SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: CLASSIC HORROR STORIES Edited by David Stuart Davies
And the last review for Halloween 2024! Here’s my review of a book for Halloween that deals with classics. In the small hardback format,…
Month: October 2024
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: LONELY VIGILS by Manly Wade Wellman
And on the last day of October we finish our usual Halloween Countdown with not just one but two reviews today! First up, Randy’s…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: A MISFORTUNE OF LAKE MONSTERS by Nicole M. Wolverton
Champ, Bessie, Tahoe Tesse and of course, Nessie the Loch Ness Monster are some of the most famous lake monsters in the world. Lake…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: WHERE THE DEAD BRIDES GATHER by Nuzo Onoh
As a seasoned genre reader (fantasy, horror, science fiction), I’m always eager to take a look at a writer exploring something I’ve not encountered…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: THE ANGEL OF INDIAN LAKE (Indian Lake Trilogy #3) by Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Graham Jones (SGJ) “…leaves fingerprints all over his work. You know you’re reading an SGJ story if it’s coming-of-age, the main theme is…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: THE OTHER by Thomas Tryon
… [He watched] where the water spilled into the cement curb that formed a pool under the spout. He washed his hands, bits of…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: OUT THERE SCREAMING: An Anthology of New Black Horror by Jordan Peele
As it’s Halloween month, I was pleased to receive this one for review. From the publisher: “Jordan Peele, the visionary writer and director of Get…
Guest post: Halloween is a State of Mind by Gail Z. Martin
I like spooky stuff, and since I write epic and urban fantasy (and some steampunk) with a lot of supernatural and paranormal elements, it’s…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: THE BEETLE by Richard Marsh
… They were eyes,—I told myself they were eyes. I had heard how cats’ eyes gleam in the dark, though I had never seen…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: DON’T FEAR THE REAPER by Stephen Graham Jones
“I would love to do one of those blind taste tests and have someone give me three stories without a name on them. I…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: THIS CURSED HOUSE by DEL SANDEEN
Some houses are haunted by ghosts, some are affected by ghosts. Del Sandeen doubles the horrific in This Cursed House, her debut novel. Set…
NEWS: World Fantasy 2024 Winners announced
The World Fantasy Awards winners for works published in 2023 were presented during the 2024 World Fantasy Convention, held October 17-20, 2024 in Niagara Falls…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: THE HOUSE OF LAST RESORT by Christopher Golden
It seems only like five minutes ago that I reviewed Christopher’s All Hallows for last year’s Halloween. But here we are again – another…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: MY HEART IS A CHAINSAW by Stephen Graham Jones
“Stephen Graham Jones … has carved out a niche for himself in horror fiction. A stabby, slashy, bloody niche where his unique voice stands…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: DEVIL’S CREEK by Todd Keisling
If a novel’s first chapter involves a cult, sacrifice of children, and a “priest” named Father Jacob of Lord’s Church of Holy Voices talks…
British Fantasy Society Award 2024 Results announced
The British Fantasy Awards for 2024 were announced at Fantasycon on 12th October 2024. Based on 2023 publications and events, the ceremony was held…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: OUT OF THE DROWNING DEEP by A. C. Wise
From the publisher: “Scribe IV is an obsolete automaton, peacefully whiling away his years on the Bastion, a secluded monastery in an abandoned corner of the galaxy. But…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: THE CHILDREN ON THE HILL by Jennifer McMahon
“The Children on the Hill is so many things at once – a psychological thriller with a dark mystery at its core and plenty…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: MURDER ROAD by Simone St. James
Simone St. James knows how to craft taught thrillers with supernatural, spooky overtones. Her novels often blend elements of crime and horror seamlessly, which…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024 Article: FIVE BOOKS TO READ FOR HALLOWEEN
Note: This article was originally written recently for a local book club. I was given the brief of suggesting books for a general readership…
