Category: Horror

  • First Date

    First Date

    Author: Gemma AmorPublisher: DaturaPublished: February 11, 2026 My main takeaways from this book are: 1. I felt cold the entire time I was reading it2. No one could have survived what the two MCs went through3. [Spoiler alert]: I am so grateful the author saw fit to dispense with the Lone Diner in the way that…

  • First Date

    First Date

    Author: Gemma AmorPublisher: Datura BooksPublished: February 10, 2026 My main takeaways from this book are: 1. I felt cold the entire time I was reading it2. No one could have survived what the two MCs went through3. [Spoiler alert]: I am so grateful the author saw fit to dispense with the Lone Diner in the way…

  • Murder Manor

    Murder Manor

    Author: Cori NevruzPublisher: Masonboro PressPublished: February 3, 2026 Cori Nevruz is becoming one of my go-to authors for creepy house settings. I read The Unwelcome Guest last year, a locked-room (island) thriller about a family reunion on a remote island. The setting of this, a remote mountain-top retreat, gave me the same creepy vibe. The Johnson…

  • This House Will Feed

    This House Will Feed

    Author: Maria TureaudPublisher: Kensington PublishingPublished: January 27, 2026 I have said I don’t read historical fiction.I have said I don’t read romance.I have said I don’t read fiction with supernatural elements. Dear reader, I lied! Because I absolutely loved This House Will Feed, which has all of the above and more. Horror. Suspense. And plenty of…

  • Hungry Ghosts

    Hungry Ghosts

    Author: Anthony Bourdain, Joel Rose, Alberto Ponticelli, Irene Koh, and Paul PopePublisher: Berger BooksPublished: October 2, 2018 Who knew that Anthony Bourdain had a graphic novel? “Save me a beer, brother, and a seat at the table.” Dedication to Anthony Bourdain from co-author Joel Rose Graphic novels are not typically the type of book I read,…

  • Gift Keepers

    Gift Keepers

    Author: Shade OwensPublisher: Red Raven PublishingPublished: December 1, 2025 This short little novella packs quite a punch! Just in time for Christmas, this is a story about a Yuletide tradition that is a total horror show.  It’s a story about a man saved from addiction, his quest to find his sponsor before a snowstorm descends, and…

  • Breathe In, Bleed Out

    Breathe In, Bleed Out

    Author: Brian McAuleyPublisher: Poisoned Pen PressPublished: September 2, 2025 I’m relatively new to the horror genre, and I didn’t think I’d like slashers, but there was something about this book that allowed me to peek through my fingers at the gruesome goriness! Hannah has lost her boyfriend in a hiking accident, although we get the…

  • This Is How a Villain is Made

    This Is How a Villain is Made

    Author: Amanda HeadleePublisher: Uncomfortably Dark PublishingPublication Date: September 3, 2025 When I first saw the cover of this book, my first thought was, “This is horror?”. When I realized it was both historical and western, I groaned. But since it was a novella, I figured, what do I have to lose? Because I had to know…

  • The Ever End

    The Ever End

    Author: Audrey WilsonPublisher: Bywater BooksPublication Date: August 5, 2025 I don’t know why this stayed on my TBR for so long, because once I started it, I couldn’t put it down. Holy cow! Why didn’t someone tell me about this book sooner? After meeting on a train, Sam proposes to Margo six months later and asks…

  • Bad Things Happened in This Room

    Bad Things Happened in This Room

    Author: Marie StillPublisher: Rising Action Publishing Co.Anticipated Publication Date: September 16, 2025 If insanity is doing the same thing over and over, this book is the definition of that. Willow is stuck in a routine, and even worse, she goes through the motions in such a rote way that she doesn’t even remember doing things. Did…