Set against a mid-20th-century rural backdrop, the novel follows a Mexican woman who suffers a brutal, gendered assault and dies; her final cries summon a pre-Hispanic goddess whose return initiates bloody retribution against those who harmed her.

A short, focused novella that focuses on a strained father–child relationship set against motifs of dance, clothing, and sleepwalking. The narrative applies fantastical or uncanny touches to private family dynamics and rites, creating a blend of cultural detail and subtle horror without sprawling plot breadth.

A Stranger in Olondria follows an outsider in a foreign city whose interest in local books, monks, and oral traditions pulls them into investigations of stories, memory, and uncanny occurrences.

A linked collection of short stories that reimagines traditional fairy tales and folk tales by amplifying their latent, often unsettling elements.

Set in the same universe as an earlier work by the author, this novel follows encounters with a mysterious, hazardous site called Nova Swing and the people drawn to it.

A 2015 collection of short stories in which ghosts and the supernatural intersect with everyday lives. Each tale stages encounters—personal, domestic, or communal—where lingering grief, past wrongs, or unresolved ties create eerie, unsettling situations that reshape characters' present decisions.

A young woman travels to a remote family estate after receiving a desperate letter from her cousin claiming danger in her marriage. She must probe the household’s strange customs and hidden histories to determine whether the threat is supernatural, social, or criminal.

A married lesbian couple becomes emotionally distant after one partner returns from a disastrous deep-sea dive. The novel tracks the aftermath: attempts at reconnection, the survivor’s altered presence, and the slow accumulation of dread tied to the sea and loss.

Several loosely connected characters across different eras encounter anomalies that call into question the nature of reality, time, and memory.

A contemporary story about witches and everyday life that places supernatural elements inside familiar social settings. The central pressure comes from a character's collision with witchcraft and its consequences for relationships, reputation, and safety within a community.

A first-person memoir that looks closely at a relationship Machado calls the Dream House and how that relationship involved psychological abuse.

Two royal twins with emergent magical abilities are sent away from their ruling parent and trained by a monastery; their powers and identities entangle them with wider political and social conflicts.