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January Reading Schedule
Pet Sematary by Stephen King starting on 1/10
The Gilda Stories by Jewelle L Gómez starting on 1/17
Things We Lost In The Fire by Mariana Enríquez starting on 1/24
January artwork by P. L. McMillan (shop her merch!)
Anthology News
Join Us! HOWLS From Hell Twitch Party on June 26
To celebrate the audiobook release of Howls From Hell, we will be having a party event on Twitch on Saturday June 26th, 2021, at 2:00 PM EST. We we will have author readings of Howls From Hell stories, games, and giveaways! Attendees will have a chance to win a copy of the Howls From Hell… Continue reading Join Us! HOWLS From Hell Twitch Party on June 26
Showcasing the Howls From Hell Authors!
With the release of HOWL’s debut anthology, Howls From Hell on May 18th, (order now!), HOWL Society would like to showcase the sixteen talented writers featured in Howls From Hell. Each of these writers contributed terrifying tales unique in voice, themes, and idea. No matter the type of horror fan, a reader is sure to… Continue reading Showcasing the Howls From Hell Authors!
Join Us! HOWLS From Hell Release Party on May 18
Come one, come all, to the Howls From Hell release party on May 18th, 2021 at 7PM EST. This 90-minute event will feature HOWL Society authors reading snippets of their Howls From Hell tales. Along with chills and thrills, attendees will have a chance to win a signed copy of ANOKA by Shane Hawk, a… Continue reading Join Us! HOWLS From Hell Release Party on May 18
Recent Reviews
The Tribe by Bari Wood
by Amanda Nevada DeMel (@shtuff4avacadoes) The Tribe is a unique horror novel. It’s not a gross-out horror and it doesn’t have a continuous stream of terrors. What differentiates it from other quiet horrors is the emphasis on the Jewish way of life. Taking place in the early 1980s, memories (and survivors) of the Holocaust are… Continue reading The Tribe by Bari Wood
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
by @SemaphoreRaven Inside every woman’s heart lives the dream of poisoning everyone they know, isolating themselves in a ruined house in the woods (plus or minus a few close friends and a cat), and becoming enshrined in local legend as the child-eating witch used to scare children from mischief. Okay, maybe that’s just me, but… Continue reading We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Bunny by Mona Awad
by @Bodysnatcher Bunny Listen, Bunny, this book is doing a lot but like in a good way. It’s Heathers for the MFA crowd, but so much more. There are these girls who are so perfect you could just throw up and die, and get this, they call each other Bunny, Bunny. Talk about enmeshed. They… Continue reading Bunny by Mona Awad
Recent Blogs
The 2021 HOWLS Awards
by Joseph Andre Thomas (@bunttriple) HOWLS exploded in 2021. Like literally exploded. There’s blood everywhere. A bit of liver on the ceiling, half-a-heart sliding down the wall. This past year, HOWLS Discord channel grew to 1500+ users, with around 200 active at any given moment. HOWLS released Howls From Hell, its first anthology, to very… Continue reading The 2021 HOWLS Awards
Bloodlines Interview Series #4: Chris O’Halloran
by P.L. McMillan Welcome back, dearest reader, for the final interview of my Bloodlines series! In this series of interviews, I ask the authors who put together the collection about writing, their inspirations, aspirations, and more. Bloodlines comes out this Tuesday, Jan 11th, so get your pre-order now! And if you haven’t watched them yet,… Continue reading Bloodlines Interview Series #4: Chris O’Halloran
Bloodlines Interview Series #3: Antony Frost
by P.L. McMillan Why howdy! Here I am. Here you are. And here is another interview with another talented author! In case you missed the first two, I am interviewing the four authors responsible for putting together an upcoming anthology on the theme of familial horror. This anthology, Bloodlines, is coming out soon actually! It… Continue reading Bloodlines Interview Series #3: Antony Frost
Book Club Nominees
4 Books From Beyond the Border
by @Smoko, curator of HOWLS Book Club nominees for January’s “Beyond the Border” category Get ready for that overused sepia because we are reading Latino-based horror! I’m a 5th generation Chicana and honestly want more representation, so with that, I bring you 4 books from authors in the US and beyond the border that have… Continue reading 4 Books From Beyond the Border
6 Novels by Killer Queens
by @Ghazal, curator of HOWLS Book Club nominees for January’s “🔪 Killer Queens” category Books by criminally underrated femme identifying people. From South Korea to America, this category is filled with some of the best authors to ever grace the horror genre. Horror literature is filled, and to some degree, dominated by the same similar… Continue reading 6 Novels by Killer Queens
6 Novels Spider-Walking Backwards Down our Stairs
by @Joyrock, curator of HOWLS Book Club nominees for January’s “Exorcisms!” category Exorcisms are one of the staples of horror, and one of my absolute favorites. Everyone can name The Exorcist, which we’ve done previously, but there’s so much more of value to be had in the genre, I wanted to bring out some other… Continue reading 6 Novels Spider-Walking Backwards Down our Stairs
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