Horror Recommendations! for theSpooky Smart B!tch Readathon 🎃 👻

[@KatieColson]

“Her hair was cut into a bob” I’ve been laughing about this for a solid minute 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sweetiepie.clowngirl]

Cute profile picture 😍😊

[@allibaker3522]

Also I teach high school English & mostly teach horror lit & film. Yesterday I accidentally said “hor-ROR” while teaching 👻

[@stasya6154]

"Heated up like a hot pocket" LMAOOO

[@sylviashanabrough6515]

I think Last House on Needless Street would qualify as Neuro divergent.

[@danamonsees-cns]

camp damn-ass-kiss sends me every time

[@allibaker3522]

Randy!! I’m screaming. My grandma already knows, don’t worry

[@courtgarris1396]

You describing Now You're One Of Us had me in TEARS!! Oh Frank.....poor Frank

[@Hannah_Reads]

Because of you Jordaline, my horror books now need their own shelf hahaha ❤

[@KW-if9wp]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You MUST do ASMR, you’d be so good at it!!

[@MoJordanReads]

Honestly, I would almost rather just listen to you describe books than to read them.

[@cassandrajames3113]

Same 😂

[@FannyBureau]

Michael McDowell also wrote the screenplay for Beetlejuice 👻

[@Deiicide]

Echo is a slow burn but has amazing payoff. It is definitely a possession story and once the threads come together, it's absolutely wonderful

[@thefinalgirl3639]

When you started describing Off Season by Jack K. And you said Hot Pocket I started laughing uncontrollably. 😂 you're always so funny. I love it. You make uncomfortable book descriptions lighter with hilarity.

[@tylermorris9550]

Agreed! 😂 I'm always cackling at her descriptions

[@ChocoBerryIna]

The way you described how you felt at the end of Tender is the Flesh is spot on, I still have not gotten it out of my head and its been like months lol and yes Mary literally finished it 2 minutes before watching this. Absolutely loved that book!

[@wsviolist]

I finished Tender is the Flesh yesterday and you are absolutely correct about the ending.

[@kameronwilliams334]

Clive Barker is the GOAT!! In the Hills, the Cities literally lives in my head forever now. I've never had a story stick in my brain like that one!

[@caithenry8429]

Dude that was my favorite of the first three volumes as well! Beat out Pig Blood Blues, which was also truly Wild

[@pinkyhodgkins2185]

"If you disagree, you're f***ing stupid." It's a review I can get behind. 😂🥰

[@Johnroos80]

You popped up on my stream as a recommendation and watched this video. Awesome video, reviews, and humor. Totally subscribed.

[@HeidiJohnes]

I love the smell of books too!!!

[@Silverraine1]

For the neurodivergent prompt I have Andi C. Buchanan's Sanctuary. It's not horror but seems to have cozy spooky vibes, and is about a queer neurodivergent disabled found family, who lives in a haunted house with all their ghost friends.

[@Sad.Purple.unicorn]

that sounds so good. tnx for the rec

[@arianamarsi2575]

I'm glad I found your page. I love everything thing about it. I love how I can get good book reccomendations. ❤

[@artisticash5045]

That Randy story hit close to home! My stepdad's name was Randy and he passed away this June 8 days before my birthday and fathers day. Its all good though but I sure do miss him. Watching you though makes my day better.

[@karamarie6781]

Your makeup is fucking amazing! You look absolutely gorgeous.

[@charliescozycorner]

And fall has begun ☺️ rip Randy lmao

[@starlingsbones763]

The description of Exquisite Corpose was so accurate

[@JordalineReads]

Bahahaha thank you. Sometimes the pain is so east to articulate 🥺

[@jamiea4791]

I love your summary of Now You're One of Us!! Cracked up with the "Frank" and close-up. I read that book a few years ago and I still think about it, that ending was absolutely bonkers. Also 😂 Tender is the Flesh ending reaction my gosh, my heart stopped!

[@DaZugZug]

I feel like ChatGPT should talk to me in exactly this manner. ❤

[@briejeweled]

ChatGPT suddenly starts calling everyone Tiffany.

[@creepypapermultipack]

22:14 I’m dyyyyyyying the washcloth 💀💀💀 the premise sounds like something out of my nightmares but the washcloth on the face took me ouuuuuut lol

[@LauraNettles]

There’s a horror anthology by neurodiverse authors about their experiences: Rewired, edited by A.R. Ward. Haven’t read it yet, but sounds good.

[@laceyhoeferlin]

The fact that you mentioned Exquisite Corpse as horrifically soul crushing when that was my choice for "books that you're afraid to read" for the SSBR got me double fucked up 💀💅🏻

[@JordalineReads]

It's fine... youll be fine... 😭🥺

[@ashleyscozybookcorner5577]

Your fur baby just wanted to be involved in making the video too!😂❤

[@kylereads]

I read Echo this year; and I freaking loved it! But this Tiffany really likes character driven stories!

[@emmalouise7159]

Her hair was cut into a Bob 😂😂 you are honestly hilarious

[@kristyyy_3]

Your videos are awesome! You have a fun personality!🎉❤

[@amandaroot7968]

You are the reason I just fleeeew through Mary. Oh. My. Gawddddddd. I was laughing, screaming, on the edge of my seat. ❤️❤️❤️

[@kaitlynhantz2467]

I love your synopsis's!!!!!!!!!!!

[@krisprepolec5616]

I love the spine on the spine of Goddess of Filth. I read the books of blood when I was 15. A few of the stories were a bit over my head at the time, but I loved them. I now own signed first editions with the wrap-around art covers. That is what I would save in a fire.

[@redcoloratura1]

I read Echo and absolutely adored it. I’ve never been more afraid of a mountain. This is one that stuck with me and still gives me shivers even though I read it last year. Highly recommend!!

[@kriziawyskiel9382]

As an autistic person, I love the prompt you created and (a) don’t mind that your recs were mostly “neurodivergent-coded” and that you were setting a convo and challenge in the bookish community and (b) mentioned mental illness within the same prompt. I consider anxiety, depression, etc as under the neurodivergent umbrella because we all work towards awareness, acceptance, resources and fight to make people understand the social model of disability. Having a neurodivergent brain and not having a comorbidity of mental illness is extremely rare and that’s not an insult to anyone, it’s a comment on society. Anyways, full support here!! I’m going to read the indie “Brutal Hearts” by Cassie Daley (2022)

[@katrinabrown]

Yesss! The Amulet is a total bloodbath!! Love it! 🩸❤️

[@JLynnEchelon]

Just jumping in to recommend I'm Thinking of Ending Things on audiobook. There's one part that is massively elevated by being audio. It blew me away.

[@marybarton9792]

I love when your videos come up be cause you make me laugh all the time. The way you discribe books, love it. I hope your doing better, I miss you. 😊💜

[@ConstantlyRead]

I absolutely love your whole vibe! You are awesome! Thank you for your badass recommendation

[@Sad.Purple.unicorn]

For the queer and ND prompt you can read The Many Half Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester. The MC is Austistic and Nonbinary. I loved it. Also 16 souls has a queer, disabled MC. They’re both YA thriller/mystery

[@samanthaburns6956]

For the nerodiverse prompt I would suggest both of Andrew Joseph Whites books "The Spirit Bares its Teeth" and "Hell Followed with Us" they have good ASD rep and it is own voices

[@jordynsagers3815]

You quite literally make my days, Jordaline 😆❤

[@Specter-Seth]

Mary is being delivered today 😂 all because of you

[@Andrew_reads]

Such a top quality video. Excellent recommendations and also entertaining. Also recommendations are so genuine and unique, and great critique. Recommendations you can trust.

[@deborahborne4861]

Don't know if it's considered horror but it's definitely creeeeepy and has a neurodivergent character: The Collector by John Fowles

[@finalqueer]

most accurate description of exquisite corpse i have ever heard. 5 stars

[@BookTribe]

Years ago I watched a video of yours where you recommended The Good House & I read it and it became my FAVORITE book of all time and Tananarive Due became my fave author of all time, so I need to read every book you recommended🤞🏽 I have Tomie by Junji Ito, Skin Thief by Suzan Palumbo, & What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell on my TBR! The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White is great for the neurodivergent prompt!

[@cherryactually]

neurodivergent prompt suggestion: hell followed with us - it's apocalyptic young adult horror, and it's super gross. JFKSFJKBSJF also fits the lgbtq+ rep bc mc is trans and there's an achillean romance! the love interest has autism.

[@cherryactually]

also i recommend maeve fly for autumnal vibes!! it's set in halloween

[@carcelclaudiu2]

some of these books I never heard of, I looove your recs 🤍.

[@iliannal]

I am here for the book descriptions, I don't even read horror 😂

[@Showtunediva]

I don’t read horror but thanks to Jordaline I want to start

[@nilulal545]

Awesome suggestions. I got some more spooky scary stuff this year pushing the boundaries!! Guaranteed I'll have the lights on!!😂

[@heylaurita]

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White for the neurodivergent & LGBTQIA+ prompts!

[@austinaustin8566]

LGBTQ2+ and neurodivergent Canadian (I believe still currently resides in Toronto) author David Demchuck (“Bone Mother” 2017 and “Red X” 2021 - are both fantastic works, both satisfying the cannibal and M4M romance literary criteria you’re seeking. Also, the late Timothy Findley is (a fellow LGBTQ2+ Canadian author, criminally underrated, and in many ways perhaps ahead of his time) is Demchuck’s stylistic, more refined (in my estimation, at least), and certainly more prodigious superior whose oeuvre primarily comprised works mainly in the historical fiction genre - subsequently pioneered the literary sub genre of “Northern Gothic” horror. Of note are “Headhunters” (themes around mental health and cannibalism) (1994) and “The Butterfly Plague” posthumously published in 2006 (the latter includes a homosexual, hemophiliac film director; his pregnant sister, newly returned from a mysterious sojourn in Nazi Germany; and a transvestite bastard whose search for his unknown mother culminates in her death..)

[@GracieMarie011]

The worm and his king hailey piper is about a trans character who also may be neurodivergent. The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder may also be a neurodivergent character. The broken girls Simone St. James is about trauma done to woman but may have on neurodivergent character. Lastly the Nesting C.J. Cooke the main female character may be neurodivergent. Liked every one of them. I also just finished Swan Song which is an excellent book but like white authors in the early 80s there is some problematic moments. The character Sister may be neurodivergent. Either way all good books! Hope this helps.

[@JulEnglefaris]

I'm Thinking of Ending Things is one of my favs of all time

[@barbaralemon4170]

This is a fun vlog, You really are such a good reviewer of these books! Thanks!

[@meljstephan]

I'm late to this party. Oops. But a few thoughts: 1. I didn't like The Good House because why was everybody so horny while awful stuff happened. Like if I ever witness [that spoke free thing with the boat], I'm becoming bone dry for life 😂 2. Definitely agree about We Have Always Lived In The Castle - one of my faves 3. I added like 12 books to my TBR. That bitch is never hitting 0 4. I'd like to add these recs for other late comers: "Out There Screaming" edited by Jordan Peele and many other BIPOC authors "Five Midnights" by Ana Davila Cardinal, a latinx author "What Moves the Dead" by T Kingfisher features a NB protag

[@heyimsasa]

'bianca torre is afraid of everything' by justine pucella winans fits the neurodivergent and nonbinary categories. it's more of a mystery-thriller but it scared me + made me laugh.

[@briejeweled]

My grandma is dead but I told her anyway. 😅

[@SlytherinAsunder]

To Be Devoured by Sara Tantlinger is PHENOMENAL, and covers neurodivergent main character and LGBTQ+. It covers a 3rd category as well, but that would spoil the book-- if you have ND and LGBTQ+ books and nothing else, you can pick it up 👀

[@Darkxangel08]

Needed this video today!

[@adamstravos495]

Subbing your giving the gworls the energy have an amazing day hun

[@marshalmallow7192]

Thank you for introducing me to Michal McDowell. I am always looking to celebrate the art of those who were lost to the AIDS epidemic 🥺💕

[@bby.kaylamarie]

Looking stunning as ever babe!!🖤🖤 love being in the horror season even tho it’s year around for us!!

[@doglover12345andfr]

Well…time to dig out the Ouija board…my grandmas are all dead.

[@AdrianasWonderland]

damn killing the girl you like every night is another level of crush

[@aleidadiaz2261]

Holly, a recurring King character who is on the spectrum.

[@maeve3850]

another jordaline slay for tha WINNNN

[@SparklesMFantastic]

@JordalineReads ...but what happens when Molly Southbourne "surfs the crimson tide"?? 🤓

[@rocsimmons8535]

Thank you 👍🏽👍🏽

[@xgremlynnx]

not me watching this at 1am the night before 😅

[@tedy_ate_my_journal]

Yessssss I've needed more horror recs 🥰

[@JanAgaton]

was waiting for this! also have been soo terrified of Mary bc of the bathroom scenes & shit so i was gonna read it for the books i'm actually scared of prompt lol and for neurodivergent i'll probably read The Spirit Bares Its Teeth! the rest are up in the air hah

[@baby_ghoul]

I feel you on Lovecraft. The only reason to read Lovecraft is if you're curious where some cosmic horror and occult tropes originate from. I find his writing to be not as good as his ideas and concepts.

[@kishwer]

Molly Southbourne sounds EXACTLY like Junji Ito’s Tomie 🧐

[@briejeweled]

H@ve you seen Possibly in Michigan on KZbin? I think you’d like it.

[@Showtunediva]

Oh! Thank you for the neurodivergent prompt. I will have to look for these at the library. I am a disability rights activist and am looking for books to review on my channel.❤ New subscriber here. Found your channel through Sarawithoutanh and Katie Colson,

[@meccha_matcha]

Grandma is too busy rolling around in the ground with Graham, soz! Jordaline, you are a spooky horror queen and I also really struggled with finding a neurodivergent MC in a horror book but I have narrowed it down to Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant for myself (one of the two MCs is an autistic lesbian), and I'm also planning on reading Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White which has its gay trans teen protagonist fall for an autistic boy who leads a badass group of queer kids through the apocalypse.

[@carlacannizzaro1643]

Jordaline I love you! Everything about yourchasddddseddfffdegrrfdhjkamnnnnelllnis perfect😍 But I have a random question. Where did you get your bookshelves? I need some and I could die for some like yours you perfect sassy 👑

[@Specter-Seth]

Thank you for the recs! 🖤

[@ajthecosmonaut1870]

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth is a new release with an autistic main character !!

[@toriburbridge3208]

A really good LGPT book is Hell followed with us by Andrew Joseph White

[@NixLaLoupe]

Slade House! Slade House has a neurodivergent character!

[@sadiethole3639]

Who Haunts You by Mark Wheaton is a new release YA horror that I just heard about with an Autistic main character

[@cassandrajames3113]

Neurodivergent: The Last House on Needless Street and The boy on the Bridge

[@mau683]

I'm pretty sure I've heard a lot of times that the MC on My Heart is a Chainsaw is neurodivergent. Also in Witch: This Book Will Kill You (reccomend the narration made by The NoSleep Podcast), I feel has characters that can be considered ND but I'm not completely sure. For Cannibal or LGBT totally would recommend Benny Rose. The Cannibal King by Hailey Pipper. Really exited for this years SSB ❤

[@wjamimah7772]

Idk if we recommend comics but there is def Neurodivergent in Locke and Key. Rufus, Mrs. Whedon’s son.

[@Kritz_Reads]

shit, not Randy! I really need to read now you're one of us. Thanks for reminding me. Queen of teeth was a wild ride. Hope you get to that one!

[@寿司食べたいな]

I love this video.

[@heathermalmal9943]

Camp Slaughter and The Watchers are both free on kindle unlimited. Also Pumpkin Season is 0.99.

[@wakkawakka900]

Yeah I wasn't a fan of the resurrectionist. It was pretty obvious the dad angle

[@Gabwabby]

I'm using To Be Devoured as my neurodivergent MC prompt bc idk what's going on with baby girl but it seems like she cookin something in that noggin 🤷‍♀️

[@GG-hy1hs]

Love ur videos❤❤❤

[@jamietyler9038]

Dnf good Indians and heart of chainsaw 😢

[@RoseArnoldd]

I’ve just started Good Bad Girl and it seems to have OCD rep in it. Could someone confirm? I might wait until the readathon if so

[@Tdragonfly]

I feel a way when you call me names