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Emily Ruth Verona
Dec 20, 20231 min read
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...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Dec 18, 20231 min read
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...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Dec 13, 20233 min read
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...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Dec 6, 20235 min read
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...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Nov 29, 20231 min read
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...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Nov 22, 20234 min read
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...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Nov 15, 20235 min read
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!...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Nov 8, 20234 min read
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...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Nov 1, 20233 min read
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...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Oct 25, 20232 min read
New Releases: November 2023
Looking for your next dark read? This lists covers all corners of horror, from hardcore horror to books classified in other categories...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Oct 18, 20235 min read
Horror Poetry Perfect for Halloween
We all know the classic poems that become popular around spooky season. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven". "The Witches' Spell" from William...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Oct 11, 20236 min read
10 Books That Will Make You Stay Out of the Woods
Here at Frightful, we LOVE the forest. Absolutely. We prefer trees to most people. Can't get enough of them. That said, we never go...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Oct 4, 20237 min read
13 Horrifying Apartment Buildings in Fiction
You are never alone in an apartment building. There are always people above. Below. Next door. And with horror, there is always the...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Sep 27, 20233 min read
New Releases: October 2023
Looking for your next dark read? This lists covers all corners of horror, from hardcore horror to books classified in other categories...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Sep 20, 20239 min read
Mental Health & Genre Fiction Reading List
Okay. Let's get personal. A few weeks ago, I ran a library writing workshop called "Mental Health and Genre Fiction" at the Bloomfield...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Sep 13, 20234 min read
7 Terrifying Tales Where the Pet Lives
Are you a horror fan who attaches emotionally to any animal character almost immediately? Then this list is for you. It's no secret that...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Sep 8, 20232 min read
Weird History: 5 Odd Space-Related Facts
Humans have been fascinated by the stars for centuries. In writing up these history lessons every week, I often come across interesting...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Sep 6, 20237 min read
13 Fall-Flavored Reads
What is a fall-flavored read, you ask? Well, imagine a pumpkin spice latte—only, instead of a latte, it's a creepy, crawly horror book...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Aug 30, 20233 min read
New Releases: September 2023
Looking for your next dark read? This lists covers all corners of horror, from hardcore horror to books classified in other categories...
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Emily Ruth Verona
Aug 23, 20236 min read
8 Horror Novels That Take Place in Under 48 Hours
I love a confined story. A book or film that takes place in a single place or a confined timeframe. In fact, I love the concept so so...
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