Something different in Read-o-Rama this month if you’re looking for signed indie horror novels to fill your Halloween Cauldron or Christmas stocking.
Blood Point and Blood River are part of the Fall 2026 Club Thrillrror choose-your-own box sets available to readers in North America. The latest collection has more than 40 books to choose from, with writers from both sides of the Atlantic.
Every book is signed by the author and individually hand-wrapped by Alix, curator and creator of Club Thrillrror. Each box contains a collection of branded goodies from Club Thrillrror and the writers, and you can buy extra t-shirts, pins, keyrings, mugs, stickers, pens, bookmarks and bags to pack out your box.
If folk horror is your thing, you can make up a special box combining Blood Point with two other stories: The Black Country Wraiths by Brad Thomas and The Women In The Woods by S.Q. McGrath.
Read on to learn more and hit the button to create your box set. Discover more about Club Thrillrror at tinyurl.com/clubthrillrror on on Instagram @clubthrillrror.
I’ll be back next month with the usual reviews and new arrivals on my TBR. It only gets bigger!
The The Black Country Wraiths
by Brad Thomas
When three friends venture into the abandoned coal mines behind the Black Country Living Museum, in Dudley, England, they expect rust, darkness, and maybe a few ghost stories.
They don’t expect the whispers. They don’t expect the shadows that move on their own. And they certainly don’t expect to wake something that has been waiting for a very long time.
As the tunnels close in around them, Ryan, Chloe, and TJ uncover a chilling history buried beneath the soot and silence, a curse born from the land itself, and a ghost who knows far more than it should. The deeper they go, the less they can trust what’s real. And when night falls over the Black Country, the dead remember who disturbed them.
Some things are supposed to stay buried.
“It’s about time we had a horror book set in an enclosed, dark space. The Black Country Wraiths transforms the cavernous tunnels into a labyrinth of fear and terror.” — Boris Bacic, Eric Hoffer Finalist of Just A Bite
The Women In The Woods
by S.Q. McGrath
When Minn Bellamy and her teenaged son decide to spend their spring hiking the Blue Ridge Mountains, the last thing they expect is to stumble across a town so isolated it seems as if the supernatural has taken them back in time.
Warm welcomes quickly turn ominous as mysterious circumstances force them to stay and the strangers’ traditions become increasingly sinister. The townsfolk have ulterior motives, Minn’s past is about to catch up with her, and the aims of the forces in the surrounding forest are far from friendly.
“Sarah has spun an amazing tale with this one. The way she builds up the horror and mystery, while constantly switching between the two timelines, is superb, and when she hits you with those plot twists, I assure you; they HIT. I pride myself on catching on fairly quickly and solving the mystery before the characters do, but she really got me unaware on a few reveals. I was utterly shocked.” — Lorraine Tramain, Amazon
Blood Point
by Alexander Lane
An Irish escape becomes a Midsummer Night’s terror in the bloody folk horror story of a banshee’s revenge, a daughter’s grief and a father’s fight to save his family.
Widowed father Josh thought the Irish countryside would be the perfect place to celebrate his 50th birthday and make a new start, until a strange mausoleum begins to have a malign influence on his daughter Holly. As a vengeful ancient spirit begins to control her, Josh must ally with a local Gard officer who has begun to learn that her family’s legacy of witchcraft is more than a fairy tale.
“Blood Point is a compelling fusion of folklore and horror, told in a fun and inventive way that makes it stand out in the genre. Fans of gothic mystery and psychological horror will likely find much to enjoy here.” — Becca Reviews Books
Indie books for September 2026
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Blood of the Damned
by Anthony J. Stanton
Fifteenth-century Bulgaria. Christian kingdoms are struggling against the growing Ottoman threat, and something far older is hunting in the shadows.
When a vampire slays his mother, young nobleman Darius swears revenge. He forges himself into a formidable weapon against the undead that prey upon mankind, but when his quest endangers his frail sister’s life, he faces an impossible choice: avenge his mother, or save the sister he vowed to protect?
Meanwhile, Sir George, the son of a murdered lord, is drawn into Vlad Dracula’s shadowy Order of the Dragon. Seeking retribution against the Ottomans, he soon learns they might not be the real enemy. His quest for justice will force him to risk more than his life. Will he continue his quest, or abandon it and save his very soul?
Beneath their desperate struggles lurks a diabolical underworld, with age-old myths and laws, vicious plots, deep-rooted prejudice, and ruthless vampires. When Darius and Sir George’s paths finally collide, they must choose between honour, family, or brotherhood.
But how much are they willing to sacrifice to defeat the monsters that have haunted mankind for centuries?
Greetings from Moon Hill (FREE EBOOK)
by Anthony Rapino
Prepare for Anthony J. Rapino’s new novel, Precipice of Nowhere (coming this October 23rd from Crystal Lakes’ Torrid Waters imprint), with this FULL, free copy of Greetings from Moon Hill.
Somewhere in Northeastern Pennsylvania, nestled between the forests and foothills of the Poconos, you’ll find the forgotten town of Moon Hill. It’s a surreal place of arcane magic and natural wonder, where a hint of autumn lingers in the air, the leaves are always turning, and the shadows grow long no matter the time of day. You might say Moon Hill is special, an eerie pocket of Americana frozen in time, filled with eccentric characters and deathly secrets that transcend reality. And like most small towns, it also has a dark side.
This book is a roadmap to the lost town’s terrifying mysteries. Wander through the brush of Moon Hill State Forest and explore its otherworldly flora in “From Your Body They Rise.” Bear witness to the interdimensional war raging above Old Road in the novella, “Reality Engineers.” Conjure autumnal spirits with Handy Weber in “Halloween on the Hill,” sample the peculiar glowing ale brewed by Slow Ewan in “Struck by Golden Lightning,” and pay your respects with blood at the old Whistler place in “Just Once More, Little Sister.”
As you explore Moon Hill’s darkened corners, you will discover a town built upon a foundation of nightmares.
Welcome to Moon Hill.
Creepy Tales For The Spooky Season
Bone-chilling stories. Unsettling twists. If you’re looking for perfect reads for dark night, look no further than Creepy Tales For The Spooky Season, a curated collection of horror, thrillers and crime.