The Butchered Writers Present: NIGHTMARES The Butchered Writers (March 30, 2025) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy The Butchered Writers: NIGHTMARES is a gripping and imaginative horror collection that pulls you into a world of dark suspense from the very beginning. Each...
The House Next Door Anne Rivers Siddons Ballantine Books (July 3, 2007) 279 pgs. Reviewed by Carson Buckingham The House Next Door made its debut in 1978, and though it’s an older book, 47 years have not dulled its creeping, psychological horror. The story is set in...
Folk Horror Paul Kane & Marie O’Regan, eds. Flame Tree Publishing (August 27, 2024), 401 pgs. Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Folk Horror is a marvelous anthology based around, you guessed it, folklore. The main contributors are our friends across the pond, and due...
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng Kylie Lee Baker MIRA (April 29, 2025) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng is a startling look at the Covid pandemic through the eyes of an Asian woman who loses her sister. Cora Zeng is a crime...
One of Us Dan Chaon Henry Holt and Company (September 23, 2025) 276 pgs. Reviewed by Carson Buckingham One of Us is set in 1915 and centers around 13-year-old Bolt and Eleanor, twins with mind-reading capabilities. After their mother dies, they are taken in by a...
Dark Roots Sheldon Higdon JournalStone (November 14, 2025) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Dark Roots by Sheldon Higdon is a masterfully crafted serial killer story. It begins with Benjamin Cole’s father committing suicide, and Benjamin has inherited the farm. When he goes...
