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Josh Malerman

Review: Incidents Around The House by Josh Malerman

March 27, 2025 by George Dunn Leave a Comment

Synopsis: To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddy and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: ‘Can I go inside your heart?’ When horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of asking Bela the question over and […]

Filed Under: Coming of age, Creature Feature, Demons, Fear For All, Haunted House, Monsters, Paranormal, Reviews, Supernatural Tagged With: Del Rey, Incidents Around the House, Josh Malerman, Pan Macmillan, Tor Nightfire

TBRCon2025 Highlight: Jump Scares: How to Create Shocking Horror on the Page (with Josh Malerman, Gemma Amor & More)

February 28, 2025 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

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”.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Book Tube, TBRCon2025 Tagged With: Cynthia Pelayo, Gemma Amor, George Dunn, Horror, Jenny Keifer, Josh Malerman, Philip Fraccasi, TBRCon2025, Virtual Convention

Review: Incidents Around The House by Josh Malerman

January 9, 2025 by George Dunn Leave a Comment

Synopsis: To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?”  When horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of asking Bela the question over and […]

Filed Under: Coming of age, Creature Feature, Fear For All, Haunted House, Possession, Psychological, Reviews Tagged With: Del Rey, Del Rey Books, Incidents Around the House, Josh Malerman, Other Mommy

Review: Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

July 19, 2024 by Charlie Battison Leave a Comment

Synopsis: To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?”   When horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of asking Bela the same question, over and over . . . […]

Filed Under: Demons, Fear For All, Ghosts, Haunted House, Paranormal, Reviews Tagged With: Incidents Around the House, Josh Malerman

Author Chat – Philip Fracassi

May 20, 2021 by David W Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Altar, Andy Davidson, Behold the Void, Boys in the Valley, Earthling, Earthling Publications, Josh Malerman, Laird Barron, Lethe Press, Paul Tremblay, Philip Fracassi, Shiloh, Short Fiction, Short Stories, Short Story, Short Story Collection

15 Upcoming Sci-Fi and Fantasy Releases to Keep an Eye on — May 2021

May 8, 2021 by Justin Leave a Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to FanFiAddict’s monthly attempt at adding to your already burgeoning TBR pile! We hope to draw your attention to a few of this month’s upcoming releases in the Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror genres that we are particularly excited for. So, without further preamble, say a prayer for your bank balance and your TBR and check out the list below!

Filed Under: Blog Posts, List Tagged With: Ace, Blackstone Publishing, Christopher Buehlman, Clayton W Snyder, Del Rey, Gareth Hanrahan, J.C. Kang, Jace Kang, Jenn Lyons, John Gwynne, Josh Malerman, Justin T. Call, K S Villoso, MCD Books, Orbit Books, P. Djèlí Clark, Rebellion, Rivers Solomon, Sammy H.K. Smith, Self Published, Solaris, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Tor Books, Tordotcom, Virginia McClain, Zen Cho

TBRcon21 Recap: Wednesday, January 27th

February 22, 2021 by David W Leave a Comment

A little bit of a “in case you missed it” type post with full panel recordings. Check the promos above each video to see the topics and panelists. Hope you enjoy!

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: #Scifi, Alexander Darwin, Alicia Wanstall-Burke, Bracken MacLeod, David Dalglish, David Wragg, Emily Carpenter, Fantasy, Gareth L. Powell, Gareth Powell, Hank Early, Horror, Jeremy Szal, John Mantooth, John Marrs, Josh Malerman, Marina J. Lostetter, Marina Lostetter, Megan E. O'Keefe, Megan O'Keefe, Michael Mammay, Mike Chen, Nick Martell, Rob Hayes, Rob J Hayes, Ryan Van Loan, Sam Hawke, Sci Fi, Science Fiction, Scott Drakeford, Sensory Detail in SFF, SFF Fight Club, Shelly Campbell, TBRcon, TBRcon21, The Joys (or Lack Thereof) of Editing, Thriller, Thrillers, Thrills That Pay the Bills

Noir at the Bar – Saturday, February 13th @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm CST

February 10, 2021 by David W Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: A Head Full of Ghosts, A House at the Bottom of a Lake, Aura, Bird Box, Black Mad Wheel, Blacktop Wasteland, CCM Press, Chaos, Chesya Burke, Cosmic Shenanigans, Coyote Songs, Disappearance at Devil's Rock, Entropy in Bloom, Gabino Iglesias, Ghosts Are Just Strangers Who Know How to Knock, Goblin, Growing Things, Growing Things and Other Stories, Hank Early, Heartbreaker, Heaven's Crooked Finger, Hillary Leftwich, Inspection, Jeremy Robert Johnson, John Langan, John Mantooth, Josh Malerman, Kathy Ryan, Macmillan, Malorie, Mary Sangiovanni, Maryse Meijer, No Sleep Till Wonderland, Noir at the Bar, Northwood, Paul Tremblay, Rag, Razordblade Tears, RothCo Press, S. A Cosby, Sam W. Anderson, Shawn A. Cosby, Skullcrack City, Slant-Six, Survivor Song, The Cabin at the End of the World, The Fisherman, The Grass Beneath My Feet, The High Strung, The Hollower, The Horror Show, The Little Sleep, The Loop, The Sentimental Assassin, The Seventh Mansion, Thrall, Unbury Carol, Vonda, Zero Saints

Top Reads of 2020

December 29, 2020 by David W Leave a Comment

What’s up everyone. The end of the year has arrived and with it comes the season of lists. Best movies, TV shows, songs, books, etc. of 2020. Below I have compiled our reviewers’ Top Reads of the year. A majority of covers have links to reviews if you would like to see why we loved […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: 2020 Books, 2020 Reads, A Broken Queen, A Chorus of Fire, A Pilgrimage of Swords, A Queen in Hiding, A Queen of Raiders, A Ritual of Bone, Adam Cesare, Akwaeke Emezi, Alita Battle Angel, Alix E. Harrow, Alka Joshi, Andrea Stewart, Andy Davidson, Andy Weir, Angus Donald, Anna Stephens, Anthony Ryan, Battle Angel Alita, Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Best Served Cold, Bird Box, Black Stone Heart, Bobby Ether, Book of the Ice, Born a Crime, Bradley P Beaulieu, Brandon Sanderson, Brandon Taylor, Brian D. Anderson, Brian Lee Durfee, Brian Naslund, Brit Bennett, C. J. Tudor, Camelot, Carved from Stone and Dream, Chaos Vector, Charles Yu, Christopher Buehlman, Christopher Paolini, Clown in a Cornfield, Cradle, Crossroads, Daniel Kelly, Daniel Kraus, David Dalglish, Deesha Philyaw, Devin Madson, Dragons of Terra, Dragonsblood, Eden, Empires of Bronze, Eric Flint, Evan Winter, Factfulness, First Law, First Law World, Gareth Hanrahan, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, George A. Romero, Giles Kristian, Godblind, Gordon Doherty, Hanged God, Hans Rosling, Harrow the Ninth, Haruki Murakami, Heather Chavez, Horns, If It Bleeds, Interior Chinatown, James Islington, James Rollins, Jeremy Robert Johnson, Jeremy Szal, Jim Butcher, Joe Abercrombie, Joe Hill, John Marrs, Josh Malerman, Katherine Arden, Killing Commendatore, Lancelot, Last Arguement of Kings, Laurel Hightower, Lee C Conley, Legacy of Ash, Legacy of Steel, Legacy Trilogy, Legend of Sigurd, Leila Chudori, Los Nefilim, M R Carey, M. L. Wang, Malorie, Mark Lawrence, Matthew Walker, Matthew ward, Max Barry, Megan E. O'Keefe, Megan O'Keefe, Michael R Fletcher, Mike Shackle, Nathan Ballingrud, Ngyuen Phan Que Mai, Nick Bermel, Night of the Mannequins, Nine Realms, Nnedi Okorafor, No Bad Deed, Northern Wrath, Oathbringer, P. Djèlí Clark, Patrick Rothfuss, Paul Tremblay, Piranesi, Polly Crosby, Prisoners of Geography, Project Hail Mary, Providence, R. Scott Boyer, Ravencaller, Real Life, Remote Control, Rhythm of War, Ring of Fire, Ring Shout, Riot Baby, Robert Jackson Bennett, Robin Hood and the Caliph's Gold, Sarah Kozloff, Shorefall, Sigma Force, Song of the Shattered Sands, Sorcery of a Queen, Soulkeeper, Stephen Graham Jones, Stephen King, Storm Front, Stormblood, Survivor Song, Susanna Clarke, T. Frohock, Tamsyn Muir, Temple of Eternity, The Age of Madness, The Alexander Inheritance, The Bard's Blade, The Bear and the Nightingale, The Black Iron Legacy, The Blacktongue Thief, The Boatman's Daughter, The Bone Shard Daughter, The Book of Hidden Wonders, The Book of Koli, The Burning, The Burning Girls, The Cerulean Queen, The City of a Thousand Faces, The Common, The Dead Sagas, The Death of Vivek Oji, The Dresden Files, The Drowning Empire, The Fall of the Phoenix, The Fires of Vengeance, The First Law, The Five Warrior Angels, The Forgetting Moon, The Founders Trilogy, The Girl and the Stars, The Hanged God Trilogy, The Henna Artist, The Keepers, The Kingkiller Chronicle, The Kraken's Tooth, The Last Odyssey, The Last War, The Licanius Trilogy, The Living Dead, The Locked Tomb, The Locked Tomb Trilogy, The Loop, The Mountains Sing, The Name of the Wind, The Obsidian Path, The Once and Future Witches, The Outlaw Chronicles, The Protectorate, The Rampart Trilogy, The Reborn Empire, The Sea Speaks His Name, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, The Seven Swords, The Shadow of What Was Lost, The Shadow Saint, The Sorcerer's Song, The Stormlight Archive, The Sword of Kaigen, The Trials of Koli, The Trouble with Peace, The Vanishing Half, The Way of Kings, Thilde Kold Holdt, Thunder at Kadesh, Tim Lebbon, Tim Marshall, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, Tochi Onyebuchi, Top 2020 Reads, Top Books of 2020, Top Reads of 2020, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Transcendent Kingdom, Trevor Noah, Tumanbay, Twelve Kings in Sharakhai, Underlord, Walker Dryden, We Are the Dead, We Ride the Storm, What Lies Between Us, Why We Sleep, Will Wight, Winternight, words of radiance, Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell, Yaa Gyasi, Yukito Kishiro

TBRcon21: Wednesday, January 27th

December 18, 2020 by David W Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Alexander Darwin, Alicia Wanstall-Burke, C. J. Tudor, CJ Tudor, David Dalglish, David Wragg, Emily Carpenter, FanFiAddict, FanFiAddict.com, Gareth L. Powell, Hank Early, Jeremy Szal, John Marrs, Josh Malerman, Marina Lostetter, Megan E. O'Keefe, Michael Mammay, Michael McClung, Mike Chen, Nick Martell, Rob J Hayes, Ryan Van Loan, Sam Hawke, Scott Drakeford, Sensory Detail in SFF, SFF Fight Club, Shelly Campbell, TBRcon, TBRcon21, The Joys (or Lack Thereof) of Editing, Thrills That Pay the Bills

Review: A House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman

November 20, 2020 by David W Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: A House at the Bottom of a Lake, Bird Box, Black Mad Wheel, Del Rey, Fantasy, Goblin, Horror, Inspection, Josh Malerman, Magical Realism, Malorie, Mystery, Penguin Random House, Penguin Random House Audio, Romance, This is Horror, Thriller, Unbury Carol, Young Adult

Author Chat – Emily Carpenter

November 19, 2020 by David W Leave a Comment

Gather ’round as David chats with author Emily Carpenter about life, writing, the Southern Gotchic genre, and her newest release, Reviving the Hawthorn Sisters.

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Adult, Adult Fiction, Andy Davidson, Author Chat, Bird Box, Burying the Honeysuckle Girls, CJ Tudor, Emily Carpenter, Every Single Secret, FanFiAddict, Hank Early, Horror, John Marrs, Josh Malerman, Laird Barron, Laird Hunt, Noir at the Bar, Paul Tremblay, Robert McCammon, Southern Gothic, Stephen Graham Jones, The Cabin at the End of the World, The Only Good Indians, Thriller, Until the Day I Die

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