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Love Drips Red on Dunwich End: A horror anthology

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At Dunwich End affection is devotion,
and devotion demands sacrifice.


In this chilling anthology of psychological and supernatural horror, desire turns into obsession, homes hide hungry secrets, and love is a doorway to terror. From whispered Valentine’s promises to haunted houses, each story explores what happens when intimacy is no longer safe.
Newlyweds are stalked by a woman in white. A runaway teen’s refuge unravels her body piece by piece. Lovers, homes, and hearts are tested as the horror unfolds. In this world of dread, escape is not always an option.

Maybe the most frightening thing isn’t being alone...

182 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication February 10, 2026

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Profile Image for Inara Reads Dark and Twisted.
51 reviews17 followers
January 8, 2026
This book with its four short horror stories really impressed me. Four completely different stories, each with totally unexpected and explosive endings. Every single one of them kept me on edge, hooked, turning pages, wanting to understand what was going on and what was really happening. It keeps you right on the edge of your seat, with your heart racing, desperate to know what’s actually happening.

I have to say that the plot twists in all the stories, especially the endings, left me speechless. The stories blend classic horror with strong elements of psychological horror, constantly making you question what’s real, what’s not, and whether what the characters are seeing is true or imagined.

The stories are so well written and so carefully thought out that they pull you right in and make you feel like you’re living them yourself. It’s an immersive experience that traps you inside the story and makes it impossible to stop reading.

I highly recommend it. On top of that, the proceeds go to a good cause, which is yet another reason to buy this book and read these stories.
Profile Image for Neapolitan670 📚🖤.
766 reviews45 followers
January 6, 2026
The four authors who participated in this book have done an excellently haunting job!

єтєяηαℓℓу уσυяѕ ву тαмѕιη ѕт נαмєѕ

Is there someone in this big old house, determined to displace you? Do the shadows that lurk in the corners seek answers?
Letters left for you to find, fortelling of a deep love, making you anticipate their return.

I’m not going into the depths of this story 🤭 Suffice to say it was beautifully written, with a more nostalgic view until you are hit with the twist 😱

𝔹𝕖𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕪 𝕃𝕪𝕕𝕚𝕒 𝔼. ℙ𝕖𝕟𝕣𝕠𝕤𝕖

Is the reflection in the mirror more than your own? Do you recognise yourself? Or is it just fragments of memories!

Maeve and Harlow move into an inherited house on Dunwich End, it needs a lot of work done to it but Maeve starts to drift away, scared of what’s in the walls and no amount of sage, salt and crystals helps.

Loved the eerie essence of this one, the writing just draws you in and the ending 🥶

𝔏𝔞 𝔇𝔞𝔪𝔢 𝔅𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔥𝔢 𝔟𝔶 𝔄𝔪𝔞𝔶𝔞 𝔍𝔞𝔵

The clues in the title 👻

Thomas and Helene are on their honeymoon, renting a house in, you guessed it…Dunwich End. They have known each other a long time and have a great relationship 🌶️That is until some evil whispering starts to have an effect on Helene 😬

Great story, with spice, love and paranormal happenings until the end 🤯

ₜₕₑ ᵤₙᵣₐᵥₑₗₗᵢₙg ₒf Dᵤₙwᵢcₕ ₑₙd by ₘₐdₑₗᵢₙₑ Dyₑᵣ

Lyra is on the run from a commune, she ends up at her Aunt’s house on Dunwich Lane but it is in a state of disrepair and her Aunt is nowhere to be found…

This one was for me more gorey than the previous ones, and drew you into her back story along with the present that is until we learn the truth 🩸☠️

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205 reviews18 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 11, 2026
Forget the roses and chocolates, this Valentine’s Day, we are doing rituals and dread. 🥀🖤

I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of this anthology, and it is the perfect antidote to the usual February fluff. As the book says, "Affection is devotion, and devotion demands sacrifice."

This collection blends horror, thriller, and mystery with a twisted layer of spice that I wasn't expecting but absolutely devoured.

From newlyweds stalked by a woman in white to homes that hide hungry secrets, every story explores that terrifying space where intimacy stops being safe and starts being dangerous.

If you want short stories filled with obsession, haunted promises, and some serious heat (yes, there is smut, but it's the scary kind), you need to preorder this.
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134 reviews2 followers
January 16, 2026
This anthology houses (pun intended) four short stories that all take place at the same location: Dunwich End. While all four stories are wildly different, including the type of horror they portray, they all had FMCs I sorta rooted for - even when I probably shouldn’t have.

The first story, “Eternally Yours,” follows a woman who’s preparing a Valentine’s Day dinner for her boyfriend. While she’s preparing for his arrival, she finds notes around the house that at first seem romantic - notes she assumes are from her boyfriend. However, the more notes she finds, the more we realize these notes aren’t what they seem. What ensues is something super unhinged - in the best possible way. I liked the mystery of this story and the bonkers ending.

“Beloved,” the second story, details the relationship between two women (Maeve and Harlow) who have just moved into a fixer-upper inherited by Maeve. Maeve is a firm believer in the paranormal, and the longer the women live in the house, the more Maeve has experiences that support her beliefs, impacting her relationship with Harlow in a pretty shocking and unexpected way. I had a hard time at points understanding what was happening, but I loved following Maeve and Harlow’s relationship. They love each other so much.

The third story, “La Dame Blanche,” is a not-so-classic ghost story. Two newlyweds plan to spend their honeymoon in a secluded house that isn’t as secluded as they thought. The wife, Helene, suddenly becomes “sick,” and this illness takes her (and her husband) over completely. This story had way too much “spice” for me. I don’t normally have issues with spicy content if it works with the story, but it happened so much and so graphically in this one when it didn’t feel necessary. The ending, though, was unexpected and highly entertaining.

In the final story, “The Unravelling of Dunwich End,” Lyra escapes a religious cult and runs to her aunts house for protection. The house is in disarray with broken appliances and rotten food. It’s clear this was not what Lyra expected to see. When she starts to fall apart from hallucinations and memories, we start to wonder what really happened to Lyra. I love a good cult/body horror situation, and this one really delivered. Watching Lyra unravel was fun, but there were moments at the end when Lyra’s talking to her aunt where I didn’t actually understand what had happened. It would have been helpful to have a bit more context.

Overall, I’m hovering at 3.75 stars on this one. Thanks so much to the authors for this eARC. This anthology comes out February 10, and all proceeds go to the Malala Fund.
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13 reviews
January 13, 2026
Blood Drips Red on Dunwich End
A horror anthology by female authors, with proceeds benefiting the Malala Fund for girls’ education.

I loved the connective thread of each story taking place on Dunwich End. Every entry is chilling in its own way, and I really enjoyed being introduced to several authors I hadn’t read before.

“Eternally Yours” by Tamsin St. James opens the collection and immediately sets the tone. FMC Madison is preparing for a Valentine’s Day dinner when mysterious notes begin appearing around the house—yet no one seems to be there. Is it her love, Jason… or someone else entirely? The unease builds beautifully until a chilling reveal at the end.

“Beloved” by Lydia E. Penrose follows Maeve and Harlow, a couple who hunt ghosts and purchase a supposedly haunted house. (Do not read this one before bed.) As the house begins to affect them in unsettling ways, reality starts to blur. There’s a strong emotional connection between the couple, which develops impressively for a short story.

“La Dame Blanche” by Amaya Jax tells the story of newlyweds who make the worst mistake of their married lives by honeymooning at Dunwich End. This one brings both spice and spooky vibes—but don’t expect a happily-ever-after.

“The Unraveling of Dunwich End” by Madeline Dyer is a disorienting and haunting tale about a young woman who escapes an intense religious commune and seeks refuge on Dunwich End. Sadly, the peace and safety she’s searching for remain out of reach.

If you’re a horror fan who loves a strong anthology with atmosphere, emotion, and creeping dread, be sure to check this one out when it releases on February 10
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3 reviews
January 14, 2026
These short stories unravel the haunting, bone-chilling horrors lurking in Dunwich End!

Eternally Yours
💌 Roses, love notes… and obsession.
A Valentine’s dinner that turns dark fast. Atmospheric, unsettling, and packed with visual imagery. Actual shivers reading this.🩸🌹

Beloved
🏚️ A slow-burn haunted house story where every tap and silence adds to the dread. Chilling in the best way.

La Dame Blanche
👰‍♀️ A honeymoon, a veil, and deeply unsettling twists that had me shook!

The Unravelling of Dunwich End
🏠A crumbling house. Secrets that refuse to stay buried. Bleak, brutal, and disturbing — this story unravels into full-body horror.
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Author 1 book14 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 17, 2026
Love Drips Red on Dunwich End is an anthology that understands something many collections don’t: horror is not about shock - it’s about insistence. About the way love, when left to rot, keeps breathing.

What binds these stories together is not just setting or mood, but obsession as a slow infection. Love here is devotional, possessive, circular. It repeats itself. It rewrites memory. It wears familiar scents and familiar handwriting until you can no longer tell where tenderness ends and menace begins. The anthology feels deliberately claustrophobic, as if each story is another room in the same house - and once inside, time stops behaving.

Eternally Yours is the emotional spine of the collection. Its gradual psychological unravelling is exquisitely paced, unsettling without theatrics, and devastating in hindsight. The repetition of letters, routines, and reassurances becomes a weapon, turning romance into ritual and ritual into horror. What makes this story so effective is its control: the reader is led gently, lovingly, into the dark, only realising too late that the door has already closed behind them.

“Everything must be perfect. He’ll expect nothing less. I expect nothing less.”

“I couldn’t let him leave.”


Beloved, my personal standout, leans into atmosphere and intimacy with remarkable restraint. The house feels alive not because it screams, but because it listens. There is a quiet confidence in the way this story allows dread to accumulate organically, rooted in relationships rather than spectacle. The emotional connection between the characters grounds the supernatural elements, making the unease feel personal, almost tender - and therefore far more disturbing.

“We tried to make this house a home.”

“Some truths are so terrible they must remain unspoken. Because if you speak them aloud, you can never take them back. They grow roots. They stay and they fester.”

“The darkness starts small and then grow, until your vision is monochrome.”


La Dame Blanche introduces a lyrical, almost folkloric rhythm to the anthology. Its fragmented structure and temporal repetition echo the nature of the legend itself, giving the story a dreamlike, suspended quality. There’s a sense of inevitability here - not fear of what will happen, but of what has always been happening, which lends the piece a haunting, melancholic beauty.

“Until death do us part.”

“The whole house is starting to feel different; darker, yet more alive.”

“Seems like I already got you your next sacrifice.”


The Unravelling of Dunwich End works as both culmination and echo, drawing together the anthology’s themes of memory, place, and psychological decay. It feels broader in scope, more outward-facing, yet still deeply rooted in interior collapse. The story reinforces the idea that places remember, that endings are rarely clean, and that some truths only surface once everything else has come apart.

“The house is weeping.”

“My teeth lie like marbles beside my broken skull.”

“Lies contaminate. Lies destroy.”


While not every piece lands with the same emotional force, the anthology as a whole benefits from a strong curatorial vision. Even when themes repeat, they do so with intention, reinforcing the sense of entrapment rather than dulling it.

This is not a comforting read. It doesn’t hold your hand or soften its edges. Love Drips Red on Dunwich End is for readers who enjoy their romance bruised, their horror intimate, and their ghosts emotional rather than loud.

Unsettling, cohesive, and quietly cruel - a solid four stars.

Thank you to the authors for the ARC and for trusting readers with stories that don���t flinch or soften their edges.
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31 reviews
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 7, 2026
Eternally Yours by Tamsin St James

"He isn't yours. He's mine."

Blood red. Letters left behind to be found.

You await for your beloved to return for Valentines day. But, you hear things. See things. Smell things. The letters you find confuse you. Memories threaten to break free.

I ate Eternally Yours up. It was short, sweet, and just the right amount of "oh?"

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Beloved By Lydia E. Penrose

Maeve and Harlow move into an inherited house on Dunwich End that needs alot of TLC. Over time Maeve starts to drift away, become distant. She tries to cleanse the house with sage, salt, crystals. She starts mumbling in her sleep, and saying things like "Don't leave me".

Lydia...MA'AM. You had me wanting to cry. I know this was suppose to be horror but way was this so wholesome?

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La Dame Blanche by Amaya Jax

The title kind give the theme away 😬👻

Thomas and Helene are on their 🥀honeymoon🥀, renting house in on "Dunwich End".

They have a great relationship, and the spice was spicing. Well...until some evil whispering starts to have an effect on Helene...

"Not even death could separate us."

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The Unraveling Of Dunwich End by Madelin Dyer

NOW this story was a wild ride. 👀🤭

Lyra is on the run...from a commune.

She ends up at her Aunt’s house on (Yep) Dunwich Lane in a state of disrepair with her Aunt nowhere to be found.

I loved all the backstory, and how you slowly got the truth after a while. And BOY was it worth the wait.

"Number 7 puts things right."

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READ THIS.

This anthology is WORTH it.

5/5 ⭐️ for me.
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58 reviews2 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 11, 2026
I dipped one toe into horror… and Dunwich End dragged me ALL the way in.

This was my first real step into true horror and WOW — what a way to start.
Love Drips Red on Dunwich End is a short horror anthology with four completely different stories and not a single weak one.

Every story pulls you in, tightens the grip, and refuses to let go until the very last page. I told myself “just one story” and suddenly… it was over and I was staring at the wall in silence.

The vibes?
🖤 Psychological
🖤 Supernatural
🖤 Deeply unsettling

The twists — especially the endings — came out of nowhere. Each story messes with your head, making you question what’s real, what isn’t, and whether the characters are actually safe… or never were.

It’s immersive, tense, and unsettling in the best way. The kind of horror where love becomes obsession, homes hide secrets, and intimacy is anything but comforting.

✨ Bonus: the proceeds go to a good cause — so yes, your nightmares are doing good deeds.

No spoilers. No mercy.
Order it. Read it. Don’t plan to sleep immediately after. 📚
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373 reviews
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 6, 2026
This one was a 4.5⭐️ for me. They’re perfect little banger stories for when you’re short on time. For me my two favorites were Beloved (don’t recommend reading in the middle of the night when it’s quiet 🤣🤣) and La Dame Blanche which felt like the most story to pages. Eternally yours definitely gives you the psychological vibes and the ending had me giggling…I didn’t see that coming. The Unraveling of Dunwich End I felt was definitely the most gorey of the four stories, definitely unsettling but did leave me a bit confused
63 reviews1 follower
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 12, 2026

This is a compilation of stories by 4 amazing authors.

Each of these stories will have you clutching your blanket and holding it to your face in agonized anticipation of what will happen next. The adrenaline and on the edge of your seat terror with these horror stories is next level.

You will want to continue to turn the page and see what will happen next. The authors incorporated so many different aspects in their story that made it feel like you could also experience this.

An amazing read and would recommend for fans of horror and suspense.
2 reviews
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 10, 2026
I could NOT put this book down!!! It was soooo spooky and chilling and captivating!! When I wasn't reading it, all I could think about was the characters!! I love how this book pulls you in and you feel like you're there with them!!
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36 reviews
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 17, 2026
Four stories taking place in the same street. Four houses each with their own history. Four unique horror stories to read and to love. All i can say more is you must read this one. I really liked this book.
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