Synopsis: We assume extinction level events are cataclysmic events, but what if they were microscopic, like our history teaches us? To the rest of the world, a random tsunami is but one disaster among other events to speculate over. Unbeknownst to most of the world, the disaster is but a single ripple caused by a […]
Horror
Review: Rest Stop by Nat Cassidy
Rest Stop is like the best A24 movie in novella format, a story crying out for a screen adaption, and frankly, a super exciting literal edge-of-your-seat scream of a tale. I can’t wait to read more Nat Cassidy!
Review: The Poorly Made & Other Things by Sam Rebelein
A collection of stories that create a new legend, a folkloric telling of stories that build the horror that is Renfield County. And a riveting read from start to finish!
Review: Gothictown by Emily Carpenter
Gothictown got its hooks in me and would not let go. It’s carefully-crafted slow build, then a frantic race to the end.
Review: The October Music by A.C. Cross
I was compelled to read just one or two more stories with each sitting. A little bit like horror Pringles.
Review: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Synopsis From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians is a chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice. A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain […]
TBRCon2025 Highlight: Jump Scares: How to Create Shocking Horror on the Page (with Josh Malerman, Gemma Amor & More)
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/book reviewer George Dunn and authors Josh Malerman, Philip Fraccasi, Gemma Amor, Cynthia Pelayo and Jenny Keifer for a TBRCon2025 panel on “Jump Scares: How to Create Shocking Horror on the Page”.
Cover Reveal: The October Music by A.C. Cross
A.C. Cross’ flash fiction scarefest, The October Music, comes out in March (not October). Here you’ll find the blurb, pre-order links and more … but wait! We’re here for The October Music cover reveal so a cover reveal is what you’re gonna get. *Shivers*. Creepy. Haunting. We love it. Well, as promised, here’s all the […]
Review: A Hot Dose of Hell by Steve Stark
Synopsis: A deadly new drug has hit the streets of Scarmouth, one which turns users into bloodthirsty maniacs with superhuman tolerance for pain. Through insidious design a large quantity has fallen into the hands of squatters occupying the derelict Victoria hotel. Rhonda Caine’s desperate search for her estranged sister will lead to this dreadful place. […]
Review: Phengaris by Anna Orridge
Synopsis There’s something very wrong in Thurstrop Wood. Mark Warner never noticed it before. He’s there to get away from his life, his ailing mother. Out of his head. Not to think about anything. Birds sing in the wood. But their rhythms seem wrong somehow. Insects crawl and nest, but not where you’d expect them […]
Review: The Sundowner’s Dance by Todd Keisling
Synopsis “Todd Keisling is already a mainstay of modern horror, and this book proves why. A wildly original and unsettling tale, The Sundowner’s Dance is an unforgettable journey of grief, cosmic horror, and making the most of the time we’ve got left. Pick up a copy of this book immediately.” -Gwendolyn Kiste, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Reluctant […]
Review: Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Synopsis It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a “haunting”; Theodora, the lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their […]