The feminist horror thriller Reykjavík is built on blood and friendship. Two women in Reykjavík. One black cat. One abusive man who doesn’t understand what he’s walking into. Knútsdóttir’s Dead Weight is ferocious, intimate, and lit from the inside with a fury that feels entirely earned. Feminist horror at its … Dead Weight by Hildur Knútsdóttir: Icelandic Horror at Its Most FerociousRead more
Horror Book Reviews
Trad Wife by Sarah Langan: A Feminist Horror Novel for 2026
Read the full review to find out why Trad Wife is Sarah Langan’s best work to date, how it sits within the current wave of literary horror, and why its central argument about bodily autonomy, influencer culture, and the ancient horror of the controlled life is one the genre has been building toward for decades.
The “Phantom Variable” Incident: The Story of the Slot Machine that Hunted Players in 2004
The “Phantom Variable” Incident: The Story of the Slot Machine that Hunted Players in 2004 Playing casino games and betting on sports have been popular activities for centuries. Long before the internet and before digital reels, people were drawn to games of chance with an intensity that went beyond simple … The “Phantom Variable” Incident: The Story of the Slot Machine that Hunted Players in 2004Read more
Antony J Stanton on Horror That Shapes a Writer
What shapes a horror writer? Antony J Stanton credits The Devil Rides Out, a ghostly TV film from 1982, and a healthy obsession with Dracula. He also names Between Two Fires as the most underrated horror novel ever written.
A Parade of Horribles Review: Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 8
Horror that fights back. The abyss flinches.
Jill Palmer Interview: Frostbite and the Zombies We Inherit
Jill Palmer’s Frostbite isn’t just a zombie novel. It‘s a brutal， hopeful exploration of choosing your own family when the world has already ended.
Femme Feral Review: Sam Beckbessinger’s Feminist Werewolf Novel
Some horror novels make you check under the bed. Sam Beckbessinger’s Femme Feral makes you check your own reflection for teeth. This feminist body horror novel about a queer photographer’s lycanthropic liberation is a howl of feminine rage you won’t forget.
S.A. Barnes Interview: From Space Horror to Dark Academia Romantasy
Claustrophobic space stations. Corporate corruption bleeding into deep space. A doomed luxury cruiser lost for decades, its halls still wet. S.A. Barnes built a devoted readership on sci-fi horror that traps you in the dark with nowhere to run.
Now she’s swapped the wreckage for a dusty university library. But don’t mistake the change of clothes for a change of temper.
Abyss by Nicholas Binge Review: A Corporate Horror That Hits Too Close to Home
Joe Rice walks into an empty office in Canary Wharf. He sits down at a computer. An AI asks him how he is feeling. And the abyss opens. Not beneath his feet. Beneath his chair.
Don’t hand in your notice. You won’t live to regret it.
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.
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.
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.
Sarafina by Philip Fracassi Review: Where Civil War Brutality Meets Body Horror
“Sarafina weaponises hope, turning every sigh of relief into a prelude for something monstrous. Philip Fracassi proves he’s not just a horror writer; he’s a literary force who uses the Civil War as a backdrop for a terrifying meditation on survival, guilt, and the price of peace.”
Aaron Norton, A Horror Author’s Journey from Submarine Isolation to the Shortbox
No monsters under the bed. Just bad decisions and the walls closing in. The silence inside a submarine runs deeper than most people imagine. Aaron Norton spent years in that silence as a U.S. Navy veteran. He also survived a childhood of homelessness. Now he writes gothic horror blended with … Aaron Norton, A Horror Author’s Journey from Submarine Isolation to the ShortboxRead more
Pixerina: A Haunting by Joanne Anderton Review – Suburban Gothic That Cracks Ordinary Walls
A house on a hill should feel safe. In Pixerina: A Haunting by Joanne Anderton, it does not. This suburban Gothic novella transforms familiar domestic spaces into something quietly sinister. The story follows Rebecca, an artist trapped between creative frustration and the weight of unspoken losses. She finds an old house. She becomes obsessed. Anderton builds dread not through jump scares but through atmosphere so thick you feel it in your ribs.