I loved We Used To Live Here and the summary for The Caretaker certainly grabbed me. Marcus Kliewer’s work is a ‌refreshing blend of old-fashioned horror ghost stories and super-modern paranormal twists.

Coupled with ‌striking covers and the fact that the author is Canadian, I'd have a hard time turning this down. This book was provided as an e-arc by Simon & Schuster (thank you!), and I was slow at getting to the long-form review - all in all, I was very excited to see all the hype surrounding this book.

That said, I am pretty excited for 10 years down the road when we have five more of his books and can play the old house megaverse game.

This is the story of Macy Mullins, ‌a young adult who was shoved into adulthood at too young ‌an age, and I ‌do like and connect with characters like that. Especially those secluded in creepy houses, surrounded by cliff-side forest.

Looking forward to his upcoming book titled Please Remain Seated which is a collection of three short stories!

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There are a lot of new release books this month, and it was exceptionally tough to pick 13... so I picked 15! Fifteen very different and potentially very scary reads for August. The yellow title tet returns, and we have a glut of red and black covers this month. It the red ink indicative of the summer heatwave? Who knows..

Even more books here : https://typicalbooks.com/newhorror

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Only So Far In The Woods by Lydia Peever https://amzn.to/4wpvwKI Meat Bees by Dane Erbach https://amzn.to/459C9oN Small Town Slasher by Stephanie Rose https://amzn.to/3RS305z Stay Buried: A Novel by Jennifer McMahon https://amzn.to/4vTDFpY The Unknown: A Novel by Riley Sager https://amzn.to/3TbdQnH Reliquary by Hannah Whitten https://amzn.to/4b9qHgi The Hill in the Dark Grove by Liam Higginson https://amzn.to/3TjiFeB And the Sea Gave Up the Dead by William Friend https://amzn.to/4wYlSPa Lights! Camera! Frendo! by Adam Cesare https://amzn.to/4vQ1qz2 Marla by Jonathan Janz https://amzn.to/4yImA4E Tapeworm: A Vampire Novel by A. P. Thayer https://amzn.to/4whBz42 The Calamities by Chuck Wendig https://amzn.to/4gXMbAr The Devil's Pocketbook by Ross Jeffery https://amzn.to/4fUqEHE The Burn Line: A Novel by Jonathan Sims https://amzn.to/4pBImTy The Sunken, the Adored: A Novel by Donyae Coles https://amzn.to/3TBYUio The Unheld: A Novel by Luke Larkin https://amzn.to/4vTjJDx

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I talk horror books; extreme horror, classic, slasher, gothic, and everything in between. Helping you find the next best horror book to read is the goal, and sharing new and old horror from my shelves and new releases is how! Horror, nonfiction and even true crime can be found here as I find that human beings are the scariest thing of all.

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Typical Books 399 - New Books for August 2026

My latest short story, Only So Far In The Woods, is available now - so I would like to read a little from the first page.

If you would like to hear more about the process of writing this, I have a recent blog post: https://typicalbooks.com/writing-horr...Buy a copy: https://mybook.to/thewoods

Thank you to everyone reading and reviewing my work, it means so much and is wonderful to see such support. I am also catching up on some other reading as well as picking a new book from the backward bookshelf!

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This conversation caught my eye over at Cliff's Dark Gems, and I really liked the questions posed. It was summed up in my mind as the question, "Whyfor, Booktubers?" and not just booktube, but why we as humans step forward and do this. Are we displacing journalists and dedicated book reviewers? Has the 'book review' died? And did BookTok kill it? That last question is not truly addressed here, to be quite honest, as that is simplifying the matter far too much. Maybe that is something I would like to discuss though... I hope you enjoy, and please be sure to watch the original tag as I found the spark conversation good food for thought:Cliffs Dark Gems :    • Do Booktubers have a purpose? Let's find o...  Allison Annotated :    • What Is The Role Of A BookTuber? (aka Book...  1. How do you view your role as a booktuber? [Examples might be as a critic, a curator, an influencer, an entertainer, an educator, etc.]2. Do you have any educational background in literature or literary criticism, either formal or self-directed? And [if you are comfortable sharing] do you have any other education or professional experience that you bring to bear on your reviews?3. Do you typically do any research on either the book or the author before you review a book?4. Do you focus your reviews more on the objective qualities of a book or more on your subjective opinions about it?5. Have you ever received a free book or advanced reader copy from the author, and if so, did it have any impact on your ability to honestly review the book? (Or on how you felt about it?)6. Do you review every book you read? Are there any reasons that you might read a book but choose not to review it?7. How do you feel about the fact that many people now primarily consume book reviews by hobbyists on BookTube rather than professional critics? (What is lost; what is gained?)✮ Mergers and Acquisitions ✮#booktok #literarycriticism #bookreview #booktube #youtube #horrorbooks #horrortuber ✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ Books I wrote ▹ https://amzn.to/3k20OY6▹ Music by ænorex ▹ https://aenorex.com ▹ All socials ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever🩶As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases when you use Amazon links here. While I accept very limited and specific books for review from publishers, my reviews are honest, and I only accept books I'd have bought with my own money.If I've been recommended a book it might be on my Amazon Wishlist here : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/...I talk horror books; extreme horror, classic, slasher, gothic, and everything in between. Helping you find the next best horror book to read is the goal, and sharing new and old horror from my shelves and new releases is how! Horror, nonfiction and even true crime can be found here as I find that human beings are the scariest thing of all.✮ Thank you! ✮

Summertime is full of beach reads for some, and often when new books get bought. There is really nothing in the cards for me until October, so I think I'll sit this one out and read what is on my shelf. After this little haul of used books that is! In October I do plan on buying quite a few books, so it is a good time to take a break from it all. Also, why I have not been to the theatre lately; and why we've also not watched a few movies of interest. I finally got to see Faces of Death, but there are a few glaring omissions of late...✮ Mergers and Acquisitions ✮Ouija Slumber Party by Edward LeeThe October FIlm Haunt by Michael WehuntRevelations edited by Douglas E. WinterA Scent of New Mown Hay by John BlackburnKiss Daddy Goodbye by Thomas AltmanThe Satanist by Dennis Wheatley#booktube #youtube #horrorbooks #horrortuber ✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ Books I wrote ▹ https://amzn.to/3k20OY6▹ Music by ænorex ▹ https://aenorex.com ▹ All socials ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever🩶As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases when you use Amazon links here. While I accept very limited and specific books for review from publishers, my reviews are honest, and I only accept books I'd have bought with my own money.If I've been recommended a book it might be on my Amazon Wishlist here : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/...I talk horror books; extreme horror, classic, slasher, gothic, and everything in between. Helping you find the next best horror book to read is the goal, and sharing new and old horror from my shelves and new releases is how! Horror, nonfiction and even true crime can be found here as I find that human beings are the scariest thing of all.✮ Thank you! ✮

Ever wonder about the habits of booktubers? As in, what are the grooves that we fall in to when making videos, and if there is a zone to be in when 'booktubing' where is that zone, and what does it look like? It is always fun for me to see how others do this thing, and if you are just starting booktube yourself, these tag videos are sometimes helpful! It is like a little trade magazine interview, and here are the questions.1. Do you film in batches, or one video at a time?2. Are you scripted, outlined, or chaotic when filming?3. How long do you actually spend filming?4. What is your editing pet peeve?5. Do you have the thumbnail struggle, or title struggle?6. Do statistics influence your reading choices?7. What is your most re-filmed video ever?8. Describe your comfort video format? The original tag is from :Bibliophile-Bookscape ➡    • The BookTube Habits Tag (original)? 📚  I discovered this new channel when watching other responses :Walls of Horror ➡    • The Booktuber Habits Tag  And thank you to Olly, where I first watched this :CrimiOlly ➡    • How I make my videos | Booktuber habits tag  ✮ Mergers and Acquisitions ✮#booktube #youtube #horrorbooks #horrortuber ✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ Books I wrote ▹ https://amzn.to/3k20OY6▹ Music by ænorex ▹ https://aenorex.com ▹ All socials ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever🩶As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases when you use Amazon links here. While I accept very limited and specific books for review from publishers, my reviews are honest, and I only accept books I'd have bought with my own money.If I've been recommended a book it might be on my Amazon Wishlist here : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/...I talk horror books; extreme horror, classic, slasher, gothic, and everything in between. Helping you find the next best horror book to read is the goal, and sharing new and old horror from my shelves and new releases is how! Horror, nonfiction and even true crime can be found here as I find that human beings are the scariest thing of all.✮ Thank you! ✮

Welcome to a little series where I get into each issue of the unparallelled zine, Splatterpunk. Started in 2012 by editor Jack Bantry, it is going strong today and we eagerly anticipate the next issue. While I don’t go in-depth, nor do I show page by page to preserve the copyright of the owners and creators, I wanted to highlight this gem of a subgenre some of us call home. Like a reading vlog without all that pesky reading, I’ll conduct a post mortem on each issue in turn.Buy Splatterpunk at: https://splatterpunkzine.bigcartel.com/More coverage at: https://www.dlsreviews.com/splatterpu...Splatterpunk - Issue 1 - April 2012 New fiction by Jeff Strand, Tim Curran, Jack Bantry, W.D. Gagliani and Dave Benton An interview with Jack KetchumAn interview with Andre Duza and Wrath James White Featuring the letter from the editor Jack Bantry and secondary feature, Punk on Punk by Wayne Simmons. Book reviews and flashy adverts! Illustrations by Adam Hall and Dan Henk #booktube #youtube #horrorbooks #horrortuber ✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ Books I wrote ▹ https://amzn.to/3k20OY6▹ Music by ænorex ▹ https://aenorex.com ▹ All socials ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever🩶As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases when you use Amazon links here. While I accept very limited and specific books for review from publishers, my reviews are honest, and I only accept books I'd have bought with my own money.If I've been recommended a book it might be on my Amazon Wishlist here : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/...I talk horror books; extreme horror, classic, slasher, gothic, and everything in between. Helping you find the next best horror book to read is the goal, and sharing new and old horror from my shelves and new releases is how! Horror, nonfiction and even true crime can be found here as I find that human beings are the scariest thing of all.Typical Books 392 - Splatterpunk Zine 1✮ Thank you! ✮

Here are some of the top horror picks that came out in June! I’ll have a vide oup soon for July as well. It’s been a soggy stormy Canada Day here, so good weather for summer reading... I even have a book in the mix!Only So Far In The Woods by Lydia PeeverPre-order! Only So Far In The Woods: A short tale of dark natureAmazon links on https://lydiapeever.ca/ for Kindle. Paperback coming soon.✮ Mergers and Acquisitions ✮Grief Eater by Emma Osbornehttps://amzn.to/3QqtjPK Backstabbers: A Novel by Eliza Jaborehttps://amzn.to/445slLT The Children by Melissa Alberthttps://amzn.to/4vykLW9 Headlights by CJ Leedehttps://amzn.to/3QINOY0 It Came From Neverland: A Novel by Cynthia Pelayohttps://amzn.to/4vFlS6x The Way It Haunted Him by Laura R. Samotinhttps://amzn.to/4oXaqR1 The Summer Fun Massacre by Craig DiLouiehttps://amzn.to/3R5xb8W Vervain Hollow by Catriona Silveyhttps://amzn.to/3R9wQlC Slasher Summer: A Novel by E. L. Chenhttps://amzn.to/4vxBrNq Tillinghast: A Novel by Clare Cavenaghhttps://amzn.to/4wi6Vao Bad Things Happen Here by Mark Morrishttps://amzn.to/4oRsn3q Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblayhttps://amzn.to/3QJTQYm #booktube #youtube #horrorbooks #horrortuber ✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ Books I wrote ▹ https://amzn.to/3k20OY6▹ Music by ænorex ▹ https://aenorex.com ▹ All socials ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever🩶As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases when you use Amazon links here. While I accept very limited and specific books for review from publishers, my reviews are honest, and I only accept books I'd have bought with my own money.If I've been recommended a book it might be on my Amazon Wishlist here : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/...I talk horror books; extreme horror, classic, slasher, gothic, and everything in between. Helping you find the next best horror book to read is the goal, and sharing new and old horror from my shelves and new releases is how! Horror, nonfiction and even true crime can be found here as I find that human beings are the scariest thing of all.✮ Thank you! ✮

Hot on the heels of the June video, here are 9 new reads coming this summer. And I do mean hot - so many places have had heat warnings for weeks, and we have not escaped it here in Canada. Some of these may chill you, and hopefully that helps if it is summer where you are!Also, as mentioned, I will have news about the print version of Only So Far In The Woods coming in August. Thank you to all who have pre-ordered so far~Pre-order! Only So Far In The Woods by Lydia Peever: A short tale of dark nature - Amazon links on https://lydiapeever.ca/ for Kindle. Paperback coming soon.✮ Mergers and Acquisitions ✮Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tinglehttps://amzn.to/44n3lA1 Fun Times at the Bloodbath by Jeff Strandhttps://amzn.to/4oSdA8C The Red Sacrament by Sara Hinkleyhttps://amzn.to/4eV0Byz The Sea Hides Its Dead by Megan Bontragerhttps://amzn.to/4oSLryt The Turn: A Novella by Rachel Federhttps://amzn.to/4gKe4eX Carry Me to My Grave: A Novel by Christopher Goldenhttps://amzn.to/4eL3vpl Lovecraft's Brood: Nineteen Tales of Cosmic Horror edited by Ellen Datlowhttps://amzn.to/4xX0r26 The Winter Folk by Jen Julianhttps://amzn.to/4vNfbiL Ripped Up the Middle in Two: A Horror Novel by Viggy Parr Hamptonhttps://amzn.to/4fdXQZt #booktube #youtube #horrorbooks #horrortuber ✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ Books I wrote ▹ https://amzn.to/3k20OY6▹ Music by ænorex ▹ https://aenorex.com ▹ All socials ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever🩶As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases when you use Amazon links here. While I accept very limited and specific books for review from publishers, my reviews are honest, and I only accept books I'd have bought with my own money.If I've been recommended a book it might be on my Amazon Wishlist here : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/...I talk horror books; extreme horror, classic, slasher, gothic, and everything in between. Helping you find the next best horror book to read is the goal, and sharing new and old horror from my shelves and new releases is how! Horror, nonfiction and even true crime can be found here as I find that human beings are the scariest thing of all.✮ Thank you! ✮

Hot on the heels of the June video, here are 9 new reads coming this summer. And I do mean hot - so many places have had heat warnings for weeks, and we have not escaped it here in Canada. Some of these may chill you, and hopefully that helps if it is summer where you are!Also, as mentioned, I will have news about the print version of Only So Far In The Woods coming in August. Thank you to all who have pre-ordered so far~Pre-order! Only So Far In The Woods by Lydia Peever: A short tale of dark nature - Amazon links on https://lydiapeever.ca/ for Kindle. Be sure to add it to your Goodreads reading list 🩶   / only-so-far-in-the-woods   #read #horror #goodreads✮ Mergers and Acquisitions ✮Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tinglehttps://amzn.to/44n3lA1 Fun Times at the Bloodbath by Jeff Strandhttps://amzn.to/4oSdA8C The Red Sacrament by Sara Hinkleyhttps://amzn.to/4eV0Byz The Sea Hides Its Dead by Megan Bontragerhttps://amzn.to/4oSLryt The Turn: A Novella by Rachel Federhttps://amzn.to/4gKe4eX Carry Me to My Grave: A Novel by Christopher Goldenhttps://amzn.to/4eL3vpl Lovecraft's Brood: Nineteen Tales of Cosmic Horror edited by Ellen Datlowhttps://amzn.to/4xX0r26 The Winter Folk by Jen Julianhttps://amzn.to/4vNfbiL Ripped Up the Middle in Two: A Horror Novel by Viggy Parr Hamptonhttps://amzn.to/4fdXQZt #booktube #youtube #horrorbooks #horrortuber ✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ Books I wrote ▹ https://amzn.to/3k20OY6▹ Music by ænorex ▹ https://aenorex.com ▹ All socials ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever🩶As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases when you use Amazon links here. While I accept very limited and specific books for review from publishers, my reviews are honest, and I only accept books I'd have bought with my own money.If I've been recommended a book it might be on my Amazon Wishlist here : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/...I talk horror books; extreme horror, classic, slasher, gothic, and everything in between. Helping you find the next best horror book to read is the goal, and sharing new and old horror from my shelves and new releases is how! Horror, nonfiction and even true crime can be found here as I find that human beings are the scariest thing of all.✮ Thank you! ✮