Lydia is a horror author and avid reader, dedicated to exploring the darkest corners of the genre. As a curator of the HWA new releases page, she tracks and shares the best new horror books each month.
As long as extreme and splatterpunk horror fiction has existed, there have been detractors for every proponent; fans and foes on either side. Lately, the… Read More »Responding quietly to the roar at extreme horror fiction
While I am not normally on the hunt for definitive seasonal reads, I came upon what is the best summer horror I’ve read in ages.
I picked up a lot of books on my summer travels! Ira Levin, Brian Keene, Tim Lebbon, Tim Waggoner, Tim McGregor, and if I could come up with another ‘Tim’ horror author, I’d have bought their books too!
There were a lot of books announced after and during the Bram Stoker Awards! Sure, some were already out, ad there are even more to come, but it seemed like a super full month.
There were widely mixed reviews for Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw and I am very late to the game. I will always think of this as one of the best presented books in a long time – the cover art is beautiful.
So many books found their way home with me! Around 30 books, and tales of Apport Books (who celebrate 2 years this weekend!), the Allentown Rose Gardens, assorted book stores, a library sale and of course, StokerCon!