Wendy Wagner

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett. Theatrical release March 20, 2026. They Will Kill You Directed by Kirill Sokolov. Theatrical release March 27, 2026. When dealing with movies, your friendly correspondent prefers to devote his limited space to exceptional work. Sometimes, as with his last entry’s focus on the half-assed rabid-chimp film Primate, there’s nevertheless sufficient material in the phenomenon alone.

Good Morning, Wolf— by Stephanie M. Wytovich Published in Nightmare Magazine, Issue 165 (June 2026) | 261 words © 2026 by Stephanie M. Wytovich. CW: animal violence. Your mouth is a red door           of blossoming velvet. I knock three times, your belly skinned, an open tender thing. I peel back fur; your insides flower                     wet against my touch. Dark wine, stained aprons, I cut beneath my thigh, relish the howls collapsing on your lips. Sing, dear beast.

We at Five Books consider the shortlists for the annual Bram Stoker Awards an excellent source of horror novel recommendations. Every year, the members of the Horror Writers Association—an international collective of authors and publishing professionals—nominate new work for consideration in a number of different literary forms, from screenplays and anthologies to short stories and even poetry.