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‘PHICTION: Tales from the World of Phantasm’ – Don Coscarelli Celebrates 45 Years of ‘Phantasm’ with New Book [Exclusive]

January 16, 2024 John Squires Books, Don Coscarelli, Exclusives, Phantasm, PHICTION: Tales from the World of Phantasm

This year marks the 45th anniversary of Don Coscarelli’s horror classic Phantasm, and Coscarelli has joined forces with Dark Delicacies for new book PHICTION: Tales from the World of Phantasm. The book is described as “a new limited collector print edition of original stories written by Don Coscarelli, the creator of the Phantasm films.” PHICTION […]

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‘The Book of Elsewhere’ – Keanu Reeves Co-Writing Novel Set in the World of ‘BRZRKR’ Comic Series

January 10, 2024 John Squires Books, BRZRKR, Comics, Keanu Reeves, The Book of Elsewhere

The world of Keanu Reeves’ comic series BRZRKR is getting an expansion with an official novel set in the series’ universe, and Deadline reports that Reeves will be co-authoring the book. This isn’t the first time Reeves has plotted an expansion of the BRZRKR Universe, as we’ve previously learned that a live action movie and […]

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‘Phantom Limbs’ – Encyclopocalypse Publications Brings Former Bloody Disgusting Column to Print!

January 9, 2024 John Squires Books, Encyclopocalypse Publications, Jason Jenkins, Phantom Limbs

One of Bloody Disgusting’s longest-running and most successful columns, the Jason Jenkins-penned Phantom Limbs provided a treasure trove of insights into the best horror franchise movies NEVER made, and the Phantom Limbs project is being resurrected thanks to a hardcover, paperback, audiobook and eBook from Encyclopocalypse Publications. Writer Jason Jenkins’ horror-themed non-fiction web column is […]

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10 Upcoming Horror Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2024

January 8, 2024 Meagan Navarro Adam Cesare, Books, Editorials, Josh Malerman, Junji Ito, Nick Cutter, Paul Tremblay, Stephen Graham Jones

It’s shaping up to be one massive year for horror already. Beyond a plethora of horror movies already on the horizon, the literary world is teeming with spine-tingling short story collections, novels, and more to keep you busy through 2024. So, here’s a starter guide for upcoming horror literature ready to deliver chills and thrills, […]

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Best of 2023: The 10 Best Horror Books of the Year

December 23, 2023 Meagan Navarro Best of 2023, Books, Daniel Kraus, Editorials, Grady Hendrix, Stephen Graham Jones, Tananarive Due, Whalefall

Much like movies, television, and streaming platforms, it’s been a densely packed year for horror books as well. If the selection of horror movies available this year feels overwhelming, it pales in comparison to the horror renaissance that the book world offered this year. The horror book industry has truly become more robust and expansive […]

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‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Novelization Review – A Sick, Superb Twist on a Holiday Classic

November 27, 2023 Jenn Adams Books, Reviews, silent night deadly night, Stop the Killer

1984 was a good year for slashers. Not only did Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) claw his way onto the big screen for the first time, Jason Voorhees (Ted White) also burst through windows and slashed through teens in the franchise high Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. While Wes Craven was releasing his genre-defining classic […]

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Suntup Editions Releasing Fine Press Limited Edition of ‘Hell House’ With a Foreword from Mike Flanagan

November 16, 2023 John Squires Books, Hell House, Mike Flanagan, Richard Matheson, Suntup Editions, The Haunting of Hell House

This morning, Suntup Editions has announced a fine press limited edition of the 1971 novel Hell House by Richard Matheson, featuring new exclusive material including an introduction by R.C. Matheson, a foreword by Mike Flanagan and afterword by Nancy A. Collins. In his foreword, Flanagan reveals that had there been a third season of his […]

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‘Oh Mother, What Have You Done?’ – New Book from Tom Holland Looks at the Making of ‘Psycho II’

November 9, 2023 John Squires Books, Psycho 2, Tom Holland

One of the best horror sequels ever made, 1983’s Psycho II has received its own making-of book titled Oh Mother, What Have You Done?, BD has learned this week. Oh Mother, What Have You Done? is AVAILABLE NOW in both hardback and paperback through Amazon and at Terror Time (for copies autographed by Tom Holland)! […]

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‘You Like It Darker’ – Next Year’s New Book from Stephen King Will Feature a ‘Cujo’ Sequel Story!

November 6, 2023 John Squires Books, Stephen King, You Like It Darker

We told you last year that Stephen King was writing a new short story set in the world of his classic horror novel Cujo, and now we know that you can expect to read it in early 2024. The short story, which is titled Rattlesnakes, will debut in Stephen King’s You Like It Darker, a […]

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‘I Was a Teenage Slasher’ – Check Out the Cover and Read an Excerpt from Stephen Graham Jones’ New Novel [Exclusive]

October 30, 2023 Meagan Navarro Books, Exclusives, I Was a Teenage Slasher, Stephen Graham Jones

Few people love slashers as much as NYT-bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones. Not only was his 2020 novel The Only Good Indians a slasher at its core, but slashers permeate every element of the Jade Daniels/Indian Lake trilogy that began with My Heart is a Chainsaw (our review). While that trilogy is poised to take a […]

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10 Classic Children’s Horror Anthology Books Worth Revisiting for Halloween

October 27, 2023 Paul Lê Alvin Schwartz, Books, Editorials, Goosebumps, R.L. Stine, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Stephen Gammell

Many horror fans can recall reading at least one scary short-story collection during their formative years. Especially if they stayed up reading that book in the middle of the night rather than sleeping. These anthologies and omnibuses were designed to send chills down spines in under a few minutes. Some tales took the longer route, […]

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‘Clown in a Cornfield 3: The Church of Frendo’ – Cover Art Revealed for Next Year’s Sequel Novel! [Exclusive]

October 26, 2023 John Squires Adam Cesare, Books

Bram Stoker Award-Winning author Adam Cesare released his original slasher novel Clown in a Cornfield in 2020, which Bloody Disgusting’s own Meagan Navarro called “a great retro slasher in the guise of Young Adult horror.” Meagan added, “Cesare applies an ’80s style slasher to a modern setting, complete with social relevancy, making the small town setting just as eerie as […]

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‘Attack of the Jack-O’-Lanterns’ – Revisiting the ‘Goosebumps’ Halloween Book and Its TV Adaptation

October 26, 2023 Paul Farrell Books, Editorials, Goosebumps, R.L. Stine, Viewer Beware

Attack of the Jack-O’-Lanterns was originally published in October 1996 (Spine #48) and the series adaptation aired on Saturday, October 26, 1996 (runtime: 22 minutes). In their own way, every Goosebumps book felt like it was about Halloween. Just spooky enough to be exhilarating but never so much so that they ceased to be fun, […]

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‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’ – How New Movie Brings Ludlow’s Dark History and King’s Untold Chapter to Life

October 9, 2023 Jenn Adams Books, Editorials, Movies, Page to Screen, Pet Sematary, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, Stephen King

Warning: The following contains major spoilers for Pet Sematary (2019) and Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023). In the Master of Horror’s vast collection, few stories cast a shadow so dark as Pet Sematary. Stephen King’s 1983 novel follows Louis Creed and his young family as they fall victim to the grim shadow of death lurking in […]

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Six Halloween-Themed Horror Novels to Read This Month

October 5, 2023 Luiz H. C. All Hallows, Books, Dark Harvest, Editorials, Halloween, Scary Bastard, something wicked this way comes

I have fond memories of begging my parents to drive me to the library as soon as the first autumn leaves began to hit the ground. And while I’ve since grown out of R.L. Stine and Lemony Snicket, I still think there’s nothing better to welcome the Halloween season than a warm drink accompanied by […]

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