Every October, my TBR gets out of control. I’m not usually a horror reader, but that changes during Halloween month. Within these 31 days, I can’t get enough creepy queer reads. The problem with that is it means I collect queer horror to read all year, and suddenly I have 60 books checked out from the library and only a few weeks to read them all in!

October is also Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon, which I’ve participated in twice a year, every year, for the past decade. It’s a day of snacking and reading with friends, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. It’s my favourite day(s) of the year.

I have a lot more than 15 book on my TBR this month, but I thought I’d share a selection with you, in case you also want to lean into seasonal reading this Gay Christmas. I have an asexual haunted house romance, trans alien invasion horror, queer gothics, trans horror essays, a sapphic vampire murder mystery, and much more.

All Access members, read on for 15 of the queer Halloween-adjacent books on my TBR this month.