Week 26 Recap: Splice Cuts to the Core
Splice
decimated the competition last week with an unstoppable army of undead voters.
Apparently the underworld just got the internet.
Week 26 Winner: Splice by Anthony Borruso
Congrats to Anthony Borruso and the Trio House Press team!
Week 27: Hiding Under the Covers
From smoking cradle to tentacle-infested pram, from retro horror schoolgirls to an austere corpse bride, these covers shiver across the lifespan of the paranormal. But don't panic. You can hide under these covers when the lights go out.
- Thin Places by Kay Chronister (Counterpoint, Oct 7, 2025): Fifteen uncanny tales where grief, love, and the supernatural blur in worlds both tender and terrifying.
- Tantrum by Rachel Eve Moulton (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, Aug 5, 2025): A horror story of motherhood, hunger, and inheritance—when your baby has teeth and an appetite for everything.
- Cry Havoc by Rebecca Wait (Harper Perennial, Jan 20, 2026): Dark academia meets British absurdity at a collapsing girls’ school plagued by mystery, mania, and contagion.
- The Wax Child by Olga Ravn (New Directions, Sep 30, 2025): A witch trial retold by a doll born of wax—history, horror, and haunting beauty melt together in this eerie fable.
Week 27 Lineup
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