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Book Review: I Can Be Your Friend Title: I Can Be Your Friend Author: Jessica Blade Link: Summary Welcome to Bliss High, rated one of the top schools in the nation for its high test scores and outstanding academic reputation. It's also the perfect place to commit murder. Natalie knows. She knows sweet, oblivious Mandy, is meant to be hers. Lifelong friends. Forever. And Natalie won't let anyone stand in the way.

Book Review: I Can Be Your Friend

Title: I Can Be Your Friend Author: Jessica Blade Link: Summary Welcome to Bliss High, rated one of the top schools in the nation for its high test scores and outstanding academic reputation. It's also the perfect place to commit murder. Natalie knows. She knows…

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Book Review: Puzzle House 2 Title: Puzzle House 2: The Summoners Author: Duncan Ralston Link: Summary Los Angeles is on fire. Society is collapsing. And Henry Hall is on the run. After barely surviving the horrors of Puzzle House, Henry emerges into a city under martial law, consumed by carnage, madness and fear. Ancient entities summoned by the dark rituals performed at Puzzle House are twisting reality to their will, and in the chaos left behind, human monsters run rampant.

Book Review: Puzzle House 2

Title: Puzzle House 2: The Summoners Author: Duncan Ralston Link: Summary Los Angeles is on fire. Society is collapsing. And Henry Hall is on the run. After barely surviving the horrors of Puzzle House, Henry emerges into a city under martial law, consumed by carnage,…

Book Review: We Were Never Really Friends Title: We Were Never Really Friends Author: Timothy King Releases: May 12, 2026 Link: Summary A gripping horror survival thriller of isolation and revenge, from bestseller Timothy King. Trapped on an island. Nowhere to hide. The hunt has begun. For Roger, Jerome, Ryan, and Chris, a trip to a private island mansion off the coast of Louisiana was supposed to be a grand reunion.

Book Review: We Were Never Really Friends

Title: We Were Never Really Friends Author: Timothy King Releases: May 12, 2026 Link: Summary A gripping horror survival thriller of isolation and revenge, from bestseller Timothy King. Trapped on an island. Nowhere to hide. The hunt has begun. For Roger,…

Things my husband has said during the Super Bowl so far:

“Wow, big guys”

“Escapability?”

“Why are there special teams?”

“He’s so little” (the kicker)

“Omg is he okay?”

Book Review: The Reformatory Title: The Reformatory Author: Tananarive Due Link: Summary Gracetown, Florida June 1950 Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens, Jr., is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a reformatory, for kicking the son of the largest landowner in town in defense of his older sister, Gloria. So begins Robbie’s journey further into the terrors of the Jim Crow South and the very real horror of the school they call The Reformatory.

Book Review: The Reformatory

Title: The Reformatory Author: Tananarive Due Link: Summary Gracetown, Florida June 1950 Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens, Jr., is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a reformatory, for kicking the son of the largest landowner in town in defense of…

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Book Review: Fifteen Eyes Title: Fifteen Eyes Author: Tyler Downs Link: Summary Solomon Northcutt enjoys the simple things in life: a nice sweater vest, trivia night with co-workers, and using the eyeballs of the deceased to transcribe horrific deaths for his bosses' reading pleasure. Tag along with our happy-go-lucky tour guide, Solomon, as he cracks open a fresh batch of 15 sordid tales. There’ll be all sorts of fun stuff inside…

Book Review: Fifteen Eyes

Title: Fifteen Eyes Author: Tyler Downs Link: Summary Solomon Northcutt enjoys the simple things in life: a nice sweater vest, trivia night with co-workers, and using the eyeballs of the deceased to transcribe horrific deaths for his bosses' reading pleasure. Tag along…

Book Review: I Know A Place Title: I Know a Place: Rest Stop and Other Dark Detours Author: Nat Cassidy Release Date: May 5th, 2026 Link: Summary The first collection from USA Today bestselling author Nat Cassidy, featuring his unique blend of gleefully terrifying short fiction. "[A] platter of phobias... Luckily, for every scare, there is a sense of resilience and a laugh in the face of fear to get you there." —

Book Review: I Know A Place

Title: I Know a Place: Rest Stop and Other Dark Detours Author: Nat Cassidy Release Date: May 5th, 2026 Link: Summary The first collection from USA Today bestselling author Nat Cassidy, featuring his unique blend of gleefully terrifying short fiction. "[A] platter of…

Book Review: Molka Title: Molka Author: Monika Kim Release Date: April 30th, 2026 Link: Summary From the award-winning author of The Eyes Are the Best Part, praised by The New York Times Book Review as “violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original,” a provocative journey into a perilous world of voyeurism, scandal, female rage, and vengeance . . . pursued with a very sharp kitchen knife.

Book Review: Molka

Title: Molka Author: Monika Kim Release Date: April 30th, 2026 Link: Summary From the award-winning author of The Eyes Are the Best Part, praised by The New York Times Book Review as “violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original,” a provocative journey into a perilous world of…

Book Review: Headlights Title: Headlights Author: CJ Leede Link: Release Date: June 9, 2026 Summary Every instinct tells him to run. Every memory tells him he can’t.Special Agent Daniel Stansfield is ready for a change. Burnt out and defeated by the job, it’s his last day with the FBI. But before he can turn in his badge, he’s summoned back to Denver, the city he ran from four years ago, with a chilling message: …

Book Review: Headlights

Title: Headlights Author: CJ Leede Link: Release Date: June 9, 2026 Summary Every instinct tells him to run. Every memory tells him he can’t.Special Agent Daniel Stansfield is ready for a change. Burnt out and defeated by the job, it’s his last day with the FBI. But before…

Book Review: Shy Girl Title: Shy Girl Author: Mia Ballard Narrator: Ebony Jonelle Release Date: April 7th, 2026 Link: Summary "Brutal, uncomfortable, and visceral." —Brandon Baker, author of Whatever Remains of Us In the End "Deeply unsettling. The perfect book for horror readers." —Sadie Hartmann, author and co-owner of Night Worms "Feral, disgusting, and absolutely unhinged. I couldn't look away." —Ally Wilkes, author of…

Book Review: Shy Girl

Title: Shy Girl Author: Mia Ballard Narrator: Ebony Jonelle Release Date: April 7th, 2026 Link: Summary "Brutal, uncomfortable, and visceral." —Brandon Baker, author of Whatever Remains of Us In the End "Deeply unsettling. The perfect book for horror readers." —Sadie…

Book Review: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng Title: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng Author: Kylie Lee Baker Link: Summary "A compelling, gory, ghostly romp."—Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author of Horror Movie "This is what it felt like to live in New York City during lockdown: haunted, absurd, terrifying, ridiculous, and full of hungry ghosts."—Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of…

Book Review: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

Title: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng Author: Kylie Lee Baker Link: Summary "A compelling, gory, ghostly romp."—Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author of Horror Movie "This is what it felt like to live in New York City during…

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Build your #horror TBR with these #newreleases! Swiss Francenstein – Erik Vrij A Primer to Gemma Files – Gemma Files The Night Crew – Brad Ricks A Graveside Gallery - Eric J. Guignard Show Me Where It Hurts - Robert E. Stahl The Hauntings Back Home- Rebecca Cuthbert The Devil in Mia – Jan Miklaszewicz Bloody Bones - Garrett Boatman Broken Things - Diane Corso Quiet terrors – Alex Hartwell At Dark, I Become Loathsome - Eric LaRocca STUCK IN THE MIDDLE - Lara Frater The Ever End - Audrey Wilson After Taste – Daria Lavelle Everything Endless - Jamal Hodge & Linda D. Addison Don’t Ask, Ghosts Tell The Malthusian Correction - JG Faherty Melinda West and the Gremlin Queen – KC Griffant Dead by Morning – Kayla Frederick 24 Frames Per Second - Tim Waggoner, Andrew Nadolny, Gary A. Braunbeck

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Book Review: The Sorrowstones Title: The Sorrowstones Author: Felix Blackwell Link: Summary "They've traveled the dark of forever. Now, they're yours." A collection of wicked idols has appeared in Westmaple, falling into the hands of eleven-year-old Cole Graves. They come bearing wondrous gifts, and Cole quickly falls under their spell. Soon, horror descends upon the quiet town. One by one, the statues unleash ancient curses that throw the boy's world into chaos.

Book Review: The Sorrowstones

Title: The Sorrowstones Author: Felix Blackwell Link: Summary "They've traveled the dark of forever. Now, they're yours." A collection of wicked idols has appeared in Westmaple, falling into the hands of eleven-year-old Cole Graves. They come bearing wondrous gifts,…

Book Review: The Shadow Over Lone Wolf Lake Title: The Shadow Over Lone Wolf Lake Author: D.W. Hitz Release Date: December 1st, 2025 Link: Summary Sometimes dead doesn't mean dead, and sometimes family is bound by more than blood. After the death of his cantankerous grandmother, twelve-year-old Drew Kline and his family move into her house. It boasts a vast, fantastic forest, a broad and beautiful lake, and it also happens to be Drew’s father’s childhood home and the place where his young uncle disappeared twenty-five years ago.

Book Review: The Shadow Over Lone Wolf Lake

Title: The Shadow Over Lone Wolf Lake Author: D.W. Hitz Release Date: December 1st, 2025 Link: Summary Sometimes dead doesn't mean dead, and sometimes family is bound by more than blood. After the death of his cantankerous grandmother, twelve-year-old…

Book Review: Sleepy Hollow Incident #3 Title: Sleepy Hollow Incident Book #3 Author: P.D. Alleva Releases: November 18th, 2025 Link: Summary Where desire collides with darkness, every secret bleeds, and love is the most dangerous weapon of all. Winter in Sleepy Hollow grows colder—and deadlier. As Detective Stephen Carver investigates a string of mutilated corpses marked by satanic symbols, his search draws him closer to a hidden truth that could unravel the very soul of the Hollow.

Book Review: Sleepy Hollow Incident #3

Title: Sleepy Hollow Incident Book #3 Author: P.D. Alleva Releases: November 18th, 2025 Link: Summary Where desire collides with darkness, every secret bleeds, and love is the most dangerous weapon of all. Winter in Sleepy Hollow grows colder—and deadlier. As…

Book Review: The Dead Husband Cookbook Title: The Dead Husband Cookbook Author: Danielle Valentine Link: Summary A deliciously wicked new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Danielle Valentine. One husband, well done. When infamous chef, restaurateur, and television personality Maria Capello's husband died, the media circus was intense…and quick to cast the blame. Whispers claimed Maria murdered her husband to build her culinary empire on his bones, and that there was an all-too-grisly reason his body was never recovered.

Book Review: The Dead Husband Cookbook

Title: The Dead Husband Cookbook Author: Danielle Valentine Link: Summary A deliciously wicked new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Danielle Valentine. One husband, well done. When infamous chef, restaurateur, and television personality Maria…

Book Review: Darker Days by Thomas Olde Heuvelt Title: Darker Days Author: Thomas Olde Heuvelt Narrator: Teri Schnaubelt Link: Summary "Darker Days reinforces that Olde Heuvelt is one of the most vital and exciting voices in modern horror” —Mike Flanagan, director of The Haunting of Hill House, The Fall of the House of Usher, and Dr. Sleep "Darker Days is a remarkable and disturbing morality tale about the true cost of lucky lives.

Book Review: Darker Days by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

Title: Darker Days Author: Thomas Olde Heuvelt Narrator: Teri Schnaubelt Link: Summary "Darker Days reinforces that Olde Heuvelt is one of the most vital and exciting voices in modern horror” —Mike Flanagan, director of The Haunting of Hill House,…

Book Review: The Devil’s Doorway Title: The Devil’s Doorway Author: Steven Pajak Link: Summary When a grieving widower turns to the occult in a desperate attempt to contact his dead wife, he unwittingly opens a doorway to unimaginable evil. A malevolent entity slithers through, latching onto Walter's pain and growing stronger with every mournful brush stroke as he pours his anguish into increasingly disturbing paintings.

Book Review: The Devil’s Doorway

Title: The Devil’s Doorway Author: Steven Pajak Link: Summary When a grieving widower turns to the occult in a desperate attempt to contact his dead wife, he unwittingly opens a doorway to unimaginable evil. A malevolent entity slithers through, latching onto…

Book Review: Kill Beth Title: Kill Beth Author: Jon Cohn Link: Summary The scariest thing isn’t what you’ve forgotten—it’s what remembers you. Theater director Mike O’Brien is called back to the town of his childhood and his nightmares for a project he can’t say no to, but as rehearsals begin, his reality starts to warp. Shadows move when no one’s watching. Cast and crew suffer gruesome accidents.

Book Review: Kill Beth

Title: Kill Beth Author: Jon Cohn Link: Summary The scariest thing isn’t what you’ve forgotten—it’s what remembers you. Theater director Mike O’Brien is called back to the town of his childhood and his nightmares for a project he can’t say no to, but as rehearsals begin, his…

2025 New Releases for Your TBR We All Go Into the Dark -Kevin Lucia Close the Door - Cassandra O'Sullivan Sacha The Forgotten Cemetery - Michael Gregory II Fear of the Deep - Julie Hiner The SevenDeaths of Prince Vlad – Jack Finn Whatever Happened To Uncle Ed? - Eric Miller Through the Dark Hallway - Kristina Orlea To Those Willing to Drown - Mark Matthews Memento Mori - Kayla Frederick Urban Legends --Nick Roberts / Leigh Kenny / Dan Franklin What Swallows the Light– John Durgin, Gage Greenwood - Andrew Van Wey Gangsters and Demons - Rowan O'Neill Abandoned Altars - Joshua Vise Night of the Living Toilet Paper – Kevin Garone

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Book Review: Libby Lives Title: Libby Lives Author: Ali Toothman Link: Summary Everyone in town knows Libby Turner as the sweet waitress at The Rustic Spoon, but they don't know about the bodies buried in her past. After surviving a childhood of brutal abuse, Libby finally has a shot at a normal life - including an unexpected romance with a protective local cop who makes her feel truly safe for the first time.

Book Review: Libby Lives

Title: Libby Lives Author: Ali Toothman Link: Summary Everyone in town knows Libby Turner as the sweet waitress at The Rustic Spoon, but they don't know about the bodies buried in her past. After surviving a childhood of brutal abuse, Libby finally has a shot at a normal…

YouTube video by The House of Shadows & Ink Together #filmreview - One of the Best Horror Films of the Year?

Nick Roberts' review of the TOGETHER movie is now live The House of Shadows & Ink YouTube channel: youtu.be/5M22AxTc7oU

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Book Review: Invasive Entities Title: Invasive Entities Author: Paul Avery Tindol Link: Summary They're all around you. In your new rental house with a tragic backstory... under the surface of Caddo Lake... looking in through your windows... with things that should've stayed buried... in something even as harmless as a sourdough starter... and in many other places you'd least expect. These invasive entities come in all forms, and in these collected horror stories from Paul Avery Tindol, you'll find them lurking behind every page.

Book Review: Invasive Entities

Title: Invasive Entities Author: Paul Avery Tindol Link: Summary They're all around you. In your new rental house with a tragic backstory... under the surface of Caddo Lake... looking in through your windows... with things that should've stayed buried... in something…

YouTube video by SNBX Animation journey, 10 years later

Finally decided to post a bunch of old animations and animatics on YouTube as a 10 years later type journey
Can't believe I started drawing these funny guys when I was 15
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