by @Ahab_atLZ “What did it matter where you lay once you were dead? In a dirty sump or in a marble tower on top of a high hill? You were dead, you were sleeping the big sleep, you were not bothered by things like that.” ~Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep Noir is a feeling, an oppressive… Continue reading The Big Sleep Beckoning: Hardboiled Horror Noir
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The Worm and His Kings by Hailey Piper
by @Asenath Cosmic horror plays with the horror of the incomprehensible, where knowledge comes with a steep price and powerful entities view humans as ants. Hailey Piper takes cosmic horror’s preoccupation with alienation and insignificance and instead places it firmly within the familiar—homeless populations. This human touch is usually the antithesis of cosmic horror, but… Continue reading The Worm and His Kings by Hailey Piper
6 Fearsome Folk Horrors
By @ProbableHag, curator of HOWLS book club nominees for May's "Dancing 'Round The May Poll" category The Folk Horror Revival & Urban Wyrd Project states that “in a bid to answer ‘What is Folk Horror?’ one may as well attempt to build a box the exact shape of mist; for like the mist, Folk Horror… Continue reading 6 Fearsome Folk Horrors
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 signed… Continue reading Join Us! HOWLS From Hell Release Party on May 18
6 Books to Bring Home to Mom
By @DarkHorseRodeo, curator of HOWLS book club nominees for May's "Mommie Dearest" category Happy Mother’s Day! A day where we honor the women that brought us into this world. That raised us and helped mold us into fine upstanding citizens. A woman whose embrace is a world of safety and comfort. But what happens when… Continue reading 6 Books to Bring Home to Mom
The Wych Elm by Tana French
by Christopher O’Halloran (@BurgleInfernal) According to the US 2020 census, 36 million Americans identify their primary ethnicity as Irish—four times the actual population of Ireland. Over 5.6 million people around the world are using the language-learning app Duolingo to learn Irish. No backyard griller is without an apron saying, “Kiss me, I’m Irish.”People love Irish… Continue reading The Wych Elm by Tana French
HOWLS From Hell: An Anthology Written For Horror Fans By Horror Fans
“Quality horror by true believers—who can write. What more can you ask for?”~Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians“A Howling good read! This was an incredibly unique and interesting collection of sixteen short stories from HOWL Society. Not one tale is the same.”~Debra, Goodreads review “Howls From Hell is such… Continue reading HOWLS From Hell: An Anthology Written For Horror Fans By Horror Fans
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
by @Asenath Fairy tales cover diverse ground, from retellings of historical events to cultural in-jokes, but some of the most popular and longest enduring are tales about behavior, especially the behavior of women. Though queer and feminist takes on fairy tales are common today, with reimaginings written by everyone from Helen Oyeyemi to Margaret Atwood,… Continue reading The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
The Hellbound Heart By Clive Barker
by Christopher O’Halloran (@BurgleInfernal) There are authors who write to change the world. Those who are able to create such beauty and wonder in words that a reader’s life is forever changed. Authors who astound with their brilliance.Then there’s Clive Barker—often credited with kickstarting the splatterpunk movement—doing his best to make your stomach turn and… Continue reading The Hellbound Heart By Clive Barker
Comemadre by Roque Larraquy
by Molly Collins (@mollyec) People do weird things at art school. Believe me, I've been there. A girl in one of my classes collected preserved insect carcasses and dismembered bird wings to use in her projects, and the rest of us didn't blink an eye—I even borrowed them once for my own work. It was… Continue reading Comemadre by Roque Larraquy