31 Days of Horror: Day 14-- My 8 Book Horror Review Column in the October 2026 Issue of Library Journal

My October 2026 Horror Review Column is now live on the LJ site and in the current issue of the print magazine! In this post I have gathered the titles with my three words and links to my full draft reviews on Goodreads. Click on the titles for readalikes and more appeal information.

First this month's 3 STARS: 

• Find Me Where is Ends by Cassandra Khaw [gut wrenching, affirmation of life, mythological feel]
• Haunted Space: Paradise for Extinction by Adam Kovac [clever, space horror, great characters]
• Dive by Allison Mick [transgressive, connected stories, squirm inducing]

And now the 5 other excellent books I review in this issue: 

• Bruja's Nest by Brenda LaTorre [debut, monsters, immersive]
• Interview with the author in the print issue (link coming soon)
• Vampire Menstrual Syndrome by S.C. Hunter [Horror comedy, strong world-building, fight the power]
• There Are No Giants Crabs in This Novel: A Novel of Giant Crabs (John Dies at the End #5) by Jason Pargin [biting satire meets hard truths, discomfiting, wacky]
• Welcome Home, Mariam by Sanchita Mitra [intense psychological horror, cult-ish, violent]
• Clear Water by Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes [missing girls, three timelines, grief horror]

A giveaway of some of these titles will be coming next week. Stay tuned.