Category: Horror

  • The Commune

    The Commune

    Author: Danny DaganPublisher: Guffy Pen PressPublished: March 6, 2026 It started out as a great idea. After getting a large inheritance, Dorothy set up a commune near Synner’s Crag Farm In Northumberland, England. There would be a few select people, no phones, no solar, no electric, and they would grow their own food. But the crops…

  • 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! Cult like atmosphere? Check! Mysterious guru and creepy accomplice? Check! Remote setting? Check!…

  • 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…