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
Horror Movies Vs Horror Games: Which Will Haunt You More?
Horror Movies Vs. Horror Games: Which Will Haunt You More? Both horror games and movies can give you a thrill, depending on how they’re made. Some games provide an immersive experience, so it feels like you’re in the middle of action. But some movies are even better, as you can … Horror Movies Vs Horror Games: Which Will Haunt You More?Read more
Explore Dark Roads Traveled: Four Thrilling Novellas by Tony Tremblay
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
Can Dylan James Find His Way Out of Cedar Mills
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
UK Indie Horror Chapter Comes to Weston-Super-Mare in 2025
UK INDIE HORROR CHAPTER COMES TO WESTON-SUPER-MARE ‘My first con and everyone was so lovely and welcoming. I had the best time meeting everyone. Thank you!’ ‘What an absolute blast I’ve had. One of the best days of my life’ ‘This is the kind of event that makes me feel … UK Indie Horror Chapter Comes to Weston-Super-Mare in 2025Read more
The Last Ballard Review: Ghosts, Family Secrets & Dark Past
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
Eye for an Eye, After Watching This You Might Think the Director Should Have Gone to Specsavers!
Eye for an Eye, After Watching This You Might Think the Director Should Have Gone to Specsavers! But Eye for an Eye is a horror movie. And besides Grandma May’s empty stare, nothing genre related works. The confused Freddy Krueger-esque mythology feels Scotch-taped onto an indie drama. Nightmare sequences are … Eye for an Eye, After Watching This You Might Think the Director Should Have Gone to Specsavers!Read more
28 Years Later, Return to the Rage: Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s Thrilling Sequel
Return to the Rage: Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s Thrilling Sequel, 28 Years Later It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped from a biological weapons laboratory. Still living in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amid the infected. One such group of survivors … 28 Years Later, Return to the Rage: Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s Thrilling SequelRead more
The 2024 Bram Stoker Award: A depressing night for quality children’s fiction
How can underwhelming novels win prestigious international gongs? In mainstream YA and MG awards, such as the Newbery (USA) and Carnegie (UK) Medals, this is just not possible. What makes the Stoker different is that the voting members of the HWA decide who win, the majority of which clearly know … The 2024 Bram Stoker Award: A depressing night for quality children’s fictionRead more
Malevolent Fairy by BB Clifford: Navigating Horror and Paranoia – An In-Depth Review
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
Nosferatu: The Feminist Gothic – My Life in Horror
Nosferatu: The Feminist Gothic – My Life in Horror Re-imagining a story as familiar as Nosferatu’s isn’t an enviable task. The original film is, of course, foundational to what we know as cinema (not to mention horror as a genre), a loose adaptation of an already familiar story in the … Nosferatu: The Feminist Gothic – My Life in HorrorRead more
Kay Hanifen’s Take on Horror, Power & Responsibility
Meet Kay Hanifen, a dedicated writer whose passion for storytelling began in high school through the Centre for Fine and Performing Arts’ creative writing program. Kay has been published for over four years with a college degree in creative writing and a minor in publishing. Her debut novel, The Last … Kay Hanifen’s Take on Horror, Power & ResponsibilityRead more
Somewhere Quiet, Full of Light by Henry Corrigan. The Haunting Weight of Perfection
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
The Captive by Kit Burgoyne, A satirical anti-capitalist horror debut for fans of Rosemary’s Baby!
The Captive by Kit Burgoyne, A satirical anti-capitalist horror debut for fans of Rosemary’s Baby! From a new voice in horror comes a satirical Rosemary’s Baby for our conspiratorial present in which anti-capitalist activists unwittingly unleash staggering demonic forces when they kidnap a pregnant heiress. Man Booker Prize longlisted author Ned Beauman … The Captive by Kit Burgoyne, A satirical anti-capitalist horror debut for fans of Rosemary’s Baby!Read more
Shapeshifting in Suburbia: How Bisexuality Made My Monsters
Shapeshifting in Suburbia: How Bisexuality Made My Monsters by Em Reed The oppressive sense of alienation and dread doesn’t come from the fear of invaders in this case, but the stultifying suburban setting that enforces conformity and tries to root out the changeable, the unexpected, the strange… for the sake … Shapeshifting in Suburbia: How Bisexuality Made My MonstersRead more