What a beautiful little book. It‘s all conversations between the author and Gilda Radner, who were best friends for years. I love the glimpse into the mind of Gilda, what it was like talking to her. She was an amazing comedienne.

Of course I loved it, it‘s a Meghan March book! Lots of 🌶️🌶️🌶️, plus I actually like the story. It does end on a cliffhanger, which isn‘t my favorite, but I‘ll get around to reading the other two books. Hopefully soon.

This was a hard read. Chris‘s life is told through quotes from people who knew him through every phase of his life. Almost all of it is heartbreaking. You see his family, particularly his father, enabling him at a young age. Chris‘s love and personality and generosity really shine though; I almost feel like I know him at this point. So then reading his descent to death kind of felt like I was losing him all over again, if that makes sense? Cont…

My favorite of October!

Great story! The supernatural creatures were creepy, and it was short enough that the action never let up. Fun horror book.

I loved my box so much! The chocolate may already be halfway gone…THANK YOU!! ❤️❤️ @JessieKB @wanderinglynn #hauntedhollowswap #HHS2024

I have always loved Molly Shannon. When I was in college, around 2001-ish, my roommate dressed up as Sally O‘Malley for Halloween and I was Mary Katherine Gallagher. We loved that generation of SNL. So when I saw this book on a list of best SNL novels, I had to read it.

I found this very readable. The chapters are dedicated to deferent periods in Molly‘s life, and the chapters are broken up into smaller anecdotes. Cont in comments…

This is for book 3, Infinite!

The mistake I made was not reading this one right after Afterlife. There were several months between readings, enough to where I started this like “wait who‘s that? What happened?” Infinite starts right where Afterlife left off, with no “last time in Ghostland” or anything. I tried searching a synopsis online and couldn‘t find anything. So, I caught up as best I could with my fuzzy memory. (Cont in comments)

Super fun collection of short horror stories. They‘re taken from the nosleep reddit, but I don‘t ever read those, so they were new to me!

I got my package today!! Can‘t wait to open!! @wanderinglynn #hauntedhollowswap #HHS #HHS24

I have yet to read an Anne Rule book that isn‘t great. I love how keeps the focus on the victims. Some of the language and ideas around transgenderism was pretty cringe, otherwise is another fantastic Anne Rule hit.

Great collection of short stories. Some were more sad than scary, but then the saddest times in our lives are the scariest, aren‘t they?

@wanderinglynn Got my #hauntedhollowswap package mailed today! #HHS Please ignore my hand, I don‘t know why it looks so weird.

This was my favorite book of September! Definitely one of the scariest books I‘ve read in a while.

Orphans of the Atercosm, by C.F. Page. This is a collection of short stories, and it‘s a quick read. The writing is beautiful, if weird and whimsical. It‘s more a feeling of horror and dread than actual gore or jump scares. It‘s up for being in the Books of Horror Indie Author Short Smack Brawl.

I‘M SO SORRY FOR THE JUMP SCARE COVER! Let Me In: 30 Tales of Terror by Blair Daniels. Super fun short stories compiled from the author‘s stories on nosleep on Reddit. The Strange Grocery Store was the reason I read it, and that story was awesome. One of the creepiest short stories I‘ve ever read. Also, again, I‘m so sorry for the jump scare of the cover!

This was a hot mess. Clearly written in response to row v wade, Harold works as a porter at a hospital. Not wanting to throw aborted fetuses in the furnace, he takes them and buries them. They get electrocuted and come back to life, with telepathic abilities and a taste for blood. Zombie babies. This was wild, and gross, and just…a mess. Don‘t regret buying for $1 at a thrift store.

Y‘all. YALL. This book was scary! I read a lot of horror and don‘t get scared easily, but I was legit creeped out reading it. Saying it‘s about a haunted dog sounds like it‘s dumb, or even silly, but it‘s not. I loved this so much.

My Halloween aesthetic! Horror movies, Halloween decor on/in my house, my favorite cereal that only comes out once a year, all the horror! #hauntedhollowswap @wanderinglynn

Interesting book. It‘s a fun space thriller (I think calling it a horror is pushing it). It definitely went in a direction I was not expecting. The last 100 pgs are super tense.

It‘s not as good as the first one, but I enjoyed it. I found Jonathan frustrating, but I know if characters just communicated there wouldn‘t be a story. Still, cut story, and some great 🌶️🌶️🌶️. It‘s nice to see the woman take control in these period romances!

This was definitely my favorite book of August. Loved it so much! Suuuuuper fascinating.

Books of Horror Indie Author Brawl! This was great. I wasn‘t quite sure what to expect; it has some extreme horror elements, but I don‘t think it really qualifies as such. Definitely son TWs though. GREAT ending.

I loved this! I think it was an ARC book, just based on the mistakes inside. But the story was delightful! I love dragons, and this was just what I wanted. Could‘ve used more smut, but I really liked this story.

Books of Horror Indie Author Brawl! Through the Eyes of Desperation: The Red Version, by Aron Beauregard. Red is so far in debt he doesn‘t know how to climb out. To save his mother and to find his daughter, he has to brave Shadows, an underground casino where violence, drugs and flesh are worth more than money. Will he survive?
This is an extreme horror novel, so TW for everything. All. The. Things. More in comments…

I loved this! It‘s a perfect blend of sciency stuff with the poisons and true crime. Absolutely fascinating. And I appreciate how the author managed to make a lot of the science understandable to a non-science person like me.

Books of Horror Indie Author Brawl! This was super fun, kind of like if squid games had a baby with hostel. It‘s fun, well written, and keeps you invested. The ending was a bit meh, but the overall story was great.

I went to a Romance Con at my local library, and Janna MacGregor was there (along with many cool authors AND Julia Quinn!). I bought this trilogy from Janna herself, and almost immediately started the first one. It‘s predictable, but in the best way. It‘s a very fluffy, fun escape.

Indie Author Brawl! Alex inherits his uncle‘s trailer after his (the uncle) unexpected death. To try to make peace with his past and the man who raised him, Alex reaches out to the dead. But who, or what, will answer the call? I thought this was a great read, very suspenseful, some good gore and haunting writing. 100% recommend!

Really enjoyed this! I did not know how it was all going to the end, and I loved all the twists we took to get there.

It was hard, between this one and You Like It Darker. But…this one edged in front for me.

Books of Horror Indie Author Brawl! I really liked this one a lot. The premise of being stalked is terrifying, and more so if it‘s your child. It‘s a creepy story that had me invested and stressed from the beginning. And up too late at night finishing it because I couldn‘t put it down.

I was expecting WAY more smut. There was some, but it took about 3/4 of the book to get to and it was very short. Otherwise, a delightful story that I quite enjoyed.

Soul Searchers, by Justin Boote. Books of Horror Indie Author Brawl contender. John and Cathy move into a haunted house, where the spirits want Cathy to find their killer. Susanne is a medium, and with her ability to communicate with spirits—her friends she calls the Soul Searchers—she attempts to help Cathy find the murderer. Thoughts in comments.

I thoroughly enjoyed this! The enemies-to-lovers trope is always fun, AND this made me laugh out loud several times. I needed a fluffy break from all the horror/thrillers I‘ve been reading, and this hit the spot.

Indie Author Brawl! This is the story of a ghost from his novel Welcome to Nightmare Island. Knowing this is an origin story, I knew jones was going to murder a bunch of people then die. There wasn‘t any suspense, but it was fun seeing the birth of the ghost. HOWEVER, the author did no research on the 60s, and that took me out of the story. For instance, the first 911 call was made in 1968, yet in this book it existed. Not the only out-of-time…

Quick read, less than 250 pages. The twist…at first I was bugged, felt a little ripped off, but the more I thought about it the more ok with it I became. I really enjoyed the psychology parts of the book; super fascinating.

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Some of the stories have already started to fade in my memory, but some will live forever. Danny Coughlin‘s Bad Dream is hands down my favorite; I couldn‘t put it down, racing to the end to find out what happens. However, I did DNF Rattlesnakes; the grief in that one was too much for me. I haven‘t read Cujo, knowing the end, and this sequel was…sad. I hear if you stick with it, it‘s fantastic and creepy.

This one took the top spot for June!

I was so excited to get this book when it came out. I got it at a bookstore called Butcher Cabin Books in Louisville. I love the cover; the jacket on my copy feels cool too. The story was interesting, as we bounced among present day, the past, and the screenplay. Fun story, great ending.

BoH Indie Author Brawl! This was FUN. I got creeped out reading this in bed, even though my husband was asleep next to me. It‘s kind of like if the short horror film The Other Side of the Box had a baby with The Ring. It‘s a quick read at about 115 pages, and I 100% recommend!

You know, it was ok. It‘s a very quick read, since the chapters are short and each one is a cliffhanger. But there we are WAY too many red herrings, and the climax was so short compared to all the buildup. The romance was forced and felt like an afterthought. So, I‘d give it a “meh.”

Books of Horror Indie Author Brawl! Wow. There was a moment, a split second, where I legit thought I might throw up. The story was ok; I kept thinking while I was reading how much I would take to do the things (I would not have won, because it would take massive amounts of money). But it is an extreme horror/splatterpunk, and that‘s exactly what you get. 🤢

I was not expecting how dark this book got. It was a fast read, but I was invested in the characters and cared about what happened to them. Very well written with a satisfying ending. But damn it went to a dark place.

Well this was fabulous. I got this from a horror book store, Butcher Cabin Books, in Louisville. The person working there recommended it. The story is wild, and I was here for all of it. 100% recommend.

Loved it! It has some spooky moments, and the villains are awesome. It also has a beautiful, melancholy feel to it that resonated with me.

I recently found this series as I was unpacking boxes in my basement, boxes we haven‘t opened in 15 years or more. So of course it brought me back to when I was a teen (maybe young adult?) and loved it. I remembered nothing, so it was like reading it for the first time. And I really enjoyed it! It was pretty much non-stop action, and the world building was really fun. I‘m not sure when I‘ll get to the next book, but I will eventually!

Indie author brawl! This was super depressing. I almost stopped it several times, but I‘m glad I kept with it. I‘ve never read Room, but I heard a lot of comparisons with it, in that both are told from the point of view of a child. The afterword by the author made this story all the more heartbreaking.