Stephanie Campisi’s The Unfinished Business: A Cosy Ghost Story
Stephanie Campisi's The Unfinished Business is a cozy middle-grade ghost story that treats grief and letting go with rare honesty. I dig into the craft, the comedy,... Read more.
The Backrooms is Just a British Backshift With Better Lighting
"Liminal horror" has become a hipster buzzword, so here is what it actually means and where it actually lives: the back of the shop. From Skinamarink, The Exit 8... Read more.
Stephanie Campisi on The Unfinished Business and the Ghosts We Keep
Stephanie Campisi kills off her mentor figure on page eighteen and rehires her as a ghost. In this interview the author of The Unfinished Business talks through... Read more.
Steal Me by Helen Grant: A Folk Horror Novella That Reads You Back
Helen Grant's Steal Me is a folk horror novella built on fairy-tale bones, set in a small Scottish town where a bookshop sells each customer the one thing they most... Read more.
What Happened to Those Girls: Review of Carlyn Greenwald’s Chilling Thriller
Carlyn Greenwald's What Happened to Those Girls drops three teenagers into a witch-haunted ghost town and lets only the bodies come back. My review digs into why... Read more.
Horror Slots That Make Casino Play Feel Spooky
Horror Slots That Make Casino Play Feel Spooky Horror slots work because they borrow the oldest trick in the genre: a closed door, a strange sound, and a heartbeat... Read more.
Carlyn Greenwald on Her Queer Slasher What Happened to Those Girls
Carlyn Greenwald's What Happened to Those Girls drops her most moody, body-horror-heavy book yet: a sapphic YA slasher where the toxic friend group doesn't dissolve... Read more.
Doe by Rebecca Barrow: YA Horror in Verse That Breathes Dread
Rebecca Barrow’s Doe is a YA horror novel in verse that uses sharp, incantatory lines to build a dual-narrative story of jealousy, an ancient deer-like entity,... Read more.
Dopefoot by Joshua Millican: Cryptid Horror With Teeth
Joshua Millican's Dopefoot is cryptid horror that earns its monster the hard way, growing dread out of Northern California's outlaw cannabis trade before the Bigfoot... Read more.
Rebecca Barrow on Doe: Inside Her YA Horror Novel in Verse
Rebecca Barrow's Doe is a YA horror novel in verse about a cheer captain, a centuries-tired deer creature, and the dangerous pull between girls. In our interview,... Read more.