Ever since Halloween ended, it feels like Christmas has completely taken over — with even more force this year, if that is possible. But never fear, just because Spooky Season is over doesn’t mean that our love of horror has to stop. Here at The Horror Maven, Spooky Season is…

Halloween and the spooky season can be such a fun time. But for others, it can be incredibly triggering. The horror and graphic imagery that often surrounds the season can be triggers for anxiety, especially if an individual has a history of trauma. Tiffany M. Stevens, LCPC, the founder and…

Jigglyspot and the Zero Intellect by PD Alleva Carnivals, Cannibals, and Clowns. Oh My! Wanna go for a ride? Meet Jigglyspot, a five-foot tall half human half warlock carnival clown who spends his free time moonlighting as a drug dealing pimp and lackey for demonic entities who prey on the weak and vulnerable, casting their dark shadow across…

I am excited to announce that Barnes & Noble recently released four exclusive editions of four of the books featured in Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix. These four editions all feature introductions by Grady Hendrix, as well as unique cover details and a special trade paperback format. These editions…

THE BOX BY SCOTT J. COUTURIER Beyond the depths of cosmic, body horror and grotesque fiction comes sixteen tales wrapped tightly in a BOX. Whatever you pull out first after opening will surely haunt your psyche.

Theme Music by T. Marie Vandelly An utterly propulsive and unpredictable psychological thriller from stunning new talent T. Marie Vandelly For the lucky among us, life is what you make of it, but for Dixie Wheeler, the theme music for her story was chosen by another long ago, on the day her father butchered her mother…

In the world of mental health, the use of ketamine for anxiety and depression as an alternative treatment has been rising. Even celebrity Pete Davidson addressed using ketamine for his depression during one of his recent stand up comedy routines. I have been seeing ketamine used more and more in…

Adrien Desfourneaux, professor of magic, must survive his own failing mental health and a tenuous partnership with a dangerous ally in order to save the city of Astrum from a spreading curse. Adrien Desfourneaux, professor of magic and disgraced ex-physician, has discovered a conspiracy. Someone is inflicting magical comas on…

Recently, a mental health condition called Obsessive Love Disorder or OLD has been gaining interest, especially in the mental health field and those living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). While OLD is not an “official” mental health diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), and it…