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MAPPING THE INTERIOR by Stephen Graham Jones was a gnarly short horror about a young boy exploring his house; discovering it is bigger than it should be. A story of loss, fatherhood, family; from a boy's perspective. Native American horror, no surprise there from SGJ. Fun read.
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May 17
THE ELEMENTALS by Michael McDowell, best known for writing the screenplay for the film Beetlejuice, is a wonderful southern-gothic haunted-house horror novel. Excellent characters, particularly the father-daughter relationship. Unique setting. Quality horror story. Fantastic read
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WARNING SIGNS by @tsierraauthor is a snowy father-son backcountry emotional thriller, incredibly well written. The core relationship was high emotion & high tension. Book jacket told of a "strange creature" lurking in the dark, which was a bit monster-misleading, IMO. Fun read.
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Partial MS request & a full MS request last week on my horror novel from two solid agents - hope in the air! I'll take it. Now the fun in-between, silent waiting period.
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THE FURY by @AlexMichaelides is a thrilling tale of murder on a Greek island. If you read THE SILENT PATIENT, you'd know this novel would have a twist or two. Fun narration you want to trust, but can't. Solid mystery, constantly unfolding. Good read.
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Apr 25
Read PHANTOMS by @deankoontz in high school & knew bits of the story. Read it again & it was a nostalgic delight. Small town horror thriller with great characters & a wonderfully imaginative monster. Koontz's original monsters are why I gravitated to him so early on, safe to say.
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Apr 11
Oh man - that green smile.
Such a boon to the querying author.
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Mar 22
In THE BONE QUEEN by @WillShindler Jenna searches for her daughter who disappeared from their London home. Led to a mysterious village, she uncovers buried legends & learns of the bone queen & her victims; getting tangled in the dangerous & deadly lore along the way. Solid read.
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Mar 14
THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP by Grady Hendrix was a bit of a let down - maybe it was over hyped as one of his best. Think it was a swing & a miss, trying to do too much & be too clever with slasher connections. Characters ran together. Unlikeable, annoying protagonist. Scattered.
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SPIDER TO THE FLY by @JamesMarkert is part cat-&-mouse-serial-killer-thriller and part crime-fiction-twisty-whodunit. Great read. Multiple POV done right with solid pacing, characters you care about, and a complex story the reader wants to stick with. Quality fiction right there.
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Feb 15
BLOOD LIKE MINE by @stuartneville was a mother daughter on the run horror/thriller making sure it never said the word vampire (like in Midnight Mass). Quality characters you root for, even when they keep getting knocked down. Fun ride. Solid read.
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Jan 25
THE ANXIOUS GENERATION - How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by @JonHaidt is a must read, especially if you're a parent. An, "investigation into the collapse of youth mental health in the era of smartphones, social media, and big tech..."
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30 Dec 2025
HORRORSTÖR by @grady_hendrix is a horror novel packaged and designed like an IKEA-esk catalogue, about a haunted furniture superstore. Insanely clever and inventive. Solid and satirical horror novel with fun characters, monsters, and mystery. Good read.
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29 Dec 2025
HELL HOUSE, published in 1971, is a haunted house novel by horror legend Richard Matheson - better known for I AM LEGEND, A STIR OF ECHOES, & his TWILIGHT ZONE episodes. Weird book, for true, but a horror classic. Fun read.
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14 Dec 2025
PLAY NICE by Rachel Harrison is 1/2 dysfunctional family drama, 1/2 haunted house horror novel- the characters driving the story. A woman confronts her murky past as she tries to flip an infamous haunted home her mother left to her, learning the claims might be true. Solid read.
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13 Dec 2025
I loved EXILES by @andrewpyper (writing under his pen name, Mason Coile). I'd read WILLIAM and enjoyed it, so was trusting the author for another ride. A legit sci-fi horror on Mars. Is there an alien monster on the planet? Have the Ai robots gone mad? Both? Neither? Great read.
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6 Dec 2025
KING SORROW by @joe_hill it a tome of book - almost 900 pages. Its a character driven, twisty, modern mythical story; replete with dragons and trolls - both with multiple meanings. Solid read. Long read. Great cast of characters.
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8 Nov 2025
FIEND by @almakatsu is a contemporary horror novel surrounding an ancient evil in the modern world, dealing with nightmarish family drama and worthiness regarding the family's considerable wealth - and who will take the reins next. Good read, good monster.
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1 Nov 2025
DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL by @mattdinniman was an outrageous and fun read. Clever Literary RPG / GameLit novel - fun characters and quality world building. Definitely a genre specific series - if you get it, you get it; if you don't, you won't. Wild ride.
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