Category: Discussions
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Guest Interview: Author and Sensitivity Reader Zin E Rocklyn
Happy Thursday, Everyone! I am excited to share with you a guest interview I had with Zin E Rocklyn – horror author and sensitivity reader! She is passionate about the importance of Black Queer voices being heard – especially in the horror genre – and offers sensitivity reading for authors on the following topics: Contact…
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ARC Review: A Symphony of Cults
Cult Following The Extreme Sects That Capture Our Imaginations – and Take Over Our Lives by J.W. Ocker Synopsis Have you ever wondered how ordinary people end up enmeshed in extreme cults? Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about history’s most notorious cults—and the psychology of the people who join them—is packed into this accessible,…
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Happy Trans Rights Readathon!
From March 22 – 29, 2024, the Trans Rights Readathon is being held. As a nonbinary individual, I find this readathon to be so important, and I am participating this year! For each book that I read during the readathon, I am going to donate $5 to Queer Asterisk, an organization here in Denver, Colorado…
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Celebrate International Women’s Day with These Female Horror Authors
For so long in the horror genre women have been marginalized, excluded, or harassed. Even today, the genre remains male-dominated. I am constantly seeing instances where female authors are not taken seriously in the genre or outright mistreated, and this needs to stop. Horror is for everyone! That being said, with today being International Women’s…
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5 Horror Books to Scare Up Your Holiday Season
Ever since Halloween ended, it feels like Christmas has completely taken over – with even more force this year, if that is possible. But never fear, just because Spooky Season is over doesn’t mean that our love of horror has to stop. Here at The Horror Maven, Spooky Season is year-round, and what better way…
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New! Paperbacks from Hell Barnes & Noble Exclusive Editions
Happy Wednesday, Horror Fans! I am excited to announce that Barnes & Noble recently released four exclusive editions of four of the books featured in Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix. These four editions all feature introductions by Grady Hendrix, as well as unique cover details and a special trade paperback format. These editions are…
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5 Books to Scare Up Your Summer
Summer camp, vacations, swimming…summer is the best, right? WRONG. At least not when it comes to these 5 horror novels! Summer horror is one of my favorite forms of horror, because it turns such a “happy” season on its head. While not all of these books explicitly take place in the summer, they feature summer…
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Celebrate Pride Month with These 5 Horror Books
Pride Month is incredibly important to me as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. It is a time to celebrate diversity, acceptance, and love, and what better way to do that than to actively read queer horror? While the horror genre has not always been diverse, in recent years, there have been quite a few…
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3 YA Horror/Thriller Novels You Need to Read Now
February 28, 2023 was an essential release day for the young adult horror/thriller genre! I have always been a big fan of YA horror/thrillers and I have found that most of my favorite novels fall under this label. In recent years, it seems that YA horror has been really taking off, and so many of…
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10 Extreme Horror Novels to Challenge Your Tolerance
Horror is a genre that is often difficult to navigate, because in bookstores when there is a horror section (even though there rarely is) it is often bombarded by Stephen King. Don’t get me wrong, I love Stephen King, but there are so many other awesome horror authors out there to be discovered. It has…
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