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When reading @caitlinstarling.com always expect something different & MILKTEETH, her spin on an ancient supernatural creation, does not disappoint. Take a large drink (or is that a bite?) from this beauty over at Horror DNA with my latest review. www.horrordna.com/books/milkte...

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Milkteeth

An outstanding vampire story which rewrites the rulebook.

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Very sorry to see @davidmbarnett.bsky.social majestic folk horror quartet, which concludes with TWISTED PIKE end, but at least it does so in style! www.horrordna.com/books/twiste...

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Twisted Pike

David Barnett concludes the brilliant Withered Hill folk horror quartet in style.

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Looking for a book that's a "...mashup of horror, science fiction and fantasy, all blended together beautifully with a bizarro touch..."? @jonezyboy.bsky.social says @austinshirey.bsky.social's PALLBEARERS has you covered. Read his 5-star review! #booksky www.horrordna.com/books/pallbe...

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Pallbearers

A bizarre road trip taking a corpse across America is a pitch perfect blend of horror, science fiction, male friendship and loss.

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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Thanks so much to @jonezyboy.bsky.social from Horror DNA for the incredibly kind review of PALLBEARERS!

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Shhhhh. If you're quiet, you can HEAR THE DEAD. @jonezyboy.bsky.social enjoys @anndavilacardinal.bsky.social's latest, calling it a "...a thoughtful character-driven dark thriller..." Look for it October 6th from @readlandmark.bsky.social. #booksky #amreading www.horrordna.com/books/hear-t...

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Hear the Dead

Deaths from forty years ago haunt a retired punk photographer.

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

@jonezyboy.bsky.social says there "...is plenty for both horror and fantasy to enjoy in Little Kin...", Katya de Becerra's latest, now out from @blackstonepub.bsky.social. #horror #booksky #amreading #amreadinghorror #books #bookreview www.horrordna.com/books/little...

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Little Kin

Folk horror and a remote Arctic island make a cool combo.

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Couldn't have happened to a better author! Hope it's all true @keithrosson.bsky.social!

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

@keithrosson.bsky.social delivers one of the books of 2026. Brace yourself for CRONE! This one is brutal as it is beautiful. Unmissable.

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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 11/09/2026

@jonezyboy.bsky.social Returns with part 3 of his The Kids Are Alright series, where his pupils pick and give quick reviews of their favourite genre books. gnofhorror.com/ya-horror-bo... Featuring @junodawson.bsky.social @horrortom.bsky.social @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"PREACHING TO THE CHOIR is a terrific quick read which explores the dark side of British high society via fantasy and horror." Read what else @jonezyboy.bsky.social has to say about one of @aptshadow.bsky.social's latest releases. #amreading #booksky #bookreview www.horrordna.com/books/preach...

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Preaching to the Choir

How the rich get rich is a million miles away from what you might think!

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"If you enjoy unpredictable, wild and scattershot approaches to horror," @jonezyboy.bsky.social says, "there is plenty of fun to had within the pages of INFERNAL TRAMPS: TALES OF WEIRD TERROR." Read his review about Alex Grass' latest collection. #booksky www.horrordna.com/books/infern...

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Infernal Tramps: Tales of Weird Terror

Highly creative, totally wild, but slightly uneven collection of weird fiction.

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Break out your wallet because @jonezyboy.bsky.social is back with another feature. This time, it's SURVIVING DYSTOPIAN AND POST APOCALYPTIC WORLDS: FICTION AT THE END OF CIVILISATION. And this is only part one. Buckle up. #booksky www.horrordna.com/features/sur...

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Surviving Dystopian and Post Apocalyptic Worlds: Fiction at the End of

Dystopian and post-apocalyptic fiction are close bedfellows and genres I have never tire of exploring further.

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Dave Jeffery @davebjeffery.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My A Quiet Apocalypse dystopian series features on part 1 of acclaimed genre critic @jonezyboy.bsky.social’s Post-Apoc listings over at @horrordna.bsky.social Thank you SO much, sir! Link: www.horrordna.com/features/sur...

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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 31/08/2026

Tony Jones sorts the summer YA horror hits from the misses for Ginger Nuts of Horror. #YAHorror gnofhorror.com/ya-horror-ro... @melindasalisbury.com @jacquelinewest.bsky.social @cynthiamurphyya.bsky.social @jonezyboy.bsky.social

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

@jonezyboy.bsky.social takes a trip on THE BURN LINE by Jonathan Sims, but finds this creature feature needs more creatures. #booksky #amreading #horrorbooks #bookreview www.horrordna.com/books/the-bu...

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The Burn Line

Remind me not to travel on the London Underground again anytime soon!

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

CRONE is out in a month! I gave this one 5/5* in my soon to be published @horrordna.bsky.social review. One of my fav reads of 2026. If you've never tried Keith Rosson this is the perfect intro. Existing fans are going to be slayed by it too.

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

@jonezyboy.bsky.social says @gretchenmcneil.bsky.social's WE ARE FOR THE DARK is "...a solid blend of subtle creeping horror and suspense thriller...". Out September 1st from @dawbooks.bsky.social. #booksky #amreading #horror #amreadinghorror #bookreview www.horrordna.com/books/we-are...

Cover for Grechen McNeil's WE ARE FOR THE DARK. The title is splayed in white across the front, in an almost chalk-like font. Behind the title, a white barn with a black roof sits. The sky ranges from dark red on the bottom to like a greenish orange on top.

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Ready for some more reviews? @jonezyboy.bsky.social spends some time in THE HOUSE THAT EATS THE DEAD, Max Doty's latest from Flame Tree Press. #booksky #amreading #bookreview #horror www.horrordna.com/books/the-ho...

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The House that Eats the Dead

The title of this novel tells you everything you need to know!

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

@jonezyboy.bsky.social gives Jackson Avery Steele's FOR THINE IS LIFE a read. Steele is just 18, & Tony says, "Having the initiative and emotional maturity to write a novelette is a noteworthy achievement and the opening stanza of a promising career." #booksky www.horrordna.com/books/for-th...

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For Thine is Life

A new voice in horror drops his first story, which he also directed as a one-act play.

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Now out from @clashbooks.bsky.social books is @victoriadalpe.bsky.social's SELENE SHADE: LOVING THE DEAD (THE RESURRECTIONIST SERIES, 2). @jonezyboy.bsky.social says, "This highly quirky series deserves to find a large audience..." #booksky #amreading #bookreview www.horrordna.com/books/selene...

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Selene Shade: Loving the Dead (The Resurrectionist Series, 2)

Selene Shade returns in another entertaining blend of the supernatural and urban fantasy.

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A bunch of reviews have gone up you may have missed. First up, @jonathanjanz.bsky.social's MARLA gets a re-release to a wider audience! @jonezyboy.bsky.social says it's "...engaging small-town-horror novel...". #booksky #horror #bookreview #horrorbookreview www.horrordna.com/books/marla-...

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Marla

Marla is back! A welcome re-release of a previously limited edition horror novel.

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

@jonezyboy.bsky.social says @dancoxon.bsky.social's WHERE ONCE HE STOOD "...cleverly morphs into a mystery that blends missing-person crime fiction with paranormal horror." Now out from @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social! #horror #amreading #amreadinghorror #booksky www.horrordna.com/books/where-...

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Where Once He Stood

Remember to keep one eye on your neighbours!

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Happy Release Day! What a massive pub Tuesday!

August 18th, 2026
Never Whistle at Night Part II
The Sleeping Sisters
And the Sea Gave Up Its Dead
These Walls Remember
In Vacuo
Tapeworm
Marla
The Salt King
Calamities
The Halls of the Dead
The House that Eats the Dead
Ghosts of the Chanterlands
The Devil’s Pocketbook
Clown in A Cornfield 4: Lights! Camera! Friendo
The Minimalist

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Absolutely loving PREACHING TO THE CHOIR by @aptshadow.bsky.social, a seriously addictive page-turning horror novella for a @horrordna.bsky.social review. And check out this sly reference to @thecallya.bsky.social brilliant YA Irish mythology horror THE CALL!

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This was a fun read - Ron Malfi & Rebecca Rowland sink a few bevvies and put the publishing world to rights.

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

What were you up to when you were 18? Hats off to JACKSON AVERY STEELE, he's writing novellas & directing them on stage! Read my @horrordna.bsky.social review of FOR THINE IS LIFE to find out what the next horror generation has to offer. www.horrordna.com/books/for-th...

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For Thine is Life

A new voice in horror drops his first story, which he also directed as a one-act play.

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I didn't promote this @gnofhorror.com article much... The Kids Are Alright Part 2: Horror Books for kids aged 11-12. All these books have been used in a big yearly reading challenge in my school library, so I practice what I preach! The reviews are all by my pupils. gnofhorror.com/the-kids-are...

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The Kids Are Alright: Horror Books For 11-12 Year Olds, Part 2 - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

School librarian Tony Jones shares Year 7 horror titles from the 100 Book Challenge. Discover the middle-grade horror books for 11

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I gave DARK IS WHEN THE DEVIL COMES on HDNA 5/5* fairly recently, good to see it picking up other well deserved hype

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I'd be very edgy about giving Coleen Hoover or Kathleen Glasgow to a 13-year-old.

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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 21/07/2026

The Kids Are Alright: Horror Books for 11-12 Year Olds, Part 2 How a school librarian selects the best horror books for 11-12 year olds, based on 11,000 pupil reviews and a reading challenge that changed borrowing habits. gnofhorror.com/the-kids-are... @jonezyboy.bsky.social

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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 16/07/2026

@jonezyboy.bsky.social latest roundup of the best YA and MG horror is now live!!!! gnofhorror.com/ya-middle-gr... @faberbooks.bsky.social

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

@jonezyboy.bsky.social gives five stars Michael Grimala's THE VIDEO STORE MASSACRE. Read to find out why! #books #booksky #amreading #horror www.horrordna.com/books/the-vi...

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The Video Store Massacre

A superb return to 1994 and the glorious days of horror video rentals...

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

We have some reviews you might have missed! First up, @jonezyboy.bsky.social checks in on @lmcknighthardy.bsky.social's NIGHT BABIES, saying it "...is a vivid study of an unravelling and disturbed personality..." #booksky #amreading #horror www.horrordna.com/books/night-...

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Night Babies

Captivating and slow burning folk horror drama set in the Brecon Beacons of Wales.

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Out next week from @clashbooks.bsky.social is David Simmons' FETTY ON THE SWITCHES. @jonezyboy.bsky.social says, "There is a lot to unpack in Fetty on the Switches and if you happily accept absurd off-the-wall stories, there is plenty of fun on offer..." #booksky www.horrordna.com/books/fetty-...

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Fetty on the Switches

Drugs + violence + crime = WELCOME TO BALTIMORE!

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

@jonezyboy.bsky.social says there is gory fun to be had in Nick Cutter's THE DORIANS, but patience is required. #horror #booksky #amreading www.horrordna.com/books/the-do...

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The Dorians

Who says getting older is a curse?

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I have a new series of YA and Middle Grade horror articles over at @gnofhorror.com beginning with THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT, top tips for 10-11 year old & reviewed by the kids in my school as part of a school wide reading activity. These are the horror tips from the lists. gnofhorror.com/the-kids-are...

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The Kids Are Alright: Horror Books For 10 Year Olds - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror: Horror Book Reviews & Horror Movie Reviews

Horror books for 10 year olds that pass the classroom test. Twenty middle grade picks from a librarian's 100 Book Challenge, backed by real pupil reviews.

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Check out my @horrordna.bsky.social review of @lmcknighthardy.bsky.social NIGHT BABIES, blessed with a superb unreliable narrator, friendship tension, unresolved clashes, and a quiet supernatural vibe rippling throughout the Welsh Brecon Beacons. Recommended! www.horrordna.com/books/night-...

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Night Babies

Captivating and slow burning folk horror drama set in the Brecon Beacons of Wales.

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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 12/06/2026

Forget the sanitised stuff. Tony Jones's 100 Book Challenge produced 11,000+ pupil reviews. The data is clear: ten‑year‑olds want real horror. Twenty middle grade picks that actually work, backed by kids who do not lie about books. @jonezyboy.bsky.social

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The Kids Are Alright: Horror Books For 10 Year Olds - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror: Horror Book Reviews & Horror Movie Reviews

Horror books for 10 year olds that pass the classroom test. Twenty middle grade picks from a librarian’s 100 Book Challenge, backed by real pupil reviews.

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I've seen the Family Drone and almost saw Bong II recently, they're 'Bong' without an original member I think. Looks like a mix of psych, drone and experimental bands.

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Here's a recent review of mine - treat this anthology with caution, it's brutal, extreme stuff, loaded with crackerjack stories. Don't say I didn't warn you.

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

What a guy. I met him twice in the early 90s in Aberdeen Scotland, when signing Witches Abroad and Lords and Ladies. Still have the books. In one he signed "to the Librarian ook ook". Legend.

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

10 years to the day since I reviewed my first book for @gnofhorror.com! Over the last decade book reviewing has become a part daily life & it all began with this review of Kenneth Oppel's Nest. It never stops, with a new feature already in the works. Cheers to Jim for his dedication to the site.

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Kev Harrison @kevharrison.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Yesterday was #MustRead horror day! This week: @brianwaves42.bsky.social looks back 95 years at the influential The Most Dangerous Game @bloody-disgusting.com, @horrortree.com pick 10 perfect horror reads for memorial day ... 1/?

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Got this one in my school library!

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