My October 2025 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. 
I also have 3 of these books in print that I will be giving away to three winners in the order that they are listed here. Those titles are marked in the list below. Rules and how to enter are all at the end of this post. 
First this month's 2 STARS: The Long Low Whistle by Laurel Hightower (cryptids, claustrophobic, cinematic)Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite (generational trauma, character driven, immersive unease)And the other 6 excellent titles: I'll Make a Spectacle Out of You by Beatrice Winifred Iker (multiple time frames, strong world building, Hoodoo)Interview with the author in the print issue. Link to be added when it goes onlineThis book is giveaway #1Sofa by Sam Munson (Horror in the mundane, dark humor, intensely psychological)Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World by Cullen Bunn (cinematic, epic, small town horror, huge cast of characters)Futility by Nuzo Onoh (vengeance, voyeuristic, unapologetic)Humboldt Cut by Allison Mick (omniscient narration, eco-horror, multiple timelines)This book is giveaway #2Crafting for Sinners by Jenny KieferThis book is giveaway #3

As promised, here are the rules on how to enter the giveaway portion of this post:

You need to be affiliated with an American Library. My rationale behind that is that I will be encouraging you to read these books and share them with patrons. While many of them are advanced reader copies that you cannot add to your collections, if you get the chance to read them, my hope is that you will consider ordering a copy for your library and give away the ARC away as a prize or pass it on to a fellow staff member.If you are interested in being included in any giveaway at any time, you must email me at zombiegrl75 [at] gmail [dot] com with the subject line "#HorrorForLibraries." In the body of the email all you have to say is that you want to be entered and the name of your library.Each entry will be considered for EVERY giveaway. Meaning you enter once, and you are entered until you win. I will randomly draw a winner on Fridays sometime after 5pm central. But only entries received by 5pm each week will be considered for that week. I use Random.org and have a member of my family witness the "draw"based off your number in the Google Sheet.If you win, you are ineligible to win again for 4 weeks; you will have to re-enter after that time to be considered [I have a list of who has won, when, and what title]. However, if you do not win, you carry over into the next week. There is NO NEED to reenter.