We Spread
Review We Spread is a dizzying novel filled to the brim with creeping dread. The story follows Penny, an aging widow reaching the point where living alone is becoming unsafe…
Past Due: Rural Decay II
Review I didn't think that it was possible to love a sequel more than as much as I loved Rural Decay, but Past Due: Rural Decay II was a much…
The Haunting of Chavez Ravine
Review The Haunting of Chavez Ravine is a haunting novella about a young woman named Lily living in a poor community in 1940's Los Angeles haunted by the dreaded La…
The Line
Review Mercy is the black sheep of a powerful Southern witching family that finds herself the center of a conspiracy. The setting and world-building in this novel were solid, and…
In Mad Hands
Review In Mad Hands is Jon Athan's take on the babysitter from hell trope, subverted in a way that made it fresh. The babysitter, Kristine, is completely off her rocker…
Becoming Violet
Review When I went into this book I actually had no idea exactly what to expect because the original synopsis was extremely vague and didn’t give much hint as to…
Odette’s Tea Room
Review Odette's Tea Room is a fascinating bite-sized horror about a desperate man and a witch. The main character Martin has broken into the home of the local witch, Odette,…
The Wood at Midwinter
Review The Wood at Midwinter is a winter fairy tale set in the world of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Every page is adorned with illustrations that were wonderful to…
The Haunting of Hill House
Review Hill House is suffocatingly atmospheric, illiciting an intense feeling of isolation–the house is buried in hills far away from the nearest town. The house’s architecture is imperfect, the crookedness…
The Year of the Witching
Review The town of Bethel is a nightmare of fundamentalist religious abuse. The town and it's people are deeply religious and led by patriarchs that exploit women under the cover…