Reading wrapup • plus some finds from the local library crypt
Small Town Horror and the Haunting of Velkwood will be coming up as reviews, but in the meantime, I did do a little book shopping.
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.
Small Town Horror and the Haunting of Velkwood will be coming up as reviews, but in the meantime, I did do a little book shopping.
Some literal small-town horror of a different kind – after reading Ronald Malfi’s latest, I went into Notice by Heather Lewis.
Eight horror books that caught my eye, this July. New stuff from authors we know and love, new names for us to discover, and every single one either a camp slasher or small town terror – Hollywood is a small town, right?
The cover and summary of this book sounded so perfect to me! I checked to see if it was YA but it seemed to be a straight-up haunted house, haunted town, haunted past coming-of-age horror so I was sold.
I’ll talk a little bit about what I’m reading right now, what I just read, and about some reviews forthcoming. The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendoline Krist may just be my favourite book of the year!
What is my style of booktube? A booktube identity, as it were. A really good question to which I ask: is horror a style?