Horror Features

The Butcher of Nazareth: David Scott Hay’s Dark Gospel Flies With Black Crow Books!

David Scott Hay’s biblical horror novel follows a grieving butcher on the trail of the one child who escaped Herod’s Culling. Here is the lowdown on the new Black Crow Books edition, the literary horror press behind it, and what Mariana Enriquez, A.C. Wise and others make of it.

by Jim McLeod•30 October 202630 October 2026

Horror Features

Arkham and Innsmouth Miniatures: ZombieMania’s Lovecraft Kickstarter

ZombieMania’s A Tale of Two Cities brings more than 400 Lovecraft STL miniatures to Kickstarter, from Arkham’s investigators to Innsmouth’s uneasy townsfolk. The cosmic horror Kickstarter offers 31mm files for personal use and closes on 3 November.

by Jim McLeod•30 October 202631 October 2026

Horror Features

Baca’s Contract Graphic Novel: A Bacá Comes to Tennessee

MAS, an Iraq War veteran and former investigator, brings Bacá folklore horror to the page in a supernatural police procedural. The horror comic Kickstarter for Baca’s Contract runs until 12 November 2026, with print, digital and signed editions.

by Jim McLeod•30 October 202631 October 2026

Horror Features

Dead Dawn and Silt Premiere: Aaron Jay Rome’s Double Bill

Aaron Jay Rome’s Dead Dawn and Silt open as a red carpet double feature at Lumière Cinema at the Music Hall on 7 November 2026. A pitch-black horror-comedy and a cosmic horror with Tommy Wiseau share a cast, a night and a pitch for indie horror distribution.

by Jim McLeod•30 October 202631 October 2026

Horror Book Reviews

Ghosts of the Void by Jonathan Maberry Review: The Dead Fly One Last Time

Jonathan Maberry closes the NecroTek trilogy with Ghosts of the Void, a cosmic horror science fiction finale that sends ghost pilots against Lovecraft’s Mi-Go. Our 4-star verdict on a big-hearted Weird Tales war story whose best idea is the price its dead must pay.

by Jim McLeod•29 October 202630 October 2026

Horror Book Reviews

You’re No Better by Andrew Joseph White Review: Inheritance Is Not Destiny

Andrew Joseph White’s YA horror thriller follows Morgan Slaughter, the autistic trans son of a jailed killer, as a documentary crew moves into his life. It is a fierce piece of true crime fiction with an autistic protagonist who refuses to be anyone’s perfect victim, and one of the best trans horror books of the year.

by Jim McLeod•29 October 202629 October 2026

Horror Features

Mayhem Sam Vol. II Cover Reveal: Hell Comes Home to Sweet Pine

Reality is broken, Lincoln walks, and Mayhem Sam is heading home. Mayhem Sam Vol. II | … Mayhem Sam Vol. II Cover Reveal: Hell Comes Home to Sweet PineRead more

by Jim McLeod•29 October 202629 October 2026

Horror Features

Vanitas Press: A Gothic Bookshop Opens Its Doors on Hallowe’en

Vanitas Press, a new independent gothic bookshop and publishing imprint founded by Vicki Donald, opens on Hallowe’en with a shop devoted entirely to gothic literature. Ginger Nuts of Horror readers can claim free Royal Mail Tracked 48 delivery on a first order over £10 with the code GNOHFREE48, running until the end of November.

by Jim McLeod•29 October 202629 October 2026

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The Horror of Being Chosen: From ‘The Lottery’ to the Reaping

The Horror of Being Chosen: From ‘The Lottery’ to the Reaping Horror usually needs a reason. … The Horror of Being Chosen: From ‘The Lottery’ to the ReapingRead more

by jjones•29 October 202629 October 2026

Horror Interviews

Dani Soncasie on Blood of the Forsaken: Amish Vampires and Grief

Dani Soncasie talks about Blood of the Forsaken, the vampire graphic novel built from her first novel, One Foot in Darkness. She explains where the Amish vampires came from, how grief for her younger brother reshaped the story, and why depth matters more to her than subverting expectations.

by Jim McLeod•28 October 202627 October 2026