May 2020 - Tor Nightfire

5 Funny Horror Books to Lift Your Mood - 874

What could be better for our current moment than stories that recognizes the absurdity of awfulness? Here are five picks for horror books as funny as they are scary. […]

May 27, 2020 Books

Announcing Just Like Mother, a New Novel from Anne Heltzel

Posted on May 26, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Emily Hughes

Anne Heltzel’s Just Like Mother – a spine-chilling debut about women linked by horrific secrets – will be published by Nightfire in January 2022! […]

May 26, 2020 Books, News

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5 YA Horror Novels Full of Adult Scares

Posted on May 22, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Nicole Hill

Even hardened, jaded grown-up horror readers can find a YA horror novel to keep them up at night. Here are five picks that serve up scares for all ages. […]

May 22, 2020 Books

Writing Your Dreams: Where to Start with Jeffrey Ford’s Short Fiction

Posted on May 20, 2020 (January 4, 2024) by Sam Reader

Underwater cities, model towns, love affairs with demons, and more: a guide to the weird, wonderful, dark short story collections of Jeffrey Ford. […]

May 20, 2020 Books

Revisiting the Ocean House Hotel, Bloodlines’ Scariest Level

Posted on May 19, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Sam Reader

How Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines turned exploring the abandoned Ocean House Hotel into an all-time classic of horror gaming. […]

May 19, 2020 On Screen

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Reading the Master: Where to Start With Stephen King

Posted on May 14, 2020 (December 27, 2023) by Jordan Hanley

If you haven’t started read any of Stephen King’s novels, novellas, or short stories, it can be hard to know where to start. Here are some recommendations from a Constant Reader! […]

May 14, 2020 Books

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What We Do in the Shadows is Even Better in Season Two

Posted on May 13, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Leah Schnelbach

The faux-documentary vampire series both expands and deepens its mythos (and the bounds of the horror-comedy genre) in its second season on FX. […]

May 13, 2020 On Screen

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Announcing Manhunt, a New Novel from Gretchen Felker-Martin

Posted on May 12, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Emily Hughes

Gretchen Felker-Martin’s Manhunt – a post-apocalyptic novel about trans women fighting for their very existence – will be published by Nightfire in Spring 2022! […]

May 12, 2020 Books, News

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The Horror of Motherhood: 5 Novels of Maternal Horror

Posted on May 8, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Sam Reader

Motherhood can be downright scary – these five novels explore the relationships between mothers and their children, and the power of maternal instinct. […]

May 8, 2020 Books

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The 5 Worst Horror Tales to Read During Quarantine

Posted on May 6, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Meghan Ball

Five horror novels & stories that you absolutely shouldn’t read while stuck at home during a global pandemic (unless you’re a masochist, in which case, do you). […]

May 6, 2020 Books