In previous years, I’ve taken Blogtober as an opportunity to highlight some books in horror subgenres (or horror related genres) that I’ve really liked. I had a look, and couldn’t find if I’ve done Gothic – it’s possible I have, but it seemed like a good chance to highlight some of my 5 star gothicContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 6: Gothic”
Category Archives: horror
Blogtober Day 5: 100 New Horror Recommendations
My previous Blogtobers have included Goodreads Most Popular Horror, going through to see which books I’ve read, am interested in, maybe never heard of or just aren’t interested in at all, and I really enjoyed doing it. I did finish that list, but last year the ‘100 New Horror Recommendations for (Nearly) Every Kind ofContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 5: 100 New Horror Recommendations”
Goodreads Most Popular Horror Part 12
We have finally reached the end of the 2022 Goodreads Most Popular Horror List – when this list was first released, I thought it would be fun to check through and see which of the 60 books I’d read, had on my TBR, etc. It’s been quite fun, seeing which ones were on my radarContinueContinue reading “Goodreads Most Popular Horror Part 12”
Blogtober Day 28: Goodreads Most Popular Horror Part 9
I’m taking another look at the list Goodreads published last year, taking a look at the books that have passed me by, ones I’ve read, and so on. I think I’ll definitely try and continue this throughout the next year, as it does have some really interesting books on it I hadn’t even heard ofContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 28: Goodreads Most Popular Horror Part 9”
Book Review: Be Scared of Everything by Peter Counter
Publisher: Invisible PublishingFormat: ebookRelease Date: October 13th, 2020Genre: Non-Fiction – Essays – HorrorGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars There’s something about horror that draws to it those of us who are, in some ways, different, and Peter Counter explores just some of them – sometimes unintentionally – in his collection of personal essays about the genre. There’sContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Be Scared of Everything by Peter Counter”
Blogtober Day 21: Children of Demeter Book Review
Another review from Divination Hollow archives for today. By: E.V. KnightPublisher: Raw Dog Screaming PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: August 5th, 2021Genre: HorrorGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Original Review After her husband’s death, Sara escapes to an old farmhouse, hoping work will distract her from the pain her husband caused, and intending to research and write about theContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 21: Children of Demeter Book Review”
Blogtober Day 16: Goddess of Filth Book Review
More from the Divination Hollow archives today, highlighting another horror book I very much enjoyed. By: V. CastroPublisher: Creature PublishingFormat: ebookRelease Date: March 30th, 2021Genre: HorrorGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars Original Review Goddess of Filth is the first book I’ve read by V. Castro, and it definitely won’t be the last. Five friends, Lourdes, Fernanda, Ana, Perla,ContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 16: Goddess of Filth Book Review”
Coming Up on Divination Hollow
For those who aren’t aware – though really I do talk about it enough – I co-run the horror and dark fiction site, Divination Hollow. And do we have some exciting things coming up in the next few months! So I thought I’d just take a moment to talk about that and of course withContinueContinue reading “Coming Up on Divination Hollow”
Blogtober Day 8: Five Autumn Reads
Day One: Spooky TBR / Day Two: October Releases / Day Three: Bookish Autumn Bucket List / Day Four: Perfect Cosy Reading Nook / Day Five: Top 5 Disney Villains / Day Six: Strong Woman Horror Trope / Day Seven: Reading Snacks Challenge List – Anniek’s Library I loveContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 8: Five Autumn Reads”
Blogtober Day Six: The Strong Woman Horror Trope
Day One: Spooky TBR / Day Two: October Releases / Day Three: Bookish Autumn Bucket List / Day Four: Perfect Cosy Reading Nook / Day Five: Top 5 Disney Villains Challenge List – Anniek’s Library The challenge list has today as ‘Spooky Middlegrade’, but I don’t read much Middlegrade, so IContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day Six: The Strong Woman Horror Trope”
Unwrapping Words 