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  • New Horror Review: I Was a Teenage Slasher (2024)

    A five-star review for Stephen Graham Jones’s new release, “I Was a Teenage Slasher”. SGJ has a super high bar to clear for this reader, and he’s cleared it again with an original and sympathetic take on the slasher-horror genre. A must-read.

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  • Horror Review: Sons of Summer (Lee Mandelo, 2021)

    Lee Mandelo’s debut novel, _Summer_Sons_ (2021) is a surprising and gripping horror tale. Andrew inherits his deceased best friend’s estate, uncovering mysteries and supernatural influence. The author masterfully combines supernatural mystery, gothic horror, and strong queer elements, delivering a well-told, top-notch horror story with rich character development and unexpected twists. 5 Stars.

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  • New Horror Fiction Review: Bury Your Gays

    “Bury Your Gays” by Chuck Tingle, set for publication on July 9th, 2024, is a thrilling horror novel that addresses the struggles of queer individuals and challenges the tendency of popular media to marginalize or eliminate queer characters. With humor and heart, Tingle crafts a gripping tale that resonates on an emotional level, earning a…

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  • Horror Novel Review: Just Like Home (2022)

    Sarah Gailey’s “Just Like Home” is a character-driven literary horror novel with supernatural elements offering a fresh take on the haunted house story.

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  • New Nonfiction Book Review: The Design of Books

    Before I checked out Debbie Berne’s online portfolio upon finishing an enthralling read-through of her book, I had no idea I’ve got at least one book she designed on my bookshelves. (I do: it’s Story Genius.) Berne has been designing books for two decades, and in The Design of Books, unsurprisingly, she reveals all it…

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  • Horror Novel Review: The September House (2023)

    I’m late to this party, but I’m glad I’m here. Carissa Orlando’s The September House (2023) is (still) a new take on haunted house horror…

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  • New Horror Book Review: Johnny Compton’s Devils Kill Devils (2024, Tor Nightfire)

    In Devils Kill Devils (forthcoming from Tor Nightfire, 2024), Stoker-nominated Johnny Compton’s sophomore effort to follow his stellar Spite House, a hidden community reminiscent of those in Cadwell Turnbull’s No Gods No Monsters meets the squabbles-turned-bloodbath vengeance battles from Cassandra Khaw’s Food of the Gods. When wounded protagonist Sarita learns she really has been chosen,…

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  • Forthcoming horror fiction review: Kieth Rosson’s The Devil by Name (Sept. 2024)

    Author: Keith Rosson Title: The Devil by Name ISBN 9780593595787 Rating, of 5 stars: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Characters from each coast of the U.S.A. and a few from the middle of the country along with a gifted child in France come together in as complementary cogs in this living machine somehow churning through an undead world. In…

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  • new horror review: Incidents Around the House (Josh Malerman, 2024)

    Book: Incidents Around the House Author: Josh Malerman Publisher: Del Ray ISBN: 9780593723128 Publication Date: Jun 25, 2024 Capone’s Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ of 5⭐ Summary (spoilers by implication possible but not explicitly given) Wow. In two days of fierce reading and constantly wondering what was to happen to Malerman’s latest protagonist, I found myself feeling creeped…

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  • new horror review: Ghost Station, S.A. Barnes

    Spoiler-free review. Once a year or so, I read a book that grabs me outside of reading sessions. I’ll find myself thinking about it while I’m driving home, while I’m grading papers, or while I’m cooking dinner. I read this one electronically, and if it were an audiobook I’d have been done in two days…

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