r/WeirdLit is a subreddit with 105k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses books, weird lit, horror, recommendations, and weird, 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
: "New haul, what should I read first?"
38 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "PSA - Terrible service from Influx Press"
1 post
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Wanderweg zine now available in the US via the peculiar parish bookshop."
1 post
#4
News
: "Nominees Announced for the 2025 Shirley Jackson Awards"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/WeirdLit
#1
Books
: "Books like 'The X-Files'"
37 posts
#2
Weird Lit
: "Top 5 favourite Weird Lit books?"
31 posts
#3
Horror
: "Novels/collections in this particular vein, i.e : weird Horror, existential Horror or ontological dread that doesn't heavily depend upon geographical settings."
14 posts
#4
Recommendations
: "This book was so good!!! Any more Recommendations like this?"
13 posts
#5
Weird
: "When does “physical” worldbuilding become genuinely Weird?"
10 posts
#6
Short Stories
: "Short Stories centered around weird love/weird romance?"
10 posts
#7
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?"
10 posts
#8
Reading
: "Weekly "What Are You Reading?" Thread"
9 posts
#9
Book Recommendation
: "Need a Book Recommendation for a trip -- something with the same feel of the books I have recently enjoyed"
8 posts
#10
Recommendation
: "Need Recommendation for something not too long with an element of mystery"
7 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
: "New haul, what should I read first?"
33 posts
#2
Recommend
: "Recommendations of weird lit that's also sci-fi?"
20 posts
#3
Other
: "Just arrived!"
12 posts
#4
Question/Request
: "Has anyone read Dictionary of the Khazars? (Does it count as weird?)"
11 posts
#5
Deep Cuts
: "In Defense Of Transgender Mermaids: George Sterling’s Strange Waters (1926) by Joe Koch"
9 posts
#6
News
: "Michael Wehunt and Nathan Ballingrud both sent their love to r/weirdlit."
8 posts
#7
Review
: "Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung"
7 posts
#8
Weird Deals
: "Goodreads giveaway for new China Mieville book The Rouse"
2 posts
#9
Article
: "Bored of the Swords: The Rebirth of Sword & Sorcery and the Death of the Weird - Reactor"
2 posts
#10
Promotion
: "Monthly Promotion Thread"
2 posts
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+26k members(32.1%)
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Last updated: June 29, 2026