4+ hour, 59+ min ago  (915+ words) Third Coast Review The Book of Leviticus in the Bible provides fodder for horror and noir writers and filmmakers alike. Of the 14 laws it sets down, 11 end up with the death of the accused party. You dishonor your mother and…...

12+ hour, 26+ min ago  (922+ words) When An American Werewolf in London and The Howling battled for special effects supremacy and horror fan affection in 1981 (sorry, Wolfen), they took very different paths afterward. While An American Werewolf in London would eventually receive only one sequel (An…...

10+ hour, 24+ min ago  (203+ words) How library card policies exacerbate literary censorship, the world of femgore horror, and more bookish talk. Welcome to The Best of Book Riot, our daily round-up of what's on offer across our site, newsletters, podcasts, and social channels. Not everything…...

18+ hour, 46+ min ago  (405+ words) Montreal-based author Lee Lai has been honored with the 2026 Doug Wright Award for Best Book for their graphic novel, Cannon. In the comic, the titular character, Cannon, a well-mannered cook, destroys the restaurant where she works. Amidst the chaos, her…...

16+ hour, 55+ min ago  (821+ words) On a sunny day in May I attended a day of events that piqued my curiosity and introduced me to a niche, eccentric world. It was organised to celebrate 35 years of Headpress Books, a Manchester-founded independent publisher with a presence…...

17+ hour, 16+ min ago  (206+ words) Kristian Wilson Colyard grew up weird in a one-caution-light town in the Appalachian foothills. They now live in an old textile city with their partner and their clowder of cats. They're on Bluesky @kristianwriting. bsky. social, and you can find…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (455+ words) To my defense'Ghosh's too, I suppose'the plot of Ghost-Eye is intriguing. If reincarnation, magic realism, slight spiritual twists, and supernatural woo-woo stuff is your thing, then this book will certainly draw you in. I am into all of the above…...

1+ day, 41+ min ago  (660+ words) You can find cannibals in three more novels published last year alone: Lucy Rose's literary folk horror sensation The Lamb, Olivie Blake's Girl Dinner and Catherine Dang's What Hunger. They follow Ling Ling Huang's Natural Beauty (2023), Sayaka Murata's Earthlings (2020) and…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (349+ words) On June 16, 1816, Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein, an iconic masterpiece that marks its 210th anniversary today. The foundational Gothic novel Frankenstein, was first published anonymously in London in 1818. Over 210 years later, the dismal summer that sparked this legendary creation continues to…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (447+ words) The Hindu...