Dead bodies

This page lists books which contain trigger warnings for everything related to dead bodies and body parts, including dismemberment and decapitation. You can click on each title for more context.

See also Blood & gore depiction and body horror and Cannibalism.

For amputations, see Medical treatment & procedures, or Surgery.

For any other related warnings not listed here, please see the database for our comprehensive list.

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W– X – Y – Z

Aa:

• Alice Payne Arrives by Kate Heartfield
• All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace
• Angelfall by Susan Ee

Bb:

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf

Cc:

• Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
• Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
• Contagion by Erin Bowman
• The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Dd:

• The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
• Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

Ee:

• Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Ff:

• Find Me Their Bones by Sara Wolf

Gg:

• Giant Days, Vol 3 by John Allison, Lissa Trieman and Max Sarin
• Giant Days, Vol 6 by John Allison and Max Sarin

Hh:

• Halt’s Peril by John Flanagan
• Heart of Thorns by Bree Barton
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Ii:

• The Icebound Land by John Flanagan
• The Impossible Contract by K.A. Doore

Jj:

• Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

Kk:

• The Kings of Clonmel by John Flanagan

Ll:

• Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
• The Lost Sisters by Holly Black

Mm:

• My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Nn:

• Nailbiter, Vol. 1: There Will Be Blood by Joshua Williamson & Mike Henderson
• Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
• Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia

Oo:

• One by One by Ruth Ware

Pp:

• Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
• Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
• The Perfect Assassin by K.A. Doore

Qq:

• None.

Rr:

• Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh
• Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

Ss:

• Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
• The Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor
• Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
• The Silence of Bones by June Hur
• Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Tt:

• None.

Uu:

• Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson

Vv:

• None.

Ww:

• We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
• When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
• The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
• The Wicked King by Holly Black
• Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies by Caitlin Doughty

Xx:

• None.

Yy:

• None.

Zz:

• None.