Horror Bookmobile
New stories from the Macabre Monday crypt
Few things inspire more dark pleasure in the Macabre Monday crypt than digging into a fresh horror tale. We love that dread creeping up your spine as you turn the pages. We relish looking over our shoulders, searching for the monster that may or may not be in the room with you.
During my childhood years in a rural town in Eastern Utah, I borrowed many of my first books from the local bookmobile. It was a bus that carried shelves of books instead of seats — literally a library on wheels. A few of the books I borrowed helped seed my love of horror early in life.
Inspired by the concept of a bookmobile, we here at Macabre Monday want to turn this week’s newsletter into a virtual horror bookmobile.
If you’ve published horror books outside of Substack, this is your chance to put a spotlight on these stories. In the newsletter comments, share your most recently published horror book (or an upcoming preorder) with us. Include your book’s title, a two-sentence book description, and a purchase link.
In that spirit, our own crypt keepers have their own new tales they want to share with you:
A ghost’s haunting skills and patience are tested when an obnoxious family moves into his house. See what unfolds in The Ghost Diaries, a comedy horror tale from
that will leave you in stitches. Get it on Amazon.From otherworldly horrors to dystopian visions, explore dark corners of the Universe in The Midnight Vault. This anthology blending science fiction and horror features spellbinding stories from 29 authors, including
and . Get it on Amazon.
Don’t be shy. Share your tales with us in the comments. And if you end up seeing a book that sounds appealing to you, support a fellow author and buy that book.
The Weekly Digest
A selection of last week’s memorable Macabre Monday offerings:
Nat’s new job takes a turn for the worse in a hurry in DoorWorld —
’s chilling office horror tale based on the prompt shared in last week’s newsletter.
Do you like tales from the Brothers Grimm? If so, you need to check out The Twelve Brothers — an adaptation from
of one of their darker folk tales.
Wendigos are terrifying mythical creatures.
explains what makes them so terrifying in her essay, May You Never Meet a Wendigo.
In keeping with the theme of this week’s newsletter,
has a new book, This Town is Sick, available to preorder ahead of its release date on Friday the 13th in June. This Town is Sick is a collection of connected horror stories taking place in the fictional town of San Palmo.
Finally, if you are a fan of slasher movies, you need to check out part one of From Psycho to Camp Crystal Lake —
’s engrossing essay on the popular horror subgenre.
Hey all! 7 authors! 7 stories! Bird Horror. 🐦
https://books2read.com/BITY
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