There’s more to horror than Stephen King and it’s about time we all started reading it.

This week we’re hitting the books with Roxanne Guiney, owner of Haunted Burrow Books in Seattle, and local author Sadie Hartmann, aka Mother Horror, about the new era of horror authors and how they're revolutionizing the genre. Plus, we tell you about the book you’ll definitely want to add to your nightstand.

And… if you need some help filling that book shaped void, here’s Roxanne, Sadie and Katie’s Recommended If You Liked (RIYL):

• The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica
• What Hunger by Catherine Dang
• The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim
• The Lamb by Lucy Rose
• Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder
• Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
• Full Brutal by Kristopher Triana
• The Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya
• 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann
• Feral and Hysterical: Mother Horror’s Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women  by Sadie Hartmann
• Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

And of course, go to Haunted Burrow Books for Roxanne’s recommendations https://www.instagram.com/hauntedburrowbooks and follow Sadie’s IG for even more recommendations (from, like, a real person…) https://www.instagram.com/mother.horror/ 

Event recommendations from this week’s episode:

Author Susan Orlean, with Claire Dederer on Friday, November 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM

https://ticketing.townhallseattle.org/events/019861e7-ffac-fb24-c69a-e94753846e32 

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