Jessica Avery

"Jessica has been a voracious reader since she was old enough to hold chapter books right side up. She has an MA in English from the University of Maine, and has been writing about books online since 2015. She started out writing about the Romance genre, but in recent years she has rekindled her love for Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy, with an emphasis on works of queer fiction. You can follow her on Twitter, Bluesky, and Instagram.

8 Slasher Books to Bring Some Scare to Your September

Make it a slashy September with these YA and adult slasher reads.

10 Stories with Ghosts to Haunt Your Summer

Who's up for a haunting?

8 Grim and Gruesome Medical Horror Books

Experiments going badly, parasitic creatures, piles of dead bodies... what's not to love?

10 Queer Western Books in 4 Genres

Queer narratives have, and have always had, a place in the Western genre.

8 Horror Books in Translation

A gothic murder hotel, a horror video game, a haunted house in Canada, and more await you in these translated horror books.

Reads That Sleigh: 8 Queer Wintry Books

Each of these queer reads captures the cold, the dark, and the beauty (or horror) of my favorite season: winter.

9 Horror Books with Romance at Heart

In these horror books with romance at heart, the romance between the main characters is as important as the horrors that surround them.

20 Must Read Vampire Books in 5 Genres

The enduring appeal of vampires stretches well across the horror, romance, historical fiction, and fantasy genres.

5 of the Best July 2021 Horror Books

This year has been packed with excellent horror reads and July is no exception. Check out some of the best July 2021 horror books!

5 More 2021 LGBTQ+ Horror Books for Pride

On a quest for even more of excellent 2021 LGBTQ horror books hitting shelves soon? Prep your TBR list because we've got your reads.