by Christopher O’Halloran For years, society decided that apathy was cool. Cynicism was in, and anyone who dared show enthusiasm was a nerd. We lauded figures like Happy Days’s Fonzie, Fight Club’s Tyler Durden, and any character played by James Dean, Steve McQueen, or John Wayne. If you cared about anything or anyone, you had… Continue reading Spotlight from Hell: A Look at Grady Hendrix
Category: Book Club Nominees
6 Workplace Horrors (as if the workplace itself wasn’t horrifying enough)
by @drthoss, curator of HOWLS book club nominees for July's "9-5 Horror" category Work has always been seen as a necessary part of life. Even in the Bible, God says to Adam, ‘In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, til thou return to the ground.’ A day’s labour was a way of… Continue reading 6 Workplace Horrors (as if the workplace itself wasn’t horrifying enough)
6 Romantic Horrors
by psyche, curator of HOWLS book club nominees for July’s “Be Still My Heart: The Intersection of Horror and Romance” category Horror romance and romantic horror are small but intriguing subgenres that don’t get a ton of attention, but there’s some really interesting ground to tread in stories where love and fear intersect. As a big… Continue reading 6 Romantic Horrors
6 Horror Stories from the Suburbs
by C.B. Jones, curator of HOWLS book club nominees for July’s "The Monsters on Nextdoor" category In the middle of the 20th Century, the suburbs emerged as the pinnacle of family living. Close enough to the city to reap its benefits, but far enough away to have a separate set of perks, the suburbs vowed to… Continue reading 6 Horror Stories from the Suburbs
6 Novels Featuring Evil Dolls
by @dudedude, curator of HOWLS book club nominees for July's “Just Punt the Little Bastards: Evil Dolls and Creepy Toys” category When we're born, our parents place us, alone and defenseless, into a crib. Next to us they place a doll. As we cry and thrash our soft, marshmallow limbs, the doll lays unmoving, its… Continue reading 6 Novels Featuring Evil Dolls
5 Chances for the Elements to Ruin Your Day
by @Myrrh, curator of HOWLS book club nominees for June’s “Nature is Scary AF” category Nothing is scarier than being at the mercy of nature. In these selections, the five elements—Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit—play a key role in each story, bringing various examples of the tragic and horrific.I wanted to explore both novels… Continue reading 5 Chances for the Elements to Ruin Your Day
5 Books With Dirtbags in the Leading Role
by @QueensEnglish, curator of HOWLS book club nominees for June’s “Dirtbag Protag” category Ah, good ol’ dirtbags. Bastards, dickheads, maniacs. Whether we’re talking Hannibal Lector, The Punisher, or Elon Musk, there’s an undeniable appeal to characters who cross moral boundaries with aplomb. This week I’d like to explore that archetype a little, get to know… Continue reading 5 Books With Dirtbags in the Leading Role
6 Books That’ll Take You On a Much Needed Vacation
by @MrsReads, curator of HOWLS book club nominees for June’s “Just Passing Through” category After being stuck inside my house for over a year because of COVID, I’m really itching to get away—almost anywhere—for a vacation. All I want to do is lie on a beach and read in the sun, or maybe rent a… Continue reading 6 Books That’ll Take You On a Much Needed Vacation
6 Books That Might Be All In Your Head
by @TaylorK, curator of HOWLS book club nominees for June's “It's All In Your Head” category Psychological horror is a subgenre of horror and psychological fiction with a particular focus on mental, emotional, and psychological states to frighten, disturb, or unsettle its audience. We know in our rational minds that vampires and ghosts can’t get… Continue reading 6 Books That Might Be All In Your Head
6 Striking Survival Stories
by @The_Left_Reverend, curator of HOWLS book club nominees for May’s "Just Remember, We're All in This Alone" category "Loneliness is a common experience; as many as 80% of those under 18 years of age and 40% of adults over 65 years of age report being lonely at least sometimes… Each of us is capable of… Continue reading 6 Striking Survival Stories