Set in the 1990s, a group of teenagers head to a cabin the woods with the help of two unpopular girls in order to summon an ancient demon buried beneath the structure and give it a human vessel. After a slight mishap, the teens have to survive each other and the blood-spilling, goo-shooting demon that’s … Continue reading
Happy Solstice and happy Yule! After reading this modern epic last month, I’m totally on the Krampus train this year. This book tells the story of Krampus and Santa’s relationship, the history of Yule, and one West Virginian man’s struggle to get out of own way and put his family back together. I recommend listening … Continue reading
The light fades quicker during winter, giving way to the perfect combo of vampires and snow. This is a dark story and not just because of the whole night-lurker thing. Let Me In is a tale of social isolation, anxiety, bullying, and pedophilia, for good measure. A lonely young boy develops morbid fascinations and cures … Continue reading
Victorian ghost stories? Sure, why not? But Victorian CHRISTMAS ghost stories? That’s next level shit right there. Valancourt, the little press that could, brings to life those forgotten pages for the modern society to enjoy and this first book of (3) Christmas collections is the handbook on how to have a very scary holiday. Each … Continue reading
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
I read this novella over a course of 2 plane rides earlier this year and its stuck with me ever since. It’s such a unique take on the holiday and incredibly voiced. It brings out that darkness we’ve seemingly lost in the shelves of glittery and pastel decorations. The protagonist is reluctant and real. It’s … Continue reading
It’s that time of the year to really submerse yourself into a dark and stormy, eerie and macabre, or weird and wonderful book. It’s the darkest time of the year, where the horror of it all is most welcome. In the new non-fiction Monster, She Wrote, you’ll learn of the women who helped build those haunted houses and Gothic castles … Continue reading
Horror readers anxiously await the arrival of Massachusetts-based author Paul Tremblay’s newest book, Growing Things & Other Stories, available July 2nd, 2019. Continue reading
Revel in bleak and digestible modern horror shorts in the form of Masters of Midnight, the latest collection from Corpus Press. Continue reading
Edited by author and screenwriter Vanessa Morgan, Strange Blood brings together a collection of vampy-movie memoirs by eclectic horror fans and personalities. These essays range from personal stories, theme analyses and general summaries. Continue reading
