T. Kingfisher has a rare gift for taking well-worn fairy tales and breathing new life into them, blending charm, humor, and shadow in a way that feels both timeless and entirely her own. Thornhedge is no exception. This novella offers a gentle […]
Joe Hill returns with a vengeance in Jackknife, the first story in The Shivers Collection an Amazon Original Series showcasing modern masters of horror. With only forty-six pages, Hill crafts a short, razor-sharp tale that grips from the first line and doesn’t […]
David Sodergren’s The Haar is an atmospheric plunge into the eerie depths of Scottish folklore, layered with dread, defiance, and a surprisingly tender core. Set in the small fishing village of Witchaven, the story weaves a tapestry of horror and heartbreak, where […]
Sarah Pearse’s The Sanatorium begins with a promise of icy suspense and psychological intrigue. Set high in the Swiss Alps at Le Sommet, a luxurious hotel converted from an abandoned tuberculosis sanatorium, the story immerses readers in an atmosphere thick with tension […]
Stephen King has always been the undisputed master of storytelling, but with You Like It Darker, he invites readers to explore a deeper, more intimate darkness. This 2024 collection of twelve short stories, which won the Goodreads Choice Award for Readers’ Favorite […]
Rating: ★★★★½ (4.5/5) Stephen King has long treated the novella as his secret weapon, a length that lets him build tension, burrow into character, and still land a knockout ending. If It Bleeds collects four of those long stories, and together they […]
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Leigh Bardugo’s Hell Bent, the highly anticipated sequel to Ninth House, dives even deeper into the shadows of Yale’s secret societies, where wealth, power, and the occult collide. Winner of the 2023 Goodreads Choice Award for Fantasy, this dark […]
Rating: ★★★★½ (4.5/5) Percival Everett’s The Trees is a blistering, darkly satirical, and hauntingly powerful novel that tackles one of America’s deepest and most enduring wounds: the legacy of lynching and racial violence. Set in the fictional town of Money, Mississippi the […]
Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3/5) Alaina Urquhart’s The Butcher and the Wren enters the crowded field of true crime–inspired thrillers with a premise that promises chills and forensic authenticity. As the co-host of the popular Morbid podcast, Urquhart brings her real-life experience as an […]
Few writers can blend the ordinary and the supernatural quite like Stephen King. Later reminds us why he’s still the undisputed master of modern horror. At once a coming-of-age tale, a ghost story, and a meditation on innocence lost, this slim but […]