THE MADHOUSE REVIEW

This semester in the Western Connecticut State University MFA program, I’m teaching David Mitchell’s novel, Slade House. We’ve been studying a mix of dark fa...

I’ve made it no secret that one of—if not my absolute—favorite book series is by Seanan McGuire. Her Wayward Children series is the perfect form of escapism ...

When I saw that Clash Books was publishing a collection of poetry by Heather Bell, I was immediately excited, so excited in fact, that I both bought and read...

The cover for True Crime by Samantha Kolesnik grabbed me by the eyes and dragged me to Amazon, where I quickly purchased the book. I loved the pulpy, noir fe...

I’ve had My Sister, The Serial Killer my Oyinkan Braithwaite on my TBR list since it came out in 2017, and by chance, I saw it at Half Price Books a few week...

For me, reading Patti Smith is a spiritual, enlightening experience, and I know that sounds like a tall order, but her words and music have always resonated w...

I recently read Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa Kroger and Melanie R. Anderson---which, hello! I absolutel...

One book that I had on my TBR list for far too long was The Witches of New York by Ami McKay. I made this one a priority last month and it’s a good thing I d...

As most of you have probably noticed, for the past year or so, I’ve been studying the witch in literature and film. I’ve come across some truly wonderful gem...

I’ve been a fan of Tanya Tagaq’s music for years now. She is a Canadian Inuk throat singer and an experimental vocalist, and trust me when I saw that her mus...

I’ve been an avid reader of Rio Youers for years, and while Westlake Soul will always be my favorite for a number of reasons, Halcyon quickly became a favori...

For as long as I can remember, I've been obsessed with Frankenstein. Everything about the book, its history, Mary Shelley's life, the monster, Victor and Eli...

The Changeling by Victor LaValle is a novel that defies genre and plays by rules of its own. In fact, one of the aspects that I loved most about it was how i...

There is much to be said about Madeline Miller’s Circe, but I’d feel remiss if I didn’t start this review by saying that this is the first book in a very lon...

Title: Carnivorous Lunar Activities Author: Max Booth III Carnivorous Lunar Activities was my first book by Max Booth III, and after reading this action-pack...

Title: In An Absent Dream Author: Seanan McGuire I've been obsessed with The Wayward Children series ever since Every Heart a Doorway came out in 2016, and h...