It’s a subculture that leans decidedly, sinisterly far-right – and it’s with this thread of baked-in horror that author Saratoga Schaefer gleefully runs riot in their new novel, Tradwife (2026).

Happily, her new anthology The Book of Queer Saints Volume II is being released this October. With this new collection, queer horror takes center stage.

It's fitting that Elizabeth Hand's novel Wylding Hall (2015) won the Shirley Jackson Award; her writing echoes and pays homage to the subtle scariness and psychological horror of Shirley Jackson's works.

Penance is Eliza Clark’s eagerly awaited second novel following her debut Boy Parts, which found much love and notoriety in online reading circles.

However Nat Segaloff’s book The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear is a surprising and fascinating literary documentation of the movie that caused moviegoers to faint and vomit in the aisles of the cinema.

Nineteen Claws And A Black Bird packs in plenty of sublime and disturbing short stories across its collection.

Gretchen Felker-Martin’s Manhunt, a novel that holds both horror and heart in equal regard, a biting and brilliant debut from one of horror-fiction’s most exciting names.

Moïra Fowley’s debut adult work is a shapeshifting and arresting short story collection which looks at the queer female body through experiences both horrific and sensual.

Bora Chung’s bizarre and queasy short stories were nominated for the 2022 International Booker Prize and it’s no surprise why.

A girl stands with her back to the viewer, quietly defiant in her youthful blue-and-white print dress, which blends in with a matching background

Hear Us Scream Vol II is a collection of over thirty essays from horror writers, scholars and fanatics. Touching on topics ranging from the monster within, to family values and reclaiming our bodies through horror, this is a deeply personal collection. Every contribution is meticulously crafted and edited, with care and insight into the film and genre being discussed.

Little Eve is a bone-chilling tale filled to the brim with psychological suspense - a must read for gothic horror fans.

It seems fair to say that there are more horror fans of the film variety than there are of their written counterparts. Films are typically more easily accessible and take less time to complete.

It’s the middle of the night, thunder crashes around you, the wind creaks and groans. It’s the perfect setting to watch your favorite slasher movie. Suddenly, the power goes out. No more watching a movie… but with a little candlelight, the world of literary slashers is here to sate your thirst!

Abby and Gretchen; best friends forever! Well, that was the case until a bad acid trip caused the girls to get separated for a while. Since then, Gretchen’s been acting out of character. She has a serious stick up her ass and Abby doesn’t know why. It’s almost as if she’s been possessed...

House of Psychotic Women is a fascinating beast. Part autobiography, part reference book, it is a love letter to the topic of female neurosis from author Kier-La Janisse.

This month we’ve switching off our screens and closing our laptops to cosy on up with a good book as we celebrate horror literature! If you are in search of a recommendation this Autumn, why not take a look at the list from our team of Ghouls below and remember…it’s always cool to be a bookworm!

Using echoes of childhood nostalgia reminiscent of Peter Pan or Goonies, Joe Hill’s Nos4a2 (2013) twists childlike wonder into bloody debasement..

As the horror world gears up for the beautiful new Second Sight release of Dog Soldiers (2002) it seems like the perfect time to show Neil Marshall’s horror debut as much love as it deserves.

‘You should never judge a book by its cover (or title)’, may be true for a lot of authors - but not for Eric LaRocca.

Horror films often have so much to show and tell us, it can be impossible to catch everything in a movie in just one viewing…

Books that you expect will scare you in one way but ultimately end up scaring you in a completely different way are often the most satisfying…

It’s Me Billy: Black Christmas Revisited is an in-depth exploration of the horror film that influenced John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978)…

The horror genre has a long and notable history of expressing sympathy for the devils and monsters whose tales it tells…

Despite its label as an erotic thriller, Susanna Moore's fourth novel In the Cut has such a nightmare-inducing plot and haunting imagery that it fits more closely into the horror genre…

Gina Nutt artfully connects horror movies, horror books and the infamous "final girl" trope to events from her own life…

Final girls hold deep meaning and significance for horror fans, and author Grady Hendrix shows an acute understanding of this with his latest offering…

Vern has escaped from Cainland. She’s pregnant. Through the woods, she flees from her husband, the Reverend Sherman, and from the cult-like settlement she grew up in…

Thin places are parts of the world where the barrier between clay and the mist is more fragile, where it can be broken . . .