Secret Lives of the Dead by Tim Lebbon: A Masterful Descent into Folk Horror Tim Lebbon’s Secret Lives of the Dead (Titan Books, August 2025) emerges as a taut, blood-soaked narrative that masterfully blurs the lines between folk horror and kinetic thriller. Across a single, rain-lashed day in the fictional UK village … Secret Lives of the Dead by Tim Lebbon, A Masterful Descent into Folk HorrorRead more
Horror Novels, Career-Defining Debuts You Should Know About Memorable horror novel debuts, my pick of overlooked classics, career defining moments and personal favourites I have been reviewing novels for Ginger Nuts of Horror and Horror DNA for almost a decade. If I factor in the endless YA novels, this amounts … Horror Novels, Career-Defining Debuts You Should Know AboutRead more
Demon Song by Kelsea Yu, A Haunting Aria of Horror Scheduled for release on September 30, 2025, by Titan Books, Demon Song marks Kelsea Yu’s highly anticipated follow-up to her Shirley Jackson Award-nominated novella Bound Feet. This gothic horror novella—clocking in at a taut 176 pages, transplants the Phantom of the Opera trope … Demon Song by Kelsea Yu, A Haunting Aria of HorrorRead more
The Butchers Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs. Lovett by David Demchuk and Corinne Leigh Clark This is not a story for the squeamish, but for those willing to stare into the abyss of human resilience, it offers a feast of sharp insights and richer, darker flavours than any pie … The Butchers Daughter: A Flawless Gothic Reimagining of Mrs. LovettRead more
Fridge Goop by Alana K Drex 96 Pages; Available June 21 on Amazon A Horror Book Review by Damascus Mincemeyer For those who don’t remember or were too young to experience the decade first-hand, the 1980’s were rad. Those Regean-era years of MTV and Miami Vice, Molly Ringwald and Michael … Fridge Goop by Alana K. Drex: Immersing in 1987 with Nostalgic Horror ComedyRead more
The No-End House by Jeremy Bates The No-End House is a lesson in expectations. From the description, I expected a very different book than the one I received. In particular the lines: “[The No-End House] knows his darkest secrets. It feeds his greatest fears. It makes him do things he … The No-End House by Jeremy Bates, Book ReviewRead more
Small-Town Secrets and Supernatural Terror: A Review of Abigail F Taylor’s Maryneal 1962 Abigail F Taylor’s first novel, Maryneal 1962, is a powerful mixture of supernatural horror, personal coming-of-age narrative, and sharp social critique. Set in a seemingly perfect American farming town during that year, the book skillfully contrasts the oppressive … Maryneal 1962, Small-Town Secrets and TerrorRead more
After three terrific novels Tony Tremblay shows his literary versatility with a collection of four outstanding novellas Introduction Tony Tremblay, known for his gripping novels, showcases his literary prowess once again with his latest release, Dark Roads Traveled: Four Thrilling Novellas. Following the acclaim of his previous works, Tremblay dives … Explore Dark Roads Traveled: Four Thrilling Novellas by Tony TremblayRead more
Please tell the readers a little bit about yourself. I’m Dylan James, author of short stories, poetry, and horror fiction. My upcoming sci-fi horror novel Cedar Mills is set to be published on August 1st, 2025 by Savage Realms Press. Which one of your characters would you least like to … Can Dylan James Find His Way Out of Cedar MillsRead more
The Last Ballard by Kay Hanifen: Ghosts, Family Secrets & Dark Past As with the greatest fiction, The Last Ballard can be enjoyed on multiple levels. In its simplest form, the novel grants its audience welcomed escapism, and the long-simmering climax literally and figuratively ignites with thrills. Yet serious and … The Last Ballard Review: Ghosts, Family Secrets & Dark PastRead more
Malevolent Fairy by BB Clifford: Navigating Horror and Paranoia – An In-Depth Review A Horror Book Review by Carmilla Voiez. Content warning: horror, misogyny, rape, suicide. With its labyrinthine prose, twisting and turning, frequently circling back on itself, Malevolent Fairy creates a web of tangled lies and half truths. Ania … Malevolent Fairy by BB Clifford: Navigating Horror and Paranoia – An In-Depth ReviewRead more
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
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 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 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
