Book Review: Piñata – Indigenous Horror Must!
Piñata by Leopoldo Gout is a fantastic grotesque horror steeped in Indigenous lore. This was a genuinely terrifying read, dripping with atmosphere and imagery that burrows under your skin.
Book Review: Mexican Gothic – A Miasma of Uneasiness
With an atmosphere is thick, unsettling, and dripping with unease, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the kind of book that crawls under your skin and refuses to leave.
Book Review: The Hacienda – Ghosts, Gaslight, Girlboss
Picture this: You finally move into the perfect house with your new husband, except it’s haunted…by his ex-wife… and everyone gaslights you about it. The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas takes the classic haunted house trope and drapes it in the rich texture of a gothic nightmare set in post-independence Mexico.
Book Review: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau – A Refreshing Retelling
Taking well-known concepts and stories and breathing new life into them is a concept that I absolutely rock with and Silvia Moreno-Garcia shows a great a talent for it in The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
Book Review: Silver Nitrate -Myths & Manipulation
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a haunting dive into cursed film, a skin-crawling horror romp that will leave you unsettled.
NerdTable Discussion: What Makes a Good Horror?
Horror has always been a mirror. Sometimes it shows us demons and monsters, sometimes it shows us ourselves. What makes the genre so enduring isn’t just the screams—it’s the way horror speaks to our collective fears. A good horror movie unsettles, lingers, and says something beyond the shadows flickering on the screen.