As the old saying goes, April terrors bring May horrors! HOWLS is reading 3 fearsome thrillers as part of our book club, 2 featuring haunted, evil, bad houses, and one non-fiction historical book about robbing graves in the name of science. May 5: The Spite House by Johnny Compton The Spite House is our first… Continue reading HOWLS Book Club: 3 Books for May 2025
It's April, and this month, like every month, we delight in literary horrors large and small. Prancing through flowers freshly blooming in graveyards; dancing in the rain that falls on our black parade. Here are the 4 freshly terrifying books we're reading this month! April 6: Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo Pedro Páramo is our… Continue reading HOWLS Book Club: 4 Books for April 2025
by @_ghostgrrrl, curator of HOWLS Book Club nominees for May's "🌾The Books Are Not What They Seem" Folk horror has always been my favorite subgenre, as an avid fan of folklore around the world. What is Folk Horror? It’s secret cults and strange practices. It’s small towns and the secrets they hide. It’s liminal spaces… Continue reading 6 Shuckingly Good 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
