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Learning Plague History With Sara Tantlinger (Copy)

October 13, 2020 by Charlotte Hollingsworth in Spooky Reads, HB Halloween 2020

Bram Stoker Award-winner Sara Tantlinger delivers her CRADLELAND OF PARASITES, a harrowing and darkly gorgeous collection of poetry chronicling the death and devastation of history’s plagues. - Charlotte reviews

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October 13, 2020 /Charlotte Hollingsworth
Sara Tantlinger, Cradleland of Parasites
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666 Gable Way - Evil Witches and Dark Family Histories!

October 07, 2020 by Guest User in HB Halloween 2020, Spooky Reads

Beyond the walls of the House of Seven Gables, evil waits for Phoebe. Can she survive a house full of witches out to cause chaos and destruction?

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October 07, 2020 /Guest User
Dani Lamia, 666 Gable Way
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Nightmare Review - Twisted and Dark

October 06, 2020 by Manda in HB Halloween 2020, Spooky Reads

“…Scott learns that there is no escape from his own past, or the crows that have crawled out of it. He can only watch, as his life is turned into a living nightmare.”

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October 06, 2020 /Manda
Nightmare, Chad Nicholas
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Negative Space - The Disturbing In-Between

October 03, 2020 by Samantha in HB Halloween 2020, Spooky Reads

Do you remember what it was like to be a teenager? All the drugs, sex, and occult-dabbling? All the suicides? No? It’s time to transcend into the lives of these marked teenagers and experience the entropy of their universe. Remember, there is no perfect transfer of energy… (*Trigger Warning: Suicide, self-harm, animal harm.*)

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October 03, 2020 /Samantha
Negative Space, BR Yeager
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Burials - Witchy, Gothic, Feminist, Oh My!

October 02, 2020 by Charlotte Hollingsworth in HB Halloween 2020, Spooky Reads

A beautifully written Gothic poetry collection from Jessica Drake-Thomas

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October 02, 2020 /Charlotte Hollingsworth
Burials, Jessica Drake-Thomas, Clash Books
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The Malan Witch - Shadowy, Arcane and Unrelenting

October 02, 2020 by Adam in Spooky Reads, HB Halloween 2020

Using her sister’s cottage to recover from her husband’s death, Robyn thought she was in for some alone time to heal. But the idyllic cottage hides malevolent secrets, and Robyn is caught in the middle. See what Adam has to say about theses witchy words from Catherine Cavendish

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October 02, 2020 /Adam
The Malan Witch, Catherine Cavendish
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Bad Parts - What Would You do?

October 01, 2020 by Manda in Spooky Reads, HB Halloween 2020

What would you do if someone you knew needed a body part (kidneys, eyes, or hand), but someone else had to lose theirs??

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October 01, 2020 /Manda
Bad Parts, Brandon McNulty
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Clown in a Cornfield - Clowns Never Mean Well

September 28, 2020 by Samantha in Spooky Reads

Quinn and her father, Glenn, move to the sleepy town of Kettle Springs, hoping for a new beginning. What they find instead are secrets and dark intentions, all stemming from a creepy town mascot: a clown named Frendo.

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September 28, 2020 /Samantha
Clown in a Cornfield, Adam Cesare
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Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women - Feminine Spirits Cannot Be Tamed!

September 25, 2020 by Samantha in Spooky Reads

Wild and terrifying spirits roam free in a world where the feminine body and mind is often tethered and weighed down by cultures, traditions, and expectations. Break the bonds and explore the rending tales these wondrous authors conjured!

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September 25, 2020 /Samantha
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The Little Stranger - A Haunting Historical Story That Will Stay With You Long After You've Read It

September 23, 2020 by Charlotte Hollingsworth in Spooky Reads

A haunted grand home in England in the ‘40s, a caring and kind doctor, a traumatized family….The Little Stranger is a Gothic slow burn.

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September 23, 2020 /Charlotte Hollingsworth
The Little Stranger, Sarah Waters, Gothic horror
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The Abyssal Plain: The R'lyeh Cycle - Required Reading for Lovecraft Geeks

September 14, 2020 by Andrew in Spooky Reads

This book is a collection of four pieces by four different authors. Normally the quality of anthology books is uneven. This book, however, is the exception. Every one of the four was excellent, leaving me panting and wanting more.

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September 14, 2020 /Andrew
The Abyssal Plain, The R'lyeh Cycle, William Holloway, Michelle Garza, Melissa Lason, Brett J Talley, Rich Hawkin
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Birthing the Beast: Birth of a Thrilling New Werewolf Saga

September 10, 2020 by Amy in Spooky Reads

Birthing the Beast takes the reader back to a time when werewolves were feral beasts, purely intent on tearing the flesh from your bones with their jagged teeth and gnarled claws, leaving nothing but destruction in their quest to satiate their hunger.


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September 10, 2020 /Amy
Birthing the Beast, Lewis Stone, The Lycanthrope Saga
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WTF is The Gatherings?

September 10, 2020 by Brendan. G in Spooky Reads

A short story filled with craziness, body horror, and a great ending! Brendan reviews.

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September 10, 2020 /Brendan. G
The Gatherings, short stories, Jeremy Ray
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As Summer's Mask Slips And Other Disruptions

September 10, 2020 by Chelsea Pittman in Spooky Reads

A genderfluid witch in a small Southern town prepares for their Black Cotillion coming out party. Singing worms converge on an old woman and young boy living in a house buried deep underground. Revenge drives an angry spirit through possession after possession in the bare-knuckle boxing ring. A father and son’s canoe trip to one of the world’s “soft places” culminates in an ecstatic encounter with the Weird. These are just a few of the fifteen stories contained in As Summer’s Mask Slips, and Other Disruptions, Gordon B. White’s debut collection of horror and Weird fiction.

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September 10, 2020 /Chelsea Pittman
As Summer's Mask Slips And Other Disruptions, gordon b white
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Review of Belle Vue by C.S. Alleyne - Uniquely Unsettling

September 08, 2020 by Samantha in Spooky Reads

History student Alex Palmer is thrilled when his girlfriend, Claire Ryan, buys an apartment in Belle Vue Manor, formerly a Victorian lunatic asylum. But as Alex begins to discover the dark truth about the asylum’s past, he, Claire, and their friend Marianne find themselves on a nightmarish journey.

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September 08, 2020 /Samantha
Belle Vue, C.S. Alleyne
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The Single Greatest Haunted House Novel of All Times

September 07, 2020 by Andrew in Spooky Reads

Andrew states his case for the best haunted house novel of all time! Enter the debate…..at your own risk….

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September 07, 2020 /Andrew
the woman in black, Susan Hill
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The Strange Tale of Miss Victoria Frank - Gothic Horror Retelling

August 31, 2020 by Charlotte Hollingsworth

Charlotte reviews the latest Gothic horror novella from author Kelly Evans

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August 31, 2020 /Charlotte Hollingsworth
Kelly Evans, The Strange Tale of Miss Victoria Frank
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The Deep - Possession, Insanity, Dead Spirits, Occult, and the Sinking of Two Majestic Ships

August 26, 2020 by Andrew in Spooky Reads

Alma Katsu’s The Deep is an excellent creep fest filled with dark ambiance and better than average historical writing. Readers who enjoy Gothic tales, mysteries, dark romance, or slow burn horror films will enjoy this novel.

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August 26, 2020 /Andrew
Alma Katsu, The Deep, deep sea terror
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Thelma and Louise Meets Alaskan Vampires

August 20, 2020 by Brendan. G in Spooky Reads

Anchorage, Alaska. A place where people don't care if someone goes missing. A place where Leia Walker tries her hardest to hide from the world, wanting a normal life without anxiety and OCD. But Leia's bubble pops when an old friend is back in town and twists Leia’s reality . A bloody event proves what Leia is scared to learn—Sophie Gardner, her old high school friend and saviour from the bullies, is a vampire. Forced to run away with Sophie, Leia's life takes a terrifying turn when vampires and hunters come after them. The only thing preventing them from losing themselves is their friendship..But will it be enough to escape the inevitable blood bath? - Brendan reviews!

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August 20, 2020 /Brendan. G
Nocturnal Blood, Villimey Mist
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The Croning - An All-Time Great

August 18, 2020 by Joe in Spooky Reads

Donald Miller, geologist and academic, has walked along the edge of a chasm for most of his nearly 80 years, leading a charmed life between endearing absent-mindedness and sanity-shattering realization. Now, all things must converge. Donald will discover the dark secrets along the edges, unearthing savage truths about his wife Michelle, their adult twins, and all he knows and trusts. For Donald is about to stumble on the secret... of The Croning. - Joe is reviewing

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August 18, 2020 /Joe
The Croning, Laird Barron
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