The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan has got me howling; it’s so good. The book’s synopsis had me at monster slayer, but then give that monster slayer immortality and a demon that lives in his head? Hi, hello. I’m your girl, and this book is right up my alley. There’s horror. There’s a mystery. And…
I suffered an intense movie hangover after watching Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights,” so I needed to read something on the lighter side. Luckily for me, T. Kingfisher’s latest novella, Nine Goblins, has been waiting patiently on my TBR. So I decided to see what shenanigans a group of goblins got up to while I mended…
Thrum by Meg Smitherman was an interesting reading experience for me because I loved the big reveal at the end of the story, but I don’t like how we got there. I was very intrigued by a horror romance set in space, and despite Smitherman delivering one hell of an ending, the novella was a…
I know I’m the resident sour puss of the blog, but even I can have some fun sometimes. I have made it known that science fiction and horror is one of my favorite genre combinations, and with that comes a sweet tooth whenever something different (and let’s be honest, something retreading well-worn ground) pops on…
Continue reading ➞ Of Monsters and Mainframes – Werewolves, Vampires, and Mummies Oh My!
Cassandra Khaw is quickly becoming one of my favorite writers. I don’t know their specific writing approach, but everything of theirs is dripping with intentional vision that permeates down to the metaphors and similes. Theme isn’t just some intangible “je ne sais quoi” in their hands, but the mycorrhizal tendrils that support the structure of…
Continue reading ➞ The Library At Hellebore – Hellishly Good
Despite my recent tendencies to avoid newer releases at their release, You Weren’t Meant to be Human, by Andrew Joseph White, had an idea that was a little too tantalizing to pass up. However, I feel I came away from it with more mixed feelings than I expected, especially since I so easily slipped into…
Continue reading ➞ You Weren’t Meant To Be Human – A Dark and Bloody Birth
Let’s close the spooky season with an out-of-this-world but extremely relatable horror novella, Walking Practice, by author Dolki Min. It’s funny, it’s gory, and it’s going to stir up your emotions and encourage examination of love, identity, and how we connect as humans. After crash-landing on Earth, a solitary alien has spent years perfecting its…
Continue reading ➞ Walking Practice – Survival Of The Fittest
Love them or hate them, sequels are just a part of the horror genre’s blood at this point. I love watching them while at the same time questioning their purpose. So often they can just be a cash grab, and sometimes people put their whole being into it, making something that still feels fresh despite…
Continue reading ➞ Don’t Fear The Reaper – Best AND Worst Advice
Haunted Ecologies is a short story collection by Corey Farrenkopf. With the exception of two stories, each stands alone. Their only connective tissue is that they are all related to and/or take place in Cape Cod. It is a collection full of works that explores our relationship to place, the environment and our role within…
Continue reading ➞ Haunted Ecologies – Bigger Problems Than Quicksand
Horror, science fiction and climate change all feel like ingredients to fill a novel specifically designed for yours truly. The existential dread mixed with surges of terror coated in the sheen of technological achievement is just the kind of story I need in this day and age - I know, psychotic. So when I saw…
