Book Review — Uncanny Valley Girls: Essays on Horror, Survival, and Love by Zefyr Lisowski

Genre: Non-fiction, Essays, Memoir Published by: Harper Perennial Publish date: October 7, 2025 Number of pages: 240 pages Author’s website: https://zefyrlisowski.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! A sharply personal and expansive essay collection dedicated to the strange and absurd beauty of horror films, exploring the complications of gender, the insidiousness of class ascension, and the …

Book Review — The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson

Photo credit: Sara Nicole Lemon Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Queer Fiction Published by: Harper Voyager Publish date: September 9, 2025 Number of pages: 400 pages Author’s website: https://kosokojackson.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! A picture is worth a thousand nightmares. A struggling painter, Lewis Dixon is shocked when the British Museum shows an unusual interest in …

Book Review — Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature by Becky Siegel Spratford

ALA Store Genre: Anthology, Essays, Non-Fiction, Biography/Memoir Published by: S&S/Saga Press Publish date: September 23, 2025 Number of pages: 272 pages Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! A captivating anthology and heartfelt tribute to the horror genre featuring essays from several of the most celebrated contemporary horror writers including, Grady Hendrix, Paul Tremblay, Stephen Graham …

Book Review — The Dead of Summer by Ryan La Sala

Genre: YA, Queer Horror Published by: PUSH Publish date: September 16, 2025 Number of pages: 400 pages Author’s website: https://www.ryanlasala.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Two Days Before Ollie Veltman is finally coming home to the quaint island of Anchor’s Mercy after a year away while his mom battled cancer. It should be a celebration …

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