Horror
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Book Review: An Ode to the Slasher Sub-Genre
My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones In her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her for Jade Daniels is an angry, half-Indian outcast with… Continue reading
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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,… Continue reading
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Book Review: A Fascinating Premise That Doesn’t Follow Through
Murder Road by Simone St. James A young couple find themselves haunted by a string of gruesome murders committed along an old deserted road in this terrifying new novel. July 1995. April and Eddie have taken a wrong turn. They’re… Continue reading
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Book Review: An Important Addition to the Vampire Sub-Genre
Life Is In the Blood by Daniel Bautz Turning the hearts and minds of the quaint community in Millersburg, Ohio to the Lord is Silas Hemfant’s mission. His business is devouring their blood and adding to the ranks of his… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
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Happy Pub Day: The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste
Today is the day! The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste is here. I adored this book when I read it back in October, and I cannot recommend it enough! It is a highly original ghost story that turns the… Continue reading
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Book Review: A Horrific and One-of-a-Kind Dark Romance
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver Every serial killer needs a friend.Every game must have a winner. When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded,… Continue reading
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Book Review: A Hillbilly Cannibal Slasher Falls Short
Kin by Kealan Patrick Burke On a scorching hot summer day in Elkwood, Alabama, Claire Lambert staggers naked, wounded, and half-blind away from the scene of an atrocity. She is the sole survivor of a nightmare that claimed her friends,… Continue reading
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Book Review: A Spinetingling Debut from a Fantastic New Female Horror Author
Four ambitious climbers hike into the Kentucky wilderness. Seven months later, three mangled bodies are discovered. Were their deaths simple accidents or the result of something more sinister? This nail-biting, bone-chilling survival horror novel is inspired by the infamous Dyatlov… Continue reading
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2024 Horror Book Releases
Happy 2024, Horror Fans! I am excited to share with you a list of all of the horror book releases that I know of that are coming out in 2024. The following is a running list, and I will keep it… Continue reading
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