If you’re a lifelong fan of Scooby Doo like I am, there’s little doubt you won’t love every page of this book. Call it a grown up version of the gang with drugs, social anxiety, and juicy secrets. That being said, you’ll dig the characters and the shenanigans they reluctantly get into. Author Cantero has … Continue reading
What can I say that hasn’t already been said? The man was a straight up genius. Not only did he become the final word in macabre, but he practically put short stories on the map and helped make the detective-mystery genre the hot shit that it is today. He was my biggest influence growing up, … Continue reading
Elizabeth is one of those books I wished I’d read much, much sooner. Lost in the whirlwind that is time, it was reprinted by the stellar Valancourt Books and is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Right off the bat it grabs you. Think Lolita meets Suspiria. The protagonist (or antagonist?) could fall in line … Continue reading
As a kid, my mother instilled in me a love of the macabre and antique. As my fondness of the macabre grew, hers subsided and now we meet somewhere in the middle. I picked this tome up by chance and discovered that it’s front to back news clippings and journals from the Victorian era reporting … Continue reading
Ah, Bradbury. The undisputed king of October. The very first page of his dark carnival story puts you in autumn and bombards your senses with the sounds and smells of a brisk afternoon. It revolves around two boys, Will and Jim, whose town is visited by a mysterious carnival. They begin to notice the adults … Continue reading
If it seems like there’s a lot of witchy shit on the countdown, that’s because there is. And nothing shrieks witchy quite like Salem, MA, especially during Halloween. This is another nonfiction pick that was written by one of the spookiest guys out there. Basically, he records his time in Witch City during Halloween while … Continue reading
A few 2019 releases are going to make this list and this is one of them. It’s a nonfiction about the female authors who started and invigorated the genres we devour today. It’s lighthearted but educational and it puts you in the mood to explore abandoned castles and search for ghosts because a large portion … Continue reading
