r/WeirdLit is a subreddit with 104k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses books, weird lit, weird, horror, and recommendations, and they frequently recommend/review audiobook recommendations, books, and podcast.
Weird Literature: For news, reviews, book discussion, and anything else pertaining to weird fiction. | We cover everything from contemporary writers of the Weird, such as China Miéville, Kelly Link, M. John Harrison, K.J. Bishop, Eric Basso, and Jeff Vandermeer to foundational authors like H.P. Lovecraft, Alfred Kubin, Algernon Blackwood, Robert Chambers, and Jean Ray, to everyone in between. | If you're an author of the weird or speculative and are interested in doing an AMA, message the mods!
Popular Themes in r/WeirdLit
#1
Advice Requests
: "Weird lit recommendations based on my favorite weird lit books?"
25 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: ""Do You Suffer From Imaginary Telegrams?""
1 post
#3
News
: "Nominees Announced for the 2025 Shirley Jackson Awards"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/WeirdLit
#1
Books
: "Weird lit recommendations based on my favorite weird lit Books?"
86 posts
#2
Weird Lit
: "I picked this up for a fresh take on body doubles and couldn’t be more thrilled. Between this and Pale Fire, Nabokov should be considered among the GOATs of Weird Lit."
60 posts
#3
Weird
: "WIP Weird fiction shelf"
39 posts
#4
Horror
: "Novels/collections in this particular vein, i.e : weird Horror, existential Horror or ontological dread that doesn't heavily depend upon geographical settings."
31 posts
#5
Recommendations
: "Weird lit Recommendations based on my favorite weird lit books?"
31 posts
#6
Fiction
: "The book C.S. Lewis called "the greatest work of imaginative Fiction of the twentieth century" sold 600 copies in the author's lifetime. Can you guess what it is?"
28 posts
#7
Reading
: "So, what's everyone been Reading lately?"
27 posts
#8
Literature
: "Literature that focuses on wonder, rather than horror"
21 posts
#9
Weird Fiction
: "Would you describe The Twlight Zone as Weird Fiction?"
20 posts
#10
Weirdlit
: "Michael Wehunt and Nathan Ballingrud both sent their love to r/Weirdlit."
16 posts
Products Discussed in r/WeirdLit
Audiobook Recommendations
4 reviews
#1
Jeff VanderMeer
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
China Miéville
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Caitlin R. Kiernan
4.0★ from 1 review
Books
3 reviews
#1
Thomas
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Podcast
3 reviews
#1
Strange Studies of Strange Stories
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Weird Studies
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
The Weird Tales Podcast
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/WeirdLit
#1
Discussion
: "Can we get a ban on AI in /r/weirdlit?"
40 posts
#2
Question/Request
: "what weird genre of writing would this fall under?"
16 posts
#3
Recommend
: "Weird lit recommendations based on my favorite weird lit books?"
12 posts
#4
News
: "Michael Wehunt and Nathan Ballingrud both sent their love to r/weirdlit."
10 posts
#5
Review
: "Literary Hub's 100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025, there should be books in there suitable to /r/weirdlit. Brief reviews."
7 posts
#6
Other
: "Just arrived!"
6 posts
#7
Meta
: "Happy New Year's Weirdlit! 🎉"
3 posts
#8
Story/Excerpt
: "H.P Lovecraft fanfic dropping the hardest bar of all time."
2 posts
#9
Deep Cuts
: "In Defense Of Transgender Mermaids: George Sterling’s Strange Waters (1926) by Joe Koch"
2 posts
#10
Weird Deals
: "Big Humble Bundle of anthologies with lots of weird authors- Cisco, Ligotti, Barron, Ballingrud, and more"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/WeirdLit
Yearly
+25k members(32.2%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026