Crypt of the Moon Spider: A Must-Read for Fans of Dark Fantasy
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Crypt of the Moon Spider: A Must-Read for Fans of Dark Fantasy

Crypt of the Moon Spider by Nathan Ballingrud, A horror Book Review by Tony Jones Welcome to the Barrowfield Home for Treatment of the MelancholyLocation: the Moon! (1923) The Strange (2023) was my eye catching introduction to Nathan Ballingrud, which became one of my favourite novels of last year. An … Crypt of the Moon Spider: A Must-Read for Fans of Dark FantasyRead more

Closer Still by Richard Farren Barber, a YA Horror 400 Almanac Recomendation.
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Closer Still by Richard Farren Barber, a YA Horror 400 Almanac Recomendation.

The YA Horror 400 almanac strongly recommends  Richard Farren Barber’s recently reissued Closer Still Back in 2019, I reviewed Richard Farren Barber’s striking novella Closer Still, which Black Shuck originally published in their Signature Novellas series. The 115-page story sold terribly and was quickly forgotten. Few in the horror world gave it any press whatsoever except … Closer Still by Richard Farren Barber, a YA Horror 400 Almanac Recomendation.Read more

This Way Lies Madness – Call for Submissions
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This Way Lies Madness – Call for Submissions

This Way Lies Madness, a Call for Submissions for a new anthology from Flame Tree Press, Lee Murray and Dave Jeffery. In the tradition of Poe’s ‘A Tell-tale Heart’ and Gilman’s ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’, This Way Lies Madness (publishing September 2025) will bring together a twisted tangle of dark stories featuring monstrous manifestations … This Way Lies Madness – Call for SubmissionsRead more