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Tayreads608 t1_j2a23nu wrote

This is my go to “if you like Shirley Jackson try one of these” lists

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

The Icuras Girl by Helen Oyeyemi

My Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (memoir about an abusive same sex relationship)

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter (grotesque, erotic, gothic, feminist fairytales)

The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

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bitch_with_a_w t1_j2a6fvm wrote

Thank you so much! I’ve read The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter and I enjoyed it, so I’m keen to check out your other suggestions.

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