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Frightful Will Be Taking a Break
It's not easy to write this and I know it happens sometimes, but Frightful will be taking a break going into 2024. I'm not sure how long...

Emily Ruth Verona
Dec 20, 20231 min read
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New Releases: January 2024
Looking for your next dark read? This lists covers all corners of horror, from hardcore horror to books classified in other categories...

Emily Ruth Verona
Dec 18, 20231 min read
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Editor Picks 2023
Who doesn't love a roundup? As 2023 closes out, I wanted to give a shoutout to my favorite reads. Some of these were released this year...

Emily Ruth Verona
Dec 13, 20233 min read
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Interview Reading List: Part II
We don't have a new interview for you this week. Instead, we've decided to round up some new and upcoming titles from authors and artists...

Emily Ruth Verona
Dec 11, 20232 min read
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8 Jewish Horror Books for Chanukah
With Chanukah just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to celebrate some Jewish horror books! That's right. Because sometimes...

Emily Ruth Verona
Dec 6, 20235 min read
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Brian McAuley Interview
The latest installment in Shortwave Publishing’s VHS series is a wintery novella by Brain McAuley called Candy Cain Kills. From the title...

Emily Ruth Verona
Dec 4, 20235 min read
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New Releases: December 2023
Looking for your next dark read? This lists covers all corners of horror, from hardcore horror to books classified in other categories...

Emily Ruth Verona
Nov 29, 20231 min read
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Jacob Steven Mohr Interview
It’s no secret that I love epistolary fiction. For those unfamiliar with the term, the epistolary format uses found documents in place of...

Emily Ruth Verona
Nov 27, 20236 min read
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Book Recs Based on Your Favorite Canceled Horror Shows
You know that feeling when you find the perfect horror show? It's unique. It's weird. It's creepy as hell. Then you are probably also...

Emily Ruth Verona
Nov 22, 20234 min read
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V. Castro Interview
The Haunting of Alejandra is a thrilling new novel by V. Castro, inspired by tales of La Llorona. Alejandra is a woman who is struggling...

Emily Ruth Verona
Nov 20, 20233 min read
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Weird History: Hiatus
Weird History will be on hiatus for the rest of the 2023 year, with interviews and features contuing as usual. In the meantime, you can...

Emily Ruth Verona
Nov 17, 20231 min read
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Holiday Gift Guide for Horror Readers
If you love a horror reader but worry the weight of one more paperback will send their home plummeting into the underworld, fear not!...

Emily Ruth Verona
Nov 15, 20235 min read
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Christa Carmen Interview
Estranged sisters. An isolated island. Family secrets. Christa Carmen’s The Daughters of Block Island is a subversive new gothic novel...

Emily Ruth Verona
Nov 13, 20238 min read
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Weird History: The 2,400-Year-Old Ship at the Bottom of the Black Sea
There is a 74-foot ancient ship sitting at the bottom of the Black Sea, about 50 miles off the coast of Bulgaria. Radiocarbon dating has...

Emily Ruth Verona
Nov 10, 20231 min read
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Seeking Community at the Local Bookstore
One of the first public places I was ever allowed to go alone as a kid was my local bookstore. It was a small Barnes and Noble location...

Emily Ruth Verona
Nov 8, 20234 min read
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Rae Knowles Interview
Merciless Waters is a new sapphic horror novella from Rae Knowles, author of The Stradivarius (which debuted a few months ago in May)....

Emily Ruth Verona
Nov 6, 20235 min read
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Open Guest Essay Call - Deadline Extended
DEADLINE EXTENDED! In lieu of a history lesson this week, we are opening Frightful open to essay submissions! We want to publish at least...

Emily Ruth Verona
Nov 3, 20231 min read
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Chilling Second Person Stories
We love second-person stories. They bring something to the table that you don't see all too often and, when done correctly, a...

Emily Ruth Verona
Nov 1, 20233 min read
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Mae Murray Interview
From Mae Murray, the editor of The Book of Queer Saints, comes The Book of Queer Saints Volume II. With this new installment, Murray...

Emily Ruth Verona
Oct 30, 20236 min read
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Weird History: Early Halloween Traditions
Halloween is my favorite holiday. I love everything about it. The costumes. The decorations. The candy. The movies. The traditions. I...

Emily Ruth Verona
Oct 27, 20233 min read
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