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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...
Emily Ruth Verona
Oct 4, 20237 min read
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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...
Emily Ruth Verona
Sep 27, 20233 min read
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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...
Emily Ruth Verona
Sep 20, 20239 min read
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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...
Emily Ruth Verona
Sep 6, 20237 min read
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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...
Emily Ruth Verona
Aug 30, 20233 min read
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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...
Emily Ruth Verona
Aug 23, 20236 min read
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5 Crowdfunded Horror Anthologies
One of the great things about the internet age is that horror is expanding to include more diversity than ever. With the variety offered...
Emily Ruth Verona
Aug 9, 20233 min read
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11 Books to Read if You Love/Hate Creepy Dolls
Who doesn't love a creepy doll? And by love, I mean who doesn't want to drop a creepy doll into a hole, cover it in salt, and set it in...
Emily Ruth Verona
Aug 2, 20237 min read
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New Releases: August 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
Jul 26, 20233 min read
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20 Horror Novels About Writers
I love reading about writers. It's self indulgent, I'm sure, but there is something immensely satisfying about investing in a character...
Emily Ruth Verona
Jul 19, 202313 min read
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GUEST POST: The Horror (And Triumph) of Coming Out
They call us late bloomers: LGBTQ+ folk who come out later in life. Who recognize or reconcile with their queerness in their 30’s, 40’s,...
Elizabeth Anne Schwartz
Jun 21, 20233 min read
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