Shelf Edition: Jenny Kiefer Today we welcome Jenny Kiefer and take a look at her shelves! Do you have any recent favorite Horror Spotlight books? I recently re-read a couple of favorites - Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones (werewolf coming of age) and Bunny by Mona Awad (satirical dark academia). Others I've enjoyed this year are Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle (autistic and queer rep w/ YA vibes!), Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant(killer mermaids!), and Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen(horror satire of The Bachelor).   Which Horror Spotlight books do you currently have on ..read more

 Shelf Edition: Cormack Baldwin Today we welcome Cormack Baldwin and his shelves!   Do you have any recent favorite Horror Spotlight books? Too many! Not enough! I’ve been on a nonfiction kick recently for some reason, but most recently I finished Jamison Shea’s I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me (YA horror, body horror! Ballet! Everything you could want!) and Jackal by Erin E. Adams (psychological horror! Thriller! Mother-daughter relationships!). I really loved both of them, albeit in very different ways. Which Horror Spotlight books do you currently have on your TBR? M ..read more

 Need a mid-week dose of horror? We're here for you. Silent Key by Laurel Hightower A detective, supernatural mystery with elements of Nick Cutter’s The Deep, Peter Benchley’s Jaws and Stephen King’s Firestarter. After the loss of her husband under mysterious circumstances, former Detective Cam Ambrose learns how little she truly knew him. Reeling with the grief of her loss and the realization that the man she loved was a stranger, she must learn how to keep her young daughter safe from a world of the supernatural she never knew existed. With the help of her best friend Dimi and reclus ..read more

Happy Halloween, and welcome to Spotlight on New Releases where we shine a spotlight on a few recent horror releases! We hope you find something wonderful to read. A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand From three-time Shirley Jackson, World Fantasy, and Nebula Award-winning author Elizabeth Hand comes the first-ever authorized novel to return to the world of Shirley Jackson's  The Haunting of Hill   a suspenseful, contemporary, and terrifying story of longing and isolation all its own.   Holly Sherwin has been a struggling playwright for years, but now, after recei ..read more

We're back to help you find a new favorite creepy novel! Check out our latest reviews below ? Rouge by Mona Awad From the critically acclaimed author of Bunny comes a horror-tinted, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother’s unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty. Can she escape her mother’s fate—and find a connection that is more than skin deep? For as long as she can remember, Belle has been insidiously obsessed with her skin and skincare videos. When her estranged mother Noelle mysteriously dies, Belle finds herself back in ..read more

 Today we're sharing three new releases and we hope you find a new favorite! I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shea There will be blood. Ace of Spades meets House of Hollow in this villain origin story. Laure Mesny is a perfectionist with an axe to grind. Despite being constantly overlooked in the elite and cutthroat world of the Parisian ballet, she will do anything to prove that a Black girl can take center stage. To level the playing field, Laure ventures deep into the depths of the Catacombs and strikes a deal with a pulsating river of blood. The primordial po ..read more

Horror Spotlight’s Readalong October 2023 In October we will be reading A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher for the readalong in the Horror Spotlight discord. You can join the discord with this link.   A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explores the dark, twisted roots lurking just beneath the veneer of a perfect home and family. "Mom seems off." Goodreads | Bookshop   The readalong begins October 1, and discussions will take place throughout the month of October on the Horror Spotlight discord server. Everyone is wel ..read more

Shelf Edition: S.L. Coney Today we welcome S.L. Coney (with special guest star The Ishy Burrito) to a new shelf edition.   Do you have any recent favorite Horror Spotlight books? Nothing but Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw The Grip of It by Jac Jemc Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones Mongrels also by SGJ The Ghost Sequences by A.C. Wise Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling Which Horror Spotlight books do you currently have on your TBR? The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle Never Whistle at Night by Shane Hawk and Theod ..read more

Today we created a Top Ten Tuesday list to celebrate the most anticipated Fall 2023 releases on our TBRs! Heather Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead Swarm by Jennifer D. Lyle Jen Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison The Reformatory by Tananarive Due Laurie Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine The September House by Carissa Orlando Teresa Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris Tracy Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror by Jordan ..read more

Ghost Hunter Day  Did you know that the last Saturday in September is National (US) Ghost Hunter Day?  Here's a list of some ghost stories you can hunt down to celebrate! Don't forget to get your EMF Reader ready. Awake in the Night by Shauna Mc Eleney The Grip of It by Jac Jemc The Spite House by Johnny Compton Inheriting Her Ghosts by SH Cooper Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfit Dark Matter by Michelle Paver Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw The Upstairs House by Julia Fine Beloved by Toni Morrison Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth The Screaming Child by Scott Adle ..read more