Candi Norwood 🧙📚🏳️‍🌈

The Bone Queen — CandiKat Horror “That book you’re listening to is creepy,” my spouse mumbled, under the weather and less than half awake from the passenger seat as we were crossing the state of Virginia yesterday. He wasn’t wrong. ...

“That book you’re listening to is creepy.” - my spouse re: The Bone Queen by @willshindler.bsky.social #BookSky TY to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Macmillan Audio for the advance copies for my honest review. Full review: candikathorror.com/reads/the-bone-queen

Dollface — CandiKat Horror Part commentary on mental health and patriarchal beauty standards, part suburban horror, and all slasher novel, Dollface by Lindy Ryan is a fun read anytime but perfect for March and Women in Horror M...

Part commentary on mental health and patriarchal beauty standards, part suburban horror, and all slasher novel, Dollface by Lindy Ryan is a fun read anytime but perfect for March & #WomenInHorrorMonth #BookSky TY #NetGalley, @stmartinspress.bsky.social, @macmillanaudio.bsky.social for ARCs. Review:

February reading wrap-up. Read reviews at app.thestorygraph.com/profile/cand... or candikathorror.com #BookSky #HorrorSky #FantasySky

Dario Argento & other essential Italian directors 🎥, 'NOSEEUMS' bursts 🩸, 'In a Violent Nature 2' teaser 🪝, & more!

I took the week off to enjoy my Women in Horror symposium at @scaresthatcare.bsky.social so you lucky people get book recs from the amazing @sarahstubbssays.bsky.social this week, plus movie recs, and more!

The Essential Horror of Joe R. Lansdale — CandiKat Horror I was not aware of Joe R. Lansdale until my spouse turned me onto the show Hap & Leonard, which was just our kind of off-tilt comedy. I knew that show was based off novels, but that’s as far as it...

With The Essential Horror of Joe R. Lansdale, I saw my chance to fill what I thought was a gap in my experience and get to know the horror side of “the guy who wrote Hap & Leonard”. It was hit or miss for me. #BookSky TY to #NetGalley and @tachyonpub.bsky.social for the review copy. Full review:

Wolf Worm — CandiKat Horror In Wolf Worm, T. Kingfisher is once again giving me everything I want from one of her horror novels: a strong, funny female hero, science doing unexpected things, and Gothic elements.

In Wolf Worm, T. Kingfisher is once again giving me everything I want from one of her horror novels: a strong, funny female hero, science doing unexpected things, and Gothic elements. #BookSky TY #NetGalley and @macmillanaudio.bsky.social for the review copy. Full review:

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Frankenstein retellings from @joshrountree.bsky.social and @danielolivas.bsky.social, lyrical prose from @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social, and more literary horror recs! #BookSky #HorrorSky #FilmSky

Futility — CandiKat Horror Futility is the second book I’ve read from Nuzo Onoh, and it’s the second time I’ve laughed out loud within the first paragraphs - though a sympathetic wince may have accompanied it this time. This b...

Futility by Nuzo Onoh has revenge, sacrifice (the “to the gods - or demons” kind not the “for my family” kind), cannibalism, Freaky-Friday style body swapping, mutant powers - you have to read it to believe it. #BookSky TY #NetGalley and @titanbooks.bsky.social for the review copy. Full review:

Temple Fall — CandiKat Horror If you ever wanted to experience a real haunted house without having to experience the real haunted house, reading Temple Fall by R. L. Boyle is possibly the closest you can get.

If you ever wanted to experience a real haunted house without having to experience the real haunted house, reading Temple Fall by R. L. Boyle is possibly the closest you can get. #BookSky TY to #NetGalley and @titanbooks.bsky.social for the copy for my unbiased review. Full review:

Morsel — CandiKat Horror The first page of Carter Keane’s Morsel provides some content warnings, but what I could have used was some advice: Remember to breathe. The tension was so effective that several times, I became the c...

The tension in Morsel by @carterkeane.bsky.social was so effective that several times, I became the cliché and had to release the breath I didn’t realize I was holding. #BookSky TY to #NetGalley and @torbooks.bsky.social for the advance copy for my unbiased review. Full review:

First Date — CandiKat Horror One thing I love about Gemma Amor: she does not give a f@#! as evidenced by the opening paragraphs of First Date. In as many words as I’m taking for this review, she subverts sex, beautiful sunsets o...

One thing I love about @manylittlewords.bsky.social: she does not give a f@#! as evidenced by the opening paragraphs of First Date. #BookSky TY #NetGalley and @daturabooks.bsky.social for the advance copy for my unbiased review here: candikathorror.com/reads/first-date

Nowhere Burning — CandiKat Horror I was never a big Peter Pan fan; I could never really understand the desire not to grow up; that’s all I ever wanted. But the homage to the Peter Pan story in Catriona Ward’s Nowhere Burning is effect...

Nowhere Burning is a must-read for @catrionaward.bsky.social fans, filled with her signature literary prose, strong characterizations, and thoughtful, complex storytelling. #BookSky TY #NetGalley and @macmillanaudio.bsky.social for the ARC. Full Review: candikathorror.com/reads/nowhere-burning

Happy Bloody Valentine's Day 💞, Essential lovesick viewing 📺, 'Honey Bunch' gets sweet 🍯, & more!

When horror fans celebrate Valentine’s Day, this is how we do it: #BookSky #FilmSky #Horrormance horrorville.beehiiv.com/p/078

Scares That Care

Who else is going to the Women in Horror Symposium right before AutborCon? #ScaresThatCare #WomenInHorror #AuthorConVI scaresthatcare.org/womens-sympo...

A Forest, Darkly — CandiKat Horror I have read most, if not all, the published books in A. G. Slatter’s Sourdough Universe, and A Forest, Darkly is my favorite so far. As a cranky middle-aged lady with witchy tendencies of my own, I f...

I have read most, if not all, the published books in @angelaslatter.bsky.social ’s Sourdough Universe, and A Forest, Darkly is my favorite so far. #BookSky TY #NetGalley and @titanbooks.bsky.social for the review copy. Full review: candikathorror.com/reads/a-forest-darkly

Right! Not the most comfortable read but so good and so important.

Black Horror for Black History Month 🎥, 'Don't Look in the Dark' is a wild found footage romp 🤳, 'Crazy Old Lady' trailer is bonkers fun 👵🏼, & more!

Everybody go read The Reformatory by Tananarive Due right now. That is all. Oh, not quite all. Also: Check out these other book and movie recs by black creators #BookSky #BlackHistoryMonth #Horror horrorville.beehiiv.com/p/077

Thank you for recognizing that I am funny. :-) and you are welcome!

Humboldt Cut — CandiKat Horror Humboldt Cut by Allison Mick is a beautifully written horror book that combines elements of eco-horror with some body and folk horror.  "A million-million imperceivable eyes barely registered the...

Humboldt Cut by Allison Mick is a beautifully written horror book that combines elements of eco-horror with some body and folk horror. #BookSky TY #NetGalley, @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social, & @rbmediaco.bsky.social for the ARC. Full review here: candikathorror.com/reads/humboldt-cut

Chicano Frankenstein — CandiKat Horror Chicano Frankenstein by Daniel A. Olivas reimagines Mary Shelley's work in modern America where reanimation of corpses is an everyday medical possibility for the average young, healthy person, such as...

Chicano Frankenstein by Daniel A. Olivas reimagines Mary Shelley's work in modern America where reanimation of corpses is an everyday medical possibility for the average young, healthy person. #BookSky #BookClub Full review: candikathorror.com/reads/chicano-frankenstein

How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days — CandiKat Horror In How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days, Jessie Sylva builds a recognizable fantasy world populated by halflings, goblins, dwarves, and humans; in this world, halflings and goblins are nemeses, pitted aga...

Re: How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by Jessie Sylva How is it that the “shared bed” romance trope is impossibly cute when it’s between a goblin and a halfling? #BookTok TY #NetGalley, @orbitbooks.bsky.social, @hachetteaudio.bsky.social for the ARCs. Full review:

So excited to get to recommend a couple of my favorite haunted object books not to mention some of the craziest films I’ve seen!

X Marks the Haunt — CandiKat Horror X Marks the Haunt by Lindsay Currie is exactly the kind of book I wish existed when I was in middle grade, and it was a ton of fun - and a little scary! - as an adult.

X Marks the Haunt by Lindsay Currie is a perfect horror for a young reader; it has some truly creepy moments that will chill - maybe even cause a nightmare or two, like the best ones do when you’re a kid. TY #NetGalley and @randomhousekids.bsky.social for the ARC. #BookSky

Paper Cut — CandiKat Horror This debut is tightly written and fast paced, even with so many threads and the psychological heft. It doesn’t sacrifice character for its sharp look at a true crime and fame obsessed society.

Paper Cut by Rachel Taff is tightly written and fast paced, even with so many threads and the psychological heft. It doesn’t sacrifice character for its sharp look at a true crime and fame obsessed society. ARC from #NetGalley, @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social, and HarperAudio. #BookSky Full Review:

The hush of new fallen snow is a cliché for a reason, and a silent horror film - or a related book like one of my recs - is a perfect way to spend a cozy winter day. ❄️ #BookSky #FilmSky #HorrorSky

You know I’m in! I just have to remember to put the reminders on my calendar. :-)

That ToC! #BookSky

The Wind Witch Murders — CandiKat Horror The Wind Witch Murders by Casey Dunn is a modern Southern gothic coming-of-age novel that follows Raven, who lives with her strict religious grandmother since her mother Deanne - the Wind Witch - was ...

The Wind Witch Murders by Casey Dunn was a surprising mix of gothic, mystery, science, and coming of age with easy to recognize characters & was an easy, cozy read for a long winter night. #BookSky TY to #NetGalley and @severnhouse.bsky.social for the advance copy for my honest review. Full review: