Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week …
Urban legend, body horror and suburban paranoia collide in The Nine O’Clock Horses – a collection of short stories, novelettes and micro-fictions from the author of Tradwife, Hummingbird and Saltblood.
A toxic relationship turns monstrous. An insurance investigator discovers something unthinkable in a decaying English boarding school. And a hungry insomniac gets much more than she bargains for when she falls down a rabbit-hole of cooking videos …
Equal parts unsettling, stomach-churning and macabre, and seasoned with a healthy dose of feminist rage, The Nine O’Clock Horses is perfect for fans of Jonathan Sims, Eliza Clark, Daisy Johnson and The Magnus Archives. Available now in eBook, with other editions to follow, you can pick up your copy here.
The Night Crew thought they’d seen it all—werewolves, vampires, and things too monstrous to name. But after barely surviving their last mission, Michael and his team are about to face something far deadlier: a supernatural killer with an insatiable thirst for blood and a plan to unleash chaos on New Orleans.
In the city’s neon glow, shadows twist with ancient hunger, and every lead draws the Crew deeper into a labyrinth of murder, betrayal, and forbidden magic. This time, the enemy isn’t hiding in the dark—they’re walking boldly among the living, leaving a trail of corpses in their wake.
As the Night Crew fights to stop the bloodshed, they also confront their own inner demons: haunting memories, deadly secrets, and the chilling realization that some monsters aren’t born—they’re made. Available now in eBook and paperback, you can pick up yours here.
Tricking a trickster…
Norse trickster Loki is outmanoeuvred, memory fragmented and cast from the Norse cosmos into a void between worlds.
But Loki’s luck is with him when plucked from oblivion, given a new body and wakes into an Australian shadow-realm of strange landscapes, ancestor-gods and vengeful beings.
But Loki is not alone. Accompanied by the Trickster crow Wahn, they must reunite Loki with Odin before both worlds shatter and Odin is dethroned by a shadowy adversary. Two Tricksters, two worlds, one goal. Available for pre-order now in eBook and paperback editions, you can guarantee yours here.
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KEV HARRISON