What is up, everyone! Happy New Year to you all. I am thrilled to be back bringing you these reviews. Looking for a series but having a hard time figuring out which one? I can help with that! Let's take a look at the sixth and final book of the series. # DeadEndTours: Oakton University by Ashley Lister The crew is back! Billy, Tina, and Cal are at it again. This time the team is giving tours of Oakton University, which was closed when an experiment went wrong. So wrong the wo

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. Continuing on with my reviews of the Ludo Carstairs Series by F.R. Jameson. Supernatural thrillers with an X-Files feel. The Undead Ravens Book 5 Once again Jameson has delighted and entertained me with the fifth book in this series. Ludo Carstairs and Michael Garris are people I would love to have a conversation with, they are just so real, so human, that I feel like they live next door. Th

It’s Been A Year, Part 6 Reviews and thoughts on writing with Craig Brownlie Such big britches, but it’s been a minute since I’ve done any reviews because 2025 has been a worse year than even 2024, which is saying something on a personal level. But I have kept reading and writing! Let’s just agree this is madness. Fountain of Youth R.V. Park by R.J. Benetti Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals I & II by Bitter Karella Haunt of Southern Fried Fear by Ronald Kelly Ha

COVEN OF THE EAST Reviewed by Tamika Thompson In Angela Yuriko Smith and Pauline Chow's anthology Coven of the East: Reimagining Asian Women's Magical Histories , every work is masterful. With an ethereal quality that begins with Chow's cover art, Coven  brings together poetry, stories, essays, and hybrid works, which teach as much as they captivate.    Readers are treated to a range of themes, settings, characters, and figures of lore in arresting works that tackle hauntings

It’s Been A Year, Part 5 Reviews and thoughts on writing with Craig Brownlie I may have implied to a few authors that I had every intention of reading their books, but it’s been a minute since I’ve done any reviews because 2025 has been a worse year than even 2024, which is saying something on a personal level. But I have kept reading and writing! So let’s see what I thought- in real time, the way Kurt Vonnegut meant us to write. Poacher by Mark Scioneaux Brady by D.W. Hitz T

Let's get to some January updates, latest releases, note-worthy news, and more! The review team is back in action! Don't forget to submit your review requests directly on our website on the Author Services page. They are read in order received, but please allow 4-6 weeks to see a review post. Keep in mind that we only post those reviews that we can award 3 stars or more to, in keeping with our motto to bring you " the best in horror, one uncomfortably dark page at a time" .

PIG WIFE By : Abbey Luck Release : 1/13/26 Page count : 542 KU : TBD      Hoopla : TBD Synopsis : A young girl goes missing and finds secrets that her stepdad’s aunt has had buried for decades. First line : “Just tell the office I won’t be in all week.” Favorite line:”… Police rabies.” Thoughts : How kidnapping, mental illness, and embezzlement can be funny at times, I will never understand. Luck makes the reader care about the characters (minus two… and I’m side eying them).

This series will be showcased on my Patreon first, every Friday this fall and winter, through early 2026. If you are not a patron, look for the new author spotlight to appear here on the blog every Saturday! These will be for incredibly talented, but lesser known, authors that truly deserve a spotlight on their work! As is our mission here at Uncomfortably Dark, we want to be a community support and while how we do that may change over time, we will always find a way to shed

Happy Saturday! Yes, you read the headline correctly… today I take on the backstory that allegedly inspired the cult classic movie, The Blair Witch Project! There are a lot of moving pieces to this one, but I think I was able to nail most of it down in a cohesive manner. I hope, lol. Enjoy! Photo from bloody-disgusting.com Burkittsville is a town located in western Maryland, with a population of around 145 people. It is most notorious for being the town where The Blair Witch

Happy Saturday! I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year!   I am beyond excited to see what 2026 has in store. So far, so good, and today I am thrilled to bring you reviews for these new releases. First, we have John Ward’s  debut adult horror novel, then we try not to die in Mark Tullius’s first solo entry into the beloved interactive series! Without further ado, let’s dive right in! A BLACKENED HEART, A BLACKENED SOUL By John Ward “People always think, ‘Oh, that will never

Kicking off 2026 with an older review that needs more eyes. Carietta Dorsch is an author worthy of far more recognition. Check out Warn's review below and be sure to add Carietta to your TBR! NEVER BE LONELY AGAIN By: Carietta Dorsch This November 28th marks the 30th anniversary of Jeffrey Dahmer's death. It also marks the release of Carietta Dorsch's latest book, NEVER BE LONELY AGAIN. Check out that cover by Professor Brutality. Digging it. In this outing, Carietta treats

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. The next two weeks I'll be posting my reviews of the Ludo Carstairs Series by F.R. Jameson. Supernatural thrillers with an X-Files feel. The Nemesis Touch Book 1 I had such a great time reading this book and I had a very hard time putting it down. It's kind of a cross between XFiles and Supernatural. Fast paced with amazingly developed characters. I actually even liked the villain of the sto

Exploring The Labyrinth In this series, I will be reading every Brian Keene fiction book that has been published (and is still available in print) and then producing an essay on it. With the exception of Girl On The Glider, these essays will be based upon a first read of the books concerned. The article will assume you’ve read the book, and you should expect MASSIVE spoilers. I hope you enjoy my voyage of discovery. Clickers III One of the really fun aspects of a project like

Today's breakdown is for "Nightmerica: Corruptions Of The American Dream" Edited by Amanda Worthington Sometimes you read a piece of work and immediately know that it is more than just entertainment because of the importance of its content. I felt like this powerful collective is one of those types of books. C.S. Magnuson kicked off this collection with a Botanical Horror piece that will make you think twice before serving eviction papers. Dan B. Fierce was next up with an im

It’s Been A Year, Part 4 Reviews and thoughts on writing with Craig Brownlie   Don’t get me started, but it’s been a minute since I’ve done any reviews because 2025 has been a worse year than even 2024, which is saying something on a personal level. But I have kept reading and writing! So, let’s get started!   Out of Aztlan by V. Castro Fragile Anthology by Michael Allen Rose et al. Back when local newspapers reviewed books, a lot of English majors found use for their educati

This series will be showcased on my Patreon first, every Friday this fall and winter, through early 2026. If you are not a patron, look for the new author spotlight to appear here on the blog every Saturday! These will be for incredibly talented, but lesser known, authors that truly deserve a spotlight on their work! As is our mission here at Uncomfortably Dark, we want to be a community support and while how we do that may change over time, we will always find a way to shed

Happy Saturday! Today, we take a look at a piece of furniture that terrorized a family. So, this one is a bit of a mash-up between a Haunted Object and a Haunted Location. Regardless, buckle up, things are about to get super freaking strange. Photo of the Tallman Bunk Beds from Season 1 of Unsolved Mysteries in October 1988. This is a wild one that had me in a tizzy. There’s a lot of information, but also not a lot of information. But what we do know is that things get reall

It’s Been A Year, Part 3 Reviews and thoughts on writing with Craig Brownlie   I have been reading and writing, but it’s been a minute since I’ve completed any reviews because 2025 has been a worse year than even 2024, which is saying quite a bit on a personal level.   Bringers of Hell by Patrick C. Harrison III, Eric Butler, M Ennenbach, Chris Miller Disasterpieces by Wesley Southard, Wile E Young Talk about a dystopian roundup! Honestly, I did not read these books back-to-b

It’s Been A Year, Part 2 Reviews and thoughts on writing with Craig Brownlie Running to catch up because it’s been a minute since I’ve done any reviews since 2025 has been a worse year than even 2024, which is saying something on a personal level. But I have kept reading and writing! Wonder of wonders! Pimp My Airship by Maurice Broaddus Loyalty of Severus by Len Berry Science fiction is the literature of ideas. And that there is the paralyzing phrase. I could jab a fountain

BETWEEN THE JAWS OF DEATH By Matt Shaw This quick novella ended up going in a direction I did not expect. I’m a fan of urban exploration and the concept for this story pulled me right in. An abandoned aquarium with the possibility of some of the animals left behind? The creep factor alone was enough to intrigue me. In this short tale, three friends set out to explore what is sure to be one of their best locations yet, but soon after arrival, things go horribly wrong. Their gu