Christina Henry’s haunted house horror novel follows a girl who dares her brother into the empty house at the end of her Chicago street, then spends years living in its shadow. My review of The Place Where They Buried Your Heart weighs its guilt, its found family and its hurried finale.
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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Djuna’s Memoir of a Joseon Bride gathers vampires, zombies, robots and online film fans into one genre-bending book of Korean speculative fiction. Natalie Wall finds a translated short story collection that is inventive, unsettling and keen to take risks, even when a few stories tease the mind more than they move the heart.
Horror film locations make terrible places to stay, so Ginger Nuts of Horror has written the guest reviews they never got, from one star to five. The Shining’s Overlook Hotel, the Bates Motel, Camp Crystal Lake, Amity Island from Jaws and the Slaughtered Lamb from An American Werewolf in London are all rated, with the stars handed out at random. Then comes the real question: why do horror fans keep booking the rooms?
Hope Madden’s Crawlers review finds little beneath the story but no shortage of killer spiders, as Matilda Lutz and her neighbours are sealed inside an infested Los Angeles apartment building. Ángel Gómez Hernández’s spider horror movie builds its tension floor by floor and leaves its audience scratching in their seats.
How to Host the Ultimate Long-Distance Horror Movie Watch Party Screams travel well. Even across oceans, … How to Host the Ultimate Long-Distance Horror Movie Watch PartyRead more
A church retreat, a dark forest and a cast worth keeping alive. Don’t Move | Maclain … Don’t Move (2026) Review: A Likeable Cast Lifts This Creature FeatureRead more
