THE FICTIONFOX

Genre: Horror novella Published: Honford Star, August 2026 My Rating: 4/5 stars “If my husband had looked human, whatever the circumstances, if he had looked even a little more human, you wouldn’t have killed him like that.” A Plagued Sea is a translated Lovecraftian horror novella, originally published last year in Korea. Often times, the words “Lovecraftian” and “cosmic” horror are used interchangeably, but in this case I specifically mean “inspired by Lovecraft’s mythology

Genre: Literary Memoir Published: House of Anansi Press, January 2018 My Rating: 3/5 stars "In this moment, I am that hulking computer filling the room with my burning incomprehension, unable to reconcile the impossible equation of your body divided by infinity." Part personal memoir, part philosophical essays and musings on life in general, this might be one of the most marmite-books I read all year. For as far as there’s a story here at all, it takes place over the course o

Genre: Gothic horror mystery Published: Kensington (print) & Tantor Media (audio), July 2026 My Rating: 2/5 stars I am easily excitable when it comes to gothic tales with isolated island settings. Bonuspoints if those islands are Irish and/or Scottish or otherwise haunted by bleak weather year-round. Unfortunately, this specific Irish gothic murder-mystery was a miss for me. had this not been an ARC for review I would’ve almost certainly DNF-ed it. The story: Off the southern

The start of July marks the half-way point of the year. That means it’s time for my semi-annual check-in post. If you’ve been here before, you know the drill: 20 questioned, originally inspired by the Midyear Book Freak Out Tag, but adapted to fit my reading a bit better. I will try to give as many unique answers where possible, but it’s unavoidable that some titles will appear on multiple questions. Also, since I was so late with my Q1-wrap-up, there is bound to be some over