The Haunting Weight of Perfection: A Review of Henry Corrigan’s Somewhere Quiet, Full of Light Henry Corrigan’s Somewhere Quiet, Full of Light (Slashic Horror Press, May 2025) is a masterful and chilling novella that reinvents the haunted house trope by giving the house a distinct, terrifying personality and a sinister agenda. … Somewhere Quiet, Full of Light by Henry Corrigan. The Haunting Weight of PerfectionRead more
BOOK REVIEWS
CBT, The Unseen Battle: Coming to Terms with Mental Health
CBT, The Unseen Battle: Coming to Terms with Mental Health I have had a horrible time of it of late, to the point where two months ago I finally made the jump to get help. Being the product of generations of stoic Scottish farming stock meant that it was never … CBT, The Unseen Battle: Coming to Terms with Mental HealthRead more
Update Your Address Books! Important Email Change for Jim McLeod & Ginger Nuts of Horror
Update Your Address Books! Important Email Change for Jim McLeod & Ginger Nuts of Horror Hey everyone, it was fantastic connecting with so many authors, publishers, and publicists at Cymera this past weekend! Those face-to-face conversations are invaluable. However, one thing became terrifyingly clear during our chats: my old email address … Update Your Address Books! Important Email Change for Jim McLeod & Ginger Nuts of HorrorRead more
A Game in Yellow by Hailey Piper, a Dark Decent into Madness and Desire!
A Game in Yellow by Hailey Piper, a Decent into Madness and Desire! Piper’s bold fusion of eroticism and horror vividly challenges genre boundaries, offering a narrative that is as intellectually provocative as it is viscerally terrifying. Within its pages, readers are drawn into a labyrinthine world where their deepest … A Game in Yellow by Hailey Piper, a Dark Decent into Madness and Desire!Read more
YA and Middle Grade Horror Picks for May/June 2024
May/June YA and Middle Grade horror roundup Our latest YA and Middle Grade roundup has a mixed bag of bangers and duds. My absolute favourite here was Mar Romasco-Moore’s Deadstream which is a terrific YA tale which will put you off livestreaming for life. My top pick from the Middle … YA and Middle Grade Horror Picks for May/June 2024Read more
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab: A Haunting Ode to Immortality, Hunger, and Queer Resilience
V.E. Schwab’s Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is a genre defying triumph that intertwines centuries, continents, and the lives of three women bound by a shared hunger for freedom, and the vampiric curse that both empowers and entraps them. Blending historical fiction, gothic horror, and sapphic romance, Schwab crafts a … Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab: A Haunting Ode to Immortality, Hunger, and Queer ResilienceRead more
The Lost Boys: Kill Your Brother You’ll Feel Better, a Critical Revist
The Lost Boys: Kill Your Brother, You’ll Feel Better, a Critical Revist Okay, This. This right here. This is the fucking problem with this whole shitty movie, expressed clearly in a single song choice-over-montage. Everything that is facile, surface and putrid about this film is summed up right here. Because … The Lost Boys: Kill Your Brother You’ll Feel Better, a Critical RevistRead more
Top Queer Horror Books You Shouldn’t Miss
Top Queer Horror Books You Shouldn’t Miss by Vikki Patis I used to say that I wasn’t a horror girlie. Despite devouring my mum’s John Saul books from a young age, I’d call myself a wimp because I was haunted by an illicit cinema trip to see The Grudge when … Top Queer Horror Books You Shouldn’t MissRead more
Flawed Execution in A Blood as Bright as the Moon Review
Andrea Morstabilini’s A Blood as Bright as the Moon ambitiously attempts to blend gothic horror, queer romance, and existential drama but ultimately struggles under the weight of its well-intended aspirations. While the novel’s premise, a vampire clan plotting to escape to the moon while evading a secret society, is undeniably imaginative, its … Flawed Execution in A Blood as Bright as the Moon ReviewRead more
The Red Labyrinth: A Dark Fantasy Review
The Red Labyrinth, by Ben Peek, Snuggly Books, May 2025 A review by Kyla Lee Ward This novella is proof positive that you don’t need an 800 page hardback to build a world, tear it down, or stun the reader. Through the tale of Zoja Rose, an impoverished wig-maker in … The Red Labyrinth: A Dark Fantasy ReviewRead more
Going Home in the Dark by Dean Koontz , A Haunting Return to Childhood Horrors: Book Review
Going Home in the Dark by Dean Koontz , A Haunting Return to Childhood Horrors Dean Koontz, the #1 New York Times bestselling author known for his mastery of suspense and genre-blending narratives, delivers another chilling tale with Going Home in the Dark (Thomas & Mercer, 2025). The story centres on four childhood friends—Rebecca, Bobby, … Going Home in the Dark by Dean Koontz , A Haunting Return to Childhood Horrors: Book ReviewRead more
Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang: A Masterpiece of Modern Speculative Fiction
Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang: A Masterpiece of Modern Speculative Fiction Ling Ling Huang’s Immaculate Conception is not just a novel, it is an experience. A searing, hypnotic plunge into the collision of art, identity, and technological ambition, this sophomore release cements Huang’s status as one of the most daring and visionary … Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang: A Masterpiece of Modern Speculative FictionRead more
Below the Grand Hotel by Cat Scully: The Great Gatsby meets Hellraiser, Book Review
Below the Grand Hotel by Cat Scully A Horror Book Review by Cat Treadwell ‘Below the Grand Hotel’ is everything that ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’ wanted to be and so much more. Oscar Wilde would adore it, Clive Barker likely has the penthouse booked out, and I’d go so far … Below the Grand Hotel by Cat Scully: The Great Gatsby meets Hellraiser, Book ReviewRead more
Devil Dancers: Characters and Chaos in the Wild West
Devil Dancers by Bo Chappell & A.A. Medina Acid Rain; 188 Pages; Available Now on Amazon A Horror Book Review by Damascus Mincemeyer Devil Dancers’ prose is seamlessly written, bountiful with humor, wit, suspense and, at times, moving poignancy. More than anything, it’s rip-roarin’, rootin’-tootin’ six-gun fun, a novel that … Devil Dancers: Characters and Chaos in the Wild WestRead more
A Graveside Gallery: Tales of Ghosts and Dark Matters by Eric J Guignard, Book Review
A Graveside Gallery: Tales of Ghosts and Dark Matters by Eric J Guignard Cemetery Dance Publications 2025 A Horror Book Review by Mario Guslandi Multiple award winner Eric J Guignard is a prolific, well known author and editor in the area of dark fiction. The present volume collects nineteen of … A Graveside Gallery: Tales of Ghosts and Dark Matters by Eric J Guignard, Book ReviewRead more