“A dark, transgressive fairy tale that weaponises feminine rage, Hex House is a stunning, unforgettable debut about what women become when the world offers no safe harbour.” In our Hex House Review, Amy Jane Stewart’s debut novel arrives when readers crave horror with teeth, stories where the supernatural serves a … Hex House Review: Amy Jane Stewart’s Dark Fairy Tale of Feminine RevengeRead more
Horror Book Reviews
Lost horrors: how the eerie telly of the 1970s birthed liminal dread
Lost horrors: how the eerie telly of the 1970s birthed liminal dread The empty classroom after the last bell. The hotel corridor at 2 AM. That patch of torn concrete behind the grocery store where no one goes but everyone walks past. These spaces don’t scare you. They wait for … Lost horrors: how the eerie telly of the 1970s birthed liminal dreadRead more
Japanese Gothic Review: Kylie Lee Baker’s Haunting Dual-Timeline Horror
“Japanese Gothic doesn’t hold your hand. It buries you slowly, then asks you to stay. Kylie Lee Baker’s most ambitious novel yet — and her most unforgettable.” Two centuries. One house. And the horror of what we inherit. Kylie Lee Baker’s Japanese Gothic arrives as a masterful blend of historical horror and … Japanese Gothic Review: Kylie Lee Baker’s Haunting Dual-Timeline HorrorRead more
Harmed and Dangerous Review: Jasper Bark’s Bark Bites Horror Shines
Harmed and Dangerous Review: Jasper Bark’s Bark Bites Horror Shines Harmed and Dangerous (Bark Bites Horror, 2026) by Jasper Bark follows Kyra, a seventeen-year-old runaway who discovers her dead mother was a serial killer’s last victim. What she finds in Yeuxville, Louisiana, is worse than any headline. Bark writes psychological horror … Harmed and Dangerous Review: Jasper Bark’s Bark Bites Horror ShinesRead more
Bodies of Work by Clay McLeod Chapman Review: Supernatural Revenge Horror Delivers Ghosts, Art, and Unease
“Clay McLeod Chapman’s ‘Bodies of Work’ is a supernatural revenge novella that turns the serial‑killer trope inside out. The ghosts don’t just haunt, they rewrite the story.” Horror readers looking for a supernatural revenge novella with literary heft should put “Bodies of Work” on their radar. Clay McLeod Chapman, known … Bodies of Work by Clay McLeod Chapman Review: Supernatural Revenge Horror Delivers Ghosts, Art, and UneaseRead more
The Lighthouse at the End of the World Review: Philip A. Suggars Builds a London You’ve Never Seen Before
The Lighthouse at the End of the World Review: Philip A. Suggars Builds a London You’ve Never Seen Before “Philip A. Suggars arrives with one of the most inventive urban fantasy debuts of 2026. The Lighthouse at the End of the World plants a working-class South London criminal into a … The Lighthouse at the End of the World Review: Philip A. Suggars Builds a London You’ve Never Seen BeforeRead more
Bar Fridman-Tell’s Honeysuckle: A Flower Girl’s Gilded Cage needs final edirt
Bar Fridman-Tell’s Honeysuckle: A Flower Girl’s Gilded Cage A Review of the Dark Botanical Fantasy Taking Root in Readers’ Minds The most unsettling stories often start with the gentlest of premises. In her debut novel Honeysuckle, Bar Fridman-Tell presents a premise that could be plucked from a child’s sweetest daydream: a … Bar Fridman-Tell’s Honeysuckle: A Flower Girl’s Gilded Cage needs final edirtRead more
Dead Silence Book Review: A Strong Sci-Fi Horror Novel
A Haunted Spaceship, A Desperate Crew, and the Terrifying Reality of Corporate Greed Have you ever wondered what happens to the people society leaves behind when they are pushed to the absolute brink of survival? Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes answers that question beautifully. This sci-fi horror book takes the … Dead Silence Book Review: A Strong Sci-Fi Horror NovelRead more
Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher: A Gothic Horror That Crawls Under Your Skin
The horror doesn’t jump. It settles in. And by the time you feel it, it’s already under your skin. Wolf Worm sits comfortably in the top tier of Kingfisher’s work. It shows an author who has refined her craft, who knows exactly what kind of horror she wants to write and … Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher: A Gothic Horror That Crawls Under Your SkinRead more
Drone by Dan Howarth Review: Rural Horror at Its Most Relentless
The sound is driving them mad. The silence is even worse. Dan Howarth writes with a specific kind of fury. It is the sound of a steamroller on asphalt, relentless and flattening. For fans of horror fiction, being caught beneath it is a privilege. His latest novella, Drone, proves he is … Drone by Dan Howarth Review: Rural Horror at Its Most RelentlessRead 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
The Shetland Witch by Kate Macdonald: A Calm, Confident Debut of Myth and Sisterhood
The Shetland Witch by Kate Macdonald: A Calm, Confident Debut of Myth and Sisterhood When a book arrives that promises to mix Shetland folk magic with the Greek Fates and a dash of Norse mythology, you have every right to brace for impact. The Shetland Witch by Kate Macdonald is … The Shetland Witch by Kate Macdonald: A Calm, Confident Debut of Myth and SisterhoodRead more
Bless Your Heart Review: The Cozy Horror Novel That Serves Blood and Sweet Tea in Equal Measure
Forget what you think you know about vampire fiction. The Evans women run a funeral parlor, bury the dead, and handle the ones that won’t stay down. The thing about small towns is that they all have a family people whisper about. The ones who’ve been there forever, who run … Bless Your Heart Review: The Cozy Horror Novel That Serves Blood and Sweet Tea in Equal MeasureRead more
Cabaret in Flames, Consent, Consumption and Chattering Teeth: Hache Pueyo’s Return to the Monstrous
Some monsters wear sequins. Some wear scalpels. Hache Pueyo writes about both. We carry our childhood horrors in the strangest places. In the hitch of a prosthetic limb. In the way we flinch when someone touches us too fast. In the quiet acceptance that the monsters who broke us might … Cabaret in Flames, Consent, Consumption and Chattering Teeth: Hache Pueyo’s Return to the MonstrousRead more
I Spit on Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movie, Heidi Honeycutt Rewrites Horror History
The definitive history of female horror directors that reads like a late-night conversation with your favourite film programmer Here’s the thing about horror film histories. They tend to circle the same corpses. A few familiar names surface in every conversation: Whedon, Craven, Carpenter, the usual suspects, and we’re supposed to … I Spit on Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movie, Heidi Honeycutt Rewrites Horror HistoryRead more