Eight dark tales from Spanish-speaking authors

Natalie Sierra is a Latina poet, author, and editor whose work explores themes of desire, identity, and the supernatural. She is the author of the poetry collection Medusa (2020), and the novel Charlie, Forever and Ever (2021). Sierra currently serves as the Poet Laureate of Pomona, California, and is the President of Cafe Con Libros Press, a nonprofit bookstore and literary hub. Her writing has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize and has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Westwind Journal of the Arts, and other literary outlets. She specializes in dark, genre-bending narratives with strong emotional and psychological undercurrents.

Sierra's new book is Beyond the Grace of God: A Story of Desire.

At B&N Reads the author tagged eight "chilling works by Spanish-speaking authors prove that horror transcends borders." One title on the list:

The Devil Takes You Home: A Novel
By Gabino Iglesias


A father, drowning in debt and grief, takes one last job hijacking a cartel shipment—only to be pulled into a nightmarish journey of violence and the supernatural across Texas and Mexico. Brutal, poetic and unforgettable, Iglesia’s story cements him as one of today’s most boundary-breaking voices in horror.

Read about another entry on the list.

The Devil Takes You Home is among Elizabeth Gonzalez James's eleven weird and wild books of Texas.

--Marshal Zeringue