Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week …
Out now from editors Noelle W. Ihli and Steph Nelson, and Dark Matter Ink, Little Red Flags: Stories of Cults, Cons and Control
Twenty-one tales of frightening fanaticism! Nobody joins a cult. They find a family, a movement, a sense of meaning. And nobody falls for a con. They trust a friend, a so-called expert, an opportunity. The warning signs are easy to brush aside…until it’s too late. Little Red Flags: Stories of Cults, Cons, and Control is a razor-edged collection of stories that explore how ordinary people find themselves in extraordinary danger. From manipulative lovers to deadly gurus, from a trail of small deceptions to life-shattering betrayals, these stories will pull you to the edge of trust and shove you over. Stay vigilant. The little red flags are waving. Available now in eBook and paperback, you can pick up your copy here.
Released today by author Jasper Bark and Crystal Lake Publishing, Harmed and Dangerous
Put yourself in Kyra’s place.
You’re seventeen years old, lost and alone in a remote town in Louisiana. You’re searching for the birth parents you never knew. The heat is crippling. The river often floods, washing houses away and lifting corpses from the ground.
The locals treat you with suspicion. You don’t belong here. They’re hiding something. All over town, in nooks and hidden alcoves, there’s evidence of a forbidden faith. They keep the old ways here, but no one will tell you what they are.
There’s an intangible presence following you. Hiding in your peripheral vision. You can’t see, hear or touch it, but you know it’s there, waiting for its chance to claim you. Then the episodes start.
Your vision goes and when it returns you’re seeing the world as it was fifteen years ago. Physically you’re in the present, but everything you see happened a decade and a half ago. Suddenly you realize.
You’re seeing through the eyes of the serial killer who murdered your birth mother. He takes control of you, forcing you to watch as he stalks and brutally murders her.
And there’s nothing you can do to stop him. Because he died by lethal injection more than a decade ago. Available now in eBook and paperback, you can pick up your copy here.
The UK Indie Horror Chapter Heads for Liverpool on 11 April
Readers of horror and dark fiction, get ready – the Chapter 4: Liverpool Horror Book Convention will take place at The Liner, Liverpool on 11 April 2026. This free-to-attend event involves over 50 authors from the UK and Europe, including the living legend of British horror, Ramsey Campbell.
Organised by the Indie Horror Chapter, these events are more than just book fairs they are a full day experience. Readers can meet and chat with authors but also enjoy a host of other activities including author readings, an exclusive live interview with Ramsey Campbell, event exclusive items and so much more.
Chapter 4: Liverpool Horror Book Convention continues the commitment to bring accessible, affordable events for readers of horror and dark fiction to locations across the UK. From the West Midlands to the South-East and the South-West. North-West – they have heard your call – and they are coming for you!
For further details, visit https://indiehorrorchapter.uk/
Coming 24 February from author Mark Leslie and Stark Publishing, Once Bitten
Twenty-two-year-old Michael Andrews has finally escaped his small Ontario mining town for the city of his Spider-Man daydreams. But the wolf attack on a lonely highway changes everything. Now he’s navigating Manhattan with powerfully sharp senses well beyond normal human limits, a transformation he can’t control, and a beautiful woman he’s terrified to let close.
By day, Michael shelves books in a Greenwich Village shop, using his uncanny ability to read emotions to connect with customers. Those same abilities have given this previously undateable book nerd an unexpected confidence-enough to win the attention of Rachel, an aspiring actress whose kindness draws him in.
But when the full moon rises, he loses himself to his alter-ego: a six-foot grey wolf. Haunted by guilt and longing for connection, Michael must decide whether his curse will define him-or if he can transform it into something more. Some curses can’t be outrun. The only question is what you do when they catch up.Available for pre-order now in paperback, with other editions to follow, you can guarantee your copy here.
New from editor Mark Howard Jones and Crossroad Press, Cthulu Cymraeg: The Night Country
The old gods are dead … The older gods have returned!
Before the American master of cosmic horror H.P. Lovecraft came the Welsh genius of the weird Arthur Machen, who filled his pages with tales of ancient evil.
Now comes this collection of seven NEW stories from the ancient land of Machen, following in the footsteps of Lovecraft and his uncanny creations. Available now in eBook and paperback, you can grab yours here.
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KEV HARRISON
