Body Horror often features gross and terrifying transformations happening to humans. Like a rash, from Kafka’s The Metamorphosis to today, body horror is spreading!
These selections using the body or disease as metaphor to explore societal norms, expectations and systemic violence. If you want to explore the visceral, grotesque and fleshy side of fear without sparing any of the debauched details this is your genre.
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A stunning, wildly original debut from a rising star of Korean literature—a short story collection that is both so very gross and so very funny. You can also check out this title as eBook on Overdrive/Libby or as eBook or eAudio on Hoopla.
A provocative and unforgettable debut that is both a blood-soaked love letter to Los Angeles and a gleeful send-up to iconic horror villains. The way you feel about this cover tells you if you are going to want to read this book. You can also check out this title as eBook or eAudio on Overdrive/Libby.
In Song’s disturbing and visionary debut, a child pushed too hard to succeed becomes a monster of her own making. Think Hans Christian Anderson Little Mermaid, less Disney’s Ariel in this body horror/coming-of-age novel by Jade Song. You can also check out this title as eBook on Overdrive/Libby or as eBook or eAudio on Hoopla.
A Sapphic romance with a dark turn.
A Weird Horror compilation featuring all your favorite weirdos! You can also check out this title as an eBook on Hoopla.
A brutal medical research history lesson exploring the lives impacted by an exploitative and violent experiment.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Overdrive/Libby and as an eBook and eAudio on Hoopla.
Body horror before it was cool.
Junji Ito is the manga horror master and this is considered a classic of the genre.
