
Wretch: A Broken Mirror with the Sharpest Shards
Penned with prose that aches with hurt and desire, Eric LaRocca explores the demented repetition of despair perpetuated by grief with Wretch.

Penned with prose that aches with hurt and desire, Eric LaRocca explores the demented repetition of despair perpetuated by grief with Wretch.

Audacious, darkly satirical, and absolutely gripping, For Human Use feels like the most entertaining social study of our current culture, a sandbox where gruesome castles are built under Sarah G. Pierce’s masterful hand.

Doused in relatable honesty, Kyle Kouri’s The Problem Drinker offers no solutions; no, it offers something better.

With such unique traits to both its world and its characters, Daytide feels like it exists in a category of its own, one that combines so much of what builds incredible stories that stand the test of time.

Joe Hill’s King Sorrow is the book we all need right now, the reminder that nothing is ever too late, that we are capable of so much even in the face of the seemingly unbeatable. This is a love letter to hope, a shining beacon in the long dark.

A true master of her craft, Gemma Amor deftly pens a female centric story that explores so many facets of an experience marked by hurt, transformation, healing, and strength in Itch!

A sublime blend of horror, sci-fi, and great story-telling, Jonathan Janz is operating at the top of his craft with Veil.

Written with the intensity and severity of the corporate machine, Fiend by Alma Katsu covers much ground in examining the horrors of power, wealth, and a landscape operating without a system of checks and balances.

Intense, bleak, and bathed in gore, Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson is the kind of novel that will carve out your chest cavity with a blunt silver spoon.

A delightful novel that lifts heavy weights, Shitshow by Chris Panatier is the definition of balance, a perfect blend of dark and light that delivers a poignant, entertaining narrative surrounding life’s shittiest dealings.

Both psychologically and viscerally harrowing, Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley solidifies his status as one of the most entertaining and heartfelt voices in slasher fiction.

The End of the World As We Know It edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene offers a kaleidoscopic worldview of the place Stephen King created, a landscape rife for horror, heart, and humanity, something for everyone.

Redefining randomness to expose the bleakness of the world yet still delivering notes of optimism, Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle is a hell of a novel.

Catherine Dang’s poignant prose, her seamless comparison of hunger and desire for justice, and her complex, textured characters intermingle to form one hell of a novel with What Hunger, a story of carnal desire to be treated humanely in a world of seeming indifference.

A gripping novel on multiple levels, One Yellow Eye is a debut that packs a punch, loaded with deeper meaning and an appeal to humanity’s desperation to connect.

Good Boy instills feelings of hope on the darkest of days through the small things we recognize, wet noses, tennis balls, and unstamped dog tags. Neil McRobert writes with love.

A book that belongs in the hands of every reader, Paul Tremblay’s Another is the kind of novel that settles deep within your mind to excavate the truest form of self in the face of fear.

A dreamlike venture into dark self-interrogation, Kerry Cullen’s House of Beth is an impressive debut that fosters conversations around feminine desires and realities.

A novel that capitalizes on every sense of social terror in a country shaped by mass violence, Mike Bockoven’s Come Knocking functions both as a remarkably effective horror story and as a representation of organized radicalism matched with violence.

An examination of those we hold closest no matter the harm caused, Rae Wilde writes a stunningly torturous tale of choice that fully demonstrates the cyclical nature of toxic love with I Can Fix Her.

Why I Love Horror edited by Becky Spratford is a jewel for horror fiction fans of every variety.

Atmospheric, compelling, and wholly of its own, Of Flesh and Blood by N.L. Lavin and Hunter Burke is an enthralling, impressive debut.

An unapologetic force of horror, Play Nice is the best showcase of Rachel Harrison’s voice within the landscape of modern horror fiction.

Visually stunning and deeply endearing, Saint Catherine is a graphic novel that touched my heart and soul for the earnest conversations it fosters.

There is nothing more valuable than this strength, than this community that means absolutely everything. We are women in horror, and we are here to stay.
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