Horror fans, it’s me, Emily, your friend in all things frightful. Well, Thanksgiving is this week, and I am pretty vocal about how much I dislike this holiday. But even so, there are some excellent horror reads set around the harvest season. So those of you who are into the whole Thanksgiving thing, I got you. But first! Bookish goods and things!
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Bookish Goods
Horror-Themed Guess Who by TheAtticFanatics
It’s that time of year when you might have a lot of family visiting and a lot of dead time between meals when you have to figure out how to fill the time without talking about politics. One go-to in my household? Board games. For the horror enthusiast family, there’s a horror-themed Guess Who, including plenty of bookish-themed horror icons. Check it out! It’s $70.
New Releases
Just A Little Snack by Yah Yah Scholfield
We’ve got some exciting indie releases coming out in November! First up: Here’s an excellent new horror short story collection that’s out this week. Yah Yah Scholfield’s stories incorporate Southern Gothic and Afro-Gothic elements to tell spine-tingling stories that explore nature, religion, and the body.
Mothtown by Caroline Hardaker
Caroline Hardaker’s Mothtown mixes horror and literary fiction with truly chilling illustrations from bestselling illustrator and political cartoonist, Chris Riddell. No one would tell David what was going on. They told him it was to protect him. But even as a child, David knew something was wrong. Children kept going missing, and there were rumors of nests of bones spread across the mountains. Now, at 26, David lives on his own and tries to forget the horrors of his past. But then a strange package shows up on his doorstep…
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Riot Recommendations
Harvest of Bones by S.B. Fates
Feeling the Thanksgiving spirit? Here are some horror short stories you should put on your TBR this week! First up, S.B. Fates has a full-on Thanksgiving horror anthology. You heard right. Here are seven horror stories celebrating the harvest season, including titles like “Giblets of Wrath,” and “Pilgrim’s Regress,” and “Stuffing the Void.”
Horror You Crave: The Thanksgiving Monster by Julio Miranda
Julio Miranda’s short story “Thanksgiving Monster” is a quick but enjoyable Thanksgiving read to get you in the spirit this season. Grab this ebook for a quick read on your Kindle today. I think you’ll be shocked by how enjoyable, heart-warming, and, yes, scary this story is. Even if you’re not a Thanksgiving person (like me), this is fun.
I hope you have a wonderful holiday, for those of you in the US who celebrate Thanksgiving. Until next time, you can follow me (and message me) on Instagram at emandhercat. Sweet dreams, horror fans!