Horror Spotlight: October 2019: Monthly Recap

During the month of October, the Ladies of Horror Fiction celebrated the Halloween season with lots of recommendations. Thank you so much to Damien Angelica Walters and Ann Dávila Cardinal for contributing some amazing guest posts this month! Be sure to check them out as well as all of our LOHF reviews and features.

Reviews

What We’re Reading #22

What We’re Reading #23

What We’re Reading #24

What We’re Reading #25

News and Announcements

October 2019 LOHF New Releases
Each month the Ladies of Horror Fiction team posts all of the books we are aware of that will be releasing during that month.

Special Topics and Guest Posts

Blog Tour: The Dead Girls Club: The Power of Women Writing Horror by Damien Angelica Walters
“The default is male. Always. From crash test dummies to superheroes to medical research subjects, half the population is regularly shunted to the back burner.”

Guest Post:Zombie Bait & Screaming Bimbos: Diversity in Horror By Ann Dávila Cardinal
“Sadly, the concept of diversity in horror is more of a fantasy than a reality.”

8 Days of Halloween: Spooky
Each day during the 8 days leading up to Halloween we posted a list with Halloween recommendations. Today we are giving our recommendations for books that are spooky!

8 Days of Halloween: Creepy
What makes a story creepy? The LOHF gang think that atmosphere is what really makes a book creepy.

8 Days of Halloween: Weird
The definition of weird is “a strange or extraordinary character: odd, fantastic.” Each book on this list ticks all our boxes for weird.

8 Days of Halloween: YA and MG Horror
This year a number of us started really delving into the realm of Young Adult and Middle Grade horror. This is a huge list of things that the LOHF gang would recommend

8 Days of Halloween: Poetry
In the last couple of years there has been some amazing horror poetry being written by women. If you think that there isn’t any horror poetry this list is for you.

8 Days of Halloween: Short Stories
Short stories are kind of like potato chips, once you start you can’t stop. These bite sized stories come with a bite.

8 Days of Halloween: Bloody
There are some days that you want some blood with your horror. These next amazing set of authors will give you that and a whole lot more.

8 Days of Halloween: On Our TBR
With so many amazing books being released every month our TBRs are overflowing! Check out what is on our TBRs at the moment!

Horror Movie Maven: Plan a Halloween Movie Marathon
One of the best parts of Halloween month is that everyone else condones the dark and weird stuff you like year round, which includes good old fashioned horror movies!