In a whirlwind of enchanted language, LaValle takes his readers on a journey that mashes horror and magical realism. Apollo has it all – the beautiful wife, a brand-new baby, and his…
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Horror Poetry: Lightsey Darst’s “Find the Girl”
Darst presents a poetry collection that hinges on our society’s obsession with female bodies, obsession, and our fixation on the murders of girls and women. This collection is absolutely stunning and heart…
Real-Life Horror: A Review of Steve Lehto’s “American Murder Houses”
Often, us horror fans love to dabble in the horrors of real life. That’s right. I’m talking true crime. When I stumbled across this book bringing together 27 murder houses, I knew…
Horror Comedy Gold: Shirley Barrett’s “The Bus on Thursday”
Barrett has created a truly sardonic dark comedy horror novel in The Bus on Thursday. Eleanor’s life was turned upside down when she found a lump in her breast, resulting in chemo…
(Now) July Release: “The Only Good Indians” by Stephen Graham Jones
Publishing Schedule: Originally set to be published in April, then moved to May, this release has now been pushed all the way back to July. Presumably, this is because of the same…
Ottessa Moshfegh’s “McGlue” and Psychological Terror
A complicated fever dream of a novella that follows McGlue as he’s arrested for the murder of his best friend in 1851. McGlue is a drunk and can’t even remember the night…
Kealan Patrick Burke and his novella “Blanky”
As a longtime fan of Burke, I’ve felt that his horror writing is super underrated. He self publishes and it is hard to get a print copy of his work, but he…
William Gay’s Twilight: Southern Gothic and Horror
Plot For fans of Cormac McCarthy, Ron Rash, Donald Ray Pollock, and Stephen Graham Jones is William Gay. An Appalachian gothic writer, Gay’s prose shines in its terrifying nature. In Twilight, a…
Samanta Schweblin’s Nightmare That I Love to Live In
A couple of months ago, I read Samanta Schweblin’s “Fever Dream,” a novella I raced through in one sitting, compelled by the weirdness and creepy vibe the story gave off. I hardly…