No need for a big intro this week. You know what this is about.
 
The year is over, and it’s time to offer my thoughts on the best books that made it bearable. Here’s my top-10 favourite horror novels of 2025. 
 
I invite comment and debate. The polite kind. Don’t make me set Ted on you.
 
Enjoy.
 
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263 – Kristi DeMeester & The Purity of Anger

Conversations with the biggest names in horror fiction. A podcast for horror readers who want to know where their favourite stories came from . . . and what frightens the people who wrote them.