Pride Month is just around the corner, so it comes as no surprise that there are so many new queer horror books dropping in June. If you’re looking for more queer horror stories to add to your TBR for Pride Month and beyond, here are four LGBTQ horror novels you have to get your hands on. And lucky you! The first book comes out right at the start of June.
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 Muñeca by Cynthia Gómez (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, June 2)Set in 1968 Oakland, this surreal Gothic horror novel follows a queer witch named Natalia “Nati” Fuentes. Nati has heard rumors that the beautiful heiress Violeta Miramontes has been cursed. Are the rumors true? Curious about Violeta’s case and hopeful that she is capable of lifting the curse, Nati takes on a job as Violeta’s caretaker. But when Nati and Violeta develop romantic feelings for each other, Nati loses control of her powers. |
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