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💙📚 You may presume you'll know the story that unfolds in I THINK I'M ALONE NOW, but you'll be wrong as hell. I read this novella in a single sitting: Ali Seay has written a thoroughly enjoyable, vivid, violent, deliciously dark chunk o' horror set in the 80's that's, like, totally rad. (Grindhouse Press)
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💙📚 THE ONLY WAY OUT IS THROUGH by Paul Michael Anderson is a compelling collection w familiar tropes that go to dark & unexpected places. Full of cosmic horror goodness, with dashes of folk & creature horror for extra flavor, this novella & 4 short stories will keep you entertained & satiated. (Cemetery Gates)
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💙📚 HOT DEMON BITCHES NEAR YOU from J.E. Erickson is an exuberant blast of gore & grue. The Horrors are heavy here, but balanced with deliciously devilish delights & a LOT of heart. (Lots of OTHER body parts, too.) You'll be disturbed, delighted, horrified- but also cackling. HELL, yeah! (Self-published)
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WHEN THE DEVIL is a novelette from Emma E. Murray that packs many horrors inside of its compelling, feverish intensity. Libby's world is dark and cruel, and any peace, joy, or deliverance comes with a price. Devils abound, but sometimes the fruit they offer makes the damnation worth it. (Shortwave Publishing)
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The family trauma that pervades THE DAY OF THE DOOR is horrifying enough, but coupled with the intensely creepy events that occur, this story encapsulates "HORROR" in a masterful, terrifying way. Laurel Hightower has written a beautifully dark story about the Things that haunt our hearts. (Ghoulish Books)
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Hailey Piper calls CRANBERRY COVE "bleak," and although it is filled with numerous Horrors, I don't think it is. It's dark, but rings true: ultimately it's about persevering and fighting (both despite and IN SPITE of) the Darkness hiding everywhere that threatens to engulf us. A GREAT read. (Bad Hand Books)
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Filled with slivers of nightmares and scenes from fever dreams, THE SKINLESS MAN COUNTS TO FIVE by Paul Jessup holds stories laden with evocative, lingering images. It will pull you into forests of fear where branches heave with webs of vivid verse, and every tree hides something behind it. Don't get lost...
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THIS WRETCHED VALLEY by Jenny Kiefer is one of the most satisfying and scary "survival horror" books I've read. Innocent adventuring quickly ricochets into a Thin Place nightmare where weird wilderness & horrors run amok. It's creepy, fast-paced, and a fantastic, fun book to get lost in. (Quirk Books)
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MOUTH by Joshua Hull is a toothy tale of horror, hijinx, & heart. This entertaining, affectionate love letter to movies is filled w memorable, quirky characters & is wonderfully, delightfully weird. Go get swallowed up by the story & its helpful reminder that being monstrous is a path we choose. (Tenebrous Press)
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💙📚 MEWING by Chloe Spencer is a devilish, deliciously demented tale about self image, fame, & the lengths a person may be compelled to pursue for Love & Validation. Instantly engaging & full of a wry, sardonic horror, it's a biting story that will resonate, especially with women. (Shortwave Publishing)
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WILD SPACES by S.L. Coney is an eerie, evocative coming-of-age tale, utterly unique & bittersweet. The insidious tentacles of strife soon wrap around a family w the arrival of a mysterious relative, and a boy must deal w steadily mounting horrors- domestic & eldritch- in this riveting, poignant read. (Tor)
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A HAUNTING ON THE HILL by Elizabeth Hand is fine, as a "haunted house" book. It's competent & relatively engaging AS LONG AS YOU DON'T COMPARE IT TO THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE.
The tone, plot, & writing is not at the same level- not even in the same neighborhood- as Jackson's. Hill House's horrors still walk alone.
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THE LAST HAUNT is the perfect appetizer to start your Halloween feast. There are ghouls aplenty, but not the kind you may expect. Max Booth III PUSHES you into the world of Extreme Haunts- it's timely AND entertaining as hell. It's poisoned candy, but it sure tastes good on the way down. (Cemetery Gates Media)
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COLD, BLACK, & INFINITE is the new collection by Todd Keisling & it's a fitting title. Dark forces permeate here, shaping fates w/ little concern for humanity. These tales contain cosmic chaos, but the REAL horrors reside within people's choices, realizations, & retributions. (Cemetery Dance)
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🎃 No matter what flavor of #Halloween you prefer, OCTOBER SCREAMS has a story to delight. These tales are fearsome, frightful, funny, &/or foreboding. Kenneth W. Cain has done a masterful job compiling them: it's the PERFECT read to get you prepared & excited for Spooky Season! (Kangas Khan)
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🦀The tragic trajectory of WHAT KIND OF MOTHER starts normally enough then veers into waves of horror you'd NEVER imagine. Luckily, Clay McLeod Chapman HAS, & he's written a nightmare that will grab you in its pincers. You'll never look at aquatic creatures in the same way. It's Horror-ific! (Quirk)
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PROMISE is another SUPERB batch of strange, eerie, unearthly stories from Christi Nogle. Weird futures, fantastical technologies, & unusual histories populate these worlds where Reality shimmers like a mirage of a dream: it may seem similar to ours, but it's never quite the same. (Flame Tree)
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THE UNGODLY DUOLOGY is a feast of cosmic horror & an absolute banger. @MsPippinacious has crafted a fantastic 2-part story filled w/ suspense, action, & lots of heart- brimming w/ truly terrifying, unique monsters- that also has a richly satisfying conclusion. All the stars. (Cemetery Gates)
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THE BLACK LORD is new weird horror at its finest. Colin Hinckley has crafted a wonderfully imaginative, suspenseful tale of family tragedy & secrets that is both instantly gripping and spooky as hell. This story is unique, memorable cosmic/folk horror that delivers. It's GREAT. (Tenebrous)
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A varied, engrossing anthology of Dream Horror, NEVER WAKE assembles nightmarish visions & fantasical works of imagination to haunt your waking hours. These liminal tales effectively capture the weird, unreal, surreal, horrific (& sometimes dangerous-seeming) nature of slumber. (Crystal Lake)
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HAVE YOU DECIDED ON YOUR QUESTION tells a darkly gripping, relatable tale of a girl poisoned by potential possibilities. This twisted take on technology is made more frightening because of how plausible (and perhaps, inevitable) the future it describes seems to be.
(Shortwave Publishing)
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This is a rather uneven, somewhat bleak collection but I enjoyed the hell out of the first 2 of these 5 stories (& only one tale was "eh," imo.) Malerman is super prolific & there's plenty here to entertain, but I didn't enjoy SPIN A BLACK YARN as much as some other books of his. (Del Rey)
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BURN THE NEGATIVE will grab you immediately. Josh Winning's cursed media/slasher thriller is a fun love letter/homage to horror movies that keeps the fear (& mystery) increasing. Didn't expect the direction it went- if you want supernatural scares & creepy carnage, this has bucketfuls!
(Penguin Random House)
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📚 FEVER HOUSE is a diabolic delight of deranged devilry. It's creepy & thrilling with savage stakes and chaos & gore, galore. Keith Rosson has written a terrifying, imaginative story with an occult mythos of mayhem & mischief that takes you on a hellish ride & leaves you wanting more. (Penguin Random House)