Why am I passionate about this?

During the years that I have been writing ghost stories, many of them collected in The Haunted Heart and Other Tales, I have read a variety of classic and contemporary ghost stories, horror anthologies, and novels that included gay characters, written by authors who are also openly gay or whose legacy has identified the writer as homosexual. While there are a number of short stories that are personal favorites, this list focuses on novels. 


I wrote

The Wolf at the Door

By Jameson Currier,

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What is my book about?

When a death occurs at Le Petite Paradis, a guesthouse in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the spirit worldā€¦

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The books I picked & why

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Jameson Currier Why did I love this book?

Walking an empty stretch of New Jersey highway on an autumn night, a lonely gay teenaged boy meets a strange and beautiful guy who turns out to be a local legend who has haunted that stretch of road for decades. At the heart of this superb coming-of-age tale is the remarkable portrayal of the friendships of a group of Goth teens. This is an extraordinary, moving ghost story that will engage both young readers and adults. 

By Steve Berman,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Vintage as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 15, 16, and 17.

What is this book about?

On a chilly, autumn night, on a lonely New Jersey highway, a teenager meets the boy of his dreams dressed in vintage clothing. When the boy vanishes, the teenager discovers heā€™s encountered the local legend, the ghost of a young man who died four decades earlier and has haunted that stretch of road ever since. Curious and smitten, the next evening the teen returns with his best friend. So begins an unusual story of boy-meets-ghost complete with Ouija boards, hours spent in cemeteries, scares and macabre humor. This new edition of the book, to celebrate its thirteenth anniversary, features aā€¦


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Jameson Currier Why did I love this book?

Set in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Corpus Calvin brilliantly unravels the haunting of the Cloverkist Inn from several points of view, including a gay visitor from Amsterdam, a sensitive ten-year-old boy, the diary of a Union Soldier, and the inner thoughts of a dog named Calvin. Things ramp up with the unexpected arrival of a psychic, but itā€™s the marvelous puzzle of the mysteriesā€”Who painted the unsigned painting? Where is Room 13? Who are the Pumpkin People?ā€”that propel this thrilling exploration into local legends.

By David Swatling,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Corpus Calvin as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Jason Dekker doesnā€™t believe in ghosts but is haunted by memories of Amsterdam. A move to the White Mountains of New Hampshire with his dog, Calvin, promises a fresh start. College friend Tessa Bernstein enlists his help at Cloverkist Inn, where strange occurrences are scaring off customers and staff. Is someone trying to drive Tessa out of business, or are darker forces at work? Does an enigmatic boy who bonds with Calvin hold the key to a secret dating back to the Civil War? The unsolicited arrival of psychic medium Valraven creates further turmoil when his investigation into paranormal activityā€¦


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TimeBlink by MJ Mumford,

When Syd Brixton was eleven years old, her identical twin vanished from a park and was never found. 

Now twenty years later, Sydā€™s favorite customer, Morley, is killed in a horrific accident outside the pub where Syd works. Moments before Morley dies, he gives Syd an extraordinary gift: the powerā€¦

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Jameson Currier Why did I love this book?

When a gay journalist from Manhattan visits the charming town of Hope Springs, Pennsylvania, formerly known as Hellā€™s Ferry and one of the most haunted destinations in America, he stumbles into a quarreling coven of witches and his own shocking past. What distinguishes this profound and engaging novel is the journalistā€™s path to enlightenment with the aid of radical fairies, spirit guides, witches, and historical figures. This novel is a haunting fusion of New Age/Old World ideas.

By J.L. Weinberg,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked True Religion as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

An unexpected encounter with an otherworldly spirit at a holiday party in the Orenda Valley sends Seth Davis, a gay journalist from Manhattan, on a profound religious journey. Along the way, Seth stumbles into a quarreling coven of witches in the charming tourist town of Hope Springs, Pennsylvania, formerly known as Hellā€™s Ferry, and one of the most haunted destinations in America. As Seth learns more of the townā€™s remarkable history, he also uncovers his own shocking past, and in order to seek peace for his troubled soul, he must determine the fate of the coven, the town, and theā€¦


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Jameson Currier Why did I love this book?

Instead of rehab, a gay college student chooses to recuperate at his grandmotherā€™s home in rural Alabama near the ruins of a plantation. But these rural backwoods arenā€™t a safe havenā€”thereā€™s a meth lab nearby and the history of the county is written in bad blood. This is a Southern Gothic gem, an expertly written mystery of the unraveling truths behind mysterious apparitions and a familyā€™s dark secrets. 

By Greg Herren,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Bury Me in Shadows as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

After landing in the hospital after a bad breakup and an ensuing drug-and-alcohol binge, college student Jake Chapman is given two options: rehab, or spend the summer at his dying grandmotherā€™s decaying home in rural Alabama. The choice is obvious.

His grandmotherā€™s land has been in Jakeā€™s family since the early nineteenth century; the ruins of the old plantation house are a short walk through the woods behind her home. An archaeological team is excavating the ruins, looking for evidence to prove an old family legendā€”and thereā€™s a meth lab just over the ridge.

Once Jake is there, he beginsā€¦


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Katieā€™s Gamble by Kara O'Neal,

Katie's Gamble is an unexpected, unique story about a young woman who's trying to support her younger siblings by keeping her family's confectionery shop open.

In order to do that, she has to take on her older brother, who's a notorious gambler in Louisiana. Additionally, she has to outsmart Rowdyā€¦

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Jameson Currier Why did I love this book?

A string of supernatural events occurs when a gay writer moves into a house in the San Diego mountains built by a legendary film star of the 1930s. But the writer is not alone at the houseā€”he has invited his close friends for a housewarmingā€”and they soon discover the deceased actor had some nasty habits and a gruesome behavior. The investigations and resolutions of this absorbing novel unveil some shocking and grisly details, but there is a masterful balance of comedy along with the horror.

By John Inman,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Boys on the Mountain as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Jim Brandon has a new house, and boy, is it a pip. Built high on the side of the San Diego mountains by a legendary B-movie actor of the 1930s, Nigel Letters, the house is not only gorgeous, but supposedly haunted. As a writer of horror novels, Jim couldn't be happier.


But after a string of ghostly events sets Jimā€™s teeth on edge and scares the bejesus out of his dog, Jim begins to dig into the houseā€™s history. What he finds is enough to creep out anybody. Even Jim. It seems long-dead Nigel Letters had a few nasty habitsā€¦


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The Wolf at the Door

By Jameson Currier,

Book cover of The Wolf at the Door

What is my book about?

When a death occurs at Le Petite Paradis, a guesthouse in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the spirit world becomes unsettled, or so Avery Greene Dalyrymple III, the co-owner believes. The son and grandson of Southern evangelists, Avery is also an overworked and overwrought middle-aged gay man, a cynical big-time drinker and sinner fairly certain he can maintain a family of other deviants and delinquents stumbling along Bourbon Street to keep him company. 

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