Tag: Horror
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Strange is the Light by Sarah Maria Griffin: Dark and Emotional
Daphne McSharry was forever waiting for the summer as a child–an escape from a dreary Dublin council estate to the wild freedom of the coastal village Valentia, where she and her inseparable friends ran gloriously feral… As an adult, Daphne hasn’t returned to Valentia for nearly 20 years, nor seen the faces she once knew…
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The Calamities by Chuck Wendig: Epic Horror
Mourning Mayne knows he’ll one day bear the duty of managing his family’s vast empire of wealth and power. But the feckless Mourning has always struggled to accept this legacy of cruelty, domination, and exploitation . . . and something even darker. Because the Maynes are no ordinary family: Hidden in our world are the…
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Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel Harrison: Inventive Horror
It’s the picture-perfect wedding weekend: The venue is dreamy, the weather is beautiful, love is in the air—and Willa Sullivan is having a bad time. She’s excited to celebrate her best friends’ finally having the big wedding they’ve always wanted, but this is the first time she’s seen her ex-fiancé in months, and he brought…
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Reliquary by Hannah Whitten: Dark and Disturbing
When Claire’s fiancé mysteriously dies of an unknown neurological illness, she’s prepared to sink back into the lonely life she lived before. Orphaned by a freak boating accident in her childhood, she never expected to find connection like she did with Elias, anyway. Their relationship wasn’t perfect—his coldness, his secrets, his strange aversion to the…
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Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle: Wild and Complex
Poppy Stringer was born to be a star. An aspiring fashion influencer by day, Poppy moonlights as a grave robber to make ends meet, wheeling and dealing dead bodies across Palm Springs. When her hero, the flamboyant, piano-slamming rockstar Eddie Michaels, unexpectedly dies, Poppy gets a call to retrieve his body from the medical examiner’s…
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Doe by Rebecca Barrow: Dark and Creepy
Maris Larsen is the captain of the West Eaton High cheer team. She’s Coach’s favorite and the team worships her. Being on the team makes her feel special—powerful. When she’s leading the girls on the mat, Maris doesn’t have to think about her dead-end life in a dead-end town. She can forget about her depressed…
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Sourwood by Logan Spurgeon: Chilling and Haunting
Reed and Leighton thought all their family secrets died with their parents. That is, until the siblings received a call from their estranged grandmother, Violet, who had been searching for them for years. She gives them surprising news: their grandfather Royce will pass soon, and a sizable inheritance awaits them on one condition—they pay a…
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A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James: Riveting and Mysterious
Strange things happen in Fell, New York. A mysterious drowning at the town’s roadside motel. The unexplained death of a young girl whose body is left by the railroad tracks. For the Esmie siblings—Violet, Vail, and Dodie—the final straw was the shocking disappearance of their little brother. It started as a normal game of hide-and-seek.…
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The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry: Haunting and Compelling
On an otherwise ordinary street in Chicago, there is a house. An abandoned house where, once upon a time, terrible things happened. The children who live on this block are told by their parents to stay away from that house. But of course, children don’t listen. Children think it’s fun to be scared, to dare…
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Five Nights at Freddy’s 2: Fun Sequel, Incomplete Story
I liked the premise and story of the first Five Nights at Freddy’s and looked forward to what more the franchise would provide. I went to the sequel with an open mind and found that just like the first movie, I loved the characters and the story, especially the spooky elements. But while this is…
