Womb of Shadows: Peter Neal’s Biological Horror Debut
Peter Neal's debut Womb of Shadows — Book One of the Gods of the New Age trilogy — is biological horror at its most intimate and most devastating. Dr. Evelyn... Read more.
Kentucky Dragon by Michael Park: A Folk Horror Review
Kentucky Dragon by Michael Park is folk horror at its sharpest. A demonic debt, a Nazi inheritance, and a coal fire burning for three centuries converge in this... Read more.
The Forbidden Lands Review: Mattia De Pascali’s Italian Folk Horror
Mattia De Pascali's The Forbidden Lands is a handmade Italian folk horror fable that understands folklore is not quaint decoration but a system people live and die... Read more.
Cruising by Dean Cade, Review: The Summer of 1973 Never Felt so Terrifying
Dean Cade's debut horror novel Cruising sets a closeted gay teenager's summer against the real historical backdrop of the Houston Mass Murders, the worst serial... Read more.
Philip Fracassi’s Gothic: The Horror of Wanting Too Much
Philip Fracassi's Gothic follows Tyson Parks, a struggling horror novelist who receives an antique desk that channels an ancient evil through his creative desperation.... Read more.
Eliza Jabore on Backstabbers: Weaponising Slasher Tropes & Dismantling Friendship in Her Exceptional Debut
Eliza Jabore’s debut Backstabbers reimagines the slasher as a pressure test for female friendship — our interview explores what makes this 2026 release a genuinely... Read more.
Out Law by Jim Butcher Review: Harry Dresden’s Best Side Quest Yet
Out Law is vintage Dresden in a smaller package. Harry owes Marcone a debt, and the repayment involves helping a former criminal go straight. The IRS gets involved.... Read more.
Saccharine Review: Natalie Erika James Serves Up Body Horror for the Ozempic Era
Natalie Erika James’s Saccharine is a gripping body horror for the Ozempic era. Here’s why this Shudder acquisition, starring Midori Francis, is essential viewing... Read more.
The Sourdough Compendium Review: A. G. Slatter’s Gothic Triumph
A. G. Slatter's The Sourdough Compendium gathers three long-out-of-print mosaic collections into a single 657-page volume of gothic horror that reads like the Rosetta... Read more.
These Familiar Walls Review: C.J. Dotson’s Suburban Horror Burns Super Bright
C.J. Dotson's These Familiar Walls is a dual-timeline suburban horror novel that burns through the haunted house tradition and builds something sharper from the... Read more.