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Grace by A.M. Shine: Beautifully Built Dread That Never Quite Takes Hold

Grace by A.M. Shine: Beautifully Built Dread That Never Quite Takes Hold

Grace by A.M. Shine: Beautifully Built Dread That Never Quite Takes Hold Ever notice how a horror novel can make you feel two things at once? Like when you’re admiring the perfectly crafted, bone-chilling gloom of a setting, but your fingers are just… turning pages, not exactly racing to the … Grace by A.M. Shine: Beautifully Built Dread That Never Quite Takes HoldRead more

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The Flesh King by Richard Kadrey Review: Blood, Banter, and Bad Decisions

The Flesh King by Richard Kadrey Review: Blood, Banter, and Bad Decisions

The Flesh King leaves you wanting more. That’s the point. Kadrey deepens his world, complicates his characters, and serves up a villain nasty enough to justify the whole enterprise. It’s fast, bloody, and weirdly warm in ways that shouldn’t work but absolutely do. Blood, Banter, and Bad Decisions: Why The … The Flesh King by Richard Kadrey Review: Blood, Banter, and Bad DecisionsRead more

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The Mortuary Assistant Review: A Rare Win for Horror Game Adaptations

The Mortuary Assistant Review: A Rare Win for Horror Game Adaptations

The Mortuary Assistant Follows Rebecca Owens, a mortuary science graduate who takes a night job at River Fields Mortuary. What begins as a routine job soon turns sinister as she faces terrifying supernatural forces. Director: Jeremiah Kipp Writers: Tracee Beebe and Brian Clarke Embracing the Macabre: Jeremiah Kipp’s ‘The Mortuary … The Mortuary Assistant Review: A Rare Win for Horror Game AdaptationsRead more

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Mark Berton on Writing Aroughcoune: Scientific Horror & Character 

Mark Berton on Writing Aroughcoune: Scientific Horror & Character 

Most of us figure a horror author, especially a creature feature guy, spends his time pondering fangs and shadows. Then you meet Mark Berton. His mind works differently. It ping-pongs between rabies vector species and military experimentation protocols before it even glances at the monster in the woods. I just … Mark Berton on Writing Aroughcoune: Scientific Horror & Character Read more

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Bloody Valentines: Ranking Horror’s Most Macabre Romances for the Truly Twisted Couple

Bloody Valentines: Ranking Horror’s Most Macabre Romances for the Truly Twisted Couple

The real horror isn’t the monster under the bed, it’s that most movie couples are utterly, soul-crushingly boring Predictable. Safe. Dull. You can keep your meet-cutes and grand gestures at the airport. Real romance, the kind that leaves a mark, often lives in the shadows. It thrives in the places … Bloody Valentines: Ranking Horror’s Most Macabre Romances for the Truly Twisted CoupleRead more

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The Shetland Witch by Kate Macdonald: Unearthing Magic in Scotland’s Northern Isles

The Shetland Witch by Kate Macdonald: Unearthing Magic in Scotland’s Northern Isles

Can three Shetland witches armed with folklore and sisterhood stop a Greek Fate from getting her shears back? The Shetland Witch by Kate Macdonald: Unearthing Magic in Scotland’s Northern Isles The figure of the witch has haunted the human imagination for millennia, evolving from the formidable sorceresses of classical literature … The Shetland Witch by Kate Macdonald: Unearthing Magic in Scotland’s Northern IslesRead more

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The Denizens by Brennan LaFaro: Southern Supernatural Gothic Grief

The Denizens by Brennan LaFaro: Southern Supernatural Gothic Grief

The Denizens by Brennan LaFaro: Southern Supernatural Gothic Grief Living with ghosts isn’t a metaphor here. It’s the town policy. That’s the first thing you learn in Brennan LaFaro’s The Denizens, a southern-tinged slice of grief horror that settles in your bones like a damp chill. Forget haunted houses. Maylene’s Hollow … The Denizens by Brennan LaFaro: Southern Supernatural Gothic GriefRead more

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YA Horror Round-Up Jan/Feb 2026: Must-Read Thrills, Zombie Classics & LGBTQ+ Chills

YA Horror Round-Up Jan/Feb 2026: Must-Read Thrills, Zombie Classics & LGBTQ+ Chills

YA Horror Round-Up Jan/Feb 2026: Must-Read Thrills, Zombie Classics & LGBTQ+ Chills In an attempt to clear the decks, here are a new bunch of books either already published or dropping before March. My favourite, by some distance, is a rerelease of a superlative and totally unique YA zombie novel, … YA Horror Round-Up Jan/Feb 2026: Must-Read Thrills, Zombie Classics & LGBTQ+ ChillsRead more

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Catamorphosis by Shannon Knight Cover Reveal

Catamorphosis by Shannon Knight Cover Reveal

Shannon Knight, author of Grave Cold, unleashes a unique predator in Catamorphosis—where the most terrifying transformation begins after death. In the shadowy realm where body horror meets a tale of visceral revenge, Shannon Knight’s upcoming novel Catamorphosis (2026) introduces a transformation unlike any other. From the acclaimed author of Grave Cold and Dead Energy comes a story that … Catamorphosis by Shannon Knight Cover RevealRead more

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Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones, When a Prank Goes Wrong.

Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones, When a Prank Goes Wrong.

When a Prank Goes Wrong: Look at Stephen Graham Jones’ Award-Winning Horror Novel Night of the Mannequins Night of the Mannequins lands as a potent, memorable shock to the system. It’s the kind of story that sparks debate. Was it real? What exactly happened? Who was the monster? It’s a story … Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones, When a Prank Goes Wrong.Read more

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Skittering in the Dark, That Noise in Your House Isn’t the Pipes

Skittering in the Dark, That Noise in Your House Isn’t the Pipes

Skittering in the Dark, That Noise in Your House Isn’t the Pipes Ever notice howaa the house sounds different at night? You know the ones. Not the regular creaks, the other noises. The ones that don’t fit. That’s where Bradyn Harrison’s “Skittering in the Dark” lives, in that space between … Skittering in the Dark, That Noise in Your House Isn’t the PipesRead more

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Inside the Gulp: Alan Baxter on Australian Cosmic Horror, Swallowing Towns & The Rise

Inside the Gulp: Alan Baxter on Australian Cosmic Horror, Swallowing Towns & The Rise

You know how some towns just feel… hungry? Like the very streets might quietly digest the unlucky or the unaware. That’s Gulpepper. “The Gulp,” as the locals call it. A fictional harbour town on the NSW south coast that seems to swallow people whole. Alan Baxter built it. And in … Inside the Gulp: Alan Baxter on Australian Cosmic Horror, Swallowing Towns & The RiseRead more