Category: Horror
The Newton Cipher: Review and Interview With Author Steve Ruskin
by Shannon Fox
The Newton Cipher by Steve Ruskin Historian Trina Piper is summoned to the British Library to authenticate a coded manuscript believed to be authored by none other than Isaac Newton himself. At the same time, London finds itself in the grip of a series of ghastly murders. When a malicious Russian scholar appears and demands the manuscript, Trina becomes the target of his wrath. … Read More The Newton Cipher: Review and Interview With Author Steve Ruskin
Monsters, Movies, & Mayhem Out Today!
by Shannon Fox
Monsters, Movies, & Mayhem is officially available today! This anthology features 23 new stories celebrating monsters and the movies. I’m honored to have my story, “Hyde Park” included in the stellar lineup. Edited by Kevin J. Anderson and published by WordFire Press, this is an awesome anthology you won’t want to miss. Available in paperback and ebook. Click here to buy it now! Lights! … Read More Monsters, Movies, & Mayhem Out Today!
+ Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Young Adult
The Diviners
by Shannon Fox
The Diviners by Libba Bray Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It’s 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult. … Read More The Diviners
Writing Update: A Starred Review for Monsters, Movies, & Mayhem!
by Shannon Fox
The current pandemic has me working a lot and reading a lot (expect more reviews as soon as I have time to get them up!), but I’m popping in briefly to share that the upcoming anthology I have a story in, Monsters, Movies, & Mayhem, received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly! Click here to read the review on the Publisher’s Weekly site Note: … Read More Writing Update: A Starred Review for Monsters, Movies, & Mayhem!
+ Apocalyptic, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Humor, Paranormal, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Young Adult
9 Books to Get You in the Mood for Halloween
by Shannon Fox
With Halloween right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to round up some of the spooky (and not-so-spooky) books I’ve read and reviewed. Books are ranked from least to most creepy! Bonus: many of these books and series have become films and tv shows since they were published! The Gates by John Connolly Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund, Boswell, are trying … Read More 9 Books to Get You in the Mood for Halloween
+ Anthology, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Paranormal, Personal, Publications, Reviews, Short Stories, Writing
Cursed Collectibles: An Anthology is Available Now
by Shannon Fox
It’s officially Spooktober and what better way to celebrate than with a new collection of spooky stories?! Cursed Collectibles is officially available through Amazon! The Kindle version is available now, with print and audiobook versions to come in the next couple weeks. Click here to purchase Cursed Collectibles: An Anthology for Kindle Spend an afternoon antiquing and it’s not hard to figure out why … Read More Cursed Collectibles: An Anthology is Available Now
Cursed Collectibles Anthology to Be Released October 1st
by Shannon Fox
I’m so excited to share I have a story coming out in the Cursed Collectibles anthology and it’ll be available for purchase on October 1st – just in time for Halloween! The story I have in this anthology, entitled “The Garden Party” is actually one I wrote way back when I was going to UCSD – and then rewrote and submitted for this! I love … Read More Cursed Collectibles Anthology to Be Released October 1st
Something Wicked This Way Comes
by Shannon Fox
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury A carnival rolls in sometime after the midnight hour on a chill Midwestern October eve, ushering in Halloween a week before its time. A calliope’s shrill siren song beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. In this season of dying, Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, … Read More Something Wicked This Way Comes
+ Dystopian, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Horror, Marketing, Non-Fiction, Paranormal, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Young Adult
13 Books on My TBR List for 2019
by Shannon Fox
For 2019 I’ve set myself the (hopefully) doable goal of reading 35 books in 2019. Just a couple more than I ended up reading in 2018! I feel like I’ve gotten very far behind on all of my series and fiction reading because I mostly read non-fiction this year. As such, there are some new releases I’m excited about…but then I realize I haven’t … Read More 13 Books on My TBR List for 2019
Undercurrents
by Shannon Fox
Undercurrents: An Anthology of What Lies Beneath Fear is primal. Instinctive. Unavoidable. And right now, there is something you fear—and you can feel it. Creeping up behind you. Lurking in the darkness that lives under your bed, or in your closet. A nameless dread. In Undercurrents: An Anthology of What Lies Beneath, twenty-three talented authors, including New York Times bestsellers Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca … Read More Undercurrents
Series Spotlight: The Dark Tower
by Shannon Fox
By Stephen King Beginning with a short story appearing in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1978, the publication of Stephen King’s epic work of fantasy — what he considers to be a single long novel and his magnum opus — has spanned a quarter of a century. Set in a world of extraordinary circumstances, filled with stunning visual imagery and unforgettable … Read More Series Spotlight: The Dark Tower
Acceptance
by Shannon Fox
By Jeff VanderMeer It is winter in Area X, the mysterious wilderness that has defied explanation for thirty years, rebuffing expedition after expedition, refusing to reveal its secrets. As Area X expands, the agency tasked with investigating and overseeing it–the Southern Reach–has collapsed on itself in confusion. Now one last, desperate team crosses the border, determined to reach a remote island that may hold … Read More Acceptance
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