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I’m a little late on my first post for Women in Horror Month, but this was dozy to start with! THE COUVADE, by Joanna Koch, is a hauntingly gruesome struggle between Martin and his past, while he protects with jealous brutality, his partner Jerome. When the pair wander into a trap, Martin will have to decide if he is willing to resurrect the aggression he buried a long time ago.

Beginning with the typical trope of a haunted mansion, owned by a relatively unpleasant relative, which seems to...