I started reading poetry this year. It truly spoke to me in a way I didn’t expect it to. I liked what I was reading. But it didn’t really gut punch me until I discovered Horror Poetry. I am totally and completely hooked now. The way many of these authors mix the grotesque with the beautiful. This is the second poetry collection that I have read this year by Sara Tantlinger and she is so talented I can’t stand it! Just kidding Sara. But in all seriousness if you have a penchant horror, poetry or true crime The Devil’s Dreamland will fill that itch…

Synopsis: A poetry collection based on the life and crimes of H.H. Holmes.

What I liked: Tantlinger is able to mix the grotesque with the beautiful with such ease. In this collection which deals with one America’s first serial killers Tantlinger is able to mix historical fact and…

Normally I would write a little blurb here about my childhood or horror or something. This time I am going to talk about addiction. I am personally not an addict but I have known many in my life. Addiction is a one of those things that touches a good amount of the online community and their families. It is a taboo thing that we really don’t talk about except in our group chats. But no one puts it out there as the nightmare and horror scenario that it is. When I started the collection I wasn’t aware the author was a recovering addict. But after reading the collection I can see it and am aware SomethingBorrowed,SomethingBloodSoakedwas a very personal and cathartic collection which drags you through the true horror that is addiction and recovery.

What I liked: Many collections of stories are disjointed from each other but this collection…

I’ve only read one book by two different authors before. Needless to say I didn’t like it. You could see where one author ended and the other began. It wasn’t seamless and it was hard to get through as you could see two different writing styles. However, in our wonderful horror community we have the Sister’s of Slaughter. A twin sister horror writing team who where able to meld two separate voices into one in Twin Lakes: The Autumn Fires.

Summary:A hitch hiker lands in a bunch of trouble in a small town with secrets.

What I liked: I really enjoyed the story. It almost felt like two stories wrapped in one. The hitch hiker story and the ancestors story. But the sisters writing really draws the two stories together seamlessly. The characters where very well written and three dimensional. As a reader the motivations of each character was clear…

A couple of years ago I went through a period where all I wanted to do was read fiction from super cold countries: Sweden, Iceland, Russia…You get what I am talking about. I feel absolutely head over heels with some of these author and the writing. There are days I think we all would like to disappear…..just get on a plane or in our car and leave our old lives behind. Nicolai Houm explores this idea in TheGradualDisappearanceofJaneAshland.

Synopsis: After a horrible incident Jane Ashland leaves the US to travel to Norway.

What I liked: The premise of the story is very good. I think it speaks to everyone who has gone through something horrible. But the story takes it to such a dark place. I really enjoyed how the story was like a story within a story. There was the story of what Jane was going through in Norway…

There are so many different aspects to Horror. There is something for everyone. Whether it is psychological to body horror…It isn’t all about monsters and gore. The stories can come from deep within our psyches, our deepest darkest fears or from legends and myths we have been told as children. Folk horror hold a special place in my heart. I grew up reading ScaryTalestoReadintheDarkand hearing stories from my nan about changelings and fairies. FiendsintheFurrowsfed my desire for new folk horror and gave me some stories that I won’t forget anytime soon.

Synopsis: A anthology of folk horror stories.

What I liked: I love how the stories fit well together and fit with the theme. It was perfect for an Autumn moving into Winter read. There was a wide variety of stories that were presented from people eating stone circles to a community that have to pick fruit. I…

When you look at your shelves…what authors do you see? I see a lot of diversity in some of my genres. But not as much within the genre that I read the most…horror. When Eric J. Guignard contacted me to review a book that has horror stories from around the world I jumped at the chance. To say that I am happy that I did would be an understatement. I fell like my horror world opened up after reading AWorldofHorror.

Synopsis: Horror and dark speculative fiction anthology with stories from around the world.

What I liked: Anthologies can be hard to review. In this case it isn’t. All the stories range from 4.5 to 5 stars for me. I love hearing all the different voices from around the world and seeing the different stories. I had heard of a couple of authors but most were new to me. The stories…