Never in my lifetime has it felt so important to recognize the contributions of women—in my own life, in my community, and especially in the genre we all love. So for International Women’s Day, and as a kick-off article for our celebration of Women in Horror Month, I want to highlight some of the most exciting and highly anticipated horror books of 2025 written by women authors, but I also don’t feel like I can stop here. This is only the beginning.

Author Gregory William Mank reviews a piece of Hollywood history in Clive Dawson’s I Walked with A Zombie.

Dan Pietersen explores how May Sinclair’s life influenced her weird fiction in British Library Publishing’s latest collection of Sinclair’s short stories, edited by Mike Ashley.

Eamon McNamee’s Krampus and the Wassail Witch is a short, timeless love story woven with holiday folklore that is bound to warm your heart and maybe even bring a tear to your eye.

Edited by Eric Raglin and published by the Cursed Morsels Podcast, Shredded is the kind of love letter to body horror for the kids who were picked last in gym class and fitness nuts alike.

The perfectly creepy volume of flash fiction by artist Nora Thompson to get you ready for spooky season.

Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas, an anthology released in 2021 by Hex Publishers, is a fantastical exploration of identity, landscape, and what happens when the two intersect.

The Villa and the Vortex: Supernatural Stories, 1916-1924 by Elinor Mordaunt is a must-read for those who love older horror and weird fiction, and for those who just love a good ghost story.

With a global recession and nationalism on the rise, folk horror is taking center stage. Recently, Laura interviewed author Howard David Ingham about the resurgence of folk horror and its core themes.

I recently had the chance to talk with magazine founding editor Maria Pérez Cuervo about what inspired the creation of [Hellebore] magazine, plans for the future, and how folk horror inspires her.