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Interview
May 21, 2026
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16 min read
A second look at Uketsu's STRANGE series, now with better editing!
May 14, 2026
13 min read
Delving into the origin story behind one of my favorite podcasts. Plus: A special announcement about StokerCon 2026!
Recommendations
May 7, 2026
6 min read
Crones, classical musicians, doppelgängers, serial killers, and much more...there are so many great books coming out this year!
Subscriber Spotlight
May 5, 2026
7 min read
Our May 2026 spotlight shows just how talented this community is.
Apr 30, 2026
Meet Venus and Cupid, your guides to the strangest literary fiction you need to read.
Apr 23, 2026
14 min read
On identity, queerness, mimicry, and the terror of never wholly knowing each other.
Apr 16, 2026
15 min read
PLUS: A major announcement about my next creative endeavor!
Apr 9, 2026
12 min read
North Carolina's troubled history and unsettled present collide in McQueen's WHEN THE RECKONING COMES.
Wild Card
Apr 2, 2026
Plus: Announcing the brand-new Subscriber Spotlight!
Mar 26, 2026
17 min read
Creative lessons from a certified Fracassi Freak.
Mar 19, 2026
28 min read
An inside look at how STRANGE PICTURES and its two sequels became a global sensation, from the translator who was there from the very start.
Mar 12, 2026
9 min read
I'm in the midst of a flare up and every day is a new horror.
Mar 5, 2026
8 min read
...but every item gets progressively more obscure.
Feb 26, 2026
20 min read
Their debut novel, ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS, features hainted houses, Gothic isolation, sapphic romance, and so much more.
Feb 19, 2026
19 min read
"When it comes to social norms, Gothic doesn't care. Gothic does whatever it wants."
Feb 12, 2026
Wishing you a very happy Black History Month!
Feb 5, 2026
The author of NOWHERE BURNING (out 2/24) discusses the art of writing slow reveals, the brutality of childhood, and stumbling across innuendo in Shirley Jackson.
Jan 29, 2026
It's not easy to turn my stomach, but these stories managed it.
Jan 22, 2026
No spoilers. How's that?
Jan 15, 2026
10 min read
Gemma Amor's new novel ITCH! has me thinking about other beloved bug girls in horror.
Jan 8, 2026
Brand new books by CJ Leede, Kylie Lee Baker, Yah Yah Scholfield, Gemma Amor, Chris Panatier, and more!
Dec 18, 2025
The bestselling horror author reflects on our beloved genre's origins in classical tragedy.
Dec 11, 2025
Out of the 65-ish horror movies I watched this year, these are the ones that stayed with me.
Dec 4, 2025
22 min read
The two-time novella author opens up about finding community, crafting fiction, and creating space for emerging writers.
Nov 27, 2025
From the sparkling streets of New York City to England's lonely salt marshes, I've gathered five of my favorite cold weather horror tales.
