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weird/magical chaos book recs
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items absurd collection of stories with some magical realism, from vampires to mermaids to monsters to portals. makes us question reality and fantasy with chaotic actions and characters
a theater professor who is convinced staging Shakespeare's most maligned play will remedy all that ails her--but at what cost?
All's Well by Mona Awad
cynical protagonist samantha is an outcast in her creative writing program until she gets drawn into the bizarre world of her classmates, a tight-knit old-money foursome who all refer to one another as “bunny.”
Bunny by Mona Awad
enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, dorian gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. influenced by his friend henry, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of ...
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
in a village in a medieval fiefdom buffeted by natural disasters, a motherless shepherd boy finds himself at the centre of a power struggle that puts all manner of faith to a savage test
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
two years after a mother puts her art career on hold to stay at home with her newborn son, she starts noticing herself develop dog-like features. as her symptoms intensify, and her temptation to give in to her new dog impulses peak, and highlight ide...
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
coming-of-age story of a young girl named natsuki and her cousin, yuu, who process and explain their sense of alienation from their families by internalizing the belief that they are both actually from another planet
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
a young, mixed-race vampire must find a way to balance her deep-seated desire to live amongst humans with her incessant hunger
Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda
across two different time periods, two women confront fear, loneliness, mortality, and a haunting yearning that will not let them rest
Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk
unique and imaginative short stories blending horror, sci-fi, fairy tales, and speculative fiction into stories that defy categorization.
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung
as creatures from myth and legend come out of the shadows, seeking safety through visibility, their emergence sets off a chain of seemingly unrelated events
No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
a darkly funny domestic horror novel about a woman who must take drastic measures to save her husband and herself from the vengeful ghost of her mother-in-law
Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth
in the desert the narrator encounters a towering cactus whose size and shape mean it should not exist in california. yet the cactus is there, with a gash through its side that beckons like a familiar door. so she enters it. what awaits her inside thi...
Death Valley by Melissa Broder
ren aches to be in the water and to be a mermaid. she dreams of the scent of chlorine, the feel of it on her skin, and she will do anything she can to make a life for herself where she can be free. no matter the pain. no matter what anyone else think...
Chlorine by Jade Song
tragic story of a woman welcoming her wife home after a long absence but soon realising that her wife is no longer who she used to be
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
literary horror about a boy who transforms into a monster, a monster who tries to be a man, and the people who love him in every form he takes
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
a young couple's toxic Instagram crush spins out of control and unleashes a sinister creature in this twisted, viciously funny, "bananas good" story
A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan
sweltering, queer southern gothic that crosses appalachian street racing with academic intrigue, all haunted by a hungry ghost
Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo