Jo Salazar’s If We Survive the Night started out as The Dead Weight, released by the author herself, and arrives from Sourcebooks Fire in 2026. In this interview, the YA zombie writer talks about building a protagonist you follow but never trust, writing institutional damage without a diagnosis, and why Quinn will never get the redemption arc readers keep waiting for.
Screams and Wails Review: Donna Scott’s Cursed Mixtape
Our Screams and Wails review covers a music horror anthology from The Slab Press, with eighteen original metal horror stories that range from riot grrl to Bowie. RJ Barker’s Feedback and J.L. Worrad’s Orlando Road are the peaks, while a few repeated bargains and a long back half keep it short of perfect.



