-
Book Review – Blood on Her Tongue By Johanna Van Veen
1887, the Netherlands, Lucy receives word that her twin sister Sarah is ill. In the process of excavating the bog surrounding their isolated mansion, Sarah and her husband have discovered a body. A bog Body. a perfectly preserved body of a woman, in fact, and Sarah has developed an obsession with it, an increasingly irrational one. Lucy worried that Sarah’s husband would have her committed to an insane asylum, goes to visit her sister, intending to care for her and to investigate the cause of this sudden illness. It’s clear that Sarah is hiding something, but then again, so is Lucy. When Sarah’s condition takes a turn for the worse,…
-
Ten Before the End: The Books I’m Saving for December 2025
December always has a different energy. The year is winding down, the days are getting longer (or shorter), and the mindset is shifting from start to finish, from go to stop. For me, that means one thing: a final reading push to close out the year. I’ve pulled together 10 titles horror, fantasy and a few that sit deliciously in between, that I have been saving for this exact moment. The ones that have been whispering to me “Now that you finally have the time . . .” and “Read Me, Read Me, READ ME” Many of these are New Release’s I’ve been holding back until I had the time…
-
Short But Scary: 12 Horror Stories to Devour Quick
There’s something wonderful about a story that can scare you silly in a single sitting. Something you can read before bed, over lunch or while your tea slowly goes cold beside you as you turn page after page, desperate to get to the end because you just have to see what happens. If you love a short but scary horror story, then these twelve short horror reads are exactly what you need. They prove you don’t need 400 pages to feel your pulse quicken. From gothic dread to twisted modern tales, these stories are perfect for anyone who likes their stories eerie, atmospheric, bloody and over before the lights start…
English