Cities that Shriek: (Un)real Geographies By RSL Every author brings with them the world they’re born in, but some authors cannot shy away from the depth of feeling and connection they have to space and place, some who could not be a writer were it not for the way they capture the twist and turns… Continue reading 5 Books with Lovecraftian Cityscapes from RSL
HOWLS member CB Jones gives us a list of horror books to tide us through the fall season, from authors Stephen King, Carissa Orlando, Richard Laymon, Ronald Mali and Rohan O'Grady.
The Missiles Are Flying! HOWLS member Franklin Phillips gives us a list of 4 books highlighting the horror of a nuclear war.
by @auntiemaim, curator of HOWLS Book Club nominees for February 2024's "New Year, New You" category Happy 2024! The year has barely started and we’re already inundated with ads and emails from every website we’ve ever visited, encouraging us to turn over a new leaf with the beginning of the calendar year. Although the fresh… Continue reading 5 Horror Books about Body Doubles to Make You Look Twice
by @Kelas, curator of HOWLS Book Club nominees for February 2024's "Silver Screened" category I’ve been thinking a lot about adaptations lately and what makes them ‘good’ or ‘bad.’ Does the spirit need to hold true to the book, or just character names as long as the new story is good? To that end, I’ve… Continue reading Read the Book First! 4 Horror Books That Inspired Terrifying Movies
by @WndrWhit, curator of HOWLS Book Club nominees for October 2023's "Truth is Scarier Than Fiction" category Because it’s time we had some nonfiction in this place! These books will make you second guess whether you locked up for the night as you’re falling asleep. I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search… Continue reading 5 True Crime Books Scarier Than Horror (plus a bonus recommendation!)
by @MrsReads, curator of HOWLS Book Club nominees for October's "Filled (Me) With Fantastic Terrors" category Seanan Maguire has said “Gothic horror is a very decorative genre,” and I’m inclined to agree. There’s something about an isolated setting, dripping with dark corners and oozing ancient curses, that draws me in like no other kind of… Continue reading 6 Gothic Horror Books for Your TBR
by @arbocrednammoc, curator of HOWLS Book Club nominees for September's "Blackshually, Horror is an Emotion" category “The monster of racism will always sort of be hiding behind the door in a lot of Black storytelling, but the stories themselves are going to be as varied as the artists who dream them. And that's what's just… Continue reading 6 Terrifying Horror Books by Black Authors
by @ghostlygnocchi, curator of HOWLS Book Club nominees for August's "Southern Harm" category I’m from Alabama, and while I’m not always overjoyed about that fact–especially during summer and election cycles–I nevertheless feel it’s important to acknowledge the good things about my home, many of which get overlooked in favor of stereotypes and jokes. So many… Continue reading Bless Your Heart: 5 Southern Horror Books
by @serpymatt, curator of HOWLS Book Club nominees for August's "Hitting the Waves" category Summer is here and it’s time for some Beach Reads Recs for relaxing between sweet surf outings - right? Nah, wrong waves, dude! Stay Inside with Some Audio/Video Alternatives! We’re popping in that old mislabeled tape, tuning the dial until we… Continue reading 5 Horror Novels that Surf the Audio/Visual Waves
