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The Devil’s Pocketbook by Ross Jeffery CLASH Books (August 18, 2026) Reviewed by Abby Wolf Some horror novels terrify through spectacle. Others rely on relentless violence and shocking twists. The Devil’s Pocketbook distinguishes itself because it recognizes that grief can be more horrifying than any monster. Ross Jeffery has crafted a novel where supernatural horror … Continue Reading! "Review: The Devil’s Pocketbook by Ross Jeffery"

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Congratulations to author Staci Layne Wilson whose novel Murder in the House of Mirrors is released today. Los Angeles, 1970s. A city already drowning in fear is about to face a new nightmare. As the Hillside Strangler and other notorious killers dominate headlines, another predator stalks the streets of Los Angeles. Known only as The Looking Glass Killer, he leaves behind a chilling signature: an antique hand mirror placed beside every victim. No motive. No pattern. No mercy. As the body count rises, Detective Marci-Ann James, one of the first women to earn a place in the elite Robbery-Homicide Division, finds herself leading a desperate investigation through a maze of false leads, hidden secrets, and mounting public panic. But Marci-Ann isn’t the only one hunting the killer. Trapped in the shadows of his horrifying crimes, Tia has become an unwilling accomplice to a murderer whose obsession grows darker with every kill. Determined to stop him before more innocent lives are lost, she risks everything in a dangerous game where one mistake could cost her life. Set against the backdrop of a city gripped by serial killer hysteria, Murder in the House Continue Reading

Maggie Wise will take your eyes.

When Malcolm was growing up, the local kids made up that chant about his mother, claiming she was a witch. He and his siblings did their best to ignore it. Now, Maggie is dying, and those same siblings have left Malcolm and his sister-in-law Violet to hold a vigil at her bedside.

But they’re not as alone as they think they are. A dark figure waits and watches from beneath the willow tree across the street. Hundreds of miles away, an ancient evil stirs in its burrow under a farmer’s cornfield. Across the country, other buried things begin to dream in anticipation of Maggie’s demise. On her deathbed, the old woman elicits a promise from Malcolm, her youngest child―when she dies, he and Violet must return her body to her birthplace in Shediak, Maine.

From the moment she takes her last breath, before her remains are even loaded aboard the baggage car of the Imperial Limited, there are forces trying to stop Malcolm from fulfilling that promise. Violence erupts on the train, evil preys on its passengers, and once the sun goes down, those long-buried things are coming to make Maggie Wise pay for her past. God help any Continue Reading

This is the cover reveal for Steven Pajak‘s next novel, Corpse Girl. Cover art is also done by Steven Pajak. Here follows a description – Five years ago, Staci Mae Graves died for six minutes after a car crash that killed her three best friends. Now she manages a bookstore in Chicago, medicating away nightmares and avoiding the hometown that haunts her—until her teenage cousin Zoey vanishes in Cairo, Illinois. Returning means facing the place where her life ended and somehow began again. When Staci investigates the abandoned house where Zoey was last seen, her senses sharpen in ways that defy explanation. A homeless woman offers a strange medallion, claiming Staci’s death-marked soul makes her uniquely equipped to find the missing teenagers. But each step toward the truth awakens abilities that blur the line between gift and curse. Cairo isn’t just dying like so many small Midwestern towns—it’s being consumed. As reality thins and nightmares take solid form, Staci discovers her accident was orchestrated by something ancient and ravenous. It wants to finish what it started five years ago, and it’s using Zoey as bait. To save her cousin, Staci m Continue Reading

Arson by Design by Tyler Jones Rapture Publishing (August 2026) Reviewed by Abby Wolf Tyler Jones’ Arson by Design is a collection obsessed with destruction. Not simply physical destruction, but emotional self-immolation. Again and again, these stories return to people who knowingly step toward ruin and strike the match themselves even while understanding the cost. … Continue Reading! "Review: Arson by Design by Tyler Jones"

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Next Tuesday July 21, join me, Christopher Golden, Nat Cassidy, Clay McLeod Chapman, Nicky Gonzalez, Nicholas Kaufmann, John Langan, Victor LaValle, CJ Leede, Tanya Pell, Mary SanGiovanni, and Tony Tremblay from 5pm to 8:30 pm at the Brooklyn Brewery, sponsored by The Twisted Spine. There will be two panel discussions involving all of us, and we will also be signing books. You can purchase books at the event or bring them from home. This is a ticketed event, so make sure you purchase one in advance by clicking here. It is expected to sell out. Get your tickets now!

Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #462 Christine Hanolsy et al.

Issue #462 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies online magazine, featuring stories by Christine Hanolsy and Sally Sultzman and cover art by Tyler Edlin.… More

Brian and Mary are back from break with a conversation about lesser-known but no less beloved creative works from their childhoods, and why these properties have withstood the test of time and corporate greed.

Available exclusively on Patreon for the first week, then available to all on Spotify and Brian Keene dot com.

Todd appeared on this week’s episode of The Story Hour alongside the immensely talented Katherine Silva, author of The Deadlands trilogy and the forthcoming Dichotomy. You can watch the full episode below. Many thanks to Daniel Marcus & Laura Blackwell for hosting!

Burn Down Master’s House by Clay Cane  Dafina (January 2026)  Reviewed by Haley Newlin  With recent reads like The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones and Blood Slaves by Markus Redmond, I have found that there is so much information and empathy to be gained from reading historical horror books. So, when I saw … Continue Reading! "Review: Burn Down Master’s House by Clay Cane"

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AN OCCURRENCE IN CRAZY BEAR VALLEY is now available in audiobook for the first time. Narrated by Chet Williamson, you can listen via Audible and Apple.

It is also available as a signed paperback from Vortex Books, regular paperback from Amazon, and as an eBook for Kindle, Nook, Kobo and Apple.

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Todd’s critically-acclaimed novel, The Sundowner’s Dance, arrives today in paperback format courtesy of Shortwave Publishing! It was previously named one of the best horror novels of 2025 by Library Journal, a 2025 Top Pick and Horror Editorial Selection by Ingram. 

If you missed out on last year’s hardcover, now’s your chance to discover the story of Jerry Campbell, his grief over his late wife, Abigail, and the mystery/horrors of his new neighbors in Fairview Acres. Tonally similar to the recent Netflix series, The Boroughs, but altogether more terrifying.

And with distribution via Simon & Schuster, this indie hit is now widely available in stores and wherever books are sold!

“With a bittersweet ending that explores the joys and fears of old age, this story, much like the work of Nick Cutter and Grady Hendrix, is a pitch-perfect blend of horror and heart Continue Reading

From Riot to Insurrection Tomas Rothaus

“…but in the end, we will win.”

In 1992, following the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, the ruling class declared the end of history and the triumph of capitalism. Less than two years later, the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas… More

A deadly contagion spreads throughout the world, while scientists grapple to find a cure before it's too late...

Dr. Monica Cucinotta works on the front lines of a hospital in Cassino, Italy, dealing with a deadly contagion that causes thorns to erupt along the surface of the body. When Monica becomes infected with the virus and must leave the hospital, she begins a journey across the dark landscape of a pandemic world where she meets the best and worst of humanity that tests her belief in science and faith as she struggles to return home to her loved ones.

 Thorns is the name of the fast spreading, highly contagious disease that is rapidly causing suffering and death across the globe. There is no cure, there is no treatment.

 Hospitals are overrun, businesses are closed, nobody is allowed to be out in public without a valid reason. Food is scarce, funerals are not allowed, bodies are piling up. One courageous doctor who stayed on at the hospital, choosing to live there so as not to infect her family, gets fired when it is learned she has contracted Thorns. Th Continue Reading