"A Sick Gray Laugh" by Nicole Cushing
Review by Christopher Shultz
Nicole Cushing's latest work is way more disturbing than anything she's written before.
"Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race" by Thomas Chatterton Williams
Review by Joshua Isard
Whether or not one agrees with Williams on his theories about race, his new book is well worth the time of anyone interested in the subject.
"Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear" by Margee Kerr
Review by Cina Pelayo
Sociologist Margee Kerr spent years coding responses to the question, What’s your biggest fear?
Chuck Klosterman's "Raised In Captivity" Kills The Short Story
Review by Peter Derk September 12, 2019
A funeral for the traditional short story, presented to you as a Chuck Klosterman book.
"Recursion" by Blake Crouch
Review by Christopher Shultz
Blake Crouch's latest novel is a perfectly balanced thriller that will both entertain you and bend your mind into a pretzel.
"Inspection" by Josh Malerman
Review by Christopher Shultz
Though not without its flaws, "Inspection" upholds Malerman's premiere horror author status.
"A Hawk in the Woods": Witchy Shenanigans and Spooky Folk Songs
Review by Max Booth III
Say hello to the best debut novel you'll read all year.
"I Dream of Mirrors" by Chris Kelso
Review by Gabino Iglesias
Chris Kelso explores humanity's collapse and identity in "I Dream of Mirrors."
"A People's Future Of The United States" edited by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams
Review by Christopher Shultz
This new anthology takes an imaginative look into the future, and while the picture looks grim in places, it's optimistic in others.
"Convenience Store Woman": The Working-Class Novel American Audiences Need to Read
Review by Christoph Paul
Sayaka Murata's novel is a meditation on things sorely missing from American literature.
Hereditary: Unconventional Horror Reigns King
Review by Richard Thomas July 25, 2018
One of the most powerful and unsettling horror films in recent memory, Hereditary creates tension through visually stunning imagery, psychological terror, and original plot choices.
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsession
Review by David James Keaton
Michelle McNamara's book "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" is undeniably an accomplishment, both because of and in spite of its fractured nature of the project.
'The Cabin at the End of the World' by Paul Tremblay
Review by Meredith Borders June 26, 2018
And now for something completely different from the “A Head Full of Ghosts” author.
In "Blood Standard" Laird Barron Breaks Your Jaw and Makes You Ask for More
Review by Max Booth III
Tough guy lit at its finest.
"Corpsepaint" by David Peak
Review by Christopher Shultz
A convergence of metal and horror as black and bitter as the music itself.
"Unbury Carol" by Josh Malerman
Review by Christopher Shultz
The "Bird Box" author's latest novel is a wonderful and often horrifying blend of supernatural western and revisionist fairy tale.
'Another Way To Fall' by Brian Evenson and Paul Tremblay
Review by Keith Rawson
A new book by Evenson and Tremblay. That's all I gotta say.
Bookshots: 'Devil's Call' by J. Danielle Dorn
Review by Gabino Iglesias
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review
Bookshots: 'Beneath' by Kristi DeMeester
Review by Max Booth III
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out, the worms play pinochle on your snout.
Bookshots: 'Found Audio' by N.J. Campbell
Review by Gabino Iglesias
'Found Audio' is a book that lives beautifully between the world of dreams and our own.
Bookshots: 'The Sarah Book' by Scott McClanahan
Review by Christoph Paul July 7, 2017
A 'Bookshots' review of 'The Sarah Book' by Scott McClanahan.
Bookshots: "The Changeling" by Victor LaValle
Review by Max Booth III
The newest from Victor LaValle, professional f-bomb dropper.
Bookshots: 'Gravity' by Michael Kazepis
Review by Christoph Paul
A review of Michael Kazepis' new story collection, published by Broken River Books.
Bookshots: ‘An Augmented Fourth’ by Tony McMillen
Review by Gabino Iglesias
A veteran heavy metal rocker gets trapped with a few other people in a hotel where monsters roam the hallways and the greatest secret in the history of music is trying to kill them all.
Bookshots: ‘Blacky Jaguar Against the Cool Clux Cult’ by Angel Luis Colón
Review by Dean Fetzer
Blacky Jaguar is on the run, but that doesn’t stop him from getting involved with an old friend with a “situation” in a small Tennessee town. Of course, mayhem and violence follow.
