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To celebrate Black History Month in the UK, we're resharing our curated reading list exploring Black horror (across film + beyond): holpublishing.com/grimreader!

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#BlackHistoryMonth #blackhorror #bookrecommendations #horrormovies #grimreader #booksky #filmsky #horrorsky
Cover image uses part of the poster from Ganja & Hess (1973), a close-up of both characters’ faces [Hess looking into the camera and Ganja screaming with blood running from her mouth]. Text: Grim Reader's Syllabus; Black Horror; reading list
October 28, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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[4/4] As ever, we're always adding titles to our syllabus (holpublishing.com/grimreader). Let us know what you're reading!
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October 28, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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[2/4] Read more about each in our searchable Grim Reader's Syllabus (holpublishing.com/grimreader), where you'll also find more nonfiction book recs featuring Black voices...
Six book covers on background using part of the poster from Ganja & Hess (1973), a close-up of both characters’ faces [Hess looking into the camera and Ganja screaming with blood running from her mouth]: Searching for Sycorax: Black Women's Hauntings of Contemporary Horror (Kinitra D. Brooks, Rutgers University Press, 2017) The Oxford Handbook of Black Horror Film (Robin R. Means Coleman and Novotny Lawrence (Eds.), Oxford University Press, 2025) BOO! The Essential Guide To Black Horror (K.S. Todd, Independent, 2023) Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before: Subversive Portrayals in Speculative Film and TV (Diana Adesola Mafe, University of Texas Press, 2018) The Blaxploitation Horror Film: Adaptation, Appropriation and the Gothic (Jamil Mustafa, University of Wales Press, 2023) The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar (Robin R. Means Coleman & Mark H. Harris, Saga Press, 2023) Text: Black Horror
October 28, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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To mark Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated in the US from September 15 to October 15, here's our anticipated and recent reads exploring Latine horror cinema! 🖤

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#hispanicheritagemonth #latinamericanhorror #bookrecs #booksky #horrorsky
Cover image uses part of the poster from Terrified (2017). Text: Grim Reader's Syllabus; Latine Horror; reading list Four book covers on background using part of the poster from Terrified (2017): Lloronas, Chupacabras, and Other Creatures: Latin American Folklore on Screen University Press of Mississippi (2026) Gabriel Eljaiek-Rodríguez Blood Circuits: Contemporary Argentine Horror Cinema State University of New York Press (2018) Jonathan Risner Monsters and Saints: LatIndigenous Landscapes and Spectral Storytelling University Press of Mississippi (2024) Shantel Martinez + Kelly Medina-López (eds.) Embodiment of Evil: Gender and Sexuality in Latin American Horror Cinema Springer (2026) Gustavo Subero Text: Latine Horror Four book covers on background using part of the poster from Terrified (2017): Gothic Imagination in Latin American Fiction and Film University of New Mexico Press (2019) Carmen A. Serrano Essays Harker Press (2023) Ana M. López The Migration and Politics of Monsters in Latin American Cinema Palgrave Macmilan (2019) Gabriel Eljaiek-Rodríguez From Amazons to Zombies: Monsters in Latin America Bucknall University Press (2017) Persephone Braham Text: Latine Horror Grim Reader worm designed by Jessica Rose on part of the poster from Terrified (2017): Text: Bookworms!; Follow the Grim Reader for more book recs; holpublishing.com/grimreader
October 15, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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[1/3] Want to play? 🔪

Our August reading list collects six nonfiction books exploring our relationship with dolls, puppets, marionettes, and more in horror.

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Cover image uses part of the poster from Child’s Play, a close-up of Chucky with a knife (1988). Text: Grim Reader's Syllabus; Dolls in Horror; reading list Six book covers on background using part of the poster from Child’s Play, a close-up of Chucky with a knife (1988): Puppet Master Complete: A Franchise History McFarland (2021) Nat Brehmer A Cursed Collection of Haunted Dolls: From Real Life to Literature and Movies Llewellyn Publications (2025) Fiona Dodwell Puppet: An Essay on Uncanny Life The University of Chicago Press (2011) Kenneth Gross Reign of Chucky: The True Hollywood Story of a Not So Good Guy Harker Press (2022) Dustin McNeill + Travis Mullins The Secret Life of Puppets Harvard University Press (2003) Victoria Nelson No More Haunted Dolls: Horror Fiction that Transcends the Tropes Vernon Press (2024) Cassandra O’Sullivan Sachar (Ed.) Text: Dolls in Horror Grim Reader worm designed by Jessica Rose on part of the poster from Child’s Play, a close-up of Chucky with a knife (1988). Text: Bookworms!; Follow the Grim Reader for more book recs; holpublishing.com/grimreader
September 29, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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ICYMI, to celebrate Zach Cregger's new film, our Sep reading list collects #ResidentEvil recs (follow the Grim Reader for more details)!

Super handy if you're a horror writer interested in contributing to our forthcoming RE anthology: holpublishing.com/contact!

#booksky #horrorsky #videogames
Cover image uses Spencer Mansion interior from Resident Evil (2015). Text: Grim Reader's Syllabus; books about Resident Evil. Six book covers on Spencer Mansion interior from Resident Evil (2015): Itchy, Tasty: Resident Evil 1996–2006: An Unofficial History Lost in Cult (2026) Alex Aniel Resident Evil: Of Zombies and Men (Volume 1) Third Éditions. Nicolas Courcier, Mehdi El Kanafi + Bruno Provezza On the Set of Resident Evil 2: The TV Commercial iD Books (2026) Norman England Unraveling Resident Evil: Essays on the Complex Universe of the Games and Films McFarland (2014) Nadine Farghaly (Ed.) The History of Resident Evil Pen and Sword Books (2026) Tommy Keough Resident Evil Boss Fight Books (2020) Philip J Reed Text: Resident Evil Spencer Mansion interior from Resident Evil (2015). Text: Text in typewriter-style font: Resident Evil Anthology; chapter outlines due 12 October; holpublishing.com/contact. Grim Reader worm designed by Jessica Rose, with illustrated hand pointing to link, on Spencer Mansion interior from Resident Evil (2015). Text: Bookworms!; Follow the Grim Reader for more book recs…; holpublishing.com/grimreader
September 28, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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As Zach Cregger's Resident Evil creeps closer, here's our RE reading recs! 🧟

Which may be handy if you're interested in writing for our Resident Evil anthology...

See pinned post / holpublishing.com/contact for details!

#residentevil #bookrecommendations #booksky #horrorsky #videogames #writersky
Resident Evil (2026) poster in red and black with Bryan running in snow. Text: Grim Reader's Syllabus; Reading Recs. Six book covers on Resident Evil (2026) poster: Itchy, Tasty: Resident Evil 1996–2006: An Unofficial History Lost in Cult (2026) Alex Aniel Resident Evil: Of Zombies and Men (Volume 1) Third Éditions. Nicolas Courcier, Mehdi El Kanafi + Bruno Provezza On the Set of Resident Evil 2: The TV Commercial: iD Books (2026) Norman England Unraveling Resident Evil: Essays on the Complex Universe of the Games and Films McFarland (2014) Nadine Farghaly (Ed.) The History of Resident Evil Pen and Sword Books (2026) Tommy Keough Resident Evil Boss Fight Books (2020) Philip J Reed Text: Resident Evil Image 3: Umbrella logo on Resident Evil (2026) poster. Text: Submission call; Resident Evil anthology; See pinned post or visit holpublishing.com/contact; Deadline: 12 October 2026. Grim Reader worm designed by Jessica Rose, with illustrated hand pointing to link, on Resident Evil (2026) poster. Text: Bookworms!; Follow the Grim Reader for more book recs…; holpublishing.com/grimreader
September 8, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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As Insidious: Out of the Further is out today, we're resharing our liminal horror reading list...

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Are you catching the film this weekend?

#insidious #booksky #houseofleaves #bookrecommendations #liminal #liminalhorror #grimreader
Poster from Insidious: Out of ther Further (2026). Text: Grim Reader's Syllabus; LIMINAL HORROR Six covers: The Weird and the Eerie Repeater (2016) Mark Fisher The Spaces and Places of Horror (Series in Critical Media Studies) Vernon Press (2019) Francesco Pascuzzi & Sandra Waters (Eds.) Revolutionary Leaves: The Fiction of Mark Z. Danielewski Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2012) Sascha Pöhlmann (Ed.) Deleuze and Horror Film Edinburgh University Press (2005) Anna Powell Darkest Margins: 24 Essays on Liminality and Liminal Spaces in the Horror Genre 1428 Publishing (2025) Matt Rogerson (Ed.) At the Edge of Existence: Liminality in Horror Cinema Since the 1970s McFarland (2021) Brandon West Grim Reader worm designed by Jessica Rose, with illustrated hand pointing to link. Text: Bookworms!; Follow the Grim Reader for more book recs…; holpublishing.com/grimreader
August 21, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Our summer scream turns into a trilogy with the 3rd and final instalment in our slashers reading list...🔪

For more nonfiction reads dissecting your fave horror films, follow the Grim Reader: holpublishing.com/grimreader! 🪱

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Poster for Scream (1996). Text: Grim Reader's Syllabus; Slashers (3) Six book covers on cover image (poster for Scream, 1996): Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film (Updated Edition) Princeton University Press (2015) Carol J. Clover Sleepaway Camp DieDieBooks (2004) BJ Colangelo & Harmony Colangelo Games of Terror: Halloween, Friday the 13th and the Films of the Stalker Cycle University of Wales Press (2025) Vera Dika Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Dark Ink (2024) Thommy Hutson & Wes Craven The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle: Final Girls and a New Hollywood Formula McFarland (2018) Alexandra West Scream (Devil’s Advocates) Liverpool University Press (2019) Steven West Grim Reader worm designed by Jessica Rose, with illustrated hand pointing to link. Text: Bookworms!; Follow the Grim Reader for more book recs…; holpublishing.com/grimreader
July 27, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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Happy Monday, Grim Readers! 🪱

Our summer scream continues with the sequel to our slashers reading list...

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#grimreader #bookrecommendations #slasher #nonfiction #horrormovies #booksky #horrorsky #books #filmsky
Poster for Halloween II (1981): close-up of Michael Myer’s mask. Text: Grim Reader's Syllabus; Slashers (2) Six book covers on cover image (poster for Halloween II (1981): close-up of Michael Myer’s mask): The Metamodern Slasher Film (21st Century Horror) Edinburgh University Press (2024) Steve Jones Taking Shape: Developing Halloween From Script to Scream Harker Press (2018) Dustin McNeill & Travis Mullins Blood Money: A History of the First Teen Slasher Film Cycle Continuum (2011) Richard Nowell Final Girls, Feminism and Popular Culture Palgrave Macmillan (2020) Katarzyna Paszkiewicz & Stacy Rusnak Anatomy of the Slasher Film: A Theoretical Analysis McFarland (2019) Sotiris Petridis Your Favorite Scary Movie: How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror Plume (2025) Ashley Cullins Grim Reader worm designed by Jessica Rose, with illustrated hand pointing to link. Text: Bookworms!; Follow the Grim Reader for the full list…; holpublishing.com/grimreader
July 20, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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Whether you're camp summerween or counting the days until masked killers stalk the spooky season, we have your summer recs sorted with our slasher reading list. 🔪

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#bookrecommendations #slasher #booksky #horrormovies #nonfiction
Cover image uses part of the cover from Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of "Friday the 13th" by Peter M. Bracke & Sean S. Cunningham (Titan Books, 2006). Text: Grim Reader's Syllabus; Slashers (part one) Six book covers on cover image (part of the cover from Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of "Friday the 13th" by Peter M. Bracke & Sean S. Cunningham (Titan Books, 2006)): Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of "Friday the 13th" Titan Books (2006) Peter M. Bracke & Sean S. Cunningham The Postmodern Slasher Film Edinburgh University Press (2025) Steve Jones The Teenage Slasher Movie Book (2nd Revised and Expanded Edition) Companionhouse Books (2018) J.A. Kerswell Halloween (Devil’s Advocates) Liverpool University Press (2015) Murray Leeder Queer Slashers Indiana University Press (2025) Peter Marra Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film, 1978–1986 McFarland (2011) Adam Rockoff Text: Slashers Grim Reader worm designed by Jessica Rose, with illustrated hand pointing to link. Text: Bookworms!; Follow the Grim Reader for the full list…; holpublishing.com/grimreader
July 13, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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To celebrate Juneteenth, we're sharing our fave books from Black voices in horror analysis—across film, television, and beyond—to read today and all year round.

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#juneteenth #blackhorror #bookrecs #horrormovies #grimreader
Blue and red background with Juneteenth flag in centre (text reads: Grim Reader's Syllabus; Celebrating Juneteenth; Black Voices in Horror Analysis). Six book covers each on this and the next image, on blue and red background (Text: Black Voices in Horror): Searching for Sycorax: Black Women's Hauntings of Contemporary Horror (Kinitra D. Brooks, Rutgers University Press, 2017). The Oxford Handbook of Black Horror Film (Robin R. Means Coleman and Novotny Lawrence (Eds.), Oxford University Press, 2025). BOO! The Essential Guide To Black Horror (K.S. Todd, Independent, 2023). Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before: Subversive Portrayals in Speculative Film and TV (Diana Adesola Mafe, University of Texas Press, 2018). The Blaxploitation Horror Film: Adaptation, Appropriation and the Gothic (Jamil Mustafa, University of Wales Press, 2023). The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar (Robin R. Means Coleman & Mark H. Harris, Saga Press, 2023). Black Witches and Queer Ghosts: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation in Teen Supernatural Serials (Camille S. Alexander (Ed.), Lexington Books, 2024). Darkly: Black History and America's Gothic Soul (Leila Taylor, Repeater, 2019). 160 Black Women in Horror (Sumiko Saulson (Ed.), Iconoclast Productions, 2023). Screenplays of the African American Experience (Phyllis Rauch Klotman (Ed.), Indiana University Press, 1991). Black Celebration: Amazing Articles on African American Horror (Sumiko Saulson (Ed.), Independent, 2019). Horror Noire: A History of Black American Horror from the 1890s to Present (Second Edition) (Robin R. Means Coleman, Routledge, 2022). Six book covers each on this and the next image, on blue and red background (Text: Black Voices in Horror): Searching for Sycorax: Black Women's Hauntings of Contemporary Horror (Kinitra D. Brooks, Rutgers University Press, 2017). The Oxford Handbook of Black Horror Film (Robin R. Means Coleman and Novotny Lawrence (Eds.), Oxford University Press, 2025). BOO! The Essential Guide To Black Horror (K.S. Todd, Independent, 2023). Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before: Subversive Portrayals in Speculative Film and TV (Diana Adesola Mafe, University of Texas Press, 2018). The Blaxploitation Horror Film: Adaptation, Appropriation and the Gothic (Jamil Mustafa, University of Wales Press, 2023). The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar (Robin R. Means Coleman & Mark H. Harris, Saga Press, 2023). Black Witches and Queer Ghosts: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation in Teen Supernatural Serials (Camille S. Alexander (Ed.), Lexington Books, 2024). Darkly: Black History and America's Gothic Soul (Leila Taylor, Repeater, 2019). 160 Black Women in Horror (Sumiko Saulson (Ed.), Iconoclast Productions, 2023). Screenplays of the African American Experience (Phyllis Rauch Klotman (Ed.), Indiana University Press, 1991). Black Celebration: Amazing Articles on African American Horror (Sumiko Saulson (Ed.), Independent, 2019). Horror Noire: A History of Black American Horror from the 1890s to Present (Second Edition) (Robin R. Means Coleman, Routledge, 2022). Blue and red background black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom [holpublishing.com/grimreader](http://holpublishing.com/grimreader)]. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text. Text in centre reads: Bookworms! More detail + recs...
June 19, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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Not ready to escape the Backrooms?

Our latest reading list recs books exploring liminal horror...

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#backrooms #horrorsky #houseofleaves #booksky #bookrecommendations #liminal #liminalhorror #grimreader
Poster from Backrooms (2026). Text: Grim Reader's Syllabus; LIMINAL HORROR Six book covers: The Spaces and Places of Horror (Series in Critical Media Studies) Vernon Press (2019) Francesco Pascuzzi & Sandra Waters (Eds.) Revolutionary Leaves: The Fiction of Mark Z. Danielewski Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2012) Sascha Pöhlmann (Ed.) Deleuze and Horror Film Edinburgh University Press (2005) Anna Powell Darkest Margins: 24 Essays on Liminality and Liminal Spaces in the Horror Genre 1428 Publishing (2025) Matt Rogerson (Ed.) At the Edge of Existence: Liminality in Horror Cinema Since the 1970s McFarland (2021) Brandon West Text: Bookworms!; Follow the Grim Reader for more reading recs…; holpublishing.com/grimreader
June 10, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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For further recs and more about the books on this list, visit our Grim Reader's Syllabus: holpublishing.com/grimreader!

Let us know what books you'd add + what you're reading!

#pridemonth #lgbtqia #queerhorror #bookrecs #bookrecommendations #horrorcommunity #horrormovies #booksky #horrorsky [2/2]
Six book covers: Queer Horror: A Film Guide. McFarland (2024) Sean Abley & Tyler Doupé (Eds.) Uncanny Valley Girls: Essays on Horror, Survival, and Love Harper Perennial (2025) Zefyr Lisowski Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film Manchester University Press (1997) Harry M. Benshoff Sleepaway Camp DieDieBooks (2024) BJ Colangelo & Harmony Colangelo Queer as Folklore: The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters Manchester University Press (2025) Sacha Coward Lesbian Gothic: Transgressive Fictions Continuum International Publishing Group (1999) Paulina Palmer Six book covers: Beyond the Lesbian Vampire: Reclaiming the Violent Lesbian in Contemporary Queer Horror University of Wales Press (2025) Sam Tabet Queer Screams: A History of LGBTQ+ Survival Through the Lens of American Horror Cinema McFarland (2022) Abigail Waldron Vampires and Violets: Lesbians in the Cinema Penguin (1992) Andrea Weiss Queering the Gothic Manchester University Press (2009) William Hughes & Andrew Smith (Eds.) Queer Slashers Indiana University Press (2025) Peter Marra Queer Horror Film and Television: Sexuality and Masculinity at the Margins I.B. Tauris (2016) Darren Elliott-Smith Grim Reader worm designed by Jessica Rose, with illustrated hand pointing to link. Text: Bookworms!; Follow the Grim Reader for more books recs (syllabus now includes 150+ titles)...; holpublishing.com/grimreader
June 4, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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To celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, we're sharing seminal books exploring Asian horror film and culture.

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#aanhpi #aanhpiheritagemonth #bookrecs #booksky #horrorsky #printisundead
Cover from Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror (Black Spot Books, 2023) Lee Murray & Angela Yuroko Smith (Eds.) Text: Grim Reader's Syllabus; AANHPI HORROR; Celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month Images 2 & 3: Six book covers each on pages 2 and 3: Contemporary Thai Horror Film: A Monstrous Hybrid (Edinburgh University Press, 2024) Mary Jane Ainslie Japanese Horror Culture: Critical Essays on Film, Literature, Anime, Video Games (Lexington Books, 2021) Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns, Subashish Bhattacharjee & Ananya Saha Japanese Horror and the Transnational Cinema of Sensations Steven T. Brown Asian Horror Encyclopedia: Asian Horror Culture in Literature, Manga, and Folklore (iUniverse, 2001) Laurence C. Bush Horror to the Extreme: Changing Boundaries in Asian Cinema (Hong Kong University Press, 2010) Jinhee Choi & Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano (Eds.) Ghost in the Well: The Hidden History of Horror Films in Japan (Bloomsbury, 2021) Michael Crandol Indian Horror Cinema: (En)gendering the Monstrous (Routledge, 2017) Mithuraaj Dhusiya Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror (Black Spot Books, 2023) Lee Murray & Angela Yuroko Smith (Eds.) Seeing Things: Spectral Materialities of Bombay Horror (University of California Press, 2024) Kartik Nair Korean Horror Cinema (Edinburgh University Press, 2013) Alison Peirse & Daniel Martin (Eds.) Haunting Bollywood: Gender, Genre, and the Supernatural in Hindi Commercial Cinema (University of Texas Press, 2017) Meheli Sen Japanese Horror Films and Their American Remakes: Translating Fear, Adapting Culture (Routledge, 2016) Valerie Wee Images 2 & 3: Six book covers each on pages 2 and 3: Contemporary Thai Horror Film: A Monstrous Hybrid (Edinburgh University Press, 2024) Mary Jane Ainslie Japanese Horror Culture: Critical Essays on Film, Literature, Anime, Video Games (Lexington Books, 2021) Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns, Subashish Bhattacharjee & Ananya Saha Japanese Horror and the Transnational Cinema of Sensations Steven T. Brown Asian Horror Encyclopedia: Asian Horror Culture in Literature, Manga, and Folklore (iUniverse, 2001) Laurence C. Bush Horror to the Extreme: Changing Boundaries in Asian Cinema (Hong Kong University Press, 2010) Jinhee Choi & Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano (Eds.) Ghost in the Well: The Hidden History of Horror Films in Japan (Bloomsbury, 2021) Michael Crandol Indian Horror Cinema: (En)gendering the Monstrous (Routledge, 2017) Mithuraaj Dhusiya Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror (Black Spot Books, 2023) Lee Murray & Angela Yuroko Smith (Eds.) Seeing Things: Spectral Materialities of Bombay Horror (University of California Press, 2024) Kartik Nair Korean Horror Cinema (Edinburgh University Press, 2013) Alison Peirse & Daniel Martin (Eds.) Haunting Bollywood: Gender, Genre, and the Supernatural in Hindi Commercial Cinema (University of Texas Press, 2017) Meheli Sen Japanese Horror Films and Their American Remakes: Translating Fear, Adapting Culture (Routledge, 2016) Valerie Wee Grim Reader worm designed by Jessica Rose, with illustrated hand pointing to link. Text: Bookworms!; Follow the Grim Reader for more books recs (syllabus now includes 150+ titles)...; holpublishing.com/grimreader
May 31, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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To celebrate Lesbian Visibility Day, here's some of our fave books exploring sapphic horror film and gothic literature...

What are you reading (and what would you add)?

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April 26, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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For #womenshistorymonth and #womeninhorrormonth, March's reading list is focused on women creatives in horror—writers, editors, and filmmakers.

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Images: 1: Floral grey background with a closeup of the cover from 1000 Women in Horror (2026) poster in the centre (text reads: Grim Reader's syllabus; Women in Horror). 2: Floral pink background with black bands containing text at top (Women in Horror; Nonfiction book recs (horror analysis)) and bottom (HoL logo). Six covers in the middle (clockwise): 1000 Women in Horror, 1895–2018 by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (2020); House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Film (Expanded Edition) by Kier-La janisse (2024); I Spit On Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movies by Heidi Honeycutt (2024); Lost in the Static: The Untold Stories of Shot-On-Video Horror Directed by Women by Rachael Herb-Neterer (2026); Return of the Monstrous-Feminine: Feminist New Wave Cinema by Barbara Creed (2022); Women of Horror and Speculative Fiction in Their Own Words: Conversations with Authors and Editors edited by Sébastien Doubinsky and Christina Kkona (2024). 3: As above (book titles: Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror edited by Lee Murray and Angela Yuriko Smith (2023); 160 Black Women in Horror by Suimko Saulson and Kenya Moss-Dyme (2023); New Blood in Contemporary Cinema: Women Directors and the Poetics of Horror by Patricia Pisters (2022); Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre edited by Alison Peirse (2020); Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa B. Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson (2019); Bloody Women: Women Directors of Horror edited by Victoria McCollum and Aislínn Clarke (2022)). 4: Floral pink background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text: holpublishing.com/grimreader. Images: 1: Floral grey background with a closeup of the cover from 1000 Women in Horror (2026) poster in the centre (text reads: Grim Reader's syllabus; Women in Horror). 2: Floral pink background with black bands containing text at top (Women in Horror; Nonfiction book recs (horror analysis)) and bottom (HoL logo). Six covers in the middle (clockwise): 1000 Women in Horror, 1895–2018 by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (2020); House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Film (Expanded Edition) by Kier-La janisse (2024); I Spit On Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movies by Heidi Honeycutt (2024); Lost in the Static: The Untold Stories of Shot-On-Video Horror Directed by Women by Rachael Herb-Neterer (2026); Return of the Monstrous-Feminine: Feminist New Wave Cinema by Barbara Creed (2022); Women of Horror and Speculative Fiction in Their Own Words: Conversations with Authors and Editors edited by Sébastien Doubinsky and Christina Kkona (2024). 3: As above (book titles: Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror edited by Lee Murray and Angela Yuriko Smith (2023); 160 Black Women in Horror by Suimko Saulson and Kenya Moss-Dyme (2023); New Blood in Contemporary Cinema: Women Directors and the Poetics of Horror by Patricia Pisters (2022); Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre edited by Alison Peirse (2020); Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa B. Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson (2019); Bloody Women: Women Directors of Horror edited by Victoria McCollum and Aislínn Clarke (2022)). 4: Floral pink background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text: holpublishing.com/grimreader. Images: 1: Floral grey background with a closeup of the cover from 1000 Women in Horror (2026) poster in the centre (text reads: Grim Reader's syllabus; Women in Horror). 2: Floral pink background with black bands containing text at top (Women in Horror; Nonfiction book recs (horror analysis)) and bottom (HoL logo). Six covers in the middle (clockwise): 1000 Women in Horror, 1895–2018 by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (2020); House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Film (Expanded Edition) by Kier-La janisse (2024); I Spit On Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movies by Heidi Honeycutt (2024); Lost in the Static: The Untold Stories of Shot-On-Video Horror Directed by Women by Rachael Herb-Neterer (2026); Return of the Monstrous-Feminine: Feminist New Wave Cinema by Barbara Creed (2022); Women of Horror and Speculative Fiction in Their Own Words: Conversations with Authors and Editors edited by Sébastien Doubinsky and Christina Kkona (2024). 3: As above (book titles: Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror edited by Lee Murray and Angela Yuriko Smith (2023); 160 Black Women in Horror by Suimko Saulson and Kenya Moss-Dyme (2023); New Blood in Contemporary Cinema: Women Directors and the Poetics of Horror by Patricia Pisters (2022); Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre edited by Alison Peirse (2020); Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa B. Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson (2019); Bloody Women: Women Directors of Horror edited by Victoria McCollum and Aislínn Clarke (2022)). 4: Floral pink background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text: holpublishing.com/grimreader. Images: 1: Floral grey background with a closeup of the cover from 1000 Women in Horror (2026) poster in the centre (text reads: Grim Reader's syllabus; Women in Horror). 2: Floral pink background with black bands containing text at top (Women in Horror; Nonfiction book recs (horror analysis)) and bottom (HoL logo). Six covers in the middle (clockwise): 1000 Women in Horror, 1895–2018 by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (2020); House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Film (Expanded Edition) by Kier-La janisse (2024); I Spit On Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movies by Heidi Honeycutt (2024); Lost in the Static: The Untold Stories of Shot-On-Video Horror Directed by Women by Rachael Herb-Neterer (2026); Return of the Monstrous-Feminine: Feminist New Wave Cinema by Barbara Creed (2022); Women of Horror and Speculative Fiction in Their Own Words: Conversations with Authors and Editors edited by Sébastien Doubinsky and Christina Kkona (2024). 3: As above (book titles: Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror edited by Lee Murray and Angela Yuriko Smith (2023); 160 Black Women in Horror by Suimko Saulson and Kenya Moss-Dyme (2023); New Blood in Contemporary Cinema: Women Directors and the Poetics of Horror by Patricia Pisters (2022); Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre edited by Alison Peirse (2020); Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa B. Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson (2019); Bloody Women: Women Directors of Horror edited by Victoria McCollum and Aislínn Clarke (2022)). 4: Floral pink background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text: holpublishing.com/grimreader.
March 31, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Six books you need to read after watching Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride...

For more book recs focused on horror analysis, including our Frankenstein reading list, follow the Grim Reader: holpublishing.com/grimreader!

#printisundead #thebride #maryshelley #bookrecommendations #booksky #horrorsky
Floral black grey background with a closeup of the face of the Bride! (2026) in the centre (text reads: Grim Reader's syllabus). Floral yellow background with black bands containing text at top (Bride! Book recs (bios + horror analysis)) and bottom (HoL logo). Six covers in the middle (clockwise): Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein (Lita Judge); Hideous Progeny: Disability, Eugenics, and Classic Horror Cinema (Angela M. Smith); Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema (Caden Mark Gardner & Willow Catelyn Maclay); Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley (Charlotte Gordon); Bride of Frankenstein (Shane Denson); Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction (Lisa Kröger & Melanie R. Anderson). Floral yellow background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom [[holpublishing.com]. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text. Text: Bookworms! For more horror book recs (including our full Frankenstein reading list)...
March 27, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Valentine's Day may have passed, but this month's reading list topic is close to our hearts: found footage horror!

From seminal to anticipated titles, part 1 also recommends 2 open access publications...

Full list + more: holpublishing.com/grimreader!

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1: Floral black grey background with a partial image from The Black Witch Project (1999) in the centre (close-up of Heather's eyes) (text reads: Grim Reader's Syllabus; Found Footage: Part One). 2: Floral grey background with black bands containing text at top (Found Footage Horror Analysis) and HoL logo at bottom. Six covers in the middle (clockwise): Analog Nightmares: The Shot On Video Horror Films of 1982–1995 (Richard Mogg, Independent, 2018). Affective Intensities and Evolving Horror Forms: From Found Footage to Virtual Reality (Adam Daniel, Edinburgh University Press, 2020). Found Footage Horror Films: Fear and the Appearance of Reality (Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, McFarland, 2013). Blood on the Lens: Trauma and Anxiety in American Found Footage Horror Cinema (Shellie McMurdo, Edinburgh University Press, 2022). The Blair Witch Project (Devil's Advocates) (Peter Turner, Liverpool University Press, 2015). Digital Horror: Haunted Technologies, Network Panic and the Found Footage Phenomenon (Xavier Aldana Reyes & Linnie Blake (Eds.), I.B. Tauris, 2015). 3: Floral grey background with black bands containing text at top (Found Footage Horror Analysis: Open Access) and HoL logo at bottom. Two journals in the middle: Grim's Real Fake: Hex, Lies and Videotape (Dawn Keetley, Elizabeth Erwin & Gwen Hofmann (Eds.); Issue #11; September 2022) and Horror Homeroom's Found Footage Horror special issue (Valeska Griffiths & Rebecca McCallum (Eds.); Issue #7; Spring 2023). 4: Floral grey background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom [(http://holpublishing.com/grimreader)]. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text. Text in centre reads: Bookworms! Bookmark for later….
February 17, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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In honour of LGBT+ History Month (UK), here's some of our fave books exploring queer horror across film, television, literature, and folklore. To access the full list, visit holpublishing.com/grimreader!

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1: Floral black grey background with a partial image from The Hunger poster (1983) in the centre (pencil-drawn greyscale image of three main characters), with the colors of the pride flag over the top (text reads: Grim Reader's Syllabus; Queer Horror: Celebrating LGBT+ History Month). 2: Floral grey background with black bands containing text at top (Queer Horror) and HoL logo at bottom. Six covers in the middle (clockwise): New Queer Horror Film and Television (Darren Elliott-Smith & John Edgar Browning (Eds.), University of Wales Press, 2020). Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema (Caden Mark Gardner & Willow Catelyn Maclay, Repeater, 2024). The Queer Uncanny: New Perspectives on the Gothic (Paulina Palmer, University of Wales Press, 2012). It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror (Joe Vallese (Ed.), The Feminist Press, 2022). Queer Horror: Fun and Freaky Perspectives on Macabre Media (Gina Brandolino & Joe Carlough, Microcosm Publishing, 2025). It Used to be Witches: Under the Spell of Queer Cinema (Ryan Gilbey, Faber & Faber, 2025). 3: Floral grey background with black bands containing text at top (Queer Horror) and HoL logo at bottom. Six covers in the middle (clockwise): Queer Screams: A History of LGBTQ+ Survival Through the Lens of American Horror Cinema (Abigail Waldron, McFarland, 2022). Queer Horror Film and Television: Sexuality and Masculinity at the Margins (Darren Elliott-Smith, I.B. Tauris, 2016). Vampires and Violets: Lesbians in the Cinema (Andrea Weiss, Penguin, 1992). Queer Slashers (Peter Marra, Indiana University Press, 2025). Beyond the Lesbian Vampire: Reclaiming the Violent Lesbian in Contemporary Queer Horror (Sam Tabet, University of Wales Press, 2025). Queering the Gothic (William Hughes & Andrew Smith (Eds.), Manchester University Press, 2009). 4: Floral grey background with black bands containing text at top (Queer Horror) and HoL logo at bottom. Six covers in the middle (clockwise): Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator (Heather O. Petrocelli, University of Wales Press, 2023). Queer as Folklore: The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters (Sacha Coward, Manchester University Press, 2025). Sleepaway Camp (BJ Colangelo & Harmony Colangelo, DieDieBooks, 2024). Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film (Harry M. Benshoff, Manchester University Press, 1997). Desire After Dark: Contemporary Queer Cultures and Occultly Marvelous Media (Andrew J. Owens, Indiana University Press, 2021). Queer Horror: A Film Guide (Sean Abley & Tyler Doupé (Eds.), McFarland, 2024).
February 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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To celebrate Black History Month (US) & LGBT+ History Month (UK) this Feb, we've curated 2 additional reading lists (on top of our usual monthly list).

First, we're sharing some fave nonfiction books exploring Black horror (film & beyond): holpublishing.com/grimreader!

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1: Victorian floral black grey background with the cover of Candyman (2021) in the centre (text reads: Grim Reader's Syllabus; Black Horror: Celebrating Black History Month). 2: Victorian floral grey background with black bands containing text at top (Black Horror) and HoL logo at bottom. Six covers in the middle (clockwise): Searching for Sycorax: Black Women's Hauntings of Contemporary Horror (Kinitra D. Brooks, Rutgers University Press, 2017). The Oxford Handbook of Black Horror Film (Robin R. Means Coleman and Novotny Lawrence (Eds.), Oxford University Press, 2025). BOO! The Essential Guide To Black Horror (K.S. Todd, Independent, 2023). Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before: Subversive Portrayals in Speculative Film and TV (Diana Adesola Mafe, University of Texas Press, 2018). The Blaxploitation Horror Film: Adaptation, Appropriation and the Gothic (Jamil Mustafa, University of Wales Press, 2023). The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar (Robin R. Means Coleman & Mark H. Harris, Saga Press, 2023). 3: Victorian floral grey background with black bands containing text at top (Black Horror) and HoL logo at bottom. Six covers in the middle (clockwise): Black Witches and Queer Ghosts: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation in Teen Supernatural Serials (Camille S. Alexander (Ed.), Lexington Books, 2024). Darkly: Black History and America's Gothic Soul (Leila Taylor, Repeater, 2019). 160 Black Women in Horror (Sumiko Saulson (Ed.), Iconoclast Productions, 2023). Screenplays of the African American Experience (Phyllis Rauch Klotman (Ed.), Indiana University Press, 1991). Black Celebration: Amazing Articles on African American Horror (Sumiko Saulson (Ed.), Independent, 2019). Horror Noire: A History of Black American Horror from the 1890s to Present (Second Edition) (Robin R. Means Coleman, Routledge, 2022). 4: Victorian floral grey background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom [[holpublishing.com/grimreader](http://holpublishing.com/grimreader)]. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text. Text in centre reads: Bookworms! Bookmark for later….
February 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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The 3rd and final part of our monthly recommended book list on writing is here--just about squeezing into January!

Containing 36 books I would hands-down recommend to anyone practicing the craft, the full list can be found on our website (holpublishing.com/grimreader).

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Images: 1: Victorian floral black grey background with the cover of On Writing (2015) in the centre (text reads: Grim Reader's syllabus; On Writing [part three]. 2: Victorian floral grey background with black bands containing text at top (On Writing—Part three) and HoL logo at bottom. Six covers in the middle (clockwise): Out Of Silence, Sound. Out Of Nothing, Something: A Writer’s Guide (Susan Griffin, Counterpoint, 2023). Zen in the Art of Writing (Ray Bradbury, Harper Collins, 2015). Writing in the Dark (Tim Waggoner, Guide Dog Books, 2020). The Spooky Art: Thoughts on Writing (Norman Mailer, Random House, 2004). Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Francine Prose, Union Books, 2012). Danse Macabre (Stephen King, Hodder, 2012). 3: Victorian floral grey background with black bands containing text at top (On Writing—Part three) and HoL logo at bottom. Six covers in the middle (clockwise): The Language of the Night: Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy (Ursula K. Le Guin, Ken Liu & Susan Wood, Scribner, 2024). The Word: Black Writers Talk About the Transformative Power of Reading and Writing (Marita Golden, Crown Publishing Group, 2011). Word Witch: How to Call Upon and Cultivate the Creative Magic Within You (Kate Belew & Robin Rose Bennett, Grand Central Publishing, 2025). Free Within Ourselves: Fiction Lessons For Black Authors (Jewell Parker Rhodes, Main Street Books, 1999). How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft, Practice, and Skill (Jericho Brown, Amistad, 2023). What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir (Haruki Murakami, Vintage, 2009). 4: Victorian floral grey background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom [[holpublishing.com/grimreader](http://holpublishing.com/grimreader)]. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text. Text in centre reads: Bookworms! Bookmark full list for later….
January 31, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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Happy Friday, Grim Readers! 🪱

Highlighting another twelve books on writing from our January reading list (read in full at holpublishing.com/grimreader) — which books would you recommend to fellow writers? 📖

#horrorcommunity #indiepublisher #bookrec #nonfiction #grimreader #booksky #horrorsky
Victorian floral black grey background with the cover of On Writing (2015) in the centre (text reads: Grim Reader's syllabus; On Writing [part two]. Victorian floral grey background with black bands containing text at top (On Writing—Part two) and HoL logo at bottom. Six covers in the middle (clockwise): Bird by Bird: Instructions on Writing and Life (Anne Lamott, Canongate Canons, 2020). Elements of Indigenous Style (Second Edition): A Guide for Writing by and About Indigenous Peoples (Greg Younging, Brush Education Inc, 2025). First You Write a Sentence: The Elements of Reading, Writing… and Life (Joe Moran, Penguin, 2019). remembered rapture: the writer at work (bell hooks, Picador, 1999). The Writing Life (Annie Dillard, Canongate Canons, 2026). There's Something Strange About My Brain: Writing Horror for Kids (RL Stine, Erudition, 2023). Victorian floral grey background with black bands containing text at top (On Writing—Part two) and HoL logo at bottom. Six covers in the middle (clockwise): Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story (Ursula K. Le Guin, Mariner Books, 2015). Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative (Jane Alison, Blackstone, 2019). Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping (Matthew Salesses, Catapult, 2021). 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing (Updated): Proven Professional Techniques for Writing with Style and Power (Gary Provost, Berkley, 2019). Manifesto: On Never Giving Up (Bernardine Evaristo, Grove Press, 2023). Self-Editing for Fiction Writers (Second Edition): How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Renni Browne & Dave King, William Morrow, 2004). Victorian floral grey background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom (http://holpublishing.com/grimreader). Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text. Text in centre reads: Bookworms! Bookmark full list for later….
January 23, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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The Grim Reader is back with our first reading list of 2026: books on writing. 🪱

The full list can be found here (holpublishing.com/grimreader), but this is by no means exhaustive... what books would you add? 👀

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1: Victorian floral black grey background with the cover of On Writing (2015) in the centre (text reads: Grim Reader's syllabus; On Writing [part one]. 2: Victorian floral grey background with black bands containing text at top (On Writing—Part one) and HoL logo at bottom. Six covers in the middle (clockwise): Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer's Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book (Courtney Maum, Catapult, 2020). This Year You Write Your Novel (Walter Mosley, Little Brown Book Group, 2009). Indigenous Methodologies: Characteristics, Conversations, and Contexts (Margaret Kovach, University of Toronto Press, 2010). Your Story Matters: Find Your Voice, Sharpen Your Skills, Tell Your Story (Nikesh Shukla, Bluebird, 2023). Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative (Melissa Febos, Catapult, 2022). On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Stephen King, Joe Hill & Owen King, Hodder, 2012). 3: Victorian floral grey background with black bands containing text at top (On Writing—Part one) and HoL logo at bottom. Six covers in the middle (clockwise): On Writers and Writing: Margaret Atwood (Margaret Atwood, Virago, 2015). The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers (Betsy Lerner, Penguin, 2000). How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander Chee (Alexander Chee, Mariner Books, 2018). On Writing Well (30th Anniversary Edition): The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (William Zinsser, Harper, 2012). Black Women Writers at Work (Claudia Tate & Tillie Olsen, Haymarket Books, 2023). On Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association (Mort Castle, Penguin, 2006). 4: Victorian floral grey background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom [[holpublishing.com/grimreader](http://holpublishing.com/grimreader)]. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text. Text in centre reads: Bookworms! Bookmark full list for later….
January 12, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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If you're looking for last-minute gift ideas for a horror-loving bookworm, our directory of book recs has over 50 titles! 🪱

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From the dark history of Yule to the trashiest Christmas horror films, we’ve stuffed your stocking with another 20 book recs — all themed around Holiday Horror: holpublishing.com/grimreader.

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Victorian floral black grey background with image of Billy from Black Christmas (1974, Canadian Film Development Corporation) in the centre. Text at top (Grim Reader's syllabus) and under image (Holiday Horror). House of Leaves logo at top. Victorian floral black grey background with text at top (Grim Reader's syllabus) and in the centre (Our nonfiction directory of book recs for horror fans, writers, and researchers – updated monthly...). House of Leaves logo at top. Victorian floral grey background with black bands at top and bottom containing text (top: Reading List Preview; bottom: House of Leaves logo). Six book covers in the middle (clockwise: It’s Me, Billy: Black Christmas Revisited by Dan Duffin, David Hastings & Paul Downey; Haunted Seasons: Television Ghost Stories for Christmas and Horror for Halloween by Derek Johnston; Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television, ed. by Kier-la Janisse & Paul Corupe; The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters, Witches, and Ghosts by Jeff Belanger; A Scary Little Christmas: A History of Yuletide Horror Films, 1972–2020 by Matthew C. DuPée; The Dead of Winter: The Demons, Witches and Ghosts of Christmas by Sarah Clegg). Victorian floral grey background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom [holpublishing.com/grimreader]. Text in centre reads: Bookworms! Bookmark for later! Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text.
December 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM