On a whim, I picked up Out There by Kate Folk and became instantly obsessed with these kinds of unsettling, eerie short stories.
I’ve also read (and loved!) the following:
– Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu
– The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez
– Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
Words to describe the target vibes: surreal, eerie, dark, imaginative, strange, sci fi, body horror, creepy, uncomfortable.
Short stories are ideal, but any novel recommendations are also totally welcome. Would love any recommendations you have!
EDIT: These are incredible! Thank you all so much. In my head, this was some super specific request, so I’m super excited to see there’s so much out there! My library holds shelf won’t know what hit ‘em.
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You might like Bliss Montage by Ling Ma.
“The Beauty” by Aliya Whiteley is a novella set a decade or so after a plague kills off all the AFAB people, when a young man is kidnapped by a mushroom monster. Target Vibes: eerie, dark, strange, sci fi, body horror, creepy, uncomfortable
– The Graveyard Rats by Henry Kuttner
– Dark Entries by Robert Aickman
Hope this gives you something creepy and fun to read! Have a blessed day.
Get in Trouble by Kelly Link. A great collection of short stories, some mystical and some more sinister.
Not sure if Bunny by Mona Awad is surreal enough for you? But that’s the only title I can think of, also it’s not a short story but maybe still something you might enjoy 🙂
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung
Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata
Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman
Kelly Link’s collections
Our Wives under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
I’m thinking of ending things by Iain Reid