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The Darker Times Book Club

Read the best horror with the best kinds of folks, Darker Times subscribers.

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Motel of the Mind: Lora Senf’s Unnamed Bones, Isolation, and the Hope of Survivalist Horror

How the YA horrors in Senf's latest release have power beyond belief

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Do You Guys Ever Think About Dying?

Rachel Harrison on anxiety, horror, and coming to terms with her inevitable death.

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The Best Horror Novels of 2026 So Far

In a very strong year for horror fiction, here are ten of the best books published so far.

Spooky Procedurals: A Taxonomy

Spooky Procedurals: A Taxonomy

The horror-mystery mashup will never be defeated.