r/WeirdLit is a subreddit with 110k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses book, weird, books, author, and lost tale, 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
: "Kind of an odd request- happy books?"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/WeirdLit
#1
Book
17 posts
#2
Weird
: "Weird in Fantasy & Science Fiction"
9 posts
#3
Books
7 posts
#4
Author
5 posts
#5
Lost Tale
: "Lost Tale: “Medusa” (1928) by Royal W. Jimerson"
4 posts
#6
Reading
3 posts
#7
Story
3 posts
#8
Ligotti
: "Thomas Ligotti, The Unholy City LP (/200)"
3 posts
#9
Lovecraft
2 posts
#10
Recommendations
2 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
: "Looking for more surreal/abstract novels that are still creepy and frightening."
13 posts
#2
Question/Request
: "“Alice in Wonderland”-esque books geared towards more adult audiences?"
10 posts
#3
Recommend
: "Blacktail by Scott Hawkins"
9 posts
#4
Review
: "Monstrilio. Has anyone read this? Any thoughts?"
4 posts
#5
Deep Cuts
: "Lost Tale: “Medusa” (1928) by Royal W. Jimerson"
4 posts
#6
Other
: "My Journey with Aristotle to the Anarchist's Utopia - Graham Purchase, somewhere between being a philosophical novel and more sort of weird pulpy speculative fiction"
3 posts
#7
Author Blog
: "Matt Cardin opens his new website with a retrospective on his central concern of the religion and horror"
2 posts
#8
Audio/Video
: "The Star-Treader: A Life of Clark Ashton Smith by S. T. Joshi"
2 posts
#9
Meta
: "Not weird in the way you think!"
1 post
#10
News
: "New collection from Zagava by Avalon Brantley: Morrigu and Other Stories"
1 post
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Last updated: September 20, 2026