Isn’t this just the perfect season for all those gripping and terrifying ‘beach’ reads!  Put your cosy romances aside momentarily and instead give yourself a serious case of the heebie jeebies by joining in with The Summer of Horror.

The Summer of Horror is an event brought to us by the wonderful Books Bones and Buffy.  I’ve been a little off course with my events for the past couple of years and in fact just missed the most recent Wyrd and Wonder  fantasy event that I’m absolutely kicking myself about, but no worries, I’m totally calm, there’s always next year.  

So, The Summer of Horror is a fairly relaxed event, take a look at what titles you have, read them, review them, chat with other bloggers (if you’re on twitter I was thinking to use #SummerofHorror).  I can do this!  There may also be a few other related events during the three months of ‘horror’. – watch the Books/Bones/Buffy space for more on that.  

What horror books do I already have on my shelves:

Small Town Horror by Ronald Malfi (review for this to follow soon).  The clue is in the title!

Five childhood friends are forced to confront their own dark past as well as the curse placed upon them in this horror masterpiece from the bestselling author of Come with Me.

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We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer – They say this is very chilling.  Fingers crossed that ‘they’re’ right.

Get Out meets Parasite in this eerily haunting debut and Reddit hit—soon to be a Netflix original movie starring Blake Lively—about two homeowners whose lives are turned upside down when the house’s previous residents unexpectedly visit.

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Middle of the Night by Riley Sager – I love a book where things ‘lurk’

In the latest jaw-dropping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager, a man must contend with the long-ago disappearance of his childhood best friend—and the dark secrets lurking just beyond the safe confines of his picture-perfect neighborhood.

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Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan – Mystery? Horror?  Colour me happy.

A crackling mystery-horror novel with big-hearted characters and Southern charm with a bite, Bless Your Heart is a gasp-worthy delight from start to finish.

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The Drowning House by Cherie Priest – haunting and atmospheric *cackles with sheer delight*

From award-winning author Cherie Priest comes a deeply haunting and atmospheric horror-thriller that explores the lengths we’ll go to protect those we love.

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Heads Will Roll by Josh Winning – I had to – just look at that cover, how could I possibly resist?

Willow’s worst nightmare was being cancelled. But the woods of Camp Castaway might destroy more than her reputation.

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That’s what I’m planning – and maybe I have a couple of backlist titles that I could also include – but that needs further investigation so watch this space.