In the horror genre, black authors are few but great. Below are 7 black horror authors you should read and their most well-known book. This list is not in any particular order.
1. Tananarive Due
Tananarive Due is one of the most well-known black authors in the horror realm. Her reach extends from literature to film. Her most popular book is The Reformatory, a horror novel that follows a young boy who is sent to a segregated reform school that is ridden with unimaginable terrors.
2. Victor LaValle
Victor LaValle is a popular name in the horror genre, and his horror stories sometimes blends fantastical and cosmic elements. His most popular work is The Ballad of Black Tom, a novella about sorcery in Jazz Age New York.
3. Tiffany D. Jackson
Tiffany D. Jackson is an underrated queen in the horror fiction genre. She has numerous thrilling novels, but her most popular horror work is The Weight of Blood, a YA that tackles racism in a small Georgia high school.
4. Ryan Douglass
Ryan Douglass is a newer name in the horror genre who has swept YA horror fans off their feet. Besides novels, Ryan’s work is featured in short story anthologies. His most popular work is The Taking of Jake Livingston, a social commentary about what it means to be a queer black boy in today’s society.
5. L. A. Banks
L. A. Banks is no stranger to the horror genre. For fans of supernatural series, L. A. Banks’ work has probably come up a time or two in your discussions. Her most popular work is Minion, book one in her Vampire Huntress Legend series.
6. Erin E. Adams
Erin E. Adams became a household name in the horror genre with only one novel. Her debut novel, Jackal, is a staple in the Black Horror genre and is about a woman who investigates missing black girls in her predominately white hometown.
7. Alexis Henderson
Alexis Henderson snuck into the horror genre and is here to stay. Her most popular work, The Year of the Witching, is about a young woman living in a puritanical society and discovers that she has dark powers inside of her.
Charity Williams 