horror

Viking Sagas, Crime Noir and Sci-Fi Collide in One Genre-Defying Graphic Novel

Graphic Novels. Comic books. Manga. These mediums that blur the lines between art and literature have long been bound by stigma. While being a pillar of pop culture, many have felt that these books are not to be taken seriously and pale in comparison to traditional novels when it comes…

Wyatt SemenukJuly 7, 2023

Miscellany

Celebrate Mother’s Day with Women in Horror

From Rosemary’s Baby to Psycho, mothers — and terrifying depictions of everything motherhood — have long been a staple of the horror genre. And for good reason: mothers wield tremendous power. A mother can calm or cut, harm or heal, nurture or needle. Sometimes, she is the savior tucking us…

Lindy RyanMay 10, 2024

Listicles Miscellany Thrillers

Reinventing Animal Tropes In Horror Novels

“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” asks Percy Bysshe Shelley in “Ode to the West Wind.” And as May’s flowers begin to bloom in the last days of April’s showers, spring is indeed all around us. Green sprouts from bare branches! Blue smears across the sky! Pastels dot…

Lindy RyanApril 29, 2024

Fiction

Literary Horror Stitches Together Girlhood, Swim Team and Mermaids

How far would you go to become who you were always meant to be? What if “who you were meant to be” was something entirely different, something inhuman? Chlorine (William Morrow) by Jade Song is a hilarious, haunting and deeply moving story of transformation and change — from childhood to…

Megan BeauregardMarch 26, 2024

Miscellany Thrillers

The Chill Quill: Meet the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards Nominees

March is women-in-horror month, and this year, women are claiming their space on the Bram Stoker Awards® Final Ballot. Last year, women ran the Superior Achievement in an Anthology category — a Stoker Awards® first — with anthologies from editors Sadie Hartmann and Ashley Sawyers (Human Monsters: A Horror Anthology),…

Lindy RyanMarch 15, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Gruesome Zombies Combine with Poignant Story of Love, Loss and Faith

Society isn’t the only thing that breaks down in a zombie apocalypse. For survivors, such an event throws deeply held personal beliefs into crisis. In An End, book one of the Where We Stand Now series, author Brandon Pawlicki tackles the aftermath of a world-decimating zombie outbreak with an emotional…

Cynthia ConradMarch 8, 2024

Miscellany Thrillers

Pretty, Pink, and Poisonous: The “Pink Horror” Era

Aerosmith frontman Stephen Tyler may have sung, “Pink, it’s my new obsession” back in the glory days of late-90s rock, but it wasn’t until the early 2020s that the horror genre fell in love with pink — and, with the success of 2023’s Barbie that put Pantone 219C front and…

Lindy RyanFebruary 23, 2024

Miscellany Thrillers

Cover Reveal for Lindy Ryan’s “Cold Snap,” A Chilling Novella of Dread, Isolation and Sinister Spirits

A grieving mother and son hope to survive Christmas in a remote mountain cabin, in this chilling novella of dread, isolation and sinister spirits lurking in the frozen woods. Perfect for fans of The Only Good Indians, The Shining and The Babadook. Lindy Ryan's Cold Snap will be released on…

BookTribJanuary 23, 2024

Recommended Thrillers

Doppelgängers, Hallucinations and Murder Darken a School Trip in Debut Horror

Humans have always been fascinated by the macabre; just look at the popularity of authors like Stephen King and Edgar Allen Poe. If that is the vein of literature you find yourself drawn to, then look no further than Milan Jaker’s debut novel, Behind the Outside (Barnes & Noble Press).…

Katie BloomerAugust 3, 2023

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

A World of Evil Hides in the Shadows in Small-Town Horror

Hidden in the Shadows (Atmosphere Press) by A.D. Vancise is a haunting novel about a woman's return to a small town filled with dark secrets. The novel's masterful storytelling and skillful use of suspense and terror create a chilling reading experience. A Suspenseful Small-Town Tale The story follows Evie, a…

Monique SnymanApril 14, 2023

Miscellany Podcasts

Writers, Ink Podcast: CJ Tudor on Why It’s Better to Have No Agent Than the Wrong Agent

BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing. J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and…

Writers, InkJanuary 30, 2023

Fiction Thrillers

ITW Spotlight: Native Horror Debut is a Love Letter to Denver and Heavy Metal

Erika T. Wurth is well known in her community for uplifting other writers — and certainly Indigenous writers. Even a quick Google search will net links to several articles she’s penned about the massive renaissance in Native fiction. And with the launch of her stunning literary horror debut, White Horse…

Dawn IusNovember 9, 2022

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

A Lesson in Fear From Someone Who Knows

In Alaina Urquhart’s The Butcher and the Wren (Zando), a man named Jeremy knows all of that very well. A second-year medical student at Tulane University, his interests in experimentation go way beyond anything he’s been taught in class. His father’s advice echoes in his mind: “You want to learn…

Neil NyrenAugust 26, 2022

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

A Fairy Tale Worthy of a King

A NEW DEFINITION FOR A DARK RETELLING Stephen King reflected before writing Fairy Tale (Scribner), asking himself what would make him happy to write, and this was it: “As if my imagination had been waiting for the question to be asked, I saw a vast deserted city — deserted but…

Mckenzie TozanSeptember 16, 2022

Miscellany Miscellany - Featured Podcasts Thrillers

Writers, Ink Podcast: Reimagining Failure with Dan Padavona

BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing. J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and…

Writers, InkNovember 28, 2022

Thrillers

Baby Teeth Proves It’s Dangerous to Play Favorites

If you are in need of a blood chilling thriller to make your heart pound, Baby Teeth (St. Martin's Press) is for you! It is clear that author Zoje Stage mastered everything dark and suspenseful when she created Hanna, a seven year old, and the only child of Suzette and Alex.…

Jennifer BlankfeinAugust 13, 2018

Viking Sagas, Crime Noir and Sci-Fi Collide in One Genre-Defying Graphic Novel

Celebrate Mother’s Day with Women in Horror

Reinventing Animal Tropes In Horror Novels

The Chill Quill: Meet the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards Nominees

Gruesome Zombies Combine with Poignant Story of Love, Loss and Faith

Pretty, Pink, and Poisonous: The “Pink Horror” Era

Cover Reveal for Lindy Ryan’s “Cold Snap,” A Chilling Novella of Dread, Isolation and Sinister Spirits

Doppelgängers, Hallucinations and Murder Darken a School Trip in Debut Horror

A World of Evil Hides in the Shadows in Small-Town Horror

Writers, Ink Podcast: CJ Tudor on Why It’s Better to Have No Agent Than the Wrong Agent

A Lesson in Fear From Someone Who Knows

A Fairy Tale Worthy of a King

Baby Teeth Proves It’s Dangerous to Play Favorites

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