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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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...

With Chanukah just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to celebrate some Jewish horror books! That's right. Because sometimes...

Looking for your next dark read? This lists covers all corners of horror, from hardcore horror to books classified in other categories...

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...

If you love a horror reader but worry the weight of one more paperback will send their home plummeting into the underworld, fear not!...

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...

We love second-person stories. They bring something to the table that you don't see all too often and, when done correctly, a...

Looking for your next dark read? This lists covers all corners of horror, from hardcore horror to books classified in other categories...

We all know the classic poems that become popular around spooky season. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven". "The Witches' Spell" from William...

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...

You are never alone in an apartment building. There are always people above. Below. Next door. And with horror, there is always the...

Looking for your next dark read? This lists covers all corners of horror, from hardcore horror to books classified in other categories...

Okay. Let's get personal. A few weeks ago, I ran a library writing workshop called "Mental Health and Genre Fiction" at the Bloomfield...

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...

Humans have been fascinated by the stars for centuries. In writing up these history lessons every week, I often come across interesting...

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...

Looking for your next dark read? This lists covers all corners of horror, from hardcore horror to books classified in other categories...

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...

It's rainy and dark outside as I write this. Last night, there were thunderstorms. That got me thinking about gothic literature. What...

One of the great things about the internet age is that horror is expanding to include more diversity than ever. With the variety offered...

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...

Looking for your next dark read? This lists covers all corners of horror, from hardcore horror to books classified in other categories...

I love reading about writers. It's self indulgent, I'm sure, but there is something immensely satisfying about investing in a character...

Even when my brain is too fried to sit down with a novel, I'm always up for reading a good novella. The size of the volume alone makes it...

As a writer, it's a little horrifying to imagine my diaries and or letters being shared for public consumption. That said, we are all...

Looking for your next dark read? This lists covers all corners of horror, from hardcore horror to books classified in other categories...

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,...

Growing up, my love of horror developed through television and the movies. It started with Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark?...

I never liked summer camp as a kid. The activities. The heat. The chaos. I was a decidedly indoor creature. I liked being outside, but on...

Looking for your next dark read? This lists covers all corners of horror, from hardcore horror to books classified in other categories...

Last summer, I read Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves for the first time. And if ever a book could read you right back, it would be...

In putting together the list of upcoming horror release each month, I've noticed that nonfiction books make up the smallest percentage of...

This post was originally published on April 21, 2021 on my author site but I love talking about horror movie dogs and want this list to...

Everyone had a lot of fun with our last Are You Afraid of the Dark? post so we're doing it again! Only this time, we're recommending...

Looking for your next dark read? This lists covers all corners of horror, from hardcore horror to books classified in other categories...

On April 16, 2021, sometime around six in the morning, my husband received the worst news of his life: his father had suddenly passed...

If you were a weird little kid in the 1990s who watched a lot of television, you probably loved Are You Afraid of the Dark? even though...

I love horror poetry. I really love it. I don't think I read a great deal of poetry before discovering the glorious sub-section of horror...

Looking for your next dark read? This lists covers all corners of horror, from hardcore horror to books classified in other categories...

There's something about a grand, eerie estate on a hill—an apartment in a creaky, old building—an idyllic little cape cod on a quiet...

A look at Jewish horror in an evolving literary market.