by Stella B. James You’ve heard the story of the princess trapped in the tower, the damsel in distress awaiting her white knight. The story is almost too common that when I set out for this quest, I had my every move planned. Save the beautiful princess from whatever evil had her trapped there and...
Category: Fiction
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29 Black YA Authors to Read this Black History Month
by Dahlia Adler It goes without saying that Black authors should be read year round, but with Black History Month upon us, there’s no better time to talk about the ones you might be missing. If you’re even a sporadic YA reader, there’s a good chance you need no intro to The Hate U Give...
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Fiction: Tower’s End by Maggie Slater
by Maggie Slater The tower’s not without its perks. You built it yourself—brick by brick, floor by floor—without even knowing you were doing it at the time. Each room is a monument to bring you joy. You have a chef’s kitchen, with a glittering stone backsplash and an island big enough to seat six; your...
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Friday’s Forgotten Books: Pretty Marys All In a Row by Gwendolyn Kiste
Rhee’s afterlife is limited to two places. When she haunts, it’s a stretch of highway ending at the cemetery where she was buried. When she isn’t haunting she’s at home, with her sisters. They feast together on their successful scares before they go to rest, never knowing if it will be a day, month or...
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Women in Horror Month
By Mary SanGiovanni As you may or may not be aware, February in the publishing business – or, at least, in the horror genre – is considered Women in Horror Month. Traditionally, during this month, writers, editors, readers, reviewers, fans, etc. of both sexes and all genders try to raise awareness of the work of...
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The Horrific Origins of Fairy Tales
By Margaret Kingsbury “All that is left is to make him delicious,” says the delightfully creepy witch at the end of the movie trailer for Gretel & Hansel, a horror retelling of the classic tale. No talking animals, no pastel prettiness, no Disney whimsy. This is a film that’s pulling from the grotesque origins of...
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Art & Race with Jordan Peele
by Destinee Schriner Art is more than an expression of oneself; it is and can be used to express an entire group of people. Jordan Peele is a prime example of doing this, not only in his movies but in television as well. What drew most American’s attention was his very successful movie, Get Out,...
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Fiction: Chasing Deception by Kesten E. Harris
By Kesten E. Harris It’d been a whole month since Blenda had last offered to Lady Demise. Her sword cried out in anguish as she ground it against her whetstone. She let up on it and eyed the red and purple painting on her wall. Lady Demise in all of her glory. Her beautiful black...
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Edgar Allan Poe for All
by Dahlia Adler January is the birth month of Edgar Allan Poe, and while he’s frequently thought of as “That Gothic author Americans were forced to read in school,” his range was far greater than people realize…and that’s to say nothing of what he’s inspired over 150 years after his death, and the clever, nuanced...
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Fiction: Movies for Milkweed by David James Keaton
by David James Keaton It was years ago at my old apartment, before it became our apartment for a little while. The parking lot in front of the place used to be sunk into the ground about five feet on all sides, and it looked a bit like a huge community pool, maybe a bit...