Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week …
The American West is no safe haven for women—least of all in the Gold Rush town of Coloma, California. Not for Clara Tice, the blacksmith’s strange and stubborn daughter. Not for Mei, the healer whose calm presence in the makeshift camp for Chinese immigrants contrasts sharply with her brother’s hard-eyed pursuit of riches. And certainly not for Haloke, a Nisenan shaman’s granddaughter whose native village has been devastated by smallpox, hunger, and the relentless greed of Outsiders.
One night, Clara and Haloke meet at the river’s edge and watch in horror as Clementine Cobbs, the town beauty, is lured across the water. Together they witness something terrible in the Night Pool. Soon after, an unseen attacker descends upon the mining men of Coloma, abandoning heartless bodies one by one. As the gruesome killings in Coloma threaten to incite further violence, Clara, Haloke, and Mei find themselves unlikely allies—without the gangs, guns, or bravado of the men who claim Coloma’s riches. The three women must work together to confront the evil that menaces them from both monsters and men. Available for pre-order now in eBook, hardcover and audiobook editions, you can guarantee yours here.
In Summerland, nothing is what it seems. And for Noah, the truth may be the most dangerous thing of all.
Noah has never known peace. Tormented by night terrors and visits from restless spirits, his reality is a waking nightmare. But in the strange town of Summerland, where the rules of the natural world bend, he’s learned to live with the unexplainable.
Legends loom large in Summerland—none more chilling than the tale of the Blood Wood, where witches once raised the devil himself three centuries ago. Most treat it as folklore. Noah suspects it’s prophecy.
When a ghost from Noah’s past reappears—charming, mysterious, and all too real—he’s offered a glimpse into the truth he’s always feared. But truth comes at a price, and trust may prove fatal.
As the town descends into chaos due to a series of ritualistic cult murders, Noah is forced to reckon with a horrifying secret buried deep in his bloodline. The line between salvation and damnation grows thinner by the day, and Noah stands at the center of it all. Available for pre-order now in eBook, you can guarantee your copy here.
Seven days after the crash, thirteen-year-old Chelsea Glitter stands beneath a yew tree in the graveyard, staring at the moon.
She cannot leave. Seven days. To understand. To decide.
But something seems off.
The fog keeps finding her. A door in the yew tree fades in… then out again. The chapel gargoyle seems to have shifted. And the longer Chelsea stays, the more the graveyard begins to change her.
A story she once told as a child begins to breathe. The disc at the heart of the labyrinth stirs. And the line between memory, imagination, and reality begins to thin. Some visitors move on. Some remain. Some are taken—by forbidden forces… breaking something ancient.
As her final sunset approaches, Chelsea must face the truth she has been resisting… before the graveyard decides for her. Because in this place, denial has teeth. And some fates are worse than death. Available now in eBook and paperback, you can grab yours here.
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KEV HARRISON