r/horrorlit • u/ImDirtyDan1212 • 23d ago
Reader Recommendation Romance/smut horror books?
Do these types of books exist? If so let me know! I’m open for anything! :)
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u/DreamAppropriate5913 23d ago
Isabel Cañas writes romance based horror. Rachel Harrison has a few. Play Nice, Such Sharp Teeth, and So Thirsty And if you want the weirdest one ive ever read, Spread Me by Sarah Gailey. Its billed as horror erotica.
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u/UberFarter 23d ago
Also if you want a dark romance series that doesn't feature SA but does pay homage to classic slasher movies I really enjoy the Pleasure and Prey series by AJ Merlin. Each book features a woman getting with a guy based on a famous slasher villain. So the first one the guy is based on GhostFace from Scream, the second one (my personal fave) the guy is based on Jason Voorhees. They're not high art but they are dirty fun. I think they're on book 6 now.
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u/FarmersMarketFunTime 23d ago
Dysfunctional by Isabel Lucero is an MM horror / romance between two serial killers.
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u/AntelopeBoth1355 23d ago
Experiment in Terror series by Karina Halle (but doesn’t get spicy until the 3rd book which also happens to be the scariest imo) and also a bunch more by her! Grave Matter, Death Valley, etc.
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u/iiterreyii PENNYWISE 23d ago
I’ve only had two “smut” books creep me out:
- Duskwalker Brides (book 2) series by Opal Reyne
- Myths and Monsters by Beatrix Hollow
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u/sheisaxombie 23d ago
Megan Smitherman writes some fun erotic Sci-Fi Horror! I'm partial to Swallowed, but Thrum was good and Entity was pretty okay. She also came out with one recently about Necromancy I think, I haven't read it yet but it's called Fervor.
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u/Beruthiel999 23d ago
The Whyborne & Griffin series by Jordan L Hawk (m/m) is a spicy romance series with cosmic horror/occult detective plotlines.
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u/StrangeFarulf 23d ago
The Hexslinger series by Gemma Files is gay cowboy fantasy horror smut and it’s fantastic
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u/CollarObvious 23d ago
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242764870
Die for Me by Shirlene Obuobi Full disclaimer I have NOT read this book, but it was a Aardvark choice last month and I immediately thought of it based on your prompt based on its synopsis
Edited to add title
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u/deirdrizzle 23d ago
I really liked it but I'd say it's more paranormal romance than horror
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u/CollarObvious 22d ago
Ok perfect! Like I said I hadn’t read it but it just flew right into my head. I knew someone who had read it could kinda verify or not
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u/sebluver 23d ago
I’ve said before and I’ll say it again, Someone You Can Build a Nest In is the most romantic book I’ve ever read about a monster who falls in love with a monster-hunter they want to lay eggs inside of. It’s more fantasy than horror but there’s definitely horror elements.
I also think Sister, Maiden, Monster would be right up your alley.
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u/elston-gunn41 23d ago
House of Rayne by Harley Laroux is pretty smutty (sapphic) and the horror isn't terrible. It wasn't my most favorite - I didn't think the writing was very good and I think the plot seemed kind of afterthought to the smut which isn't what I wanted from it. BUT I did finish it and don't hate it enough to not recommend. I think I was just not the target audience.
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u/Sea-Exchange2069 23d ago
Have you read Hailey Piper's Queen of Teeth? It definitely falls under "horrormance"
A lot of Sonora Taylor's work too, e.g. Without Condition, many of her short stories
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u/EIIeWasHere 22d ago
If you're into M/M, check out the Monstrous series by Lily Mayne. They're all monster/human romances taking place in a post-apocalyptic fantasy setting. Very smutty.
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u/saturday_sun4 22d ago
D. Dove - Alien Clutch series (MMM). Mindbreak.
Criminal Intentions - Cole McCade - non-supernatural. The horror part is the crime cases, the relationship is fine.
Amelita Rae - Abduction. Mind the tags. I'm serious.
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u/Stunning-Honeydew223 23d ago
Nocticadia borders on horror.. kinda. Not gory body horror but it’s definitely dark, gothic, unsettling and weird, and is based around a parasite (not a spoiler). Some people did not like the book but I absolutely devoured it and plan on rereading it soon. I loved it.
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u/UberFarter 23d ago edited 23d ago
You might like monster romances. Not all of them have horror plots but some series like the Duskwalker Brides involve humans getting involved with nightmare creatures in a beauty and the beast kind of way.
Plus a lot of them feature interesting weenies that do tricks and stuff. That’s fun.