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STREAMING VIDEOS

BOOKS

and the trees stare back

Gigi Griffis

Book cover for The Black Girl Survives in This One: Horror Stories, edited by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell. The artwork shows a close-up of a Black woman’s face bathed in purple light, framed by long braids. Her wide eyes and parted lips convey shock or fear, while her long, manicured nails rest dramatically on her lips. In the background, a dark sky with a glowing moon or eclipse adds to the eerie mood. The title appears in bold, distressed blue text with “Horror Stories” written in blood-red script above it.

The black girl survives this one

Desiree Evans

Book cover for Oracle by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. The design features massive yellow block letters spelling “ORACLE” against a dark background. At the bottom, a hooded figure in shadow stands with their back turned, outlined in yellow light. In the foreground, turbulent green ocean waves crash dramatically, adding a sense of danger and mystery.

oracle

Thomas Olde Heuvelt

Book cover for It by Stephen King. The minimalist design features a sinister red clown smile with sharp teeth and a red circle above it, resembling a clown nose. Beneath the image, the title IT is written in bold black letters with the tagline “The Iconic Novel.” At the bottom, the author’s name, Stephen King, appears in large, rough red lettering.

IT

Stephen King

Book cover for The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke. The design features a red sky with black silhouettes of people holding umbrellas at a graveyard, standing above a burial pit where a skeleton hangs suspended. Decorative branches frame the title, which is styled in tall white lettering. A black circle notes ‘Stories from the hit podcast

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

Book cover for Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories, edited by Yamile Saied Méndez and Amparo Ortiz. The illustration shows large red monster claws tearing through a turquoise background, revealing fiery colors beneath. The title is written in bold, jagged red letters across the center, with contributing authors listed below

our shadows have claws

Yamile Saied Mendez & Amparo Ortiz

Book cover for The Andromeda Strain 50th Anniversary Edition by Michael Crichton. Large black text displays the author’s name at the top with “Author of Jurassic Park” in red beneath it. The title appears in bold letters across the center, with “Andromeda” in blue and partially dissolving into fragments over an image of Earth from space.

The Andromeda Strain

Michael Crichton

Book cover for The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson. The title is written in jagged white letters over a misty, dark forest background. At the center is a deer skull with large antlers, glowing red around the edges, creating an eerie, sinister effect. The author’s name appears at the bottom in bold red text.

The Forest Demands Its Due

Kosoko Jackson

AUDIO & eBOOKS

Book cover for The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. The dark, minimalist design features the head of a deer with large, branching antlers, its eye glowing faintly against the black background. The title text, “The Only Good Indians,” is arranged between the antlers in bold white letters, with “a novel” written in script beneath. At the top are praise quotes calling the book “gritty and gorgeous,” “a masterpiece,” and “more than I could have asked for in a novel.”

the only good indians

Stephen Graham Jones

Book cover of The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix. The design features ripe peaches on a black background, with one peach dripping blood like fang marks.

The southern book club's guide to slaying vampires

Grady Hendrix

Book cover of Man Made Monsters by Andrea L. Rogers, illustrated by Jeff Edwards. A bold red anatomical heart with black details sits at the center against a teal background, surrounded by large white text for the title.

Man made Monsters

Andrea L. Rogers

Book cover of The Terror by Dan Simmons. The artwork shows a frozen Arctic landscape with towering icy cliffs. In the foreground, explorers in heavy gear lie collapsed in the snow, suggesting cold and peril.

The Terror

Dan Simmons

Cult of the Spider Queen

S. A. Sidor

Book cover for Yah-Ko by Jamie Sutliff. The design shows a dark, foggy forest with tall tree trunks in the foreground. In the mist, a shadowy figure with raised arms looms, creating an eerie silhouette. The title ‘Yah-Ko’ appears in bold black letters across the top, with the author’s name and audiobook note at the bottom.

Yah-ko

Jamie Sutliff

Book cover for Tantrum by Rachel Eve Moulton. The illustration shows a vintage baby carriage against a bold red background, with black tentacles writhing out from inside. The tagline reads, ‘A mother’s love knows no bounds.’ The author’s name is displayed in large blue letters at the bottom.

Tantrum

Rachel Eve Moulton

Book cover for Hide by Kiersten White. Against a yellow background, a dark Ferris wheel rises above tangled black roots that spread downward, entwined with red ribbon-like shapes. At the bottom are the author’s name in bold black letters and a blurb describing the book as a “marvelously creepy thrill ride.”

Hide

Kiersten White

STREAMING VIDEOS

Poster for the film Arcadian. On the right, a man with a stern, intense expression stares forward, wearing dark clothing with red accents. Behind him, jagged red spikes rise dramatically against a cloudy gray and white background. On the left, the title ARCADIAN appears in bold, metallic gold letters.

Arcadian

Benjamin Brewer

Poster for The Windigo. A snowy forest scene shows a horned creature in the distance walking toward the viewer, leaving deep footprints in the snow. In the foreground, blood stains spread across the snow beside a dreamcatcher and a string of beads. The title THE WINDIGO appears in bold, red letters across the center.

the windigo

Gabe Torres

Vintage horror movie poster for Attack of the Crab Monsters. A terrified blonde woman in a bikini struggles as she’s caught in the massive red claw of a giant crab. The background is dark and stormy, and bold yellow text announces the title across the top right.

Attack of the Crab Monsters

Roger Corman

Poster for Willow Creek. Against a red background, the title appears in rough white handwritten text. On the right, a dark skull shape looms, with silhouettes of people walking across its top, creating an ominous and foreboding atmosphere.

Willow Creek

Bobcat Goldthwait

Poster for Lake Michigan Monster. The black-and-white artwork has a retro, pulp-comic style. At the center, a bearded man in a sailor’s cap, labeled “Captain,” points dramatically while holding a saw-shaped weapon. Surrounding him are quirky characters, including a stern sailor, a woman with glasses, and a man in sunglasses and a coat. In the background, a looming monster silhouette rises from the water. The title Lake Michigan Monster is written in bold, jagged white letters on the left, with multiple film festival award laurels displayed below.

Lake Michigan Monster

Ryland Brickson Cole Tews

Poster for Prey. On the left, a large black dog with pointed ears dominates the image, its gaze alert and intense. Superimposed in front of the dog are faces of characters: a screaming man, an older man with a stern expression, and others surrounded by fiery and shadowy elements. The right side of the poster has a dark teal background with the title PREY in bold, distressed red letters

Prey

José Luis Montesinos

Poster for Willard. On the left, a black-and-white illustration shows the face of a young man looking upward. Below him, a menacing rat with bared teeth and glowing eyes emerges from the darkness. To the right, the title ‘Willard’ appears in bold rainbow-colored letters against a black background.

Willard

Daniel Mann

Poster for Something in the Water. Underwater scene shows a woman in a black swimsuit swimming toward the surface, unaware of a massive great white shark rising beneath her with its jaws wide open. The title appears in bold, distressed white letters to the left

Something in the Water

Hayley Easton Street

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