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1 day ago
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New Releases: October 2023

Looking for your next dark read? This lists covers all corners of horror, from hardcore horror to books classified in other categories...

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Emily Ruth Verona

3 days ago
12 min

Gordon B. White Interview

Gordon B. White has a new short story collection coming out this fall called Gordon B. White is creating Haunting Weird Horror(s). White...

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Weird History: How a Dead Man Won the Race

Emily Ruth Verona

6 days ago
2 min

Weird History: How a Dead Man Won the Race

This week's weird history lesson comes from a 1923 issue of The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, when writer W.C. Vreeland covered a very unique...

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Mental Health & Genre Fiction Reading List

Emily Ruth Verona

Sep 20
9 min

Mental Health & Genre Fiction Reading List

Okay. Let's get personal. A few weeks ago, I ran a library writing workshop called "Mental Health and Genre Fiction" at the Bloomfield...

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Emily Ruth Verona

Sep 18
5 min

Karla Yvette Interview

Steeped in magic and pastoral images of an alternative American west, The Black Tree Atop the Hill is a mesmerizing debut novella from...

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Emily Ruth Verona

Sep 15
2 min

Weird History: Sacrilegious Forks

Forks are a practical utensil that helps us to eat all kinds of different foods. So, naturally, people used to think forks were the work...

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Emily Ruth Verona

Sep 13
4 min

7 Terrifying Tales Where the Pet Lives

Are you a horror fan who attaches emotionally to any animal character almost immediately? Then this list is for you. It's no secret that...

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Emily Ruth Verona

Sep 11
4 min

Kelley Armstrong Interview

What if the only way to keep your home was to open it up to strangers? In Kelley Armstrong’s Hemlock Island, this is precisely what Laney...

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Weird History: 5 Odd Space-Related Facts

Emily Ruth Verona

Sep 8
2 min

Weird History: 5 Odd Space-Related Facts

Humans have been fascinated by the stars for centuries. In writing up these history lessons every week, I often come across interesting...

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Emily Ruth Verona

Sep 6
7 min

13 Fall-Flavored Reads

What is a fall-flavored read, you ask? Well, imagine a pumpkin spice latte—only, instead of a latte, it's a creepy, crawly horror book...

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Emily Ruth Verona

Sep 4
3 min

Interview Reading List

We don't have a new interview for you this week. Instead, we've decided to round up some new and upcoming titles from authors and artists...

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Weird History: Your Cat Can Be the Mayor

Emily Ruth Verona

Sep 1
3 min

Weird History: Your Cat Can Be the Mayor

We are going to veer away from murder and mayhem and poisonous colors this week to look a more delightful side of history. Because even...

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Emily Ruth Verona

Aug 30
3 min

New Releases: September 2023

Looking for your next dark read? This lists covers all corners of horror, from hardcore horror to books classified in other categories...

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Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. Interview

Emily Ruth Verona

Aug 28
9 min

Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. Interview

Never Whistle at Night is a new anthology of macabre stories from 26 Indigenous writers including Kelli Jo Ford, Tommy Orange, Tiffany...

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Emily Ruth Verona

Aug 25
2 min

Weird History: Crinoline Fires

We're heading back to the Victorian era for this week's history lesson, because Victorian history is just teeming with bizarre and...

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8 Horror Novels That Take Place in Under 48 Hours

Emily Ruth Verona

Aug 23
6 min

8 Horror Novels That Take Place in Under 48 Hours

I love a confined story. A book or film that takes place in a single place or a confined timeframe. In fact, I love the concept so so...

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Emily Ruth Verona

Aug 21
5 min

Roxie Voorhees Interview

The Longest Thirst is the story of Lillian, who flees across the desert to the town of Calico after killing her father. Billed as “The...

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Weird History: The Bleeding House on Fountain Drive

Emily Ruth Verona

Aug 18
2 min

Weird History: The Bleeding House on Fountain Drive

You know when you get home after a long day and your walls start to drip blood? No? Good. Because, apparently, this is an option. Today,...

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100 Gothic Tales From the Last Four Centuries

Emily Ruth Verona

Aug 16
4 min

100 Gothic Tales From the Last Four Centuries

It's rainy and dark outside as I write this. Last night, there were thunderstorms. That got me thinking about gothic literature. What...

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Emily Ruth Verona

Aug 14
5 min

Jan Stinchcomb Interview

From the author of The Kelping and The Blood Trail comes a novel about a dark family legacy that blends elements of fairy tale and...

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