BOOK REVIEWS

This Book Hates You 2.0 by David L. Tamarin Review: Extreme Horror Returns

This Book Hates You 2.0 is not a book to be read. It’s a contract signed in bad faith. David L. Tamarin’s transgressive fiction collection promises to assault your senses, and it faithfully delivers.

by Jim Mcleod•6 May 20264 May 2026

FEATURES

Help Ginger Nuts of Horror Survive: 18 Years of Horror Reviews

For 18 years, Ginger Nuts of Horror has been a voice the horror genre refused to … Help Ginger Nuts of Horror Survive: 18 Years of Horror ReviewsRead more

by Jim Mcleod•5 May 20265 May 2026

WiHM

The Eternal Night and Why Gothic Slots Are Haunting the Modern Casino Floor

The Eternal Night and Why Gothic Slots Are Haunting the Modern Casino Floor As the moon … The Eternal Night and Why Gothic Slots Are Haunting the Modern Casino FloorRead more

by Jim Mcleod•5 May 20265 May 2026

BOOK REVIEWS

Peter Neal Lives in a Womb of Shadows

Peter Neal Lives in a Womb of Shadows The compound at the heart of this story … Peter Neal Lives in a Womb of ShadowsRead more

by Jim Mcleod•5 May 20264 May 2026

BOOK REVIEWS

Frostbite by Jill Palmer Review: A Gut-Punch of a Zombie Novel That Redefines Survival

Jill Palmer’s Frostbite is a masterclass in character-driven horror, proving the most terrifying apocalypse isn’t the monsters outside the gates but the inherited trauma found in a mother’s cold, calculating stare. It redefines survival as a brutal, hopeful act of choosing your own family.

by Jim Mcleod•5 May 20263 May 2026

INTERVIEWS

Accumulation Author Interview: Aimee Pokwatka On Haunted Houses and Domestic Erosion

I recently spoke with the author about how Accumulation balances supernatural horror with the horror of daily compromise. We discussed the house itself, based on her own 1750s home, where she wrote the novel.

by Jim Mcleod•5 May 20264 May 2026

INTERVIEWS

Nicholas Binge: Abyss, Anger & Eating Your Future Self

It’s not a metaphor. Call your mum. Call your best friend. Do the things you love even if you think you’re too tired to do them. You’ll feel better afterwards. Go for a walk. Talk to strangers. Stop trying to make the world so convenient that you forget to live.

by Jim Mcleod•4 May 20264 May 2026

BOOK REVIEWS

Accumulation by Aimee Pokwatka Review: A Haunted House Novel That Knows the Real Horror Is Domesticity

Aimee Pokwatka’s ACCUMULATION writes domestic horror as ambient dread—the terror accumulates in the cracks of a woman’s attention, in the repetition of chores, the slow erosion of identity. This is a haunted house novel where the real ghost is everything she gave up.

by Jim Mcleod•4 May 20263 May 2026

MOVIE REVIEWS

Salt Along the Tongue Review: Where Grief Meets the Malocchio

What makes this Salt Along the Tongue so urgent is that Malfitano has crafted something genuinely singular: a possession horror where the scariest thing isn’t a demon, but the love a mother refuses to let go.

by Jim Mcleod•3 May 20263 May 2026