Title: The Widows of Winding Gale Author: Kealan Patrick Burke Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Subgenre: Gothic/Cosmic Pages: 160 Summary "For the people on the rugged Irish island of Winding Gale, life has always been hard. Now in the wake of the second World War, the island is dying, the young taken away by death or the appeal of better lives elsewhere, leaving behind only a handful of adults. But on the night the men of the island disappear while fishing in uncharted waters, the women are f

Title: Curdle Creek Author: Yvonne Battle-Felton Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Subgenre: Cult/Cosmic Pages: 304 Summary "Welcome to Curdle Creek, a place just dying to make you feel at home. Osira, a forty-five-year-old widow, is an obedient follower of the strict conventions of Curdle Creek, an all-Black town in rural America stuck in the past and governed by a tradition of ominous rituals. Osira is considered blessed, but her luck changes when her children flee, she comes second to last in

Title: The Long Low Whistle Author: Laurel Hightower Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Subgenre: Subterranian Pages: 220 Summary "The sound of the whistle that split Patricia’s life in two still haunts her two decades later, its echoes leaving their indelible stamp on everything she does. The rift caused by her father’s unsolved death haunts her, pushing her to ever more dangerous attempts to put his memory to rest. Breaking into mausoleums in the dead of night isn’t how she pictured her life, b

Title: Tantrum Author: Rachel Eve Moulton Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Subgenre: Creature Feature Pages: 192 Summary "Thea’s third pregnancy was her easiest. She wasn’t consumed with anxiety about the baby. She wasn’t convinced it was going to be born green, or have a third eye, or have tentacles sprouting from its torso. Thea was fine. Her baby would be fine. But when the nurses handed Lucia to her, Thea just knew. Her baby girl was a monster. Not only was Lucia born with a full set of te

Title: Bat Eaters and Other Names for Cora Zeng Author: Kylie Lee Baker Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Subgenre: Haunting Pages: 304 Summary "Cora Zeng is a crime scene cleaner, washing away the remains of brutal murders and suicides in Chinatown. The bloody messes don't bother her, not when she's already witnessed the most horrific thing possible: her sister being pushed in front of a train. Before fleeing the scene, the murderer whispered two words: bat eater. Months pass, the killer is nev

👹 Creature Feature File #1 Title: It Sees You When You're Sleeping Author: Gemma Amor Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary "It's Christmas day in the morning, and all is calm, all is bright. Or is it? Peter and his young niece Alice are unwrapping presents when they first hear a sound, long and loud and wrong, somehow. The kind of sound that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stir. The kind of sound that is a harbinger to grief, and suffering. Screams, coming from next door. Peter fi

Title: How to Fake A Haunting Author: Christa Carmen Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary "Lainey Taylor is being pushed to the brink by her alcoholic husband, Callum. Prone to hallucinations and erratic behavior, it’s only a matter of time before he puts Lainey’s life—and that of their daughter, Beatrix—in jeopardy. A divorce and full custody is out of the question. In Callum’s words: Over my dead body. Lainey’s sympathetic friend Adelaide has a wild solution. They’ll stage a haunting so c

WTF DID I JUST READ?! Title: October Film Haunt Author: Michael Wehunt Rating: 3.5stars Summary "Ten years ago, Jorie Stroud was the rising star of the October Film Haunt – A trio of horror enthusiasts who camped out at the filming locations of their favorite scary movies, sharing their love through their popular blog. But after a night in the graveyard from Proof of Demons – perhaps the most chilling cult film ever made, directed by the enigmatic Hélène Enriquez – everything

Title: Open Wide Author: I.M. Eerie Page Count: 176 Publisher: Aladdin Sub-Genre: Middle Grade Dentist Horror Synopsis: "Eddie has always been afraid of the dentist. He even bit the last one he went to (by accident). And Dr. Yankum, the eccentric new dentist in town, isn’t making matters any better. He pulled two of Eddie’s teeth—teeth Eddie swears were perfectly healthy . And he finds out he’s not the only kid in town who has had unnecessary extractions. Who or what is

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