Tag: Horror
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Auto-Buy Authors: Erika T. Wurth
I am starting a new series featuring my auto-buy authors (authors whose work I will always pick up) and my first feature is on Erika T. Wurth! Today also happens to be her birthday. Erika is an Indigenous author who local to me, and I love how she incorporated aspects of Colorado into her books…
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Interview with Jennifer Givhan for “The Sleeping Sisters”
Last year, I had the privilege of reading Salt Bones by Jennifer Givhan and connecting with her. With a background in poetry, Jenn’s writing is lyrical, haunting, and gorgeous. Her writing is beyond vital in the times we are living in. Jenn writes from her Indigenous, Mexican American background, highlighting her beautiful community combining folklore…
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A Women in Horror Chat: Liz Kerin for “The Phantom Forest”
Liz Kerin is an absolute sweetheart and so supportive of other authors! She recently re-released her first novel, THE PHANTOM FOREST, which is vastly different from her other work, such as the NIGHTS EDGE DUOLOGY. It is fantasy mixed with horror and dystopian elements. My debut novel that came out my senior year of high…
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My Author Backstory
For those who don’t know, I am the author of three novels, and my poems and short stories have been published in a variety of anthologies. My first novel was published by an indie publisher my senior year of high school when I was 18. It was called Beautiful Nightmare: Some Dreams Become Your reality.…
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Devastating and Gorgeous – One of the Best Books I Have Read
The Sleeping Sisters by Jennifer Givhan Synopsis A threatened mother and a relentless detective collide when a series of murders awaken something long buried in the New Mexican desert in this mesmerizing novel of literary horror, perfect for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Stephen Graham Jones. “A marvelously strange story of murder and motherhood.…
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A Bookish Halloween Countdown Begins
Are you as sick of the heat as I am? Barely having a winter this year has really messed with Colorado’s weather, so here’s hoping fall is actually cooler this year! Being heat sensitive makes summers particularly unbearable for me, so the faster we can get to fall, the better. Anyway, today started the 100…
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PTSD, Grief, and Perfect Colorado Portrayal
Headlights by CJ Leede Synopsis Every instinct tells him to run. Every memory tells him he can’t.Special Agent Daniel Stansfield is ready for a change. Burnt out and defeated by the job, it’s his last day with the FBI. But before he can turn in his badge, he’s summoned back to Denver, the city he…
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Pick Your Vacation: Horror Style
Not traveling this summer? Me neither! So, I’ve prepared some spooktastic horror recommendations to take you away. Pick your ideal vacation and cuddle up with your next summer read. But be warned, these books bite and aren’t for the faint of heart. Summer Camp With a side of cannibal It’s a local legend. No one…
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Folk Horror with Vivid Mental Health Rep Perfect for Fans of “Children of the Corn”
Little White Flowers Book 1 by Amber Hathaway Synopsis Some secrets are better left to rot. When she and her brother venture to Evanston, Maine to clean out an estranged relative’s estate, horror enthusiast Alice Drayon’s life begins paralleling her favorite page-turners. The sojourn in their grandmother’s “wicked” hometown provides the perfect opportunity for Alice…
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Gender, Sexuality, and the Queer Experience as Demonstrated Through Leatherface
This year, I was given the opportunity to present at the Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference in conjunction with StokerCon for my study on Leatherface, titled Gender, Sexuality, and the Queer Experience as Demonstrated Through Leatherface. Leatherface is my favorite horror icon for a number of reasons. Many of which I touch on in my presentation…
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