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The Minimalist by Kailee Pedersen – A Masterclass in Artistic Horror

The Minimalist by Kailee Pedersen – A Masterclass in Artistic Horror

Kailee Pedersen’s The Minimalist is a gruelling, unflinching psychological horror novel about a composer’s descent into madness. Published by St. Martin’s Press, it follows Mia Voss as she returns to her mentor’s Santa Fe mansion to complete his unfinished masterpiece, only to find the manuscript exerting a disturbing hold over her. Drawing from Pedersen’s own experiences as an adoptee and classical musician, this is body horror at its most intelligent—a meditation on artistic obsession, adoption trauma, and the sacrifices we make in pursuit of creative perfection.

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The Residency by C.D. Major -A Gothic Suspense Review

The Residency by C.D. Major -A Gothic Suspense Review

C.D. Major’s The Residency is a gothic suspense novel that builds dread with patient, deliberate precision. Set on a remote Scottish island, it follows single mother Ginny as she accepts an artist’s residency that proves far more dangerous than she imagined. With its uncanny paintings, whispering walls, and a community that knows more than it says, this is slow-burn horror at its most effective.

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Max Doty Interview: Domestic Horror in The House That Eats the Dead

Max Doty Interview: Domestic Horror in The House That Eats the Dead

Max Doty talks about The House That Eats the Dead, the domestic horror novel that began life as a NoSleep horror series and won the community’s Best Series award for 2023. He explains why the hungry house is a scavenger rather than a villain, how Save the Cat shaped his outlining, and how far Claire will go to protect her family. A horror author interview about houses, ownership, and the things we quietly agree to forget.

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Saint Delilah by Isabelle Spotts, A Ghost Story With Teeth.

Saint Delilah by Isabelle Spotts, A Ghost Story With Teeth.

Isabelle Spotts’s Saint Delilah is a ghost story that refuses to be gentle. This feminist supernatural suspense novel follows Delilah, a murdered nineteen-year-old who becomes a ghost and, with the help of a medium and a man who can see the dead, hunts her killer. Evil entities threaten to consume her soul. It is a revenge narrative, a thriller, and a meditation on grief and justice. The dead don’t forget. Neither will you. Read the full review at Ginger Nuts of Horror.