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Some houses are haunted by ghosts, some are affected by ghosts. Del Sandeen doubles the horrific in This Cursed House, her debut novel. Set in 1962 a down-on-her-luck Jemma Barker takes a job she...

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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 NY. The Life Achievement Awards, p...

https://www.sffworld.com/2024/10/news-world-fantasy-2024-winners-announced/

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 October and another Christopher Golden book to revie...

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“Stephen Graham Jones … has carved out a niche for himself in horror fiction. A stabby, slashy, bloody niche where his unique voice stands entirely on its own.” – Sadie Hartman, 101 Horro...

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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 about the return to the Old Ways, you might be r...

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The British Fantasy Awards for 2024 were announced at Fantasycon on 12th October 2024. Based on 2023 publications and events, the ceremony was held at The Queens in Chester. The results were as f...

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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 when the visiting...

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“The Children on the Hill is so many things at once – a psychological thriller with a dark mystery at its core and plenty of horror elements….” “It would be easy to spoil key plot eleme...

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Simone St. James knows how to craft taught thrillers with supernatural, spooky overtones. Her novels often blend elements of crime and horror seamlessly, which is where Murder Road lands and make...

https://www.sffworld.com/2024/10/sffworld-countdown-to-halloween-2024-murder-road-by-simone-st-james/

Note: This article was originally written recently for a local book club. I was given the brief of suggesting books for a general readership who don’t usually read Horror fiction and books that...

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