Andrew K. Clark traps three night-shift workers in a frozen Appalachian hotel. A chilling, romantic Gothic and a solid four ...

Cassandra Khaw's frank black dog novella about depression frightens by being kind. Four stars, with one real flaw.

Mitchcraft: Vacation Magic School review. Patrick Freivald's middle grade horror sends rude kids home polite and empty. Short ...

Rachel Louise Adams sends Dolores into a Wisconsin slaughterhouse for a sharp, grim crime horror about mercy and power.

Rachel Louise Adams explains why Where There's Smoke is set in a slaughterhouse, and how a PhD on meat and its hidden ...

Madison Tyler Nelson's ghost story about a seer, her jailed mother and a murdered friend is a five star debut.

Micaiah Johnson flips the haunted house in a cold, clever Southern Gothic horror novel. Slow to start, nasty once it bites.

Kinch and Galva flee the Takers Guild with a spellbook that bites, in a darker, sadder and funnier Blacktongue sequel. Kinch Na Shannack has stolen a living spellbook that would much rather see him ...

Phil Keeling's debut horror short story collection serves angels, monster hunts and a chef's last show. Funny, frightening, ...

Hervé Commère seals each chapter shut, turning an advent calendar into a countdown of dread. A five star YA thriller.

A. Robles turns the Bible inside out in a funny, blood-soaked Southern witch novel that gives the Devil every good line. Five ...

Jennifer Thorne's werewolf horror novel turns a stately home break-in into a savage, funny class war. Her best book yet. Five stars.