News — 2019

I recently read my first Brian Keene book. WHY DIDN’T YOU ALL TELL ME ABOUT HIM EARLIER?!?  I know, I know, I should have just done my homework. But now, I have a bunch of Keene books to catch up on! I started my dive into the works of Keene with The Conqueror Worms, and y’all, I highly recommend it. I apparently started it at the right time, too. Because it has been raining for what feels like weeks! This book has creatures and the apocalypse and crazy neighbors...

Tribesmen by Adam Cesare

Tribesmen was in my May Night Worms box, which featured books with the “final girls” theme. Tribesmen’s cover promises supernatural cannibal horror and boy does it deliver! I don’t want to give anything away that the back of the book doesn’t, so this will be brief.

I used to love staying up with my dad and watching those weird horror movies they only show late at night with lots of gore, guts and half-naked ladies gasping for breath. When I got...

I shall now without the aid of a net or any type of safety device, craft a list of thirty of my favorite short stories. Presented in a stunningly built list of no particular ranking or order.

I will not include many stories by authors/writers who are biggies: King, Lansdale, McCammon, etc. We all know their names and have no doubt read many of their stories.

I want to hip you to stuff you might not know about.

I will instead choose to focus on more out of mainstream offerings...

2019 (bookish) Father's Day Gift Guide

By Ashley S. aka @bookishmommy

Once upon a time, there was a girl who had her shit together and wasn't posting a Father's Day Gift Guide approximately one week before Father's Day. But alas, this is a fairytale and that girl is not me. What's that you say? You didn't even know next Sunday, June 16th is Father's Day? Well, look at that! You're welcome! I am useful!

Also, thank you, thank you to Alex @findingmontauk1, Corey @grimdark_dad and Cameron @bookmovieguy for their...

2019 Summer Horror Reading Recs

By Ashley S.

You know what I love most about summer? EVERYTHING. I'm just a summer lovin type of gal. But to be a tad more specific, I love reading books that match the season. How else can you get the full experience? If the book describes sweltering conditions, I feel it's only fair that I too am experiencing sweltering conditions!