Sumiko Saulson has always been a poet, and has finally been recognized for it in recent years. Their collection The Rat King, A Book of Dark Poetry (Dookie Press, 2022) was nominated for the 2022 Stoker Award for Achievement in Poetry, and now, Melancholia, A Book of Dark Poetry (Bludgeoned Girls Press, 2024) is a… Continue reading Conversing with the Ghosts of our Past Selves: 13 Questions with Sumiko Saulson
by Molly Collins (@History Bot) We all know vampires. They hate garlic, they can’t cross moving water, the sun burns them, they’ve got to hang out in their coffins pretty regularly, they suck blood, and they live for a long, long time. This week over at HOWL Society, we read a book that sticks to… Continue reading The Gilda Stories by Jewelle L. Gómez
by EvF, curator of HOWLS Book Club nominees for February's "Black Womxn Horror" category In celebration of black history month, I wanted to use my nomination as a chance to read horror from some black womxn authors. Crescendo by L. Marie Wood A man, haunted by a family curse, is taken beyond the limits of… Continue reading 6 Terrifying Novels from Black Womxn Authors
