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Lindy Ryan

Lindy Ryan

Lindy Miller Ryan is a Bram Stoker Awards®-nominated and Silver Falchion Award-winning editor, author, short-film director, and professor whose books have received starred reviews from Booklist and Library Journal. She is the current author-in-residence at Rue Morgue, the world’s leading horror culture and entertainment brand, and a columnist at​ BookTrib. Her guest articles and features include NPR, BBC Culture, Irish Times, Daily Mail, and more. Ryan is the founder and president of Black Spot Books, an independent press focused on amplifying underrepresented voices in horror. She served from 2020 to 2022 on the Board of Directors for the Independent Book Publishers Association and was named a Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree in 2020. In 2022, Ryan was named one of horror's most masterful anthology curators, alongside Ellen Datlow and Christopher Golden, and has been declared a "champion for women's voices in horror" by Shelf Awareness (2023). Her animated short film, TRICK OR TREAT, ALISTAIR GRAY, based on her children's book of the same name, won the Grand Prix Award at the 2022 ANMTN Awards. Ryan grew up cutting her teeth on Goosebumps and universal monsters. She has published numerous academic texts and also writes clean, seasonal romance under the name​ Lindy Miller, where her books have been adapted for screen.

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Spring Creeping In: March’s Chill Quill

This year, March is bringing the monsters! From neon-lit cities haunted by vanished gods to blood-soaked cabarets, cursed forests and grief that refuses to stay buried, this month’s darkest releases dive deep into obsession, transformation and things that refuse to die. Whether you prefer Gothic dread, supernatural thrillers or strange…
Lindy Ryan
March 18, 2026
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From Cupid to Creepy: February’s Chill Quill

Love is in the air this February—but so is something darker. This month’s horror releases bring haunted influencers, monstrous pregnancies, bloodthirsty vampires, enchanted forests, cursed wells, and the high price of happily-ever-after. Whether you’re craving a slow-burn gothic or a full-throttle screamfest, there’s something for every dark heart in this…
Lindy Ryan
February 16, 2026
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The Chill Quill: New Year, New Nightmares

New year, new nightmares. From ghost-haunted towns to snowbound streets whispering ancient secrets, this month’s horror lineup explores the dark threads of grief, inheritance, and transformation. Whether you’re craving short stories or queer Southern Gothic, January kicks off the year with fresh chills that linger well past the final page.…
Lindy Ryan
January 14, 2026
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The Chill Quill: 2025 Favorites

As the nights grow colder and the year winds down, I’m revisiting some of my favorite reads from this year’s New Releases. From ghost-soaked hotels to cursed legacies, witchy teens to viral monsters and even a nefarious cheesecake murder, these were the books that stuck with me long after the…
Lindy Ryan
December 17, 2025
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The Chill Quill: Halloween’s Most Horrifying Horror

It’s the spookiest month of spooky season, and this month’s picks are all about horror in its finest forms — ghost girls in cursed homes, sisters wrapped in secrets and botanical estates blooming with forbidden love and buried rot. From queer retellings to murderous hauntings, demonic demons and blood-soaked culinary…
Lindy Ryan
October 15, 2025
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The Chill Quill: Books to Haunt You This Spooky Season

As summer slips into shadow, spooky season kicks off with 13 brand new titles that delve into haunted homes, cursed families, buried secrets and parasitic hunger. Whether you’re drawn to the sun-scorched deserts of trauma recovery, the bloodstained walls of a childhood home or the cultish corners of a doomed…
Lindy Ryan
September 16, 2025
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The Chill Quill: August Brings the Heat … and the Horror

Summer may be winding down, but horror is heating up — and this month’s offerings are proof that nothing pairs better with late-season dread than a dash of madness, obsession, and the occasional missing husband. From cursed cookbooks to cosmic king, apocalyptic odds to haunted retreats, these terrifying new releases…
Lindy Ryan
August 12, 2025
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The Chill Quill: Summer Reads That Will Chill You to the Bone

Summer’s thermostat may be soaring, but July’s new releases are here to bring the spine-tingling chill back to your beach chair. Whether you’re sneaking away for late-night reads or treating yourself to a poolside gasp, from dark academia to folk horror and multigenerational sagas, first-time collector’s editions to murderous and…
Lindy Ryan
July 14, 2025
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The Chill Quill: Beach Reads with a Body Count

Summer book season is officially here! Whether you’re basking on the beach, romping under the sun outdoors with friends, or hiding inside with the air conditioning, from murderous train rides to tragic retellings and summertime shenanigans, this month’s new releases are guaranteed to keep your pulse racing and skin burning.
Lindy Ryan
June 17, 2025
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Scare Up Your Summer with BookTrib Lit Picks

Whether you’re looking for refuge from broiling summer temps or (like me) celebrating the Summer Solstice by starting the countdown to Spooky Season, summertime is the perfect time to cut your teeth on new reads. Whether you’re finally cracking open your TBR or on the hunt for a new book…
Lindy Ryan
July 8, 2024