Publication Date: March 19, 2024 Publisher: Nictitating Books When I decided to re-launch The Horror Bookshelf and start reviewing again, I decided I wanted to do things a bit differently this time around. I mentioned in my previous reviews for Jaq Evans’ What Grows in the Dark and Lindsay Starck’s Monsters We Have Made that a huge part of my decision was discovering authors that were either putting out debuts or were new to me. Another thing I wanted to accomplish was to expand my knowledge of Horror and all the various subgenres within it. It’s easy for me to stick to my comfort zones of wha ..read more

In honor of Jonathan Janz‘s Children of the Dark series finding a new home with Cemetery Dance’s paperback line, I decided to re-share my original review of Children of the Dark. Spoiler Alert: I LOVED this novel and I still consider it not just one of my favorite Janz books, but one of my favorite books period. Children of the Dark expertly blends coming of age horror, slasher mythology and creature feature elements into an edge-of-your-seat adventure as told by one of the genre’s best storytellers. Not only is this stellar novel getting the new life it deserves, this month also sees the rele ..read more

Publication Date: April 9, 2024 Publisher: ECW Press I’ve long been a fan of Gothic horror and historical horror novels, especially in the early days of The Horror Bookshelf. I was always aware of the classics and I’m almost certain that along with Goosebumps, checking those books out of my local library were my earliest brushes with the dark and macabre. However, it wasn’t until I started The Horror Bookshelf and started digging into the world of indie horror that I was exposed to modern horror authors writing in that style. I was immediately hooked. There was a stretch of time where I drifte ..read more

Publication Date: June 25, 2024 Publisher: Del Rey I’ve been a huge fan of Josh Malerman‘s ever since I discovered his 2014 debut Bird Box, which as most horror fans know, went on to become a cultural phenomenon. Not only was it one of the key novels that reignited my passion for reading after many years away, but it was a fresh and unique take on one of my favorite subgenres – post-apocalyptic horror. Ever since that moment, Malerman has become an insta-buy author for me and has since gone on to explore many different types of horror. There’s the subtle horror of A House at the Bottom of the ..read more

Publication Date: March 26, 2024 Publisher: Vintage Back when I reviewed Jaq Evans’ What Grows in the Dark, I mentioned that the thrill of discovery is one of the things that I love most about not just reviewing, but also reading in general. So far, I have started 2024 off with a bang in that regard, with Evans’ wonderful debut and new-to-me author Lindsay Starck’s Monsters We Have Made. It’s no secret to people who have followed my reviews here and on Ink Heist – maybe because I mention it every chance I get – but I love horror novels that blend elements of other genres. One of my favorite co ..read more

As I dust the cobwebs off The Horror Bookshelf, I thought it would be fitting to kick off the newest iteration of the site by looking back to the early days, when my passion for reviewing burned brightest. One of the earliest writers I discovered as I journeyed into the world of indie horror for the first time was J Daniel Stone, courtesy of Grey Matter Press’ stellar run of anthologies including Dark Visions and Ominous Realities, which were among the first books reviewed on this site. So after devouring Stone’s latest novel, Daubed in Darkness, I realized resurrecting The Horror Bookshelf wi ..read more

As some of you may have noticed, The Horror Bookshelf has been dormant since last year. I totally forgot to share the announcement here (though I shared it on my social media accounts), but I’ve teamed up with Shane Keene of Shotgun Logic to launch Ink Heist. We just celebrated our one year anniversary. What is Ink Heist? Well, here is our official bio: Started by Rich Duncan and Shane Douglas Keene on April 14, 2018, Ink Heist is a ‘Zine devoted to speculative fiction and film of all types, including crime, noir, neo-noir, and horror, as well as poetry, creative nonfiction, and literary or v ..read more

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