This year is set up to be an amazing year for horror readers everywhere. From highly anticipated sequels to indie publishers and debut authors, there are a lot of spooky reads to look forward to this year. Out of the MANY I am looking forward to, I thought I would highlight my top five most anticipated of 2024.
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Following the controversy surrounding ‘Scream VII’ and his subsequent departure from the project, Chris Landon is now attached to direct the film adaptation of Chandler Baker’s ‘Big Bad '. Lionsgate is in the process of closing a deal with Landon to direct and produce alongside Todd LIeberman and Hidden Pictures.
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For most horror sequels, prequels, and remakes, there’s a story about a different version that almost came to be. Author Jason Jenkins would explore these in his “Phantom Limbs” column for Bloody Disgusting, along with interviews from the creatives behind them. Now he’s assembled the first volume into a new book. Coming this Spring from From Encyclopocalypse Publications, Jenkins collects the columns for the first time in print!
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Unknown beings have appeared on earth. Once glance is enough to fracture the human mind driving the viewer to fatal violence. Five years into the apocalypse, we follow Malorie as she embarks on a journey with two young children to travel to a rumored safe house in hopes of finding refuge. They must travel 20 miles by boat while blindfolded. Malorie will rely on the listening skills that she has diligently cultivated in the four-year-old children since birth to guide their way.
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Ready for a holiday getaway of your nightmares? Climb into the Charlie Manxs’ 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith and take a trip to Christmasland! Where every day is Christmas and the children of Christmasland never want to leave!
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Enthralling, thrilling, and delightfully terrifying, Darcy Coate’s Dead of Winter aggressively grasps readers and plummets them into a tense story reminiscent of Agatha Christie’s 'And Then There Were None'.
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This year marks 40 years since the release of “Sleepaway Camp,” which is both hard and easy to imagine. Easy, because it’s dated, yet hard because it hasn’t aged. It’s still the deranged slasher wrapped around a sweet tween romance (and for some reason, an entire baseball game). Not to mention one of the most infamous endings in horror. While it’s celebrated at cons and revival screenings, author Jeff Hayes has written “Sleepaway Camp: Making the Movie and Reigniting the Campfire,” a new book chronicling the making of the film.
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“Cutting Teeth" by Chandler Baker is a vampiric ode to motherhood told in what I like to call a 'slice of life horror' setting. Published in 2023, this novel uses the day-to-day chaos of modern parenting as an unlikely background for a horror story, exposing the inner thoughts of mothers—no matter how disturbing—and revealing what mothers will do to protect their children.
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It is FINALLY happening! The highly anticipated “Stuff Your Kindle Day” is taking a turn for the terrifying! If you are unfamiliar with “Stuff Your Kindle Day,” it is a highly anticipated event that takes place only four times a year. For 24 hours, you have access to thousands of free books that you can access from your Kindle e-reader, the Kindle app, or the Kindle website. In the past, this event has predominantly been hosted by romance publishing companies. HOWEVER, on October 31st, 2023, you will have the chance to download thousands of horror and thriller books for FREE!
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“White is for Witching” by Helen Oyeyemi follows twins Miranda and Eliot Silver of Dover, England and the strange occurrences that take place in their home. The women of the Silver family have all been afflicted with a rare eating disorder that causes the victim to consume non-edible objects. Miranda is no exception. The death of her mother causes her to spiral out of control, and despite her father's best efforts, she is taken to a care facility.
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I read the entirety of the “Creature Feature Collection.” I am happy to report that it delivered on its promise to be ‘a collection of devilishly creepy stories that tingle the spine and twist the mind. They can be read or listened to in one petrifying sitting.'
This collection comprises six short stories, all featuring horrifying twists on iconic or newly introduced creatures by renowned horror authors. The six stories are: "The Pram" by Joe Hill, "The Ankle Snatcher" by Grady Hendrix, "It Waits in the Woods" by Josh Malerman, "In Bloom" by Paul Tremblay, "Best of Luck" by Jason Mott, and "Big Bad" by Chandler Baker.
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A story of family secrets, misunderstood women, willful ignorance, constant horrors, and haunted motels, 'The Sun Down Motel' takes us through dual timelines alternating between Vivian and Carly, an aunt and niece living parallel lives three decades apart.
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Silvia Moreno-Garcia once again combines nostalgia, magic, and historic Mexican culture to create a unique story of friendship, love, loss, and the magic of movies in her newest novel, "Silver Nitrate."
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