CADL Horror Book Club
Trigger warnings and catalog links for Fall/Winter 2026
The trigger warnings are sourced from Storygraph, where readers submit them as part of their reviews. The trigger warnings are marked as graphic, moderate, or minor, depending on how much detail is given and how prominent the topic is in the book. The trigger warnings here are listed from graphic to minor, so items at the beginning of the list are more detailed/graphic than items towards the end, according to readers of the book.
September 17
Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley
Trigger Warnings: Child death, violence, animal cruelty, gore, bullying, and child abuse
October 15
My Heart Is A Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Trigger Warnings: Gore, suicide attempt, murder, rape, sexual assault, child abuse, incest, vomit, and cultural appropriation
November 19
Rouge by Mona Awad
Trigger Warnings: Death of parent, grief, blood, racism, adult/minor relationship, body shaming, alcohol, cultural appropriation, and sexual harrassment
December 17
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
Trigger Warnings: Racism, child abuse, racial slurs, rape, sexual assault, pedophilia, sexual violence, death of parent, vomit
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