Horror 2 November 1, 2026

Horror by Black Writers from Kindred to Lone Women

Every book from this episode, with authors and years.

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The books

  1. Kindred, Octavia E. Butler, 1979
  2. The Gilda Stories, Jewelle Gomez, 1991
  3. The Between, Tananarive Due, 1995
  4. The Ballad of Black Tom, Victor LaValle, 2016
  5. Ring Shout, P. Djèlí Clark, 2020
  6. Lone Women, Victor LaValle, 2023

Also mentioned

  • The Conjure Woman, Charles W. Chesnutt, 1899
  • The Souls of Black Folk, W. E. B. Du Bois, 1903
  • Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, 1818

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