HeyJaredLydia's Books of Terror
Hi! I am Lydia; a Canadian horror author and reader who explores the most beautiful and diverse genre: horror. From classic to modern books, and often splatterpunk and extreme novels, I read horror almost exclusively and share it with you weekly.
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A Whole Lotta Horror • Reading and Pickups this Fall (opens the original)
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In this video I'm going to talk about some books that I've read, am going to read, and picked up this fall.I know we're not even in the Spooky season, but it has been cool and the leaves are changing color as we speak.This month has been fairly productive with reading even though I haven't had a lot of time to do it. We are getting close to that time where the backwards bookshelf will need a little revamp ~ and speaking of Vamps, there is a video coming soon on vampire books, including one that
They Really Like Me! • Reading Splatterpunk Zine #2 (opens the original)
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Welcome to a little series where I get into each issue of the unparallelled zine, Splatterpunk. Started in 2012 by editor Jack Bantry, it is going strong today and we eagerly anticipate the next issue. While I don’t go in-depth, nor do I show page by page to preserve the copyright of the owners and creators, I wanted to highlight this gem of a subgenre some of us call home. Like a reading vlog without all that pesky reading, I’ll conduct a post mortem on each issue in turn Buy Splatterpunk at: h
A little August Catch-up • Reading, Writing, and Goings-on (opens the original)
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A little catch up detailing the horror books I've read lately and have added to the shelf. While I am on a quasi book buying ban, I have still had a few books cross my path that were a good price, gifts, or a must-have.Also, a new pick from the backward bookshelf! The tank top I am wearing is up on Etsy!https://www.etsy.com/shop/typicalbooksI am also adding my ebooks to teespring!https://shop.typicalbooks.comFor new books coming from HWA authors check:https://horror.org/newreleases✮ Mergers and
Top Horror Books for Fall • September 2026 (opens the original)
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September is spooky-season pre-game. So that means there are way too many books to choose from. I will say that many of the best writers have books coming this season, however, most of them are only here in spirit. When it came to choosing a story over the name, the story won. There are three anthologies here so the names of writers with books out this month are there, and they are all dutifully listed on https://typicalbooks.com/newhorror as well. Happy reading! ✮ Mergers and Acquisitions ✮As t
A Scent of New-Mown Hay • Sci-fi War Horror (opens the original)
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This book was a pick that I noticed while shopping at Re-Read Used Books here in Ottawa. I'd never heard of the title before. I'm always trying to find titles or authors that are from that particular era before I started reading in the '80s that aren't the classics and usual suspects that came in or after the sci-fi and adventure boom. Upon reading it I was stoked to see it was like a "keep calm" zero-day version of The Last Of Us set in the 50s. If you liked The Girl in The River by Wendy Wagne
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