The King in Yellow May 9, 2026 It’s funny how curiosity works. One moment you’re deep in a rabbit hole of fan theories for a modern mystery show like From, and the next, you’re holding a weird, unsettling piece of 19th-century literature that feels like it’s staring back at you. That’s exactly how I found myself reading Robert W. Chambers’ The King in Yellow. After hearing rumors of a connection between the show’s mythology and this classic text, I set […]
The Great Good Thing May 9, 2026 I’ve had The Great Good Thing on my shelf for a while—one of those books you intend to read but never quite do. Andrew Klavan’s earlier work, The Kingdom of Cain, had a disruptive effect on me, permanently shifting how I perceive the quiet messages buried beneath art and story. I approached this book with more than curiosity; I had a sense of hope. I thought that if a writer could so clearly […]
Between Two Fires April 26, 2026 Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman stayed with me longer than I expected. It’s an odyssey in the truest sense. Part horror, part something that almost leans into science fiction—not in machinery or futurism, but in scale. The setting is bleak in a way that doesn’t feel exaggerated. A medieval landscape hollowed out by plague, haunted by demons, and stripped of any real sense of safety. It’s not just that the world is dangerous—it […]
You with the Sad Eyes April 17, 2026 Christina Applegate’s You with the Sad Eyes is a memoir that splits itself between vulnerability and frustration, honesty and repetition. It’s a book that, at times, feels like a raw confession—and at others, like a loop the author hasn’t quite stepped out of. A large portion of the narrative is devoted to her experience in an abusive relationship. Applegate writes candidly about trying, over and over again, to fix a man she […]
Not a Speck of Light April 12, 2026 Most of the stories in the collection “Not a Spec of Light“, by Laird Barron are, frankly, boring. There are a couple of standouts. “Don’t Make Me Assume My Ultimate Form” was the one that held my attention—the conversation between the Danny Doll and the character with the brain tumor had a strange, unsettling edge that actually worked. “An American Remake of a Japanese Ghost Story” is probably the most clever piece […]
The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell April 12, 2026 The second book I got from Brian Stevenson, after the collection of stories A Collapse of Horses. I was really hoping for more stories in the same vein as A Collapse of Horses (hoping really for another story to blow me away like the story “Click” from this collection.) Unfortunately, this was not the case. I could say this particular collection is weaker than Horses. The strongest story in the collection […]
A Collapse of Horses March 14, 2026 Brian Evenson’s A Collapse of Horses was my introduction to the author, and it accomplished one of the best things a book can do: it made me immediately go out and buy another book by the same writer. That alone says a lot. The collection is made up of short stories that live somewhere between psychological horror and something stranger and harder to pin down. Most of the stories land slightly above the […]
Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark March 14, 2026 What Could Have Been My interest in Stinger started in a somewhat roundabout way. I first encountered the story through the television show Teacup streaming on Peacock. The premise immediately caught my attention: strange events, isolated characters, and a slow unfolding mystery that hinted at something much larger happening just out of view. Unfortunately, the show was cancelled after a single season, leaving the story unfinished and […]
Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark February 14, 2026 I went into Cruelly Yours expecting a book steeped in classic B-horror—the late-night movies and camp that made Elvira feel timeless. That part is there, but the book is far more interested in how Cassandra Peterson survived long enough to become Elvira in the first place. Much of the memoir focuses on her early years: struggling as an actress, working as a Vegas showgirl, and growing up […]
The Sea Gives Up The Dead February 14, 2026 The Sea Gives Up the Dead is frequently marketed as a creepy, supernatural, or dark fantasy collection, but readers expecting tension or unease may find it underwhelming. The book favors mood and emotional introspection over plot, and many of the stories feel more like brief sketches than fully developed narratives. While the prose is often lyrical, the characters are lightly drawn and rarely experience anything that feels consequential or transformative. This […]
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