The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlà Clark
A no-nonsense assassin is given an impossible case, in this sci-fi/fantasy novella infused with dark humour.
Our FMC is dead, well un-dead, and has signed her soul over to an ancient goddess in return for becoming an assassin. However, when she sees her latest mark, she realizes the young woman in front of her is impossible, and yet, there she is.
Coup de GrΓ’ce by Sofia Ajram
This is one of my favourite books of the year.
Get lost in a liminal maze, while staring at yourself in the mirror, in this gorgeously written nightmare novella.
dRead Con Featured Author: Ai Jiang
This will be the first-ever Dark Fiction Literary Festival in Canada, and I am so excited to promote and rep by favourite Canadian horror authors.
One of the authors I am so excited to see is Ai Jiang! Ai is a Chinese -Canadian writer, as well as an Ignyte, Nebula, and Bram Stoker winner. Also, sheβs a really cool person. Check out the images below for more about Aiβs books and her recommended reading and horror films /TV shows.
Iβll be there for most of the day watching panels and eating snacks! Come find me.
Iβll be there for most of the day watching panels and eating snacks! Come find me.
Iβm going to dRead Con Canada
This will be the first-ever Dark Fiction Literary Festival in Canada, and I am so excited to promote and rep by favourite Canadian horror authors.
There will be author panels, a marketplace, and a launch event for the new book from C.M Forest! New and upcoming authors will also be able to meet with other indie publishers including Eerie River Publishing and ECW Press.
Iβll be there for most of the day watching panels and eating snacks! Come find me.
dRead Con Featured Author: Tim McGregor
I am thrilled to announce that I have been selected as an influencer for dRead Con Canada!
This will be the first-ever Dark Fiction Literary Festival in Canada, and I am so excited to promote and rep by favourite Canadian horror authors.
One of the authors I am so excited to see is Tim McGregor. Tim is a Shirley Jackson Award nominated author. He also has cool book launch parties. Check out the images below for more about Timβs books and his recommended reading and horror films /TV shows.
dRead Con Featured Author: Steve Stred
I am thrilled to announce that I have been selected as an influencer for dRead Con Canada!
This will be the first-ever Dark Fiction Literary Festival in Canada, and I am so excited to promote and rep by favourite Canadian horror authors.
One of the authors I am so excited to see is Steve Stred. Steve is a multiple-award nominated author from Edmonton, Alberta. His Instagram stories are hilarious! Check out the images below for more about Steveβs books and her recommended reading and horror films /TV shows.
Iβll be there for most of the day watching panels and eating snacks! Come find me.
Iβll be there for most of the day watching panels and eating snacks! Come find me.
Out of the Drowning Deep by A.C. Wise
A sci-fi murder mystery novella that will have you praying to gods old and new.
This is a wildly imaginative and beautifully written novella which really excels in character development. Our main characters are a newly created angel, an investigator with addiction issues and an automaton that has achieved consciousness, but worries he may not have a soul. All of this on the backdrop of a lone tower, on a forgotten planet where a key religious leader known as 'the pope' has been murdered.
The Night Guest by Hildur KnΓΊtsdΓ³ttir
This nightmare of a book will keep you awake all night.
I love an unreliable narrator. IΓ°unn is having the worst sleep of her life; she keeps waking up with unexplained bruises, dirt under her fingernails and more tired than before she fell asleep.
Final Boy by Dixon Sloughleigh
So much depravity shoved into 16 pages.
We have
πͺ Snuff film makers
πͺ Adorable twink
πͺ Dicks
πͺ Revenge murder
πͺ Violence
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
πTerrifying collection of short stories centring around nightmares in the forestπ
I read my first E.M Carroll book last month, A Guest in the House, and it blew my mind. So I immediately ran to read another from them and I am so glad I did.
The illustrations are terrifying and the creative use of panels propels the story forward, or makes you sit in the fear, whichever E.M wants you to do in that moment. It's genius!
Shades of Fear edt. Allison O'Toole, Ashanti Fortson
Fear has a colour, discover it in this stunning graphic novel of horror written and illustrated by women.
The Flesh of the Sea by Lor Gislason, Shelley Lavigne
An adorable MM epistolary romance AND and gory creature horror with found family pirates and terrifying sea monsters.
πππππ/5
I fucking loved this book. Omg.
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
A horror fantasy about getting trapped between parallel worlds that will make you think twice before opening strange doors.
This is one of my favourite T. Kingfisher books! I love the references to Narnia and Alice in Wonderland. The horror is a low, creeping dread that gets more intense and claustrophobic as the story continues.
The Deading by Nicholas Belardes
You'll want to stare into the void and never look back after reading this gorgeously written eco-horror book.
Deading started as a social media trend where teens pretended to be π, eyes open, in random places like elevators, sidewalks, etc. However, when an entire town starts doing it, something is clearly wrong.
A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll
Sapphic haunted house horror with gorgeous art and colouring.
I bought this book because of the cover and because I love graphic novels. I had no idea what I was getting into, which I highly recommend, so I won't reveal too much about the beats of the story.
Food For Thought by Ariana Ferrante
A stunning Sapphic Greek mythology retelling with horror vibes.
βDestruction. Destruction, I can do.β
Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
A monster horror, sci-fi which blurs the lines between art and product.
This was my first visit to the Tingleverse and it did not disappoint. I love the mix of horror with sci-fi beneath the themes of queerness and it's connection to unrestrained capitalism.
I Do Not Apologize for My Position on Men by Rae Wilde
A sapphic short story horror collection that will have you craving toxic love.
I kept trying to find a favourite story in this collection and each one just kept outdoing the last. What connects these stories are toxic love, feminine rage and selfish desires. The prose in the writing combined with compelling characters and thought-provoking stories left me breathless.
Morsel by Audrey Rush
An erotic horror which made me fall in love with the MMC and question everything I thought I knew about myself.
Did I dry heave while reading this book? β Yes.
Was this book amazing?! β Also yes.