Synopsis: By the time Scarlett Sutton arrives at her dad’s cabin in the Smoky Mountains, two locals have already been eaten alive by wasps. Of course, she doesn’t know this yet. All Scarlett knows is her mom finally checked herself into a hospital to take care of her mental health, leaving Scarlett alone with her […]
Body Horror
Review: Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer
Synopsis: Ruth is trapped. She’s stuck in her small, religious hometown of Kill Devil, Kentucky, stuck in the closet, and stuck living paycheck to paycheck. After her manager finds out that she lives with her girlfriend, Ruth is fired from her job at New Creations—a craft store owned by the church that dominates life in […]
Review: Darker Days by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
Synopsis: In Lock Haven, a quiet little town in Washington State, there is a very special street.Bird Street. The residents of Bird Street are all successful, wealthy, healthy and happy. And their children are all well-mannered and smart and high achievers.At least they are for eleven months of the year.In November, however, the ‘Darker Days’ […]
Review: Fly On The Wall by Inigo Mort
Synopsis: When Dylan arrives at Camp Valour, he isn’t looking for salvation – he’s hunting a story. Under the guise of recovery, documentary filmmaker Dylan checks into an elite rehab clinic run by a charismatic self-help guru who promises to cure even the deepest childhood wounds. Hidden camera at the ready, Dylan is convinced it’s […]
Review: Slashed Beauties by A. Rushby
Synopsis A gothic feminist body horror in two timelines revolving around three Anatomical Venuses—ultrarealistic wax figures of women—that come to life at night to murder men who have wronged them. Seoul, present day. Antiques dealer Alys’s task is nearly complete. She has at last secured Elizabeth, the final anatomical Venus in a dangerously intertwined trio. Crafted […]
Hazelthorn by CG Drews
Synopsis Evander has lived like a ghost in the forgotten corners of the Hazelthorn estate ever since he was taken in by his reclusive billionaire guardian. He can never leave, he can never go in the gardens and he can never be alone with Laurie, the boy who tried to kill him seven years ago. […]
Review: Run Like Hell by E.A. Brand
A bloody cyberpunk thriller with horror elements—all while tackling questions of identity and humanity.
Review: Acquired Taste by Clay McLeod Chapman
Insightful, strange, hilarious and devastating, Acquired Taste is yet another triumph of horror literature for Clay McLeod Chapman!
Review: You Weren’t Meant To Be Human by Andrew Joseph White
Synopsis: Festering masses of worms and flies have taken root in dark corners across Appalachia. In exchange for unwavering loyalty and fresh corpses, these hives offer a few struggling humans salvation. A fresh start. It’s an offer that none refuse. Crane is grateful. Among his hive’s followers, Crane has found a chance to transition, to […]
Review: Girl in the Creek by Wendy N. Wagner
Synopsis Girl in the Creek is a pulse-pounding story about the horrors growing all around us, perfect for fans of Jeff VanderMeer and T. Kingfisher. Buried secrets only spread. Erin’s brother Bryan has been missing for five years. It was as if he simply walked into the forests of the Pacific Northwest and vanished. Determined to […]
Review: Spread Me by Sarah Gailey
Synopsis Spread Me is a darkly seductive tale of survival from Sarah Gailey, bestselling author of Just Like Home. A routine probe at a research station turns deadly when the team discovers a strange specimen in search of a warm place to stay. Kinsey has the perfect job as the team lead in a remote research outpost. […]
Review: Shitshow by Chris Panatier
The author describes this story as for fans of the “horror movies of the 1980s and 1990s that were green lit by studio executives who were snorting their lunches”, and suffice it to say that is a most perfect description. However, I’ll go one step further and say that, to me, this book felt like the raw poignancy and cursed carnival vibes of del Toro’s Nightmare Alley meets a Courage the Cowardly Dog episode, in all its macabre, gory, occasionally psychedelic, and darkly humorous glory