I love scary books, and maybe you do too (even if you think you don’t!), so let me tell you about them.

Some of the books I write about here will be books you might not necessarily consider horror - they might be dark fantasy, or true crime, or thrillers, or literary fiction. But don’t worry, you’ll get a good dose of proper horror here too. Some emails might be about just one book, others will be short lists - hey, it’ll be a fun surprise for us both. I’ll also be including content warnings where I can.

For more, check out my website, where I catalog all the year’s new horror releases (you can also find more of my writing linked from there):

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