The Darkest Night will be published in paperback and e-book on September 24 via Crooked Lane Books. The 320-page anthology of winter horror stories is edited by Lindy Ryan and includes an introduction by George C. Romero.

It features 22 stories by Josh Malerman, Eric LaRocca, Clay McLeod Chapman, Rachel Harrison, Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon, Jamie Flanagan, Kristi DeMeester, Nat Cassidy, Darcy Coates, Tim Waggoner, Hailey Piper, Thommy Hutson, Gwendolyn Kiste, Sara Tantlinger, Christopher Brooks, M. Rickert, Cynthia Pelayo, Lee Murray, Mercedes Yardley, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Jeff Strand, and Kelsea Yu.

From some of the biggest names in horror comes an Advent calendar of short holiday horror stories perfect for the darkest nights of the year. Edited by award-winning author and anthologist Lindy Ryan and with contributions from masters of horror like Josh Malerman, Eric LaRocca, and Clay McLeod Chapman, this horrific anthology will chill you to the bone.

Pre-order The Darkest Night.

Read of Pearl by Josh Malerman (2018) (284pgs)

Finished four books this month! (Technically three books and a novella):

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw: fucking amazing. Their style lends perfectly to the weird, slightly ambiguous, apocalyptic world of the setting and I enjoyed the unconventional romance (unconventional because how tf else am I supposed to describe the relationship between a mermaid and a sorta immortal plague doctor?) I might need to read it again, but the print version. 4/5

A House at the Bottom of the Lake by Josh Malerman: Super eerie, especially at the beginning. Kind of had this wonderous, childlike, dreamy quality to the story that still has me not sure which bits were real or not. Not a super spooky horrorific read, but enjoyable. 4/5

Beartown by Fredrik Backman: Lost my fucking mind this was so good. Was knitting through part of the audiobook and had to stop knitting and lie on the couch for the last twenty minutes. Got chills with the last line. 5/5

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon: A DEBUT NOVEL? THIS GOOD?? Yeah no the style here was excellent and I usually hate Sci-Fi and loved this (the Worldbuilding was subtle which is more my jam.) Absolutely horrific given the subject matter (sort of a sci-fi twist on a spaceship with an antebellum style caste system. Heed the trigger warnings on this one.) Anyway Aster is an amazing protagonist. 5/5

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜̧𝐚̃𝐨 | ★★★★☆

Eu lembro perfeitamente do primeiro livro de Josh Malerman no Brasil, foi com grande êxito de vendas, com aceitação positiva na comunidade literária. Os livros “Caixa de pássaros” e depois de algum tempo “Malorie” são os melhores na minha opinião. Outras publicações permanecem com o devido valor, mas deixando “esvair” de alguma forma o ritmo frenético e efusivo que encontramos facilmente neste tipo de gênero literário. Posso assegurar que os livros de Malerman são uma boa companhia, e sigo no aguardo de uma obra literária que possa ser igual ou superior aos sucessos de 2015 e 2020. No momento mantenho-me esperançoso pela publicação de “Daphne”, conto com o empenho da editora intrínseca nesta missão.

O livro “Inspeção” possui seus altos e baixos, existem tentativas de cooperação entre os personagens em seus “mundinhos”, algo que poderia ser melhor explorado e equilibrado entre diversos personagens do “instituto”, mesmo vivenciando duras regras na mesma “atmosfera” ditatorial atribuídas aos meninos e meninas, o livro tende “desenrolar” próximo dos últimos capítulos. Acho que seria interessante o encontro das realidades na metade do livro, assim teria um fôlego renovado e campo fértil em esmiuçar o universo particular dos personagens principais, existiriam uma troca honesta.

Outra dificuldade que tive na leitura foram com os nomes dos “internos”, teve momentos de incompreensão, só mesmo pela força da dedução, através do contexto que consegui identificar. Não é um péssimo livro, somente uma sensação de “correria” em algumas partes, em outras uma séria lentidão. Ficou faltando aquele “time” do escritor, demorei bastante nesta atividade literária, até mesmo por conta de outros materiais bem semelhantes. É uma aquisição interessante, creio que Josh Malerman ainda possui condições em surpreender o leitor, eu acredito no potencial do autor.

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Oh I found a great book for my Yule reading list - Christmas and Other Horrors: A Winter Solstice Anthology edited by Ellen Datlow 😍

It includes stories by Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu, Cassandra Khaw, Josh Malerman & Garth Nix!

Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

Man what a wild ride. The story is about a little girl who starts seeing someone called "Other Mommy", and the effects on herself and her parents. The writing was well done, from the viewpoint of a young child, and very compelling. So much so that I legitimately read this in a day. The character development was amazing, making it very clearly something that you could NOT put down unless you absolutely had to! I found myself sneaking off to read a few pages throughout different parts of the day, and I am sure it will be no different for anyone else. I would highly recommend this if you enjoy thrillers or horror, or any of Josh Malerman's previous books.

This ebook was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

‘There are certain things that, once you do them, you have no choice but to trick yourself into believing you had to.’ ”

Spin a Black Yarn by Josh Malerman

“How can she expect her children to dream as big as the stars if they can't lift their heads to gaze upon them?”

Bird Box, Josh Malerman

- Eu te amo - disse James de repente. -Sei que ama. Você não nadou para longe quando eu fiquei com medo. -É assim que as pessoas sabem?

[...]

-É assim que eu sei.

-Uma casa no fundo de um lago

Can’t decide which tale of terror to place at the top of your to-be-read pile? 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered will be published in paperback and e-book on August 8 via Page Street Publishing.

Written by Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann, the 168-page illustrated reader’s guide features 101 recommendations with synopses and overviews of the books’ themes, style, and tone. It features a foreword by Josh Malerman (Bird Box) and five essays from rising voices in the genre.

Curious readers and fans of monsters and the macabre, get ready to bulk up your TBR piles! Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann has curated the best selection of modern horror books, including plenty of deep cuts. Indulge your heart’s darkest desires to be terrified, unsettled, disgusted, and heartbroken with stories that span everything from paranormal hauntings and creepy death cults to small-town terrors and apocalyptic disasters.

Pre-order 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann.

"Ruhunda bir delik var,yüzerek içinden geçilebilecek kadar büyük."

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Books read in 2023 so far #1-5

finished reading bird box, and coupled with the description that they’re seemingly beautiful, can possibly walk on water, and are more curious about humans than they are belligerent tells me these are def angels. i will CACKLE if it’s like hellbound and the gods just up and decided today’s the day they’re gonna send their unearthly attendants to the mortal plane, and basically usher in a dystopia just by virtue of them Being There 😂😂😂

Finished this little Creature Feature collection this morning.

Finished Malorie, have Some Thoughts

(Spoilers + Incoherent Thoughts below the cut)

Mixed feelings about the book. I still think Unbury Carol is my favorite Malerman book so far...the cuts between POVs felt less jarring when random side characters were involved because there were so many characters involved it made sense there. But like here? Why did we need a POV from Dean? From Gary? Had the same issue with Bird Box when they did that random POV from Tom and Jules (although it ultimately fit there to give some context for the world.)

As per usual, thought that the descriptions in lieu of having visuals were amazing.

I thought absolutely the heart of the story was the Malorie/Tom dynamic and Olympia was an absolutely fascinating character(and her ability made sense and was so dope here...wish I could have seen more of it.)

I'm still mixed about the ending. On one hand, these books are (and always will be) about hope and living. And like, there was something great about Tom being right and his invention working and him being able to give the world its sight back, so I'm glad there was no "aha gotcha" that had him dying for no reason. But on the other hand? I don't think we needed that segway to that town of inventors. Like, we could have had a better moment on the train itself or literally anywhere else.

I definitely teared up a bit when Malorie met her dad again. I think that and Ron Handy were the bits that got me right in the feels.

But also: OLYMPIA MY BB YOU ARE 16 AND SEEING THESE HORRIBLE THINGS MY GIRL I LOVE YOU

Anyway, yeah, read the Bird Box books....Malorie is way more interesting ad a character when she's not #girl bossing it up as Sandra Bullock