original and disturbing bit of body horror I’ve ever read.

The Drowning Girl by Caitlin R. Kiernan
This dark, complex novel is told in the voice of India Morgan Phelps, Imp to her friends and her girlfriend. Imp is schizophrenic, haunted, and very interested in the difference between what’s factual and what’s true. The Drowning Girl took the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel last year, an honor previously bestowed on other horror greats like Peter Straub, Neil Gaiman and Stephen King.

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This is the second of four posts featuring queer and queer-ish reads for Halloween. This post looks at books for those who are looking for a Halloween read with something funny or sexy or just atmospheric instead of pants-pissingly terrifying. You can see the previous post here. Enjoy!

Fist of the Spider Woman: Tales of Fear and Queer Desire
edited by Amber Dawn
Michelle Tea, Larissa Lai, Nomy Lamm and more contribute to this anthology that seeks to transform horror tropes to center the fears and desires of queer women. Seek it out for chills, both creeping and erotic.

Lunatic Fringe by Alison Moon
The first in Moon’s Tales of the Pack series stars a college freshman who, while trying to find herself, finds herself amongst lesbian feminist werewolf hunters, then finds herself falling for one of the hunted. Funny, sexy, feminist werewolves? Yes please.

Love Spell by Karen Williams
The cover of this campy romance is so damn autumnal, it will pair great with your favorite cardigan, pumpkin-flavored beverage or shellacked gourd. Pick it up for a supernatural romance just as sweet and addictive as Halloween candy.

Zombies Vs. Unicorns edited by Justine Larabelstier and Holly Black
There are two gay protagonists and a handful of queer side characters in this creature-feature anthology. Perhaps surprisingly, the queer content is all Team Zombies’ doing. This book is great if you, like me, can only tolerate reading about zombies until the sun goes down - just skip around Team Unicorns’ contributions until you feel calm and safe again.

Vintage: A Ghost Story by Steve Berman
While not exactly horror, this one might get a little heavy. It stars a troubled young gay man who, after being kicked out of his childhood home, spends his time drinking, wandering amongst strangers’ funerals, and fooling around with Ouija Boards. Enter a charming ghost, still dressed in his 1950s jock regalia. Is it a dream come true, or a potential nightmare?

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The Lesbrary Goodreads Project

So after running this tumblr and the Lesbrary for a couple years, I’ve gathered together a couple lists of specific lesbian (etc) books about specific topics, and I’ve stumbled on some similar lists other people have made. In order to keep them a little more organized, I’ve decided to put them all up on Goodreads. Here are the ones I have so far:

Specific identities: