I did it. I survived the Latinx Heritage Month + October blogging stretch. I have been so busy these last two months putting out content and it’s been fun, but I definitely need a break. I am so tired and with major holidays approaching, I know I will probably be exhausted for different reasons. Expect … Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up: October ’25| A Kernel of Nonsense
A few weeks ago for the Summer of Halloween 2025 I did a post on haunted house books on my TBR. You can find that post here. One of the reasons I did that post is I had been thinking of this particular post. I’ve been reading a good amount of haunted house books and … Continue reading October Fright: Favorite Haunted House Books| A Kernel of Nonsense
Monday Moods is a weekly bookish meme created and hosted by Unwrapping Words (aka, me!). The premise is simple: every week, there’s a new ‘mood’, ranging from tropes to genres or actual moods (happy, sad, etc). On a Monday, feel free to post about books on your TBR, books you’d recommend, or a mix – whatever youContinue reading "Monday Moods: Horror"| Unwrapping Words
Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme that was originally created and hosted by Rukky @ Eternity Books starting in August 2019, and was then cohosted with Dani @ Literary Lion from May 2020 to March 2022. Book Nook Bits has hosted since April 2022, with Dini at Dini Panda Reads as co-host from February 2025. It’s been a bit sinceContinue reading "Let’s Talk Bookish: Oh, the Horror"| Unwrapping Words
It’s Latinx Heritage Month and it’s October which means this when I am the most powerful. Over the past few years I’ve fallen more and more in love with horror novels and in the past couple of years I’ve been exploring horror specifically written by Latin-American authors. I’ve come across some of the most provocative … Continue reading Talk Chisme to Me/October Fright: Latin-American Horror Recommendations| A Kernel of Nonsense
Why did I let out such a contented sigh while typing the title of this post? October is my favorite month of the year because of Halloween. I love horror season so much. I love horror movies. I lov…| A Kernel of Nonsense
There are currently way, way too many books on my Goodreads Want to Read shelf, and with very little hope of clearing this down by, you know, actually reading them, I’m going through and remo…| Unwrapping Words
Hello chill and thrill seekers! The Halfway to Halloween point is upon us, and I recently did something that I don’t usually do, a guest post! I wrote this guest… Read more Top 5 Spooky Reads and Films for Horror Lovers →| Jonathan Pongratz
Blurb: Stranger Things meets The Walking Dead in this chilling novel based on the terrifying urban legend about a video game created by the government for psychological warfare. October, 1982. Forced… Read more New Book Release: Polybius by Collin Armstrong →| Jonathan Pongratz
Blurb: A group of friends investigates the mystery of a strange staircase in the woods in this mesmerizing horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of… Read more New Book Release: The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig →| Jonathan Pongratz
What is it about all things horror that draw us in, no matter how young? Find out about the wide world of children's horror, what makes it scary, and what it tells us about our most fundamental fears.| Slow Burn Horror
Howdy Readers! It’s time for another book review! With grad school coming up very soon I’ve been desperate to complete any kind of series that I started because my… Read more Book Review: The Collected (The Collector #2) →| Jonathan Pongratz
Team Trick-or-Treaters! This is my team and has been for the past four rounds of the readathon! I love my… The post Hocus Pocus Readathon Book Recommendations 2023 – Team Trick-or-Treaters appeared first on Bookish Coffee Blog.| Bookish Coffee Blog
From artsy darlings like Earwig to slashers like Hellraiser to fantasy flicks like Edward Scissorhands, body horror is a broad genre. But what exactly is it, and why are we so often drawn to it?| Slow Burn Horror
Looking for a good dose of sensory deprivation horror. Here’s a few movies for the watchlist, from Hollywood hits of about hunting aliens to classic cinema thrillers.| Slow Burn Horror
