News — Women in Horror

February is Women in Horror Month and I am celebrating by reading works from lots of female authors. I think that all readers should be making a conscious effort to read female authors in February and every other month. The fact is that horror is largely a male-driven industry. Go to any major book store’s horror section (if they have one) and count how many female authors you see on the shelves. I’ve done the legwork and I can...

Happy Friday Night Worms and happy Valentine’s Day! My v-day date and I are having a quiet night in. My date is really quiet and kinda stiff but they tell wonderful stories.


Books. My date is books. And being that February is Women in Horror Month, I wanted to suggest a female-written horror book. THE HUNGER by Alma Katsu is amazing. It’s a slow burn of a book that adds historical fiction and truly ominous terror. Katsu took the legendary Donner Party and thrown in suspense, a bit of the supernatural and a...

Here's the challenge:

I arrived at my vacation destination and I realized that I forgot to pack books. One of my favorite vacation activities is reading by the pool! I'm also on a tight budget because this hotel was a little on the expensive side. What to do?

Hit up the local Goodwill Retail Store! (Any thrift store will do but Goodwill stores have sizable book sections) The most important part of this challenge is that it's February, Women in Horror Month so I also want to read in unity with the Horror Community. Let's see what I found...

I first read John Hornor Jacobs after a friend suggested him to me. I instantly became a huge fan of his and reading A Lush and Seething Hell made me an even bigger fan. The book is composed of two stories, one of which I like a bit more than the other, but I’ll get to that. This book is described as cosmic horror and that is spot on. This book is unsettling and it sticks with the reader long after they’ve finished it. The first story is “The Sea...

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