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October 5, 2025October 5, 2025

Book Review — You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White

Arielle Lewis Studios Genre: Horror, Queer Published by: S&S/Saga Press Publish date: September 9, 2025 Number of pages: 336 pages Author’s website: https://andrewjosephwhite.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Alien meets Midsommar in this chilling debut adult novel from award-winning author Andrew Joseph White about identity, survival, and transformation amidst an alien invasion in rural West Virginia. Festering masses …

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September 23, 2025

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 …

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June 30, 2024

Book Review — I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

Alina Art, https://www.demontheory.net/bio/ Genre: Horror, Thriller Published by: S&S/Saga Press Publish date: July 16, 2024 Number of pages: 384 pages Author’s website: https://www.demontheory.net/ Support local! Pre-order the book on BookShop! 1989, Lamesa, Texas. A small west Texas town driven by oil and cotton—and a place where everyone knows everyone else’s business. So it goes for Tolly Driver, …

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June 9, 2024

Book Review — Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay

https://www.paultremblay.net/ Genre: Horror Published by: William Morrow Publish date: June 11, 2024 Number of pages: 288 pages Author’s website: https://www.paultremblay.net/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! In June 1993, a group of young guerilla filmmakers spent four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing, art-house horror flick. The weird part? Only three of the film’s scenes were ever …

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May 4, 2024

Book Review — Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele

AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 11: Jordan Peele speaks on stage as Universal Pictures presents the SXSW premiere of "Monkey Man" at The Paramount Theater on March 11, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images for Universal Pictures) Genre: Horror, (Anthology, Short Stories) Published by: Random House Publish date: October 03, 2023 Number of …

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April 1, 2024

Book Review — Murder Road by Simone St. James

I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book from Netgalley and Berkley Books. This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary. Genre: Horror Published by: Berkley Books Publish date: March 05, 2024 Number of pages: 352 pages Author’s website: https://www.simonestjames.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! July 1995. April and Eddie …

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