My #FridayReads/#FridayListens is THE TALISMAN by @stephenking.bsky.social and Peter Straub, right here and now! My 3rd or 4th flip to The Territories, and 1st via audio book. WOLF! A Mt Rushmore King novel for me, which is why the spine is painted on my stairs. Excited for OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE!

Up today at @sffworld.com my review of @robertjbennett.bsky.social, A TRADE OF BLOOD. "I continue to be delighted, entertained, and enlightened by the Ana and Din novels...horror vibes are a most welcome flavor in this delicious stew of a novel." www.sffworld.com/2026/08/a-tr...

Up at @sffworld.com today, my review of A DROP OF CORRUPTION by @robertjbennett.bsky.social "Bennett gifts readers with a deeply engaging and immersive world and story. ...keeps the pages turning quickly is the banter and interaction between Ana and Din" www.sffworld.com/2026/08/a-dr...

Up today @sffworld.com is my review of @megbontra.bsky.social THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD "Bontrager certainly knows how to craft a horrific scene...there’s some bloody, gory scenes throughout the novel" @orbitbooks.bsky.social www.sffworld.com/2026/07/the-...

Up at @sffworld.com my review of @cgolden.bsky.social new novel, CARRY ME TO MY GRAVE on this, the day of its publication! "I enjoyed everything about this novel – frenetic pace, the tension and sense of urgency, ...inventive take on Vampires as well as Witchcraft" www.sffworld.com/2026/07/carr...

Definition of a perfect summer afteroon: relaxing poolside with a delicious beer and damned entertaining book! Beer: TwentyRegularCash from Icarus - a "wheated" pilsner. The book: THE GATE OF THE FERAL GODS, the 4th #DungeonCrawlerCarl novel from @mattdinniman.bsky.social

Summer/ #Summerween has just begun, so here's my review of THE SUMMER FUN MASSACRE by Craig Dilouie - a thrill ride of a slasher story w/ interesting perspective, hints of supernatural, and a twist on the trope. Another winner from DiLouie! @orbitbooks.bsky.social www.sffworld.com/2026/06/thes...

IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND by @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social publishes today. This is a wonderful novel that casts Wendy as a survivor of Peter Pan's malicious, tortuous, gaslighting nature. A smart, enchanting, horror novel that hooked me. My review @sffworld.com www.sffworld.com/2026/06/it-c...

BODIES OF WORK is a fascinating horror novel which shows @claymcleod.bsky.social's "ingenuity in the stories he tells and HOW he tells his stories, is truly something to behold." @titanbooks.bsky.social My review www.sffworld.com/2026/06/bodi...

Up at @sffworld.com today, my review of THE DORIANS by Nick Cutter out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social "fun, creepy, had some intriguing characters, and I just couldn’t put the damn thing down." www.sffworld.com/2026/05/the-...

Up @sffworld.com today, my review of @sarahgailey.bsky.social's absorbing, creepy MAKE ME BETTER. #booksky #horrorbooks www.sffworld.com/2026/05/make...

ALL HAIL CHAOS, the 2nd book in @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social TIME OF IRON series published today, I reviewed the enthralling portal fantasy at @sffworld.com today, too! @orbitbooks.bsky.social www.sffworld.com/2026/05/all-...

Small #bookstack this month, mostly horror from @titanbooks.bsky.social I've read the @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social (contender for top read of the year). What else catches your eye? @claymcleod.bsky.social @fondalee.bsky.social @jameslovegrove.bsky.social @orbitbooks.bsky.social @sffworld.com

My #FridayReads is THE REDEMPTION OF MORGAN BRIGHT by @scribeofhades.bsky.social, acquired and signed at the wonderful #DarkInk event last year @doylestownbookshop.bsky.social. I blame @talkscaredpod.bsky.social, @natcassidy.bsky.social, and @margueriteturl2.bsky.social for making me read this!

Throughout THE HIVE @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social (@titanbooks.bsky.social) "crafts a tense, growing sense of dread" with his characters and their unique obsessions. A dark, engaging epic horror that builds on character and a buzzing unease. My review @sffworld.com www.sffworld.com/2026/04/the-...

My #FridayReads is THE HIVE by @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social

Up at @sffworld.com, my review of THE DEMON KING by Peter V. Brett, which concludes his "Nightfall" trilogy and caps off the whole Demon Cycle. I largely enjoyed it (big fan of this world) but it isn't without some complications for me. www.sffworld.com/2026/04/the-...

Here's my review at @sffworld.com of THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME by @ilonaandrews.bsky.social. This is an outstanding, smart, gripping, fun, portal fantasy anchored by a wonderful protagonist and fascinating worldbuilding. Sure to make my best of the year list. www.sffworld.com/2026/04/this...

My #FridayReads is THE DARK GAME by @jonathanjanz.bsky.social #booksky #horrorbooks

Bookhaul! 2 purchaes (Danforth & SGJ), & review copies for @sffworld.com | @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social @mikechenwriter.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social @pvbrett.bsky.social @ilonaandrews.bsky.social @delreybooks.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social

Up on my blog today, I review the arresting, powerful, filthy, absorbing, enthralling BETWEEN TWO FIRES by @buehlmeister.bsky.social Horror/Fantasy/Grimdark but a novel that is laced with enough hope. This will sit with me for a while. @torbooks.bsky.social robbedford.blogspot.com/2026/04/book...

Up @sffworld.com today, my review of GREEN & DEADLY THINGS by Jenn Lyons. A standalone dark fantasy novel with some fun ingredients I mostly enjoyed, but a novel that felt like it could have been more www.sffworld.com/2026/03/gree...

My #FridayReads is MONOCHROMICON: The Complete Omnibus by @toddkeisling.com #horrorbooksky #booksky #omnibus

Today at @sffworld.com, my review of WRETCH, by @ericlarocca.com a novel that "made me feel, made me question things in ways that weren’t very comfortable. An unrelenting, devastating horror novel." Then there's Porcelain Khaw, a character who *must* be encountered. www.sffworld.com/2026/03/wret...

Up at @sffworld.com today, my review of @kierstenwhite.bsky.social's THE FOX AND THE DEVIL- which "ticks a box been high on my list of late – a story at the intersection of crime thriller and supernatural horror..." with an enthralling protagonist www.sffworld.com/2026/03/the-...

Taking the last ride with Jade Daniels, who will be my companion on my looooong flight tomorrow for a business trip. @sgj.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social #horrorbooks #booksky

This entirety of month's bookstack is compromised of review books for @sffworld.com Looks like another fun and diverse stack of books! @cgolden.bsky.social @mhayinde.bsky.social @kierstenwhite.bsky.social @jedediahberry.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social #bookstack #fantasybooks #horrorbooks

Up @sffworld.com, my review of an extremely impressive fantasy debut, which blends history and horror, demons and forbidden love, playing off the original European werewolf myth/story - THE RED WINTER by Cameron Sullivan @torbooks.bsky.social www.sffworld.com/2026/02/the-...

My #FridayReads is HOUSE OF IDYLL by @delilahsdawson.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social #horrorbooks #booksky #horrorbooksky

Up today @SFFWorld.com, my review of Heba Al-Wasity's immersive, outstanding debut novel WEAVINGSHAW "assured characterization to the blending of horror, fantasy, romance, and gothic elements shows a writer who has great skill and talent." www.sffworld.com/2026/02/weav...