Hello, horror fans!
I know I told you guys last week that July is National Anti-Boredom Month. Well, on that note, today is Video Games Day. So I think today is a good time to confess something to you all. I love a good horror book. We all know that. I’ll line up to see any horror movie. Yes, all of them. But horror video games? Way too scary for me. Putting myself in the middle of the horror story is just too much for me. But horror novels about video games? Free choice. So I have a few of those for you today. Enjoy!
Book goods
Umbrella Corporation Bookmarks by 1WhiteOakPress
Speaking of video games that I don’t play because I’m too scared… Resident Evil. But if you’re brave enough to be a fan of this game, then show your love with this cool Umbrella Corp bookmark. Hey, I’ve seen the movies so I know what that means, and that’s really cool. This bookmark is printed and pressed on a 2×6 aluminum piece. It’s $12 and ships fast! So you can put this bookmark in your book before the zombie apocalypse.
New publications
Carmilla Volume 2: The Last Vampire Hunter by Amy Chu and Soo Lee
Here is the second volume of the graphic novel series by Amy Chu and Soo Lee Carmilla: the last vampire hunter. This queer, feminist horror story reinterprets the classic story of Carmilla in modern times. In book 2, vampire hunter Athena Lo travels to San Francisco’s Chinatown to find out more about her past.
Pink Slime by Fernanda Trías
Pink Slime is a dystopian horror novel in translation about a city destroyed by an algal bloom that poisons the air. While the city is ravaged by a plague, a secret corporation produces the only type of food that everyone can afford: a mysterious pink slime. This novel was published in Uruguay in 2020, but was recently translated into English by Heather Cleary.
A more comprehensive list of new releases can be found in our “New Books” newsletter.
Riot Recommendations
Erebos by Ursula Poznanski
Let’s talk about video game horror. Yikes. The first is another novel in translation. 16-year-old Nick is given a strange computer game called Erebos. The game is strangely mysterious. You’re always supposed to play alone. You’re never supposed to talk about the game. And you’re not supposed to tell anyone your in-game nickname. When the game gives Nick a dangerous assignment and he refuses to carry it out, Nick is banished from the game forever. But who is the manipulative, cunning person behind the game? Nick is determined to find out.
Zero Lives Remaining by Adam Cesare
Do you like Clown in a Cornfield? Then read Adam Cesare’s arcade game-inspired horror novel. Robby Asaro is a ghost who lives inside an arcade game. When Robby sets out to protect arcade-goer Tiffany Park, he inadvertently triggers a supernatural catastrophe. Tiffany and her friends are now trapped inside the arcade. What was once their safe haven is now a site of mass murder, and if they don’t get out soon, they could be next.
Well, now I’m terrified. I’m going to hide under the covers and wait for a less scary holiday. Until then, you can follow me on Instagram at emandhercat (and message me). Sweet dreams, horror fans!
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