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Inside, you’ll discover horror, gothic romance, suspense, anxiety-inducing technology, eyes watching from the treeline, and the supernatural in an unforgettable collection of modern dark fiction. Contributors: Alessandra Benini, Shawn Brooks, Cailin Cecchini, Aurelie Duncanson, Alex Franklyn, Julia Jackson, A.D. Jones, Victoria M. Sorenson, Amy Tackett, David Washburn, SJ King, H.H. Mika, and Ellis Hart (editor and contributor). **If you love anthologies that feel fresh, human, and eerily unforgettable, this is for you.** This is more than just a book of stories. It’s a celebration of indie writers, a gift from creators to readers, and a reminder that the scariest, most beautiful tales are often told by those fighting hardest to share their voices. Show more Get the Bindery app * * * Posts about this title from ash.reads.horror [ash.reads.horror\\ \\ ash\\ \\ • May 26](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/) [Another week is upon us and I have a new set of books ready to go.\\ \\ Last week I was able to finish out Accumulation, Trad Wife, Nowhere, and As Told Under The Moon.\\ \\ This week I'm diving into...\\ \\ Home Sick by Rhiannon Grist\\ \\ \\ \\ Tamsin starts over in a remote cottage far away from her old life. But the cottage of her dreams is actually a split house with a very thin wall separating her from her neighbor. Her very odd neighbor...\\ \\ Going To The Six by A.C. Hessenauer\\ \\ \\ \\ A found footage horror book following a documentary crew investigating the wreck of a ship in Lake Superior.\\ \\ What Hunger by Catherine Dang\\ \\ \\ \\ A coming of age story about the daughter of a Vietnamese immigrant as she faces loss, generational trauma, and feminine rage.\\ \\ What are you reading this week?](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/iwhtLZajAF8oufXnxeKX/) [What I'm Reading This Week](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/iwhtLZajAF8oufXnxeKX/) * * * 7 books 1 [ash.reads.horror\\ \\ ash\\ \\ • May 11](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/) [Another week and it's time for an update on what I'm reading/plan to read this week!\\ \\ \\ \\ I plan to pick up Trad Wife by Sarah Langdan. I have an E-Arc of this one and I have been obsessed with Trad Wife culture here of late!\\ \\ \\ \\ I'm currently listening to Nowhere by Allison Gunn. It's a book about a small town where the kids are definitely not alright!\\ \\ \\ \\ I'm currently reading Accumulation by Aimee Pokwatka and loving it. I love me a good haunted house book.\\ \\ \\ \\ And lastly, I'm reading As Told Under The Moon, a collection of horror stories written by emerging writers. I'm LOVING this collection so far.\\ \\ What are you reading this week?](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/9T89JDFf0P89UO0UiOii/) [What I'm Reading This Week](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/9T89JDFf0P89UO0UiOii/) * * * 4 books [ash.reads.horror\\ \\ ash\\ \\ • Dec 19 2025](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/) \\ \\ Welcome back to another Author Interview!\\ \\ Today I'm talking with author Ellis Hart. Hart released his debut novel this year, The House That Held Her. It's a blend of Mystery/Thriller with a dab of horror in there. I absolutely loved this one. The puzzles the main character, Margot, had to solve were so much fun. Hart also released an anthology featuring new voices in horror. Both have been linked below.\\ \\ \\ \\ **1\. This question is always my freebie—use this first question as an introduction. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your books.**\\ \\ > Hi there! I’m Ellis and I released my first novel on May 11, 2025 called The House That Held Her. I always loved crafting stories as a kid and to finally have a full, comprehensive work out in the world has brought me so much pride and joy!\\ \\ **2\. I absolutely loved The House That Held Her. You had me hooked from the first chapter. What was your inspiration behind the story?**\\ \\ > I am a 90’s kid, through and through, so I grew up on some iconic stories. One of my favorites was The Goonies because it had so many awesome elements- it was silly, it was scary, it was legitimately cool, it was mysterious. And so I wanted to write a story that merged the Goonies with some darker, spookier elements. And thus the treasure hunt within Hawthorne Manor was born!\\ \\ **3\. I know the small town of Mount Dora plays a huge part in the book. And I know it was based on the actual town of Mount Dora in Florida. Care to tell us a little about the town and how it became such an inspiration to you?**\\ \\ > This is a funny story because I wrote the entire book without ever setting foot in Mount Dora. My family had just moved to FL and I literally googled places that met all my requirements: spooky vibes, on the water, historic, old buildings, etc. and found Mount Dora! I used Google street view to walk the streets and learn about the places there that I included in the book. Right before publishing my wife convinced me to go see the town before the book came out and boy am I glad that she did. I had interpreted so much incorrectly about the town. Once I visited, met the people, walked the streets, it all clicked into place and I rushed back home and did so many rewrites (including changing the ending!)\\ \\ **4\. What was your favorite part to write for The House That Held Her? The hardest?**\\ \\ > Oh gosh. The hardest was definitely the puzzles. I love escape rooms and knew I wanted that vibe for Margot in the book. But making the puzzles clever but logical and helpful to the plot was challenging. Favorite was honestly the tunnel scene with Shannon at the end. No spoilers, but it originally didn’t exist, and I added it late after visiting Mt. Dora. The anxiety and fear I felt just writing it made me feel like I was really onto something special.\\ \\ **5\. I know you also published an anthology (As Told Under The Moon) featuring some new voices in horror. Care to tell us a little bit about that anthology?**\\ \\ > I love, love, love short stories and I write a ton of them. There are a lot of ideas that make great stories but not all stories make great novels. And so I decided to put out a short stories collection for Halloween. I planned to just have it be me but then I started reading some other indie authors and it just clicked to have some of those authors join me and do something that was exclusive to indies since no one has given us much of a break yet. I’m really proud with how it turned out.\\ \\ **6\. You’ve been on the hunt for some emerging voices in horror. Can you name a few authors you’ve discovered that have stuck with you?**\\ \\ > Oh totally! I legitimately loved all the submissions for the anthology but authors I’ve actually bought books of and immediately read are Amy Tackett, Julia Jackson, Shawn Brooks, and A.D. Jones, just to name a few!\\ \\ **7\. 2025 has been a big year for horror. What have been some of your favorite reads this year?**\\ \\ > Gah, so hard. Okay, to be fair, these aren’t necessarily all 2025, but they were books I read this year that were unbelievably good! Brother by Ania Ahlborn, The Darkest Deep by Chris Butera, When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy, and The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North.\\ \\ **8\. Any horror books you’re looking forward to in 2026?**\\ \\ > I probably need to do a better job of knowing what’s coming out but that’s what I rely on you for!\\ > \\ > Definitely interested to read Marcus Kliewer for the simple fact that it already has a movie deal which is just so wild to me considering I can’t even get an agent to respond to a query!\\ > \\ > **Haha! Thanks Ellis! Here's a preview of just some of the books I'm looking forward to. Trust me, there's so many more I've added.****2026 Books**\\ \\ **9\. Are you working on any new projects? If so, anything you can tell us about it?**\\ \\ > Yes!! The first draft of my second novel is done! It’s with my beta readers and developmental editor right now. I am so, so, so excited about it. It’s called Make Me Forget Again and it’s a pure psychological thriller. No ghost or spooky doors closing this time, just raw human emotion. The tag line right now is “Is There Ever Peace after Vengeance”?\\ \\ **10\. Anything else big coming for you in 2026?**\\ \\ > Yes! I’m doing a few awesome events including The Spooky Retreat in Arizona in February. I’ll be doing more signing events and tons of giveaways and engagement opportunities as well! My biggest hope is to land an agent in 2026!\\ \\ **Use the below space to add in anything else you would like to say!**\\ \\ > Just a huge thank you to you as well as the rest of the bookstagram community. I joined in April 2025 and have already made so many wonderful book lovers. It’s legitimately the only fun, productive, and functional part of the internet left in my opinion. So thank you!!!\\ \\ Thank you so much again, Ellis, for agreeing to this! It was a delight talking to you!](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/90tc3TeJgQdCtgkgiJtF/) [AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Ellis Hart](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/90tc3TeJgQdCtgkgiJtF/) * * * 6 books [ash.reads.horror\\ \\ ash\\ \\ • Nov 7 2025](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/) \\ \\ Welcome back for another Author Interview! Last week we talked with author Stephanie Rose about her books, bookstore, and her publication press. Today we'll be talking to author Julia Jackson.\\ \\ \\ \\ Julia recently debuted her novel Powder & Poison in October. The novel follows Marie Antoinette in her first few weeks at Versailles. I was able to read an advanced copy of this book and even got the chance to blurb it! I absolutely enjoyed Powder & Poison. Julia also has a short story in the As Told Under The Moon Short Horror Story Anthology.\\ \\ **1\. Use this question as an introduction. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your book.**\\ \\ > Hi! I'm Julia, a GOOD FOR HER horror writer who watches an unhealthy amount of ghost hunting shows and scary movies. My stories strip away the masks women wear, revealing emotional depth and damage. Some of my faves? CJ Leede, Monika Kim, Lucy Rose, Rachel Harrison & Cassandra Khaw\\ > \\ > I have some short stories in the world, was included in the Horror Writers Association's latest poetry collection, and my first book baby was born on October 16! It is called Powder & Poison and is a psychological horror following the first few weeks of Marie Antoinette's arrival at Versailles. Much like the books I love to consume, my story magnifies the atrocities against women throughout our history, leaning into Good For Her horror.\\ \\ **2\. You released your debut novel Powder & Poison last month. Care to tell us a little about your book?**\\ \\ > My debut is finally out, and I still can't believe it! I thought I would share a bit about Powder & Poison with the dedication... \\ > \\ > To Marie, who was only 14 years old when she arrived at Versailles, forced into marrying a stranger on the same day. Tortured into perfection, she was left vulnerable and alone, like so many other girls throughout history. This book is for women like her, those who died and those who survived—we are still angry and still fighting.\\ \\ **3\. What inspired you to write it?**\\ \\ > I have always been obsessed with history, and as I was dreaming up new story ideas I started thinking about Marie. I knew so much already about what she went through as a CHILD before she was handed over to another country, and thought THIS IS TRUE HORROR - controlling a little girl's mind and physical features to contort to expectations. I wanted to build on that horror, and suddenly, Marie was on the page.\\ \\ **4\. I know you're currently working on another novel. Any hints on what to expect from it? Will it have a historical setting as well or a more modern day setting? When do you plan to drop the title name?**\\ \\ > I am! It is a romantic horror novella that I have been calling Project Heart. It is actually set in our contemporary world (I know, I can't believe I've ventured from historical either!)! **For fans of CJ Leede and Rachel Harrison, Project Heart is a raw glimpse into the mind of a woman who turns the wounds inflicted by men into satiating her own needs by any means necessary.**\\ > \\ > The title will be announced later this month! Eeee!\\ \\ **5\. You did a fantastic job capturing Versailles! Have you ever been or do you plan to visit one day?**\\ \\ > Thank you! I have been to Versailles, and it truly is unlike anywhere else in the world. Aaaand it lends itself perfectly to a horror story full of ghosts and murder. Though I had been there, I knew there was so much more to study about the people, the rules, and the world of that time. So, I fell down a rabbit hole... a very long 6 month rabbit hole of research before I wrote a single word of Powder & Poison. I wanted the time period to be natural in the story and the only way to do that was to truly understand Versailles and the historical figures of that time.\\ \\ **6\. Do you have a writing process? Any tips for aspiring writers?**\\ \\ > I actually created something called Channeling Story, which is a process of getting to flow state through mindfulness practices and brain science. I teach online classes and at writing retreats, and it is the best feeling in the world when writers are able to tap into their story in new ways and have huge story breakthroughs. Tips for writers: Writing is hard, you're not alone - build your community and don't lose the love of the craft that got you started in the first place.\\ \\ **7\. What is your favorite scene in Powder & Poison?**\\ \\ > Ash...how dare you?! How does one pick a favorite child?! I will admit though, that writing the scene in the sewer below Versailles was so disgusting and vile and visceral - and I loved every minute of it.\\ \\ **8\. What are some of your favorite horror books? Movies?**\\ \\ > Give me all the feminine rage, cannibalism, and psychological unravelling! Some of my fave books are Maeve Fly by CJ Leede, The Eyes are the Best Part by Monika Kim, and The Lamb by Lucy Rose! I am obsessed with all ghost movies (The Others still haunts me), LOVED Pearl (Mia Goth is incredible), and I will forever be a Scream girlie.\\ \\ **9\. Were there any songs or playlists that helped you write Powder & Poison?**\\ \\ > All sorts of Femme Fatale playlists, but one that really helped me get into my Versailles was Sun in my Mouth by Bjork. It is creepy and haunting, yet beautiful. So I listened to a lot of Bjork throughout the day to get into the right mindset, and then as I wrote I listened to the Newton Brothers.\\ \\ **10\. Did you hit any writing blocks when writing Powder & Poison? If so, what helped you move past them?**\\ \\ > Ouuu the biggest was my confidence in writing the romance... so I got help from my community! Kristin Dwyer helped me to let go and lean into the romance, and my CP Amanda Havill Adgate obsessed over the romance thread throughout the story with me until we got it right.\\ \\ Please feel free to add anything else you want to say! And if you can please send over a good picture to use in the blog post! Thank you so much for your time.\\ \\ Our Giveaway is still open! (I've Linked for ease of access)\\ \\ Amanda Havill Adgate, Jess Ferguson, and I really wanted to give a platform for female identifying horror writers (because we need to hear more female voices!) so started a press called Grave Belles (@gravebelles on IG)! We will be opening submissions for A WOMAN TRAPPED anthology soon! We are looking for short stories (3-5k words) that show a woman trapped... trapped in a bad romance, trapped in a parallel universe, trapped in a buried coffin... anything that is dark and dripping with character complexity.\\ \\ Ash, thank you for being such a big part of this community and for supporting authors. I am so grateful! \\ \\ Thank you so much Julia for all your wonderful answers and advice! I appreciate you for talking with me!\\ \\ Please be sure to pick up a copy of Powder & Poison! It's a haunting historical fiction that's guaranteed to mess with your mind!\\ \\ Join us next week as I talk with author Kelly Dwyer about her book Ghost Mother!](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/nwXx5NREOMhfAx29QIj2/) [AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Julia Jackson](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/nwXx5NREOMhfAx29QIj2/) * * * 6 books 2 Posts about this book from across Bindery [ash.reads.horror\\ \\ ash\\ \\ • May 26](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/) [What I'm Reading This Week](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/iwhtLZajAF8oufXnxeKX/) * * * 7 books 1 [ash.reads.horror\\ \\ ash\\ \\ • May 11](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/) [What I'm Reading This Week](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/9T89JDFf0P89UO0UiOii/) * * * 4 books [ash.reads.horror\\ \\ ash\\ \\ • Dec 19 2025](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/) [AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Ellis Hart](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/90tc3TeJgQdCtgkgiJtF/) * * * 6 books [ash.reads.horror\\ \\ ash\\ \\ • Nov 7 2025](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/) [AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Julia Jackson](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/nwXx5NREOMhfAx29QIj2/) * * * 6 books 2