Horror by Women

Horror fiction written by women authors.
Updated September 19, 2022
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The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
Ebook
The best-known of Shirley Jackson's novels and a major inspiration for writers like Neil Gaiman and Stephen King as well as the hit Netflix series, The Haunting of Hill House is a chilling story of the power of fear 'Shirley Jackson's stories are among the most...
Eileen
Ottessa Moshfegh
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 MAN BOOKER PRIZE Fully lives up to the hype. A taut psychological thriller, rippled with comedy as black as a raven's wing, Eileen is effortlessly stylish and compelling. - Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, The Times The...
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Paper Book
'You don't read this book so much as surrender to it. A dark and heady swoon' THE GUARDIAN 'As rich is suspense as it is in lush '50s atmosphere' ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY He is trying to poison me. You must come for me, Noemí. You have to...
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Kiersten White
Paper Book
A high-stakes hide-and-seek competition turns deadly in this dark supernatural thriller from New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White, perfect for fans of Stephen King and SQUID GAME. The challenge- spend a week hiding in an abandoned amusement park and don't get...
The Silent Companions
Laura Purcell
Paper Book
LAURA PURCELL'S THRILLING NEW NOVEL THE WHISPERING MUSE IS OUT NOW Winner of the W H Smith Thumping Good Read Award As featured on the Radio 2 Book Club and the Zoe Ball ITV Book Club '[An] extraordinary, memorable and truly haunting book'...
Broken Monsters
Lauren Beukes
Paper Book
EVEN KILLERS HAVE DREAMS A terrifying new thriller from Lauren Beukes, award-winning author of The Shining Girls. Detective Gabi Versado has hunted down many monsters during her eight years in Homicide. She's seen stupidity, corruption and just plain badness. But she's never seen...
The Woman in Black
Susan Hill
Paper Book
'Heartstoppingly chilling' Daily Express Read the truly terrifying classic English ghost story behind the play. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House. The house...
The Death of Jane Lawrence
Caitlin Starling
Paper Book
From the Bram Stoker-nominated author, Ninth House meets Mexican Gothic in this a gothic fantasy horror. Practical, unassuming Jane Shoringfield has done the...
Nothing But Blackened Teeth
Cassandra Khaw
Ebook
The Year of the Witching
Alexis Henderson
Paper Book
The Handmaid's Tale meets The Village in this stunning feminist debut . . . Shortlisted for the GoodReads Choice Awards 2020 for Best Debut Novel and Best Horror Novel . . . 'Thrillingly brisk and bracing . . . it takes the best tropes of...

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