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My Favourite Horror Movies Directed by Women
Dark bleatings, my tribe! As I’ve said in a previous post, I don’t know if Women in Horror Month is still a thing (or if it’s this month or next month), but I want to celebrate it regardless. I’ve had numerous (short) conversations with people that either assume or insist that women just aren’t that…
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Is Age Affecting My Memory, Or Is It Something More Sinister?! || ‘The Memory Shades’ by David Watkins || Book Review
A brave new world…Jon is being used as slave labour on a distant planet. The memory of his crimes has been wiped to help keep him compliant. But Jon has visions of a dead woman with horrific wounds. Who is she? Why is she haunting his thoughts?Hollie was against the wiping of prisoners’ memories and…
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When Daylight is as Scary as Full Dark! || Night and Day, edited by Ellen Datlow
A horror anthology edited by the genre’s greatest, Ellen Datlow, with one side featuring stories about what haunts the night while the other side showcases the terrors that can exist in the light of day in this new addition to the Saga Doubles series. This anthology contains stories from some of the most evocative and…
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“But There Aren’t That Many Women Writing Horror…” || A List of 192 Female Horror Authors
Dark bleatings, my lovely tribe. I don’t know if Women in Horror Month is still a thing, and if it is, I don’t know if it’s supposed to be this month or next month. Regardless, I always miss these things and since I read and review work by women all year around anyway, I thought…
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My Favourite Horror Happenings in January || Recommendations || Monthly Wrap Up
Dark bleatings, my lovely tribe, and welcome to my first monthly wrap up here on Happy Goat Horror. I thought I’d try something new for 2026. There’ll be a quick summary of what I read and reviewed at the end, but first, here’s a bunch of other horror-media things I enjoyed. YouTube I now watch…
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Don’t Go Down There! ||Book Review|| The Sewer Guard – by James Elworthy
Due to his father’s betrayal, the city guard relentlessly pursues William. He lived his entire life on the grimy streets, befriending the other street urchins. Eventually, they capture William and his streak of luck ends. William and his friends have to choose between prison or becoming sewer guards. They all choose the sewer guard, expecting…
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Definitely Better Than Jaws 4: The Revenge – The Indie Horror Chapter Book Event is Back!
Dark bleatings, my horror book loving tribe! I am tremendously excited to announce that the Indie Horror Chapter is on its 4th run in Liverpool this year, and the countdown is on! I’m devastated because I can’t attend (I’m away on holiday in April), but I feel it’s only right to make sure you all…
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A “Monumental” New Horror Novel from Adam Nevill || Book Review
A story of life and death in the wilderness, and a horrifying tale of extreme survival against supernatural powers, from the four times winner of the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel. Disaster strikes quickly and without warning. What should have been a glorious weekend of kayaking and camping, in a secluded beauty spot,…
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You Guys…the Cover Alone…||New Horror Release
Since 2006, the +Horror Library+ series of anthologies has been internationally praised as a groundbreaking source of contemporary horror short fiction stories—relevant to the moment and stunning in impact—from leading authors of the macabre and darkly imaginative. Filled with Fears and Fantasy. Death and Dark Dreams. Monsters and Mayhem. Literary Vision and Wonder. Each volume of the +Horror…
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New Zombie Book Announcement! || Dead Run, by Remy Porter
Fifteen years after the dead first rose, civilisation hasn’t come back — it’s learned how to hide its rot. Set on Britain’s broken coastline, Dead Run is a brutal, atmospheric zombie survival horror and the long-awaited sequel to Dead Beat. In a world where the dead refuse to stay dead, the living have become far more dangerous. Along…
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