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No One Can Hear You Squish

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

January 15, 2026 by Debcapsfan Leave a Comment

I found this audiobook from Booktok. The Darkness Outside Us is a Stonewall Book Award Nominee for children’s and young adult literature. Queer characters plus a space opera is how it was marketed to me. I did see a follow up video that there is horror (said in a dramatic voice). Ambrose wakes up on a space ship with no memory of launching. He is injured, and he quickly realizes that he is on the ship to rescue his sister, who was sent to explore […]

Filed Under: Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: #spaceopera, eliot schrefer

Debcapsfan's CBR18 Review No:3 · Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: #spaceopera, eliot schrefer ·
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Welcome to bizzaro world

In Utero by Chris Gooch

January 12, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

In Utero by Chris Gooch is totally screwy. But also amazing. If you like Jeff Lemire, Ram V., Spectators by Brian K. Vaughan, Junji Ito (with slightly less intensity), We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen (and others I can’t remember, but were amazed how mental and emotional they were) you might like this. It is a horror/thriller. While “tame” in some ways, is much more intense in others. Violence, death, blood and some other triggers. The idea is that 12 years ago an explosion […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Chris Gooch, coming-of-age, family, friendship, monsters, Social Themes, Teenagers

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:18 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Chris Gooch, coming-of-age, family, friendship, monsters, Social Themes, Teenagers ·
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“Uncovered and propped on a pillow, the opening around her toes nests five half-starved, featherless birds with expensively pedicured beaks.”

An Evil Premise by T. Marie Vandelly

January 9, 2026 by narfna 6 Comments

This book tried to make Fetch happen. Fetch did not happen. January is a new record for my first one star book of the year. I made it to the end of October last year before I uno-dubbed my first book. I can’t believe I actually finished the book, but the premise (what drew me to it in the first place) was too intriguing, so I had to know how it ended. Honestly, what I found was worse than mid-book-me could have imagined. This book […]

Filed Under: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: horror, meta, meta fiction, narfna, one star reads, Suspense, T. Marie Vandelly

narfna's CBR18 Review No:4 · Genres: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: horror, meta, meta fiction, narfna, one star reads, Suspense, T. Marie Vandelly ·
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Cover of Wormwood by Layla Martinez

Hateful child snatching witches just misunderstood victims of society

Wormwood by Layla Martinez

January 7, 2026 by vega-table Leave a Comment

Wormwood (or Caroma) by Layla Martinez, and translated from Spanish by Sophie Hughes and Annie McDermott, is the story of a bitter grandmother and her bitter granddaughter living together in a haunted house. I’m just now realizing they are nameless. It’s been a long time since I’ve read any Shirley Jackson, but this felt similar to her work. Because of this Jackson feeling, I assumed the house would be big. It’s not. Living in a small haunted house sucks. It was built to be haunted […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Layla Martinez

vega-table's CBR18 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: Layla Martinez ·
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Facing the Dark

The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

January 2, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag A lot is going on in this book. It is not easy, not even smooth. Things go up and down and around. There is commentary on life, love, family, friends and self. But to talk about it means telling you the whole book, which you need to experience yourself. Ages at least 14 and up, very mature themes and several potential trigger situations. The flow of the book is quick, but sometimes that makes a mess. I had […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, family, friendship, LGBTQ, Molly Knox Ostertag, monsters, responsibility, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, family, friendship, LGBTQ, Molly Knox Ostertag, monsters, responsibility, Social Themes ·
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Still Holds Up Over a Decade Later

The Passage by Justin Cronin

December 28, 2025 by Jen K 2 Comments

I read these books as they came out but it’s been quite a while since I read the first one now, and I remember it leaving a huge impression so I have been wanting to do a re-read now that I can read the entire trilogy relatively close together (plus, does seem to go with my 2025 theme of dystopian/apocalyptic). I had forgotten that this novel and The Strain came out around the same time (The Strain actually has the earlier publication date) but both […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Dystopian, Justin Cronin, the passage, vampires

Jen K's CBR17 Review No:141 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror · Tags: Dystopian, Justin Cronin, the passage, vampires ·
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