About Me

Thank you for coming to The Horror Maven! My name is Ashley Nestler, MSW, and I am the face behind The Horror Maven. I am a mental health specialist and have multiple mental illnesses myself. Throughout my mental health journey, I have found that horror really helps me to release my anxiety and panic while giving me a sense of control over these symptoms. It is because of this that I have become quite the horror enthusiast, and I adore reading, watching, and listening to horror of all kinds.

*I have been a professional book reviewer for many years now at Peachy Keen Reviews & Bibliotherapy where I review books of various genres, but my love of horror made me branch out and create The Horror Maven.*

Review Information

I feature reviews of all different forms of horror, as well as interviews with creators, upcoming release information, and so much more. I am open to receiving review requests for various kinds of horror, but you can find my preferred and prohibited forms of horror below, as well as how to contact me regarding a review.

Preferred Horror Subtypes

As stated, I will review all sub-genres of horror, but below are my favorite subtypes. These may cause me to pick certain review requests over others depending on how large my review list is.

• Folk Horror
• Splatterpunk
• Gothic Horror
• Religious Horror
• Surreal Horror

Subjects I Will Not Review

While I do review horror of all kinds, there are a few subjects that I will not review. If these subjects are a part of your book, movie, podcast, etc. I require to be notified of the existence of the subject and how it plays a part in your work. If I am not notified and find that any of these subjects are a part of your work, I reserve the right to refuse to move forward with my review.

• The abuse/torture of children
  • I do not accept works that feature the extensive description of the abuse or torture of children. While I understand that this subject can sometimes play a part in some horror stories, I will not stand for extensive descriptions. If the abuse/torture is insinuated, rather than heavily described, I may consider reviewing your work if the situation plays an essential role in the story. This will be a case-by-case basis.
  • An example of a piece of work that went against my distaste for this type of content is The Groomer by Jon Athan. Please read chapter three in his book to find an example of child torture and abuse that I will not accept. (But please do so with caution, it is extremely violent.)
• The abuse/torture of animals
  • Again, animal abuse/torture is something that I find to be frequent in various forms of horror. Like with child abuse/torture, I will not accept this subject in the horror that I review if it is extensively described or shown. If the animal abuse/torture leaves much to the imagination I will consider reviewing it if it is not a large part of the story. However, this will again be a case-by-case basis.
• Anything that conveys messages of racism, homophobia, sexism, fatphobia etc.
  • The Horror Maven is a safe place for all, and I will not review anything that spreads messages of hate towards any group or identity.

Drop me a line
peachykeenreviews@gmail.com

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