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Hanna Delaney is the author of several novels including The Spider, The Ring, and her science fiction debut, Oceanus.

  • Liverpool’s haunted history and how it influenced the Gothic Mystery novel The Spider.

  • The Haunting Of Hill House (always a horror classic) had a recent revival with the Mike Flanagan adaptation, offering new insights into the character of Eleanor Vance. readers and viewers alike come back to this classic ghost story, but what if it’s time to read another haunted house book with the same chilling atmosphere? Books…

  • 29 new science fiction and horror stories to read. The Midnight Vault might become one of the best sci fi books you’ve ever read. Venture into The Midnight Vault, an anthology featuring 29 compelling tales of science fiction and horror. Written by an extraordinary cast of breakthrough talent, this collection explores eerie and speculative realms,…

  • Psychological Gothic Horror is a blend of classic Gothic Horror and Psychological Horror. Here are some books that blend the two. Combining the atmospheric, decaying settings of Gothic horror with the internal, maddening dread of psychological horror creates some of the most unsettling literature. Here are books that masterfully bridge these two genres for an intense…

  • The Shade In the Sands And Other Stories is out now. Here’s a little bit about this Egyptian Gothic Horror book and the inspiration behind it. The Shade In The Sands And Other Stories is a Gothic Horror collection of short, dark tales set in the 19th and 20th century. These five Egyptian Gothic Horror…

  • Best horror or suspense books that have a creepy carnival or circus theme: 📚Something Wicked This Way Comes – Ray Bradbury This is a 1962 dark fantasy novel by Ray Bradbury, and the second book in his Green Town Trilogy. It is about two 13-year-old best friends, Jim Nightshade and William Halloway, and their nightmarish experience with a travelling carnival that…

  • Gothic Egyptomania literature blends the supernatural, forbidden knowledge, and the uncanny allure of ancient Egyptian artefacts, often featuring vengeful mummies or haunted relics. Key works in this subgenre range from Victorian classics like Richard Marsh’s The Beetle and Bram Stoker’s The Jewel of Seven Stars to modern retellings like Anne Rice’s The Mummy, or Ramses…