Title: The Woman in Black Author: Susan Hill Genre: Horror, Gothic, Historical Publisher: Knopf Doubleday (originally published by Hamish Hamilton, UK) Publication Date: September 2011 (originally October 1983) Paperback: 176 pages A classic ghost story: the chilling tale of…
Title: Frost Author: Marianna Baer Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Balzer & Bray (HarperCollins) Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 400 pages Leena Thomas’s senior year at boarding school starts with a cruel shock: Frost House, the cozy…
Title: Dark Inside Author: Jeyn Roberts Genre: Speculative Fiction, Apocalypse, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s (US) / Macmillan Children’s (UK) Publication Date: November 2011 (US) / September 2011 (UK) Hardcover: 336 pages Since mankind began, civilizations have…
Title: The Eleventh Plague Author: Jeff Hirsch Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Post-Apocalypse/Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 288 pages The wars that followed The Collapse nearly destroyed civilization. Now, twenty years later, the world is…
Title: Cold Kiss Author: Amy Garvey Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication date: September 2011 Hardcover: 304 pages It was a beautiful, warm summer day, the day Danny died. Suddenly Wren was alone and shattered. In…
Title: Chasing the Moon Author: A. Lee Martinez Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy, Weirdness Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 251 pages Diana’s life was in a rut – she hated her job, she was perpetually single, and she…
You may or may not be familiar with All Hallow’s Read, a new book-centric holiday tradition invented by the genius Neil Gaiman. Last year, the illustrious Mr. Gaiman decided that there were far too few excuses to put books…
Disclaimer: Halloween is totally a Thea thing when she hijacks the blog and dares me to watch and read all sorts of stuff that are way outside my comfort zone (I am SO NOT a horror/Halloween fan). First, it…
Title: A Tale Dark and Grimm Author: Adam Gidwitz Genre: Horror, Fairy Tale Retellings, Middle Grade Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 251 pages In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of…
Today’s guest post on The Unbearable Lightness of Monster is brought to you by writer and illustrator Jonathan Case. Monsters: they need love too. Ladies and gents, please give a warm welcome to Jonathan Case! I love monsters. With…
Today’s guest is Kendare Blake, newbie writer, whose debut Anna Dressed in Blood has been positively reviewed all over the place (our own review is to be posted later today). As part of our Halloween celebrations, we have invited…
Today’s special guest is Rhiannon Frater, Horror novelist and successful self-published author whose As The World Dies trilogy has been picked up and re-released by Tor. We are pleased to have the author here today talking about Inspirations, Influences…
Title: The House of Dead Maids Author: Clare B. Dunkle Genre: Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Henry Holt and Co Publication date: September 14th 2010 Hardcover: 146 pages Young Tabby Aykroyd has been brought to the dusty mansion of Seldom…
Today’s guest is prolific Horror and Urban Fantasy writer, Joseph Nassise. His latest novel Eyes to See, the first in a new series featuring street exorcist Jeremiah Hunt, has been released recently and we have invited the author to…
Title: Bedbugs Author: Ben H. Winters Genre: Horror, Thriller Publisher: Quirk Publishing Publication Date: September 2011 Paperback: 256 pages FOR RENT: Top two floors of beautifully renovated brownstone, 1300 sq. ft., 2BR 2BA, eat-in kitchen, one block to parks…
Title: Midwinterblood Author: Marcus Sedgwick Genre: Horror Publisher: Orion Publication date: October 6th 2011 Hardcover: 224 pages Have you ever had the feeling that you’ve lived another life? Been somewhere that has felt totally familiar, even though you’ve never…
As you know, Halloween is coming, and with it, our annual Halloween Week shenanigans. The first official event to kick off our yearly celebration starts TODAY, as we are proud to present you, dear readers, with our first contest…
Title: Ashes Author: Ilsa J. Bick Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Egmont USA Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 480 Pages Alex has run away and is hiking through the wilderness with her dead parents’ ashes, about to…
Title: After Obsession Author: Carrie Jones and Steven E. Wedel Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury (US & UK) Publication Date: September 2011 (US & UK) Hardcover: 320 Pages Aimee and Alan have secrets. Both…
Title: The Isle of Blood Author: Rick Yancey Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 448 Pages When Dr. Warthrop goes hunting the “Holy Grail of Monstrumology” with his eager…
In celebration of the release of the third (and NOT final) book in the Monstrumologist series, The Isle of Blood we declare today Monstrumologist Monday! We are thrilled to have author Rick Yancey over for a guest post –…
Title: Possessed (US) / Possessing Rayne (UK) Author: Kate Cann Genre: Paranormal, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: January 2011 (US) / July 2008 (UK) Hardcover: 302 Pages Rayne can’t wait to start her summer job at a…
Title: The Shattering Author: Karen Healey Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication date: September 5 2011 Hardcover: 320 pages Seventeen-year-old Keri likes to plan for every possibility. She knows what…
Title: This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein Author: Kenneth Oppel Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication date: August 2011 Hardcover: 304 pages Victor and Konrad are the twin brothers Frankenstein. They are…
Title: The Orphan of Awkward Falls Author: Keith Graves Genre: Horror, Comedy, Middle Grade Publisher: Chronicle Books Publication date: September 28th 2011 Hardcover: 256 pages When thirteen-year-old Josephine moves to Awkward Falls she can’t help but snoop around the…