The 2025 YA Bram Stoker Award Preliminary Ballot: Every Book Ranked and Reviewed The 2025 YA Bram Stoker Award preliminary ballot is out, and it is a stronger list than most years. Ten books. Four spots on the final ballot already confirmed. And a clear frontrunner that arguably deserves to … The 2025 YA Bram Stoker Award Preliminary Ballot: Every Book Ranked and ReviewedRead more
Michal Polgár On The Beauty of Catastrophe Where the Arctic Silence Ends, Something Else Begins
Some authors arrive at horror through fear. Michal Polgár arrived through bone. I write cosmic horror now. Not because I find the universe frightening, though I do. But because catastrophic events, the moments when the world stops making sense, contain something I recognise from the tombs and the bone trumpet … Michal Polgár On The Beauty of Catastrophe Where the Arctic Silence Ends, Something Else BeginsRead more
The Ghost Is the System: Tamika Thompson on The Curse of Hester Gardens and the Horror America Built
The haunting was always real. Thompson just gave it a name. Social horror has always worked best when the monster points somewhere. At something. At us. Tamika Thompson’s debut novel, The Curse of Hester Gardens, published by Erewhon Books in March 2026, does exactly that, and it does it with … The Ghost Is the System: Tamika Thompson on The Curse of Hester Gardens and the Horror America BuiltRead more
Unshod Cackling and Naked by Tamika Thompson: 13 Short Stories That Refuse to Behave
Continuing my series of reviews that fell victim to my darkest depression days, today I bring back from the dead Tamika Thompson’s Unshod, Cackling, and Naked. In time for the release of her excellent debut novel, The Curse of Hester Gardens. And on the day we publish a fascinating interview … Unshod Cackling and Naked by Tamika Thompson: 13 Short Stories That Refuse to BehaveRead more
Nowhere Burning Review: Catriona Ward’s Brilliant Premise, But Blurry Execution
The concept burns bright. The novel, unfortunately, smoulders. The prose is beautiful. The thematic ambition is undeniably massive. The execution simply falls flat. Some sanctuaries demand a price in blood, and this one simply asks for too much of your patience. Nowhere Burning Review: Catriona Ward’s Brilliant Premise, But Blurry … Nowhere Burning Review: Catriona Ward’s Brilliant Premise, But Blurry ExecutionRead more
The Well (2024) Review: A Familiar Apocalypse That Plays It Too Safe
Survival instincts, scarce water, and a world you’ve seen before. Water is the oldest weapon. Strip a society of it, and everything collapses, quickly and brutally. That premise sits at the core of The Well, a 2024 post-apocalyptic survival film directed by Hubert Davis. In a genre already crowded with … The Well (2024) Review: A Familiar Apocalypse That Plays It Too SafeRead more
Ready or Not 2 Review: A Cathartic Horror Comedy That Delivers
The game is bigger. The billionaires are worse. The catharsis is real. Ready or Not 2 Review: A Cathartic Horror Comedy That Delivers The year 2019 introduced audiences to Grace, a bride who spent her wedding night fighting for survival against her newly inherited family of Satanists. Ready or Not became an … Ready or Not 2 Review: A Cathartic Horror Comedy That DeliversRead more
7 of the Best Horror-Themed Slots Found Online Today
7 of the Best Horror-Themed Slots Found Online Today Horror fans have arguably never had it better in terms of choice for movies, TV shows, games and books based on their favorite genre. With almost everything available on demand, it’s really a question of getting the time to binge rather … 7 of the Best Horror-Themed Slots Found Online TodayRead more
The Leprechaun franchise ranked! Are they a pot of gold or a crock of shite?
The Leprechaun movie franchise is a bizarre and beloved pillar of 90s horror comedy. Starting in 1993, this slasher series introduced the world to Warwick Davis as the murderous, gold-obsessed creature, kicking off a run of sequels that defied logic and genre conventions at every turn. From a rural farmhouse … The Leprechaun franchise ranked! Are they a pot of gold or a crock of shite?Read more
Wretch Review: Eric LaRocca’s Grief Horror and the Reverse Haunting
A grieving husband, an urban legend, and a descent into unforgettable darkness. That doesn’t stop it packing a punch though; if there’s one thing you can rely on from LaRocca, it’s that the killing blow isn’t action or gore, it’s the way you don’t realise he’s ripped your heart out … Wretch Review: Eric LaRocca’s Grief Horror and the Reverse HauntingRead more
The Butcher of Nazareth Review: David Scott Hay’s Violent Theological Masterpiece
What if saving the world meant killing its saviour? What happens when a man convinced he’s hearing the voice of God sets out to murder Jesus Christ before the ministry can begin? David Scott Hay’s The Butcher of Nazareth (check out our interview with David here) takes this provocative premise and … The Butcher of Nazareth Review: David Scott Hay’s Violent Theological MasterpieceRead more
Gothic Shadows and Stolen Voices: The Brides by Charlotte Cross.
A stunning debut of atmosphere and raw empathy. Cross understands that the deepest darkness often isn’t supernatural at all. It’s in the human capacity for cruelty, in the societal cages that predate any castle, and in the fragile, fierce love that fights to glow within them. She has written a … Gothic Shadows and Stolen Voices: The Brides by Charlotte Cross.Read more
Unusual Zombie-Themed Games You Probably Haven’t Played
Unusual Zombie-Themed Games You Probably Haven’t Played Zombies tend to show up in the same places. Survival games, shooters, and anything that benefits from pressure and panic. The rules are familiar. You run, you fight, you run out of resources, you die. There’s another corner of games where none of … Unusual Zombie-Themed Games You Probably Haven’t PlayedRead more
The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru: A Novel of Ghosts and Exile in 1920s Paris
A ghost story about exile, family secrets, and the things we leave behind. Olesya Salnikova Gilmore’s third novel, The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru, trades epic mythology for something quieter and more potent: a ghost story about exile, a grandmother’s buried secrets, and a young woman learning that the dead … The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru: A Novel of Ghosts and Exile in 1920s ParisRead more
From the Library of Jurgen Leitner: The Magnus Archives Prequel Novel Arriving October 2026
Enter the library. If you dare. The world of The Magnus Archives expands this October. Random House Worlds announces From the Library of Jurgen Leitner, a prequel novel set in the universe of the hit horror podcast. Written by series creator Jonathan Sims and award-winning author Premee Mohamed, the book explores the most … From the Library of Jurgen Leitner: The Magnus Archives Prequel Novel Arriving October 2026Read more