Category: Features

Look Out For … The Queen of the Cicadas by V. Castro

June 3, 2021
3 mins to read

“With her latest, Castro plunges deep into urban legend territory with an Aztec goddess reborn for vengeance.” In 2018, Brenda Alvarez has returned home to Texas to see her best friend Veronica get married. La Reina de Las Chicharras, The Queen of The Cicadas, is the basis of an urban legend associated with the farm …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 31 May 2021

May 31, 2021
4 mins to read

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: Puzzlebox Horror explore the roots of the folk horror sub-genre Horrified Magazine ask whether a horror film needs to be scary, taking The Awakening as their example Horror Oasis explain …

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Look Out For … The Bridge by J.S. Breukelaar

May 27, 2021
3 mins to read

“With her latest novel, Breukelaar dives into dark fantasy with a horrifying yet accessible tale of finding your place in the world.” Twin sisters Meera and Kai are just two among the many Mades—hybrid women bred in the Blood Temple cult by the Father. While Meera is saved by the storyteller Narn, Kai cannot escape …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 24 May 2021

May 24, 2021
3 mins to read

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: LitReactor ask whether ‘the hero’s journey’ may now be obsolete Alan Baxter writes in his blog about the balance between success and a lack of it Kendall Reviews feature …