To some people, “Back to School” season means a new backpack, pristine notebooks, and a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils. But to dark academia readers, it means dark secrets, ancient curses, and teachers who might murder you if you disappoint them. What can we say? We love revisiting our own educational trauma.
These queer dark academia books feature forbidden texts, murderous professors, secret societies, unexplained deaths, evil spirits, beasts lurking in the woods, and lots of LGBTQ+ characters. From atmospherically eerie to bloody horrifying, they’ll send chills down your spine before the cool autumnal weather truly arrives. Get ready to go back to school… A school so dangerous you might never leave.
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