horror fiction – Page 25

Look Out For … Small Town Horror by Ronald Malfi

May 9, 2024
4 mins to read

“With his latest, Malfi takes the ‘secret from the past’ trope, fills it with damaged and desperate characters, and cranks the horror volume all the way up.” Quickly rising up the ranks in a law firm in New York, Andrew Larimer has finally settled into his new life. With a very pregnant wife, Andrew’s thoughts …

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Look Out For … Cinderwich by Cherie Priest

May 2, 2024
3 mins to read

“With her latest, Priest presents readers with a small-town mystery wrapped in a road-trip to a city shrouded in a horrifying past.” “Who put Ellen in the blackgum tree?” Originally spotted by trespassing children decades ago, no one knows who put Ellen’s corpse in the treetop to this day. Hoping this was their Ellen, Kate …

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Look Out For … Kosa by John Durgin

April 25, 2024
3 mins to read

“With his latest, Durgin takes readers on a strange coming-of-age journey with an isolated young girl and her enigmatic and overpowering mother.” Kosa lives in a mansion, secluded from the outside world. Her life revolves around the strict rules of her mysterious mother. These rules are the guiding principles of Kosa’s life, the basis of …

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Look Out For … My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen

April 18, 2024
3 mins to read

“With her debut novel, van Veen presents a gothic tale of a woman with a ghastly spirit companion caught in the embrace of sapphic desire.” Ruth. Dead for centuries. Strange, and very much like a corpse. She’s a spirit companion only Roos Beckman can see, and Ruth is the light of Roos’ life. Well, she …