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THE ROOFTOP by Fernanda Trías
Translated by Annie McDermott
Nov 25 • 
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THE EXTRA by Annie Neugebauer
Other than the Annie Wilkes’ psychotic fan-girling, few literary horror conceits have shaken my bowels loose quite like Mark Z.
Nov 22 • 
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JESUS CHRIST KINSKI by Benjamin Myers
I know the name.
Nov 17 • 
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CINDER HOUSE by Freya Marske
Classic fairy tales are the OG Romantasy, so with the genre going gangbusters right now it’s little surprise that there’s a boom in the tried and true…
Nov 11 • 
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DISCONTENT by Beatriz Serrano
Translated by Mara Faye Lethem
Nov 6 • 
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THE WAX CHILD by Olga Ravn
Translated by Martin Aitken
Nov 1 • 
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October 2025

VENOM by Saneh Sangsuk
Translated by Mui Poopoksakul
Oct 27 • 
Bram Presser
ANNA by Angus Gaunt
If the novella as form is having a bit of a moment, it’s in no small part thanks to indie presses.
Oct 23 • 
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THE HOUSE OF MADELAINE by Elaine Kraf
Whoooooah.
Oct 20 • 
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BENBECULA by Graeme Macrae Burnet
Ever since the brilliant Darkland Tales series kicked off, I’ve been hoping Graeme Macrae Burnet would get a tap on the shoulder.
Oct 17 • 
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WHAT'S WITH BAUM? by Woody Allen
For the better part of his ninety years, Woody Allen has been writing withering simulacra of himself.
Oct 8 • 
Bram Presser
SAND-CATCHER by Omar Khalifah
Translated by Barbara Romaine
Oct 6 • 
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