7 Spooky Autumn Reads by Authors of Color
The worst part of living in a tropical country is that we have no autumn! But that's not going to stop me from indulging in the autumn vibes this September. A lot of readers are compiling their spooky fall reading lists, but I'd like to suggest some diverse titles as well.
[This was originally posted on Twitter here]
7 Diverse and Spooky Autumn Reads by Authors of Color
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
A Gothic tale set in Mexico! Plucky socialite Noemi visits her cousin after receiving a distressing letter. There she finds a creepy old house, an even creepier family, and dreams & hallucinations blurring together within the walls...
A Gothic tale set in Mexico! Plucky socialite Noemi visits her cousin after receiving a distressing letter. There she finds a creepy old house, an even creepier family, and dreams & hallucinations blurring together within the walls...
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The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
Immanuelle lives in a strict puritanical society that worships the Father and shuns the evil of the Mother. But one day, she's drawn into the dark woods, and discovers horrible secrets about her own family... including witchcraft from Lilith herself.
Immanuelle lives in a strict puritanical society that worships the Father and shuns the evil of the Mother. But one day, she's drawn into the dark woods, and discovers horrible secrets about her own family... including witchcraft from Lilith herself.
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Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Edogawa Ranpo
Edogawa Ranpo is the father of Japanese mystery... but he's also a master of the horror story! You might recognize some tales (Junji Ito adapted The Human Chair) but many more are delightfully bizarre & unknown in the English world
Edogawa Ranpo is the father of Japanese mystery... but he's also a master of the horror story! You might recognize some tales (Junji Ito adapted The Human Chair) but many more are delightfully bizarre & unknown in the English world
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White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
Warning: this is a Literary Fiction novel that's very unconventional and dreamlike. But if you're into that, then you'll find a haunted house, fraught family relationships, and an unsettling atmosphere
Warning: this is a Literary Fiction novel that's very unconventional and dreamlike. But if you're into that, then you'll find a haunted house, fraught family relationships, and an unsettling atmosphere
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Goth by Otsuichi
Do you like messed up protagonists? We focus on 2 students: a psychopathic boy & an emotionless girl who share a love for the macabre. It's a character study that also has POVs from the serial killers they encounter. By the end you wonder, who's worse: the killers? Or them?
Do you like messed up protagonists? We focus on 2 students: a psychopathic boy & an emotionless girl who share a love for the macabre. It's a character study that also has POVs from the serial killers they encounter. By the end you wonder, who's worse: the killers? Or them?
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The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
This historical fiction novel set in Malaysia features Li Lan, a girl from a bankrupt family who is offered security in exchange for becoming a ghost bride -- a dead man's wife so he can find peace in the afterlife. Part ghost story, part love story, all magic.
This historical fiction novel set in Malaysia features Li Lan, a girl from a bankrupt family who is offered security in exchange for becoming a ghost bride -- a dead man's wife so he can find peace in the afterlife. Part ghost story, part love story, all magic.
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Tales of the Tropical Gothic by Nick Joaquin
Okay, I'm cheating. These are not spooky ghost stories. But Joaquin's stories are lush; "gothic" is apt. No autumn here, but reading them evokes the cool Siberian breeze after a day of scorching sun, the colonial shadow... The stories of a past long gone.
Okay, I'm cheating. These are not spooky ghost stories. But Joaquin's stories are lush; "gothic" is apt. No autumn here, but reading them evokes the cool Siberian breeze after a day of scorching sun, the colonial shadow... The stories of a past long gone.
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