(Editor’s note: The 2025 Cryptid Quarterly Awards are based on the Cryptid Quarterly Top 10 lists compiled by lionelraygreen.com in 2025. Today’s list features the Top 10 Books of the Year. Click here to check out the 2025 Top 10 Authors of the Year released May 13.) I released the 2025 Cryptid Quarterly Authors of the Year on... Continue Reading →
(Editor’s note: The 2025 Cryptid Quarterly Awards are based on the Cryptid Quarterly Top 10 Lists compiled by lionelraygreen.com in 2025. Today’s list features the Top 10 Authors of the Year. Later this month, lionelraygreen.com releases the Top 10 Books of the Year.) Perusing my four Cryptid Quarterly charts from 2025 confirmed what I already... Continue Reading →
Among the plethora of new horror fiction releases in the first half of 2026, I couldn't help but notice three talented authors who I enjoy reading have hit the market with interesting stories. I don't know if the overused clichés “under the radar” or "not mainstream enough" apply here, but these writers are producing some... Continue Reading →
The Horror Writers Association released the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot on February 23 via announcement on its website, BramStokerAwards.Horror.Org. The highlight of the list is the category for Superior Achievement in a First Novel, where seven works were selected instead of the typical five. “This year, the thrill of seeing the Final Ballot... Continue Reading →
Full Throttle, an Extreme Horror anthology published by Uncomfortably Dark Horror, led the list of nominees for the 2026 Splatterpunk Awards, according to an announcement January 10 on KillerConATX.com. Edited by Candace Nola, Full Throttle received noms for Best Anthology, and two of its tales were nominated for Best Short Story -- “And She Was... Continue Reading →
(Editor’s note: Since 2024, Cryptid Quarterly is a feature where I highlight cryptid horror fiction from each quarter of the year, using Amazon Kindle release dates.) James Kaine debuts atop the Cryptid Quarterly VII chart with a Jersey Devil thriller, and D.A. Roberts returns at No. 2 with the fourth book in The Lakeview Man... Continue Reading →
(Editor’s note: SHORT SHOTS is an occasional feature where I review horror short stories.) For me, the most uncomfortable horror fiction starts in the womb. In April 2022, I read and reviewed “Birth” by Lisa Quigley, the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of The Forest. The story was in Issue #8 of Unnerving Magazine, and it... Continue Reading →
The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King’s The Stand officially hit the shelves August 19 and became an instant bestseller. It debuted at No. 3 on The New York Times Best Sellers list for September 7, at No. 16 on USA Today's Best-selling Booklist for August 27, and reached No.... Continue Reading →
Curdle Creek by Yvonne Battle-Felton won the prestigious Novel category at the 2024 Shirley Jackson Awards presented at Readercon 34 in Burlington, Mass., on July 19. Billed as a surreal American gothic novel "for fans of 'The Lottery' and The Hunger Games," Curdle Creek is the story of Osira, a 45-year-old widow who follows the strict conventions... Continue Reading →
(Editor’s note: Since 2024, Cryptid Quarterly is a feature where I highlight cryptid horror fiction from each quarter of the year, using Amazon Kindle release dates.) Luka T. Jacobs and Jeffrey B Miley continue their successful runs on the Cryptid Quarterly Top 10 List as they delivered more top-rated cryptid horror fiction during the second... Continue Reading →
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