Horror Bookclub |

❄️ Heads up, horror readers! ❄️

Our November and December horror book club meetings fall on holidays this year.

So we’re doing something a little different...

📖 Take the long winter months to tackle the epic, mind-bending horror novel House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski.
It’s big, it’s weird, it’s unforgettable—and we’ll gather to unravel it together in January!

When House of Leaves first circulated in scattered photocopies, no one foresaw its cult legacy. Now fully realized in print—with colored words, vertical footnotes, and multiple appendices—the story remains as disorienting as ever. At its core: photojournalist Will Navidson, his companion Karen Green, and their children move into a home that grows impossibly larger on the inside. Hidden darkness, a hallway that defies physics, and grotesque echoes consume their family—and the manuscript’s editor, Johnny Truant. This is metafictional horror made labyrinthine.

📚 For fans of: Experimental horror, ergodic literature, Annihilation

⚠️ Trigger warnings: Psychological dread, claustrophobia, disintegrating reality, missing children, unstable narrators, disorienting layout.

Goodreads rating: 4.09/5

⭐⭐⭐⭐✨

This book has interesting visual nuances. So, it must be read with your eyeballs.

**This book is a hella longer book, so it will be three months of bookclubs!!"**

😱 Heads up, literary-horror readers! 😱
February is doing its classic Wisconsin thing—dark, cold, and vaguely judging your life choices. Perfect time for a book that stares right back.

📝February’s read:
Spend these long, frostbitten weeks sinking into The Lamb by Lucy Rose, a haunting, intimate debut that blends rural noir, coming-of-age turmoil, and the kind of small-town religious tension that’ll have you giving every “bless your heart” side-eye.

We’ll meet at the end of February to unpack trauma, truth, power, and what it means for a young girl to survive the wolves hiding in the flock.

When The Lamb hit the literary scene, early readers instantly gravitated toward its unsettling quiet—the way Lucy Rose uses stillness like a scalpel. Anchored in the isolation of rural life, the novel follows a teenage girl trying to understand her family, her faith, and a community that preaches purity while rotting beneath the surface. It’s tender, devastating, and absolutely unforgettable.

If you like your horror subtle, emotional, and sharp enough to cut—this is your perfect February read.

📚 If your shelf leans toward these you ight be intrigued by this months pick:

Rural gothic & quiet horror, coming-of-age stories with teeth, church-community tension & religious trauma arcs

‼️ Trigger Warnings:
Religious trauma, grooming, isolation, psychological abuse, child endangerment, emotional manipulation.

Goodreads rating: 4+ stars
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Still climbing.)

Bring your blanket, your beverage, and maybe a comforting snack—The Lamb may look gentle, but it does not bleat softly.

See you in February, book fam.

Horror readers—strap in, it’s about to get feral! 🦌
March is creeping in—snow melting, woods stirring, shadows stretching a little farther than they should. Perfect month for a story that reminds you spring isn’t always gentle.

March’s Read:
Spend these thawing, restless March weeks diving into The Wendigogo by K.A. Silva, a sharp, eerie novel that mixes Indigenous folklore, panic, and the kind of wilderness terror that makes every rustle in the underbrush feel personal.

🌲 We’ll meet at the end of March to unpack myth, memory, and whatever’s rustling out there now that the snow’s melting—supernatural or self-inflicted.

When The Windigogo hit the horror scene, readers immediately locked onto its relentless pace and chilling atmosphere. Silva weaves together Indigenous legend and modern fear, following teens who venture into the woods only to discover that hunger—real hunger—can take many shapes. It’s clever, claustrophobic, and full of teeth.

If you like your horror fast, feral, and rooted in something older than any of us, this is your March pick.

If you enjoy:

Indigenous-inspired horror, folklore, survival stories

Trigger Warnings:
Body horror, stalking, possession, isolation, violence, gore, intense fear, and predatory supernatural entities.

Goodreads rating: 5 stars
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Deserved.)

Grab a blanket, a beverage, and keep the lights on—The Wendigogo doesn’t care how brave you think you are.

See you in March, book fam.