Book Review: Ezra’s Secret Title: Ezra’s Secret Author: P.D. Alleva Link: Release Date: August 18th, 2026 Summary NYC. January, 1955. Something is wrong with Ezra—and it isn’t the kind of wrong you can pray away. Ever since her fifteenth birthday, the world has begun to slip. Questions about who…

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Book Review: Turn Title: Turn Author: Megan Stockton Link: Summary Newlyweds Holden and Ezra escape to a remote Tennessee cabin for their honeymoon for a week of no emails, no neighbors, and no obligations. When the power fails, Holden heads into the dark to fix it and comes back with something in…

Summer Sale! Summer Sale! From today through Thursday, snag Dead by Morning, After the Devil, The Residency, and The Council for 99 cents each 😊 Dead by Morning (Psychological Horror/Dark Fantasy): It started as a crush. Luna never imagined it would end with murder. After the Devil (Psychological…

Book Review: Much Too Vulgar Title: Much Too Vulgar Author: Viggy Parr Hampton Link: Summary Disturbed pre-med student Keely Rexroth is unable to take ‘no’ for an answer when she is denied entry into a prestigious research program. As her ambition curdles into dark mania, she embarks on her own…

ICYMI The past few weeks have had a lot going on. Here's a recap in case you missed it! Survive at Midnight (Rituals #3) is now available for preorder ❤ Preorder Here Death doesn’t always bring peace. In the wake of Chance Welfrey’s death, Luna Ketz is doing her best to rebuild her life, but the…

Book Review: Ripped Up the Middle in Two Title: Ripped Up the Middle in Two Author: Viggy Parr Hampton Link: Release Date: July 29th, 2026 Summary A mother is the ultimate feral creature… New mom Sadie is struggling with the reality of caring for her three-month-old daughter—the loss of identity,…

Book Review: The Siren of Groves Peak Title: The Siren of Groves Peak Author: Glenn Rolfe Link: Release Date: 06/30/2026 Summary Splatterpunk Award nominee Glenn Rolfe writes tight, modern horror stories for the dark romance and horror reader. Groves Peak, Maine is home to a dark secret. The…

Book Review: Going to the Six Title: Going to the Six Author: A.C. Hessenauer Link: Release Date: June 16th, 2026 Summary "Compulsively readable... Do yourself a open up this book and let the story in." -- Viggy Parr Hampton, bestselling author of The Rotting Room On Lake Superior, some wrecks…

Book Review: Eat the Light Title: Eat the Light Author: Andrew Najberg Link: Summary The world fell to darkness while they were locked away. They survived. The day Elissa and Tabitha’s father came home from work brandishing a shotgun, the sisters found themselves locked in a secret fallout shelter…

Book Review: The Final Final Girl Title: The Final Final Girl Author: James Kaine Link: amazon.com/Final-Girl-Horror-Novel-ebook/dp/B0D3B4Z9VC/ Release Date: September 15, 2026 Summary Maddie Shephard learned the hard way that true crime is no laughing matter. Not when she found herself the target…

Book Review: A Veritable Household Pet Title: A Veritable Household Pet Author: Viggy Parr Hampton Link: Summary Darla Gregory received a lobotomy at 11 years old ... and she was never the same. Based on painfully true history, mixed with family drama, complex characters, and a gut-punch twist. My…

Book Review: I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200 Title: I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200 Author: Robert Brockway Link: Summary To bright and anxious eight-year-old Kay Washington, the worst thing in the world is being alone with the quiet. That’s why Eddie Video makes the perfect…

Book Review: Frostbite Title: Frostbite Author: Jill Palmer Link: Release Date: May 5th, 2026 Summary They'll chase you. They'll catch you. They'll swallow you whole. Even before the frostbite virus started turning people into mindless, flesh-eating monsters, 17-year-old Winter preferred being…

Book Review: The Skin Room Title: The Skin Room Author: Carl Bluesy Link: Release Date: 5/5/2026 Summary Kenneth had it all: a life of luxury, fancy cars, rotating women. Now he has lost everything. At first, he only wanted his home back, but that all changed when he connected with his community.…

Book Review: Marla Title: Marla Author: Jonathan Janz Link: Release Date: August 18th, 2026 Summary From beloved horror author Jonathan Janz, Marla is a slow-burn, full-throttle horror novel about the families we inherit, the guilt we carry, and the terrible gravity of a gaze you can’t forget.…

Book Review: Pumpkin Seeds Title: Pumpkin Seeds Author: Tyler Downs Link: Summary Edward Crane is a private detective who died eleven years ago. But once a year, with the help of his loyal sidekick Sam, Ed’s rotting corpse is reanimated for the last week of October to solve his town’s most devious…

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Book Review: Made of Him: A Kind of Hunger Title: Made of Him: A Kind of Hunger Author: C.B. Lannister Link: Summary After a violent assault shatters her sense of reality, college freshman Mara Winslow becomes obsessed with uncovering who’s watching her, and why. Her memories twist. Her suspicions…

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Book Review: Ride the Spiral Title: Ride the Spiral Author: Ben Young Release Date: May 26, 2026 Link: Summary A mind-bending psychological horror thriller exploring the terrifying cost of unconditional love. To save his son, he must leave reality behind. It's been 32 years since a massive…

Book Review: Straitjackets and Roses Title: Straitjackets and Roses Author: Vivian VanDam Link: Summary Virelle has never seen color—until Miles.Now he’s all she can see.What begins as fascination twists into something deeper, darker… necessary. As Miles unravels from his abusive relationship,…

Book Review: The Island Mother Title: The Island Mother Author: Jon Cohn Link: Summary Midsommar meets White Lotus in this supernatural thriller centered around an emotionally codependent woman on the run from her own life. She finds paradise, but it may come at a cost that she's unable to pay...…

Book Review: Dungeon Crawler Carl Title: Dungeon Crawler Carl Author: Matt Dinniman Link: Summary The apocalypse will be televised! You know what’s worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And you know what’s worse than that? An alien invasion, the…

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Book Review: Marked: Tales of S.T.A.N.G.E. Title: Marked : Tales of S.T.A.N.G.E Author: K.L. Patrick Link: Release Date: March 26th, 2026 Summary A darkness moves around us, a world asking to enter the other side. People inspired by the entities that lie beyond the stars, and even our dimension.…

Book Review: I Can Be Your Friend Title: I Can Be Your Friend Author: Jessica Blade Link: Summary Welcome to Bliss High, rated one of the top schools in the nation for its high test scores and outstanding academic reputation. It's also the perfect place to commit murder. Natalie knows. She knows…

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Book Review: Puzzle House 2 Title: Puzzle House 2: The Summoners Author: Duncan Ralston Link: Summary Los Angeles is on fire. Society is collapsing. And Henry Hall is on the run. After barely surviving the horrors of Puzzle House, Henry emerges into a city under martial law, consumed by carnage,…

Book Review: We Were Never Really Friends Title: We Were Never Really Friends Author: Timothy King Releases: May 12, 2026 Link: Summary A gripping horror survival thriller of isolation and revenge, from bestseller Timothy King. Trapped on an island. Nowhere to hide. The hunt has begun. For Roger,…

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Book Review: The Reformatory Title: The Reformatory Author: Tananarive Due Link: Summary Gracetown, Florida June 1950 Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens, Jr., is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a reformatory, for kicking the son of the largest landowner in town in defense of…

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Book Review: Fifteen Eyes Title: Fifteen Eyes Author: Tyler Downs Link: Summary Solomon Northcutt enjoys the simple things in life: a nice sweater vest, trivia night with co-workers, and using the eyeballs of the deceased to transcribe horrific deaths for his bosses' reading pleasure. Tag along…

Book Review: I Know A Place Title: I Know a Place: Rest Stop and Other Dark Detours Author: Nat Cassidy Release Date: May 5th, 2026 Link: Summary The first collection from USA Today bestselling author Nat Cassidy, featuring his unique blend of gleefully terrifying short fiction. "[A] platter of…

Book Review: Molka Title: Molka Author: Monika Kim Release Date: April 30th, 2026 Link: Summary From the award-winning author of The Eyes Are the Best Part, praised by The New York Times Book Review as “violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original,” a provocative journey into a perilous world of…

Book Review: Headlights Title: Headlights Author: CJ Leede Link: Release Date: June 9, 2026 Summary Every instinct tells him to run. Every memory tells him he can’t.Special Agent Daniel Stansfield is ready for a change. Burnt out and defeated by the job, it’s his last day with the FBI. But before…

Book Review: Shy Girl Title: Shy Girl Author: Mia Ballard Narrator: Ebony Jonelle Release Date: April 7th, 2026 Link: Summary "Brutal, uncomfortable, and visceral." —Brandon Baker, author of Whatever Remains of Us In the End "Deeply unsettling. The perfect book for horror readers." —Sadie…

Book Review: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng Title: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng Author: Kylie Lee Baker Link: Summary "A compelling, gory, ghostly romp."—Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author of Horror Movie "This is what it felt like to live in New York City during…

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Book Review: The Sorrowstones Title: The Sorrowstones Author: Felix Blackwell Link: Summary "They've traveled the dark of forever. Now, they're yours." A collection of wicked idols has appeared in Westmaple, falling into the hands of eleven-year-old Cole Graves. They come bearing wondrous gifts,…

Book Review: The Shadow Over Lone Wolf Lake Title: The Shadow Over Lone Wolf Lake Author: D.W. Hitz Release Date: December 1st, 2025 Link: Summary Sometimes dead doesn't mean dead, and sometimes family is bound by more than blood. After the death of his cantankerous grandmother, twelve-year-old…

Book Review: Sleepy Hollow Incident #3 Title: Sleepy Hollow Incident Book #3 Author: P.D. Alleva Releases: November 18th, 2025 Link: Summary Where desire collides with darkness, every secret bleeds, and love is the most dangerous weapon of all. Winter in Sleepy Hollow grows colder—and deadlier. As…

Book Review: The Dead Husband Cookbook Title: The Dead Husband Cookbook Author: Danielle Valentine Link: Summary A deliciously wicked new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Danielle Valentine. One husband, well done. When infamous chef, restaurateur, and television personality Maria…

Book Review: Darker Days by Thomas Olde Heuvelt Title: Darker Days Author: Thomas Olde Heuvelt Narrator: Teri Schnaubelt Link: Summary "Darker Days reinforces that Olde Heuvelt is one of the most vital and exciting voices in modern horror” —Mike Flanagan, director of The Haunting of Hill House,…

Book Review: The Devil’s Doorway Title: The Devil’s Doorway Author: Steven Pajak Link: Summary When a grieving widower turns to the occult in a desperate attempt to contact his dead wife, he unwittingly opens a doorway to unimaginable evil. A malevolent entity slithers through, latching onto…