Publishing on February 18th, 2020, this women in horror anthology boasts both disturbing content and succinct writing from 21 talented authors. Continue reading
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Tales from the Crypt (1972) #25DaysofCreepmas
Christmas and homicide go together like coffee and pumpkin pie. There’s something so enthralling about a woman being strangled with tinsel and a man being impaled by an icicle with melodic carols softly playing in the background. This little beaut is the novelization for the 1972 movie, which features the murderous holiday segment ‘And All … Continue reading
The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas (2016) #25DaysofCreepmas
Happy Krampusnaucht! Today is the day we celebrate that old Christmas Devil that is every horror fan’s answer to celebrating the holidays with some edge. Here I have an entertaining history book on Krampus (a biography, if you will) that lays out where he came from, why he does what he does, and why we … Continue reading
Carnival (1989) #31DaysofSpookyBooks
Carnivals are inherently creepy to me. I don’t know if that’s a Bradbury thing or a byproduct of too much Pennywise exposure. The worn carnies, the caged animals, the obvious effort to lure in children…yeesh. This 1989 paperback isn’t going to make you lose any sleep or blow your mind. However, it’s like watching a … Continue reading
Blood Canticle (2003) #31DaysofSpookyBooks
You didn’t think I forgot about vampires, did you? There’s a shit ton of awesome vamp novels and series out there but the most pivotal (and most responsible for the sexy, tragic vampires we love today) series is The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice. I’m nowhere near completed but I can’t deny that it’s an … Continue reading
Collected Halloween Horror Shorts (2017) #31DaysofHalloween
I’ll admit that there could have been a catchier title for this BUT the lack of a zippy name doesn’t take away from what’s inside. Never judge a book by its cover or its title (though I have been guilty of both). This is a newer collection (2017) that I recently discovered and enjoyed thoroughly. … Continue reading
The Remaking (2019) #31DaysofSpookyBooks
This was one of my picks for the October issue of Fangoria because it’s beyond stellar. The Remaking is a fusion of urban legend (based off a RL place’s tragedy), horror cinema/culture, and classic ghost story. It was remarkable to read a piece of fiction that was set in a world that I’m very familiar … Continue reading
