Vol. XIV — 2025

New Release — 2025

Where Shadows Learn Your Name

From condemned asylums to ink-black seas — Colin Reardon writes horror that doesn't just frighten you. It stays.

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"Reardon is the heir to the throne of dread — a writer who makes darkness feel like home."

— The New York Times Book Review
The Collection

Tales From the Abyss

Each book is a door. Once opened, you cannot un-see what waits on the other side.

◈ Bram Stoker Award Winner
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◈ 3× New York Times Bestseller
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◈ Shirley Jackson Award Finalist
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◈ International Horror Guild Award
Colin Reardon — Author portrait
Colin Reardon Horror Author · Since 2009
The Author

A Mind Built
for Darkness

Colin Peter Reardon was born in Haverhill, Suffolk, in October 1966. Growing up in a large family that moved often, he rarely stayed in one place long enough to put down roots — but stories became his constant home. From childhood, he was captivated by the paranormal, hanging on every word of other people’s unexplained experiences. His father’s own extraordinary tales, shared around the house with family and guests, only deepened this fascination and sparked a vivid imagination that would later fuel his writing.

Full Biography
The Journal

Dispatches from
the Dark

Craft essays, reading lists, and glimpses into the process behind the dread.

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Essay Aug 20, 2026

The Paper Bag Factory

The rain bit into Elias’s cheeks like tiny shards of glass. His coat was thin, threadbare at the elbows; his boots leaked so badly he could feel cold...

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Essay Aug 20, 2026

The Hike Along the Border.

The afternoon sun hung low, casting long, golden shadows across the rolling hills that mark the divide between Wales and England. For Tom, Dave, and E...