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2025 in Review: The ClayReads Book Awards

Clay | January 9

2025 in Review: The ClayReads Book Awards I read 72 books in 2025. That is 3 books short of my 2024 total, but[…]

Astronaut in a bulky spacesuit stands in a blizzard on a dark alien ice planet, facing a glowing domed research habitat as jagged knife-like towers tilt from the snow.

Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes

Clay | December 5

Ghost Station Book Review: The Perfect Sci-Fi Horror for Fall Ghost Station by S. A. Barnes was exactly the book I was looking[…]

A woman stands alone in a dim, teal-lit control room on a decaying space barge, watching flickering monitors that show a crawling human figure, a ghostly boy’s hologram, and a corridor lined with shadowy cryo pods, inspired by the space-horror novel Cold Eternity by S.A. Barnes.

Cold Eternity by S.A. Barnes

Clay | November 21

A Claustrophobic Space Thriller As I stated in my Dead Silence review, I wanted to read a glut of thrillers that verge on[…]

Rainy night at a lonely motel: neon sign, one lit window, a Victorian house on the hill, and a 1950s car in the mud—evoking Robert Bloch’s Psycho.

Psycho by Robert Bloch

Clay | October 24

More Than a Movie: A “Spooktober” Review of Psycho This book has been on my to-be-read shelf for at least two years. I[…]

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September Reads Wrap Up

Clay | October 3

September Reads Wrap Up September was a huge reading month for me, with ten books finished! I bounced between classic thrillers, sci-fi horror,[…]

Derelict starliner ballroom with bodies; through a cracked window, a starfield and a small salvage ship approach.

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

Clay | September 26

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes It is September, and I am struck by the mood for thrillers that verge on the horror side[…]

Silhouetted woman approaches a fog-shrouded Gothic mansion under a full moon, evoking the eerie atmosphere of The Haunting of Hill House.

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Clay | August 1

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson I might be the only person to have not watched Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill[…]

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Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates

Clay | March 28

Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates While browsing Goodreads’ The 144 Most Read Books of the 2024 Reading Challenge, I stumbled upon Dead[…]

Post cover of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Clay | February 28

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson As a fan of psychological horror, I’ve been on a journey[…]

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