Slovak cosmic horror writer Michal Polgár goes back to Handlová, the coal town where he grew up, and to Dušičky, the November days Slovakia gives to its dead. From the miners’ memorials to an eighth-century grave he worked on as an archaeologist, he traces the roots of Mornec, book two of the Quiet … Michal Polgár: The Last One Turns Off the LightRead more
Book Reviews
Honest, in-depth reviews of new horror novels, collections and novellas, from the big releases to the small presses and indie voices you won't find anywhere else.
Film Reviews
Reviews of new horror films in cinemas, on streaming and on the festival circuit, from the blockbusters to the micro-budget gems worth hunting down.
Interviews
Conversations with the writers and filmmakers shaping horror today: what drives their work, where the dread comes from, and the stories behind the stories.
Features
Long reads on why horror matters, from genre histories and deep dives into classics to our personal My Life in Horror, What's On Shudder essays and Fright Club lists.
The Young Blood Library
Round-ups, age-by-age reading lists and reviews written with young readers, for parents, teachers and librarians looking for the right scare.
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.
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Slovak cosmic horror writer Michal Polgár goes back to Handlová, the coal town where he grew up, and to Dušičky, the November days Slovakia gives to its dead. From the miners’ memorials to an eighth-century grave he worked on as an archaeologist, he traces the roots of Mornec, book two of the Quiet Ends series.
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Alma Katsu’s Incarnate is a Dorian Gray retelling for the deepfake age, and this Incarnate review finds it her sharpest novel yet. A lonely effects artist builds the perfect influencer, then accepts help from a stranger who wants something back. Fast, smart techno horror from Titan Books that earns all five stars.
Forget the hunched brute of the films. In this Thirteen for Halloween essay, George Daniel Lea goes back to Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and finds a plain, short man rather than a beast. His Jekyll and Hyde analysis lays the blame for the monster on Victorian repression, shame and class.
Nick Medina leaves Louisiana for the northern woods in Savage Lake, a dual timeline horror novel about a mother, her horror-mad son and a family lake with a long memory. My Savage Lake review explains why this Indigenous horror novel from Berkley, mixing cabin in the woods horror with Anishinaabe lore, is the best book Medina has written.
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Hope Madden reviews The Cycle, the Shudder original from The Head Hunter director Jordan Downey that turns a police procedural into a creature feature. Deborah Ann Woll brings quiet power to a forensic case with a very personal twist, and a few monster moments impress. It runs long, but Spooky Season fans after throwback cinema will find a lot to like.
Horror review clichés get translated into plain English in this Halloween week dictionary from Ginger Nuts of Horror. From slow burn horror and elevated horror to the final girl, folk horror and the jump scare, every entry explains what reviewers actually mean. It also asks why horror book reviews and film reviews talk in code at all.
