r/WeirdLit↗
WeirdLit: For news on weird fiction, collectibles, and book discussion
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!
112k subscribers133 posts / mo in Sep 2026113 authors / mosince 2014
r/WeirdLit has 112k members (+23% over the last 12 months). It gets about 133 posts a month from 113 people. Top topics: Weird Fiction, Lovecraftian Horror and Cosmic Horror Recommendations.
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- Weird Fiction11%
- Lovecraftian Horror4.3%
- Cosmic Horror Recommendations1.3%
- Lovecraftian Classics1.1%
- Reading Recommendations1.0%
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- Goodreads
- Substack
- Spotify
- Apple
- Bluesky Social
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