Not everyone likes to read cozy holiday tales this time of year. If you enjoy scary reads all year round The Feeding is for you!
The Feeding
Release Date: November 6, 2025
Genre: Horror
End-of-the-world
Enemies to something…else
Bloody and bits of gore
Humanity’s fate in hands of characters
It’s time to eat…
After spending eight years in prison as an accessory to murder, Joe Gott was counting the days until the end of his parole so he could get away from this lousy town and everyone in it.
As if it would be that easy.
The mistakes he made left their mark, penetrating the barrier between this world and the next. Now life has reached its end, the world overrun with shrieking, bloodthirsty nightmares, each one more terrifying than the next.
Embittered, riddled with scars both inside and out, Joe falls in with a small band of survivors struggling to stay off the menu of hell run amok. The months turn into years and he is certain that this is the end of humankind.
Until he meets Bennett.
Joe knows exactly what Bennett is (not a he but definitely an it) and wants nothing more than to put a bullet right between its eyes. But Bennett seems to be the only thing willing to help keep the earth and Joe from going completely extinct. Bennett also has answers. Answers that have eluded Joe for most of his life, since before his incarceration.
Can Bennett be trusted? What is the connection between Bennett and Joe and why is the fate of humanity resting on it?
A dark folk horror tale of a deadly family curse, crime and murder that is sure to turn your blood cold, from the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Netflix’s The Silence.
When Jodi, BB and Matt decide to burgle a derelict country home as a thrilling dare, they become embroiled in a twisted legacy of supernatural terror. There are rumours of a bizarre curse hanging over the hoard of antiques and jewellery within the house. And unbeknownst to the others, one member of the trio has darker motives for breaking into the property.
Lem is a brutal man obsessed with a gruesome family legend. He is determined to right the wrongs of the past and lift the curse placed on his bloodline. By completing the work of his father and bringing a bizarre selection of scattered relics back together, he hopes to be free of the malign influence that has hounded every generation of his family for two centuries.
Across a single day, a deadly pursuit will culminate on the desolate, storm-swept Crow Island, and those involved are given cause to wonder… can believing in a curse deeply enough bring its own bad luck?
TIM LEBBON is a New York Times-bestselling writer from South Wales. He’s written over fifty novels, as well as hundreds of novellas and short stories. His latest novel is Secret Lives of the Dead. He has won a World Fantasy Award, four British Fantasy Awards, a Dragon Award and a Scribe Award. His novel The Silence is a movie on Netflix starring Stanley Tucci and Kiernan Shipka. The movie of his novella Pay The Ghost stars Nicolas Cage.
Tim has written extensively in existing universes including Alien, Conan the Barbarian, Predator, Star Wars, Firefly and Hellboy novels. He also novelised the movies 30 Days of Night, The Cabin in the Woods, and Kong: Skull Island.
He has written computer games, comics, and audio dramas. He is currently developing more novels, and both original and adapted screen projects. He loves the outdoors, and spends a lot of time walking, running, cycling and swimming around the Welsh countryside. He’s competed in many Ironman and other triathlons. He’s a huge music fan and believes you’re never too old to jump up and down in a mosh pit.
My thoughts: This was a creepy, sinister book with a rather terrifying but apparently ordinary man in pursuit of something rather extraordinary.
Having convinced boyfriend BB and best friend Matt to go with her, Jodi and her pals break into an abandoned manor house. In the basement is a treasure trove, and if that was all they took, things would have been very different.
But Jodi has an ulterior motive, one that ends in death and destruction as her theft attracts the attention of a determined and murderous Lem.
He’s attempting to reverse a curse laid on his family many generations ago, and he doesn’t care who gets hurt along the way. He and Jodi have crossed paths before, and this spurs her need for revenge.
As the two pursue each other, and the strange relics Lem so needs, chaos unfolds. Neither is willing to back down, and innocents will be the price they pay.
Gripping, dark and sinister, this was fascinating and disturbing in equal measures.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own..
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Evolving/Becoming (Richard reluctantly changes his beliefs. Molly embraces the changes that are forced upon her.)
Courage & Perseverance (Molly survives after car accident, and then the attack, and still flourishes.)
Independence (Even though she’s blind, Molly does everything she can by herself.)
Prejudice (Richard is prejudiced against everyone different from himself. Candee is looked down upon because she’s a sex worker. David is ignored because he’s Black.)
Friendship (Unlikely friendships are formed between Richard and Molly, Candee and Richard, Richard and Jeanne, Molly and Candee, Dwayne and Candee, Beuletta & Parker.)
Redemption (Richard redeems himself by saving Livvy from vampire Jeanne.)
Endurance (New Orleans survives mostly unchanged for 300 years. The vampires live on.)
Grumpy P.I. Richard is secretly ridding his beloved New Orleans of the offenders on his “List” in a variety of inventive ways that favor his bad back. Molly, recently blinded from an accident and nursing a broken heart, moves to the city, right next door to Richard, in search of a new start. When Molly’s newborn baby attracts the attention of Richard’s ladyfriend, (who, unbeknownst to him, is a vampire queen), he obliviously entangles himself in a dangerous power struggle between the humans and the dark forces that fester just beneath the surface of daily life in The Big Easy.
Will Molly find her happily ever after? Will Richard redeem himself from his own dark past? In turns both darkly humorous and shockingly gruesome, The Devil Drinks Monsoons will chill your blood even as you find yourself laughing out loud.
A misanthropic horror comedy for people who think humanity had it coming.
Sam Hain is a San Francisco P.I. with a permanently raised eyebrow and moronic homicidal parents he hasn’t seen in 18 years — not since they tried to cast him in a DIY snuff film.
Mike is a demon — or, as he prefers, a diabolical entity — with his own ideas about how best to punish the human race.
When an anonymous letter arrives, along with $500 in cash, asking Sam to investigate a murder in a small town, he’s curious enough to get in the car. That, plus he has nothing better to do.
The victim? A man found dead inside a tumble dryer. The clue? The name MIKE, written in blood above the body. The twist? The letter was postmarked before the murder happened.
Soon, Sam’s navigating a town full of eccentrics: an elderly laundromat owner who speaks fluent profanity, a death metal teen with conservative parents, a bigoted religious fundamentalist, and a hedonistic teacher on Sam’s wavelength who doesn’t believe in small talk. Meanwhile, the local sheriff — experiencing his first murder case in decades — follows Sam around like a kid at Disneyland.
And Mike? Mike is powerful. Mike has plans. And he really, really hates stupid people. In that regard, he and Sam have something in common.
Twisted, sardonic and wildly inappropriate, SAM HAIN is a critically acclaimed murder mystery wrapped in a demonic satire — and it absolutely does not want to be your friend.
Hamid Amirani was born in Iran and came to London not long after. He studied Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Before turning to fiction, Amirani worked across a wide range of media and creative roles – from proofreading and freelance blogging for an American camera bag company, to interviewing director Michael Bay for a print feature. His horror-comedy spec script earned a Recommend from Script Pipeline, the screenwriting platform set up by Donnie Darko producer Sean McKittrick.
In the late 1990s, Amirani was a guest on The James Whale Radio Show after a series of calls as his alter ego GanjaMan led to a studio invitation.
He began writing his debut novel, SAM HAIN, during lockdown, which helped stave off cabin fever. A genre-blending satire, it marks his first full-length work of fiction.
My thoughts: I am aware that I have a rather dark sense of humour, and this book was hilarious, but it won’t be to everyone’s tastes.
PI Sam Hain (yes, his awful parents did that to him on purpose, even though the pagan festival is pronounced slightly differently) is directed to a small town to investigate a murder. There’s a dead man in a tumble dryer (you could definitely get a body in an industrial dryer – they’re huge) but no evidence or explanation as to how he got there.
Working with the small town sheriff, Sam is attempting to figure out what’s going on, when a detective from Oregon arrives, keen to talk to Sam about his awful (really awful( estranged parents. He last saw them when he was 17, and they were trying to kill him. They’ve disappeared after a killing spree that defies explanation.
As it becomes apparent that both cases are connected, the three men team up to try to make sense of all the murders.
Then Mike the demon shows up and things take a much weirder turn.
I really enjoyed this twisted, weird, horror comedy, it made me laugh and is populated with some very unique and memorable characters. The narrator is hilarious and has plenty to say about the world we live in. Hopefully Sam will return in another weird and wacky case at some point.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own
A gory, supernatural campy horror set in a haunted English manor, The Haunting at Morsley Manor follows a troubled paranormal investigator uncovering terrifying secrets that blur the line between the living and the dead. Perfect for The Haunting of Hill House fans and The Woman in Black.
World-famous paranormal investigator Eric Thompson’s career took a nose-dive after a particularly gruesome case which left most of his camera crew dead. His partner and best friend also abandoned Eric, leaving him floundering.
He is soon approached by a mysterious woman who has purchased the supposedly haunted, but previously off-limits to paranormal sleuths, Morsley Manor. To drum up publicity about the house, she hires Eric to perform and host a paranormal investigation on the premises.
As he ventures over to England to uncover the darkness bleeding through the veins of Morsley, horrors begin to spring from every corner and Eric soon begins to realise that not all is as it seems…
My thoughts: Eric Thompson used to present a ghost hunting show with his best friend Mikey, but things went horribly wrong in Japan and Mikey vanished. Eric hasn’t been doing well since then.
Invited to visit the supposedly haunted by multiple ghosts Morsley Manor in Essex for a TV special, he reluctantly agrees.
But things aren’t as they seem, and something truly terrible begins, leaving Eric traumatised and unsure what to do next.
Creepy and full of nasty things, this is a great Halloween read.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.
Silent, masked executioner (inspired by Pyramid Head)
Religious horror (sacrifices, rituals, twisted theology)
Power imbalance and forced proximity
Dubious consent
Hurt/comfort in brutal, obsessive ways
Monster obsession (he watches, stalks, protects)
Distorted memories, unreliable POV
Trauma bonding
Feminine Rage
There was nothing left for me. Only judgment.
St. Dymphna’s is where they lock up women like me. The ones who killed their husbands. The ones who won’t stop screaming. The ones nobody wants to remember exist.
But this place is wrong. Something lives in these walls—something ancient and hungry.
Then I saw him. Eight feet of scarred muscle behind a metal mask. Red eyes that burn through the dark. A nightmare that shouldn’t exist but does.
I was supposed to be another broken woman for the doctors to play with. Another meal for whatever feeds on guilt and madness here.
I should have been his perfect victim too.
But I didn’t break.
I bit back.
And he saw something in that darkness—something that made him stop. Something that made him watch instead of strike.
Now in this asylum where something ancient demands its sacrifices, where a masked monster decides who lives and who dies—I’m learning that some prey are more dangerous than their predators.
Horror romance with a plus-size heroine, enemies-to-lovers. Asylum horror drowning in gore, feminine rage, and obsession.
A little taste for the spooky season to come! Check out The Devil’s Ward by Dharshaini G!
The Devil’s (The Devil’s Archive)
Expected Release: Aug 2, 2025
Genre: Mystery/Thriller/ Horror
Big brother-little sister bond
Mystery-thriller
Creepy hospital
The killer is back
Asian MC
Folklore
She was ten when her brother vanished. Now he’s calling—and so is his killer. Signal meets The Haunting of Hill House in this chilling mystery thriller.
Shadows haunt the corridors of Deacon Hospital. Seventeen years ago, patients were murdered. Dr. Tharn, the prime suspect, vanished.
But Tara knows the truth. Her big brother was framed—and murdered. Now a doctor herself, she starts work at Deacon Hospital with one mission:
To find the killer that stole him.
During a busy night shift, her work phone glitches…and rings its own number.
Tharn answers—seventeen years in the past, just weeks before his death. He’s holding the same battered work phone.
For Tara, this is a chance. To rewrite the past and save her brother.
But in her present, the bodies are piling up again.
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A Poem Penned in Poison (Tales of Wonder and Woe Series)
Expected Release: October 31, 2025
Genre: Dark Romantasy/ Fantasy Horror
Enemies to Lovers
Forced proximity
Grumpy x sunshine
Assassin x healer
Reluctant partners
Masquerade ball
He falls first AND harder
Villain romance
Social Recluse x social butterfly
Touch her and die
Poet x muse
NAOMI WEATHERS is running from something—and no one knows it.
THE POET POISONER is on the hunt…and Naomi has just stepped into his path.
In the enchanting and deadly third installment of the TALES OF WONDER & WOE, a healer and a poisoner clash in a wicked struggle for survival…a struggle that might be a blade in both of their hearts.
Fleeing from domestic violence, Chloe Morgan spent months hotel hopping in fear until the paperwork was finally signed off on the mortgage for her new home. Moving across the country and into a house situated on the outskirts of a quaint village will grant her the fresh start she needs and freedom from her dangerous ex-partner, Martin.
The relief and excitement is palpable, but as Chloe gets to know the strange new residents of The Glen, something feels just a little off, and her new neighbourhood might not be the idyllic dream she thought. She may have run from one nightmare, directly into another…
A.D Jones brings you Little Horn, a novel packed with mystery, intrigue, and confusion as Chloe tries to rebuild her life following the harrowing events of her past.
A.D Jones lives in the North of England; where he spends his time favouring books over people and can be found writing or devouring said books to review online. He loves Coca-Cola, Twin Peaks, all things horror, and cult movies. He dislikes the movie ‘The Karate Kid’ with a passion that burns brighter than the sun.
His debut novel – Umbrate was released in October 2023 to positive feedback. He also has multiple short stories in print through publishing houses such as Dark Village Publications and January Ember Press. You can find him on Instagram – the_evergrowing_library
My thoughts: Chloe is very brave and very lucky, leaving an abusive relationship is not easy and not everyone makes it out alive. Buying a house sight unseen is a bit crazy, but she’s hoping a fresh start and a clean break from the past will lead to better things.
Shame all her neighbours are so weird. She makes one friend, who might not be who she says, and has to deal with a dose or two of crazy from across the road. But things seem to be going OK, until events take a decidedly weird turn. Finding a secret notebook from the previous owner of her house lets her in to exactly how strange her new neighbours are and then, well, now she’s got a hell of a problem to deal with…
Creepy, clever and quite funny in places, this is why it’s definitely best not to get to know your neighbours too well!
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.
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When The Witch Visits
Publication Date: April 18, 2025
Genre: Paranormal/ Horror Comedy/ Supernatural Fantasy
Rick and Kayleigh Zapp are living proof that perfection sells. With their idyllic family, overflowing bank accounts, and millions of online followers, they’re the world’s second-most beloved power couple. But on the night a hurricane rages through their town, a witch appears in their garden and tells Rick he has one year to live—unless he can repair the flaws in his seemingly flawless life.
As Rick’s paranoia builds and Kayleigh hides a secret that could topple their empire, their social media influence continues to grow—thanks in part to their increasingly twisted friendship with the enigmatic Max and Maxine Maxwell, the world’s most beloved power couple.
Humorous, dark, and eerily timely, When The Witch Visits is a horror-comedy for the age of the online personality.
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