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Horror-Obsessed Writing and Literature Society | https://howlsociety.com/ We read multiple horror books per month. Join the discord to add your voice and come along for the ride!
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We are reading Nuclear War: A Scenario this week. Horror non-fiction, of the atomic variety. I mean, if you want some existential scares, this is for you. Join our Discord for the discussion!
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This week we discuss 𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐧, by author, actress, director and feminist political organizer Amber Tamblyn! Join us on Discord as we read this poetic critique of victimhood and the media cycle.
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Join us on Discord to discuss our book of the week: Piñata by artist, writer and filmmaker, Leopoldo Gout. What could be inside this carefully crafted sculpture, intended to be bludgeoned until it spills its treasures?  Find out! Thanks @lovngmindfulnss.bsky.social for the photo!
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Howls from the Dark Ages
from P.L. McMillan (Editor), Solomon Forse (Editor)

Uncover the secret annals of untold history in these eighteen medieval manuscripts. Each tortured scribe will show you ancient horrors lurking in castles, wild woodlands, haunted hamlets, and mysterious monasteries.
Howls from the Dark Ages
from P.L. McMillan  (Editor), Solomon Forse (Editor), Christopher Buehlman (Foreword), Brian Evenson, Hailey Piper, Cody Goodfellow, Michelle Tang, 
Patrick Barb, Lindsey Ragsdale, M.E. Bronstein, Jenny Kiefer, Christopher O'Halloran, Philippa Evans, Jessica Peter, Bridget D. Brave, David Worn, Peter Ong Cook, C.B. Jones, Ethan Yoder, Stevie Edwards, Caleb Stephens

Uncover the secret annals of untold history in these eighteen medieval manuscripts. Each tortured scribe will bring you face to face with ancient horrors lurking in cursed castles, wild woodlands, haunted hamlets, and mysterious monasteries.

Including a lineup of authors both established and emerging, HOWL Society Press presents the first-ever anthology of historical horror from the medieval period, fittingly introduced by the writer who arguably started it all: Christopher Buehlman, author of the medieval horror epic Between Two Fires.

"The Crowing" by Caleb Stephens
"Angelus" by Philippa Evans
"Palette" by J.L. Kiefer
"Brother Cornelius" by Peter Ong Cook
"In Thrall to This Good Earth" by Hailey Piper
"In Every Drop" by Lindsey Ragsdale
"Deus Vult" by Ethan Yoder
"The Final Book of Sainte Foy's Miracles" by M.E. Bronstein
"A Dowry for Your Hand" by Michelle Tang
"The Mouth of Hell" by Cody Goodfellow
"The Lady of Leer Castle" by Christopher O'Halloran
"Schizzare" by Bridget D. Brave
"The King of Youth vs. The Knight of Death" by Patrick Barb
"The Forgotten Valley" by C.B. Jones
"The Fourth Scene" by Brian Evenson
"White Owl" by Stevie Edwards
"A Dark Quadrivium" by David Worn
"The Lai of the Danse Macabre" by Jessica Peter
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We have the pleasure hosting @comptonwrites, author of The Spite House and Devil Kills Devil, for a live Q&A session on our Discord this Sunday, June 8 at 11AM CT! Join us!
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Happy #summerween! It's halfway to #halloween, so we're reading 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 by Christopher Golden, to get our good trick-or-treat terror on! It's 1984, and someone bad is coming to get the children. Head to our Discord to join the discussion! #horrorcommunity #horrorbookclub
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Pauline Chow, author of upcoming novel Chasing Moonflowers, pens an article about vampires in the Asian diaspora. Read on howlsociety.com!

https://howlsociety.com/2025/05/16/let-her-feast-how-asian-female-vampires-subvert-self-sacrifice/
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Join us on Discord this week to discuss 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞, the new book by Cloud Atlas author David Mitchell. A new kind of haunted house story, bending genres, steeped in horror.
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HOWLS Book Club: 3 Books for May 2025

As the old saying goes, April terrors bring May horrors! HOWLS is reading 3 fearsome thrillers as part of our book club, 2 featuring haunted, evil, bad houses, and one non-fiction…

https://howlsociety.com/2025/05/05/howls-book-club-3-books-for-may-2025/
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Horror Poetry Month ends with our last Stoker finalist interview, @sumikoska.bsky.social!

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Here is a list of 5 dark medical non-fiction books from our very own @jessicapeter.bsky.social! Join our Discord for a lively discussion! howlsociety.com/2025/04/29/h...
5 Non-Fiction Medical Horror Books from Howl Society Book Club. Image of 5 book covers. Taste for Poison, Black Death and the Golden Gate, Crisis in the Red Zone, The Butchering Art and Still Life with Bones.
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House Calls! Here are 5 Haunted House / Bad House books for your TBR. Join our Discord to see which one we'll read!
1. Slade House by 
2. The Forever House by  
3. The House by the Cemetery by  
4. House of Skin by 
5. Malice House by
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As part of our Horror Poetry Month series, we ask Bram Stoker Achievement in Poetry Finalist L. Marie Wood 13 questions. Read on to hear from the author, screenwriter, and educator about her decades of experience writing Dark Poetry. @lmariewood.bsky.social
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Horror Poetry for the Soul: 13 Questions with L. Marie Wood
“I have always thought the world sat at an odd angle, so the [horror] genre suits me.” L. Marie Wood, a finalist for the Stoke Award for Superior Achievement. in Poetry for her book Imi…
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This week our book club sinks its teeth into The Bone Mother by @daviddemchuk.com. We really enjoyed his book Red X, so we thought we'd take a bite out of another one of his novels! Join us on Discord for the discussion!
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As part of our Horror Poetry Month series, we ask Bram Stoker Achievement in Poetry Finalist Jamal Hodge 13 questions.

https://howlsociety.com/2025/04/21/horror-hope-and-courage-13-questions-with-jamal-hodge/
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In honor of National Poetry Month, we interviewed the prolific @leemurraywriter.bsky.social! Read on for a glimpse into her journey through the dark poetry space. HOWLS will be featuring all of the 2024 Bram Stoker Poetry Finalists so stay tuned! howlsociety.com/2025/04/12/l... #horrorlit
Lee Murray’s Lessons in Poetry
13 Questions with Lee Murray Lee Murray is an accomplished poet, author, editor, and essayist. HOWL Society is honored to feature her in celebration of National Poetry Month. She is one of five 202…
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Join us on Discord this week to talk about Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo, a nightmare-like meditation on shared trauma in a haunted village. #booksky #amreading #horrorlit #HOWLSociety #bookgroup #bookclub #horror #Mexicanlit
Book Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo featuring cacti on the cover. Text reads: HOWL Society Book of the Week Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo Join us on Discord! Book Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo featuring a surreal drawing of the desert. Text reads: HOWL Society Book of the Week Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo Join us on Discord!