Where did this year go?

At its core, this is a story about the terrible things men have done to women — and not just acts of violence or assault or enslavement, but of diminishment and disempowerment.

On a rainy spring evening on an island in Lake Ontario, a research project erupts in violence. Dichotomy pits those still alive fighting for survival against assimilation in its most sacred, feral...

Reviews and thoughts on writing with Craig BrownlieThat sounds a little anxious, though definitely in the proper order.RE/Search 8/9: J.G. Ballard V. Vale (Editor), Andrea Juno (Editor)The Hematophage...

An interview with Amanda Headlee, author of This is How A Villain is Made

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The online component of Vortex Books & Comics, featuring signed copies from authors who have visited the physical store.

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The Era has begun...This is How a Villain is Made

Looking for your next horror read? Here are four September 2025 indie and small press releases you won't want to miss.

William Blake, Milk Alternatives, and Situational Awareness.Not only do you get Monty Python and Blazing Saddles, you get science meeting horror add some soapbox discussions, and discovering a new cof...

Release Day for This is How a Villain is Made!

Uncomfortably Dark Presents...THIS IS HOW A VILLAIN IS MADE BY AMANDA HEADLEEFleeing her father's cruelty, Beatrix Beaumont arrives in Yellow Creek City with little more than a name and a will to surv...