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Review: The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona as she unravels the dark secrets of her family history in this ravishing and provocative horror novel. Alejandra no longer knows who she … Continue reading

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Review: Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Gwendy’s Button Box brings his signature prose to this story of small-town evil that combines the storytelling of Stephen King with the true-crime suspense of Michelle McNamara. In the summer of … Continue reading

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Review: Lone Women by Victor LaValle

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Blue skies, empty land—and enough room to hide away a horrifying secret. Or is there? Discover a haunting new vision of the American West from the award-winning author of The Changeling. Adelaide Henry carries an … Continue reading

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Review: #thighgap by Chandler Morrison

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Don’t read with the lights on…this is My Dark Library. A collection of novellas curated by Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann to represent her favorite themes, tropes, and subgenres in horror fiction today. BOOK TWO: … Continue reading

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Review: Like Real by Shelly Lyons

Buy it here: Publisher Website, Bookshop, Amazon Synopsis: In Shelly Lyons’s debut novel, LIKE REAL, Vic Moss—kenjutsu hobbyist and clueless Lothario—lets vanity dictate his decision to acquire an experimental new-tech prosthesis that promises to evolve into a seamless, realistic looking … Continue reading

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Review: The Trees Grew Because I Bled There by Eric LaRocca

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: A beautifully crafted, devastating short fiction collection from the Bram-Stoker finalist and author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes. Eight stories of literary dark fiction from a master storyteller. … Continue reading

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Review: Mothered by Zoje Stage

Buy it here Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: A claustrophobic psychological thriller about one woman’s nightmarish spiral while quarantined with her mother. Grace isn’t exactly thrilled when her newly widowed mother, Jackie, asks to move in with her. They’ve never had a … Continue reading

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Review: Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

Buy it here: Bookshop, Barnes & Noble Synopsis: Three years ago, Alice spent one night in an abandoned house with her friends, Ila and Hannah. Since then, Alice’s life has spiraled. She lives a haunted existence, selling videos of herself … Continue reading

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Review: Nightmare Fuel by Nina Nesseth

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Nightmare Fuel by Nina Nesseth is a pop-science look at fear, how and why horror films get under our skin, and why we keep coming back for more. Do you like scary movies?Have you ever … Continue reading

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Review: Inspection by Josh Malerman

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: J is a student at a school deep in a forest far away from the rest of the world. J is one of only twenty-six students, all of whom think of the school’s enigmatic … Continue reading

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