Typical Books of Terror: Horror Books and Fiction Discussion

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Typical Books: Horror Fiction Unbound talks about horror books each week - novels as well as anthologies, collections and novellas. From new releases to classics, Lydia pulls from being a writer and reader to bring you a digest of horror happenings. I curate the members new release page on the Horror Writers Association website, and check in each month with other horror books coming out that I can find. I also review a book or two each month, and have polls so you can weigh in on what I'll read next. Check out https://typicalbooks.com for more!

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Typical Books EP312 - Boris Karloff's Anthology, Wes Craven writes fiction and D.L. Tillery poetry! • May Book Shopping

May 26 2024 14 mins  
This is a very small horror book haul featuring the Boris Karloff Horror Anthology, Dead and Buried by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Fountain Society by Wes Craven, and The Worm and his Kings by Hailey Piper… with a special unboxing of D.L. Tillery's new poetry collection Thorns of My Heart. I'll talk a little bit about what I'm reading right now, what I just read, and about

Typical Books EP311 - My Booktube Identity • Is horror a style?

Apr 28 2024 8 mins  
What is my style of booktube? A booktube identity, as it were. A really good question to which I ask: is horror a style? I mean, on the surface level you could say there is a horror aesthetic that many fans embrace, and skulls often find their place in our decor. Horror novels and being a horror reader may not, however, be as obvious - especially when our bookshelves when only cont

Typical Books EP310 - New Horror This Spring • Scary books out April and May 2024

Apr 15 2024 23 mins  
Twenty-seven books are coming out or are out already! The list includes two I am reading now, one I will absolutely be buying as soon as it drops in June, and two new books from horror royalty, Stephen King and Joyce Carol Oates. I will likely do a new partner pick poll in May so some of these will make an appearance! All these and more are listed on https://typicalbooks.com/newhor

Typical Books EP309 - Rural Victorian Dark Horror • Grey Dog by Elliott Gish

Apr 13 2024 18 mins  
Like a dark and twisted Anne of Green Gables, this book was a welcome addition for me; and very well written for a debut novel. I was happily surprised at how much I related to the very odd and “unlikable” main character Ada Byrd. There was a great balance of late-Victorian references and modern sensibility, as well as a cozy atmosphere created by the diary style of the book. T

Typical Books EP307 - Horror Reading Missteps • Three books that fell flat for me lately

Mar 17 2024 13 mins  
While I am not in the habit of posting poor reviews, I wanted to talk about these three books - even if I didn't like them much. I’ve rarely posted reviews of books that were not for me mostly because I chose narrowly from a narrow genre: horror. It is not to say they were poorly written at all, they are all good. I had waited for Waif and am so happy to own a copy; Nineteen

Typical Books EP306 - Unboxing February • Preorder Horror and Review copies!

Mar 17 2024 15 mins  
My preorder, book of the month, and review copy horror novel stash had built up to eight books since November. So, here we are at the end of the month with a little unboxing. This also marks the end of my read-what-you-own challenge. I'll be updating that more deeply in another video as I did learn a lot over the last few months. I hope to incorporate more reading from my shelv

Typical Books EP305 - Disturbing Books Iceberg • Horror in the murky depths?

Feb 26 2024 28 mins  
Disturbing books are so often synonymous with horror fiction. While there are classics, nonfiction, memoirs and other genres that are 'disturbing' I've found horror tends to populate the tops and bottoms of these iceberg images that are popular online. Is there a level below, sinking deeper than the murky depths? I would say there is... I recommend In A Lonely Place htt

Typical Books EP304 - Apologies In Advance • A little horror book unhaul

Feb 04 2024 15 mins  
I am culling the shelf in this video. Some of these I liked and want to pass on, some were not for me and one... I did not even read. Most un-haul videos feature tens of books, or over a hundred. I simply don't buy books like that I suppose, and have six to talk about. These are not slam reviews either, but honest points as to why I am setting these books free, to be hunted by

Typical Books EP302 - The Only One Left • My first Riley Sager horror book review

Jan 26 2024 12 mins  
Pick up a copy here: https://amzn.to/48OdWoa - I may stick to pronouncing it Say-Guhr! I've heard a few interviews since and this is how it is said almost always when people speak with him. If this isn't a nouveau gothic, I don't want to know what is. Truly. I had a lot of fun with this and if you are not having fun with fiction then... The title of this book and the co

Typical Books EP301 - Reading only what I own • Book buying ban update

Jan 25 2024 8 mins  
I am maybe 10 books into the read what you own challenge as of recording, and 12 books in by the time I posted it, so basically half way! ✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ Bookworm decor is here! https://shop.typicalbooks.com/ ▹ All socials, the shop and news: https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever ▹ Read books I wrote: https://amzn.to/3k20OY6 ▹ A list of horror books out each month: https://typ