The Journey of Mastering Poker: A Strategic Tale Poker isn’t just luck. Sure, you might win a hand or two on pure chance, but the real masters are weaving strategic stories that’d make Sun Tzu jealous. I’ve watched countless players think they can waltz into a casino and dominate the … The Journey of Mastering Poker: A Strategic TaleRead more
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The Temptation of Charlotte North Review: Camilla Bruce’s Dark Gothic Triumph
Camilla Bruce’s The Temptation of Charlotte North is a dark gothic fantasy that understands atmosphere is not decoration but a character with its own pulse. Set on a remote island in 1910, the novel follows Charlotte North, a rebellious young woman who discovers that a violent spirit released from an ancient tower might be the leverage she needs to escape a predetermined life. With three carefully woven points of view and prose that balances elegance with restraint, Bruce has written her most confident, unnerving novel yet.
YA Science Fiction Horror Books: Top Picks for Teens
YA science fiction horror sits at the crossroads of dread and discovery. These aren’t just scary stories for teenagers. They’re nightmares wearing spacesuits.
I’ll Watch Your Baby by Neena Viel: Is a Must-Read
Neena Viel’s second novel, I’ll Watch Your Baby, follows two timelines, Lottie Turner’s 1974 Chicago schemes and Bless’s 1994 robbery gone terrifyingly wrong, through a Southern Gothic haunted house that has earned every one of its ghosts. A socially sharp, historically grounded Black horror novel with a Publishers Weekly Starred Review, it is one of the most significant releases of 2026. This is our full review.
New Writings in Horror and Supernatural Vol III Review: Stephen Jones Revives a Classic
Stephen Jones doesn’t just edit a horror anthology; he curates a conversation between generations of dark fiction writers, and Volume III continues that vital tradition.
The Other by Annie Neugebauer Review: Doppelganger Horror Done Right
The fear isn’t the monster under the bed. It’s the face in the mirror that looks back a moment too long.
The Nest by Kenneth Oppel Review: When Wasps Promise Salvation
“A dark teenage family drama for children which bleeds into an unsettling dream world”
Obsession Review: Curry Barker’s Twisted Wish Fulfillment Horror
Obsession 2025 horror film review: Curry Barker’s wish fulfillment nightmare weaponises the romantic curse for a gory, queasy takedown of modern male entitlement.
Made for the Dark by John Llewellyn Probert Review: A Guided Tour Through Horror’s Twilight Zone
Probert’s voice operates like a genial host leading you through a darkened gallery, each story a new exhibit where the strange and the terrifying are presented with a wink that never quite conceals the sharp teeth behind it.
Dead Weight by Hildur Knútsdóttir: Icelandic Horror at Its Most Ferocious
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
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.
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.
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.
Amy Jane Stewart Interview: Hex House and Feminist Horror
The debut author discusses hidden sanctuaries, revenge as transformation, and the dark heart of her feminist horror fairy tale.