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03/30/2026 Women in Horror: Book of the Day - EVERY WOMAN KNOWS THIS by Laurel Hightower
In honor of Women in Horror month, we will be spotlighting books written by women from all walks of life within our horror industry. Be sure to check back often for great book recommendations written by these incredible ladies! Add all of them to your TBR list to read today and every day! EVERY WOMAN KNOWS THIS By Laurel Hightower A never-ending storm rages, tossing a dark and bottomless sea. Tentacled beasts reach from every direction, a battle at every turn, but they've ch
Candace Nola
Mar 302 min read


03/28/2026: WOMEN IN HORROR: Vivian Kasley
Welcome to Women in Horror 2026. Reposting some older Women in Horror Spotlights that I have shared over the years as these ladies are incredible authors, genuinely kind and compassionate leaders in the industry, and deserve all the recognition, not just once a year, but daily for all they do for the community, for their peers, and for other women in the industry. Cover for Hot Iron and Cold Blood anthology, in shades of orange and yellows, featuring a lady outlaw, an Owl Wo
Candace Nola
Mar 282 min read


03/27/2026 Women in Horror: Book of the Day - INK VINE by Elizabeth Broadbent
In honor of Women in Horror month, we will be spotlighting books written by women from all walks of life within our horror industry. Be sure to check back often for great book recommendations written by these incredible ladies! Add all of them to your TBR list to read today and every day! Ink Vine by Elizabeth Broadbent Sometimes, you just pick your poison and pray. Stay the hell out of the swamp — the backwater town of Lower Congaree recites it like an eleventh commandment.
Candace Nola
Mar 272 min read


03/26/2026 Women in Horror: Book of the Day - MORTIFIER by Sarah DeRosa
In honor of Women in Horror month, we will be spotlighting books written by women from all walks of life within our horror industry. Be sure to check back often for great book recommendations written by these incredible ladies! Add all of them to your TBR list to read today and every day! MORTIFIER By Sarah DeRosa Mort has spent his life dreaming of becoming a clown, just like his famous cousin Arthur. He’s convinced that his destiny is written in his bloodline and the legac
Candace Nola
Mar 262 min read


03/25/2026: WOMEN IN HORROR: V. Castro
Welcome to Women in Horror 2026! Reposting some older Women in Horror Spotlights that I have shared over the years as these ladies are incredible authors, genuinely kind and compassionate leaders in the industry, and deserve all the recognition, not just once a year, but daily for all they do for the community, for their peers, and for other women in the industry. TODAY, WE HONOR V. CASTRO! Picture shows book cover for The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro. It is a golden y
Candace Nola
Mar 251 min read


03/24/2026 Women in Horror: Book of the Day -Harrowfield by Stephanie Ellis
In honor of Women in Horror month, we will be spotlighting books written by women from all walks of life within our horror industry. Be sure to check back often for great book recommendations written by these incredible ladies! Add all of them to your TBR list to read today and every day! HARROWFIELD By Stephanie Ellis Harrowfield is a tiny village in the Marches, that wild strip of borderland between England and Wales. On the edge of this village lies another field, the Ha
Candace Nola
Mar 241 min read


03/19/2026 Women in Horror: Book of the Day -CYANIDE CONSTELLATIONS: And Other Stories by Sarah Tantlinger
In honor of Women in Horror month, we will be spotlighting books written by women from all walks of life within our horror industry. Be sure to check back often for great book recommendations written by these incredible ladies! Add all of them to your TBR list to read today and every day! CYANIDE CONSTELLATIONS: And Other Stories By Sarah Tantlinger Enter into a wicked Eden of poisonous plants, radium kisses, and cosmic chaos. In this, her debut fiction collection, Bram Sto
Candace Nola
Mar 191 min read


03/18/2026 Women in Horror: Book of the Day -WAKE THE HOLLOW by Gaby Triana
In honor of Women in Horror month, we will be spotlighting books written by women from all walks of life within our horror industry. Be sure to check back often for great book recommendations written by these incredible ladies! Add all of them to your TBR list to read today and every day! WAKE THE HOLLOW By Gaby Triana Tragedy has brought Micaela Burgos back to her hometown of Sleepy Hollow. It's been six years since she chose to live with her affluent father in Miami instea
Candace Nola
Mar 182 min read


03/17/2026 Women in Horror: Book of the Day -THE HOME by Judith Sonnet
In honor of Women in Horror month, we will be spotlighting books written by women from all walks of life within our horror industry. Be sure to check back often for great book recommendations written by these incredible ladies! Add all of them to your TBR list to read today and every day! THE HOME By Judith Sonnet THE HOME In the early '60s, in a seemingly more "innocent" time, a group of teenagers were lured into a supposedly haunted house. The place on Sycamore Lane has a
Candace Nola
Mar 172 min read


03/16/2026: WOMEN IN HORROR: Ally Wilkes (2025 Repost)
Welcome to Women in Horror Month for 2026. Reposting some older Women in Horror Spotlights that I have shared over the years as these ladies are incredible authors, genuinely kind and compassionate leaders in the industry, and deserve all the recognition, not just once a year, but daily for all they do for the community, for their peers, and for other women in the industry. Picture shows a background of a vast snow-covered field leading to mountains in the distance. A lone f
Candace Nola
Mar 161 min read


03/16/2026 Women in Horror: Book of the Day - LOVELY, DARK, & DEEP by Megan Stockton
In honor of Women in Horror month, we will be spotlighting books written by women from all walks of life within our horror industry. Be sure to check back often for great book recommendations written by these incredible ladies! Add all of them to your TBR list to read today and every day! LOVELY, DARK, & DEEP By Megan Stockton Every year, Six Mile Island has a seasonal shutdown for serious weather. This year, the forecast is calling for the storm of a century, so most of the
Candace Nola
Mar 161 min read


03/15/2026 Women in Horror-Book of the Day: PRETEND YOU DON'T SEE HER-An Anthology from Kandisha Press- Out Now!
For Women in Horror Month, the Book of the Day spotlight can get no better than this one. PRETEND YOU DON'T SEE HER Available from Kandisha Press, owned by Jill Giradi and Erin Prime. PRETEND YOU DON'T SEE HER is their latest all female anthology. I was honored to write the introduction to what I believe is a very important anthology published by Kandisha Press, an anthology that could not be more relevant in today's world. Pretend You Don't See Her: The Invisible Woman: Kand
Candace Nola
Mar 153 min read


03/14/2026 Women in Horror: Book of the Day - HOW TO RECOGNIZE A DEMON HAS BECOME YOUR FRIEND by Linda D. Addison
In honor of Women in Horror month, we will be spotlighting books written by women from all walks of life within our horror industry. Be sure to check back often for great book recommendations written by these incredible ladies! Add all of them to your TBR list to read today and every day! HOW TO RECOGNIZE A DEMON HAS BECOME YOUR FRIEND by Linda D. Addison. Who doesn't need to know How To Recognize A Demon Has Become Your Friend? From the first African-American to receive the
Candace Nola
Mar 141 min read


03/12/2026 Women in Horror: Book of the Day - THIS IS HOW A VILLAIN IS MADE by Amanda Headlee
In honor of Women in Horror month, we will be spotlighting books written by women from all walks of life within our horror industry. Be sure to check back often for great book recommendations written by these incredible ladies! Add all of them to your TBR list to read today and every day! THIS IS HOW A VILLAIN IS MADE by Amanda Headlee Fleeing her father's cruelty, Beatrix Beaumont arrives in Yellow Creek City with little more than a name and a will to survive. When she land
Candace Nola
Mar 122 min read


03/11/2026 Women in Horror: Book of the Day - QUEEN OF TEETH by Hailey Piper
In honor of Women in Horror month, we will be spotlighting books written by women from all walks of life within our horror industry. Be sure to check back often for great book recommendations written by these incredible ladies! Add all of them to your TBR list to read today and every day! QUEEN OF TEETH by Hailey Piper Within forty-eight hours, Yaya Betancourt will go from discovering teeth between her thighs to being hunted by one of the most powerful corporations in Americ
Candace Nola
Mar 111 min read


03/06/2026 Women in Horror: Book of the Day!
In honor of Women in Horror month, we will be spotlighting books written by women from all walks of life within our horror industry. Be sure to check back often for great book recommendations written by these incredible ladies! Add all of them to your TBR list to read today and every day! EMINENCE FRONT By Rebecca Rowland When a winter storm arrives in a small town in New England, few are prepared for the aftermath, and fewer still will survive the raging horror hidden withi
Candace Nola
Mar 61 min read


11/04/2025 PUMPKINOMICON: Handmade Horror You Can Hold
We featured this Kickstarter project over on the Uncomfortably Dark Blog last week, but wanted to help spread the word even more so I'm reposting it here on my blog and I also shared it to my Patreon and all of my social media. This is a really awesome project from Ty Acierto, horror-themed graphic novel project, 100% created by human artists. We fully support human artists, so go on and check this out, grab a copy and some awesome perks! Pumpkinomicon: Handmade Horror You Ca
Candace Nola
Nov 4, 20252 min read


January 1, 2025, Author Notes Series: Frequencies
This week's note pertains to a short story that I wrote for Kevin Kennedy's Horror Collection: Lost Edition. Frequencies is a horrific...
Candace Nola
Jan 1, 20251 min read


10/23/2024 Spine-Tingling Stanzas: 20 Ghostly Poems to Send Chills Down Your Spine
If you find yourself captivated by the eerie whispers of the unknown, drawn to the chilling allure of spectral tales, and enchanted by...
Candace Nola
Oct 23, 20243 min read


10/18/2024: Spine-Tingling Ghost Stories for Hauntingly Good Reads!
Do you ever find yourself craving a bone-chilling tale that sends shivers down your spine, especially now at the height of spooky season?...
Candace Nola
Oct 18, 20243 min read
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