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13 Halloween Book Recs From Your Favorite Horror Authors

Cemetery Dance OnlineOctober 3, 2026October 3, 2026Editor's PicksDaphne Fama, Del Sandeen, Erika T. Wurth, Gwendolyn Kiste, Haley Newlin, Isabel Canas, Markus Redmond, Mona Kabbani, Nat Cassidy, Nick Medina, Nick Roberts, RJ Joseph, Tamika Thompson, Tananarive DueLeave a comment

13 Halloween Book Recs From Your Favorite Horror Authors

by Haley Newlin

It’s officially October and readers, myself included, are eagerly assembling their spooky season TBR. I scrolled Goodreads, Instagram, the usual, looking for recommendations but then thought, why not ask authors who have written some of the most terrifying and memorable horror stories I’ve ever read? So, dear readers, with your cravings for wickedry and menace, ghosts and vampires, grab a pen, because these recommendations, from the likes of Tananarive Due (author of Mazywood and The Reformatory), Daphne Fama (author of House of Monstrous Women), Nat Cassidy (author of When the Wolf Comes Home), Isabel Cañas (author of The Possession of Alba Díaz), and more, are not to be missed.

Interview: Markus Redmond on Blood Rising, Historical Horror, and Vampires

Cemetery Dance OnlineSeptember 11, 2026InterviewsHaley Newlin, Markus RedmondLeave a comment

Markus Redmond is an actor, director, screenwriter, and author of the Blood Saga. Known for his roles on Doogie Howser, MD, NYPD Blue, Murder One, Mad About You, Angel, and Fight Club, he wrote and starred alongside Whoopi Goldberg and Sharon Stone in the indie film If I Had Known I Was a Genius. He wrote, directed, and starred in the Amazon Prime thriller The 6th Degree, and has multiple screenplays in development. You can connect with him on Instagram @markusredmond.

Redmond sat down with Cemetery Dance to discuss the recently released second installment in the Blood Saga— Blood Rising—historical horror, vampires, and themes of identity and retribution.Continue Reading

Review: Blood Rising (The Blood Saga #2) by Markus Redmond

Cemetery Dance OnlineSeptember 8, 2026September 8, 2026ReviewsHaley Newlin, Markus RedmondLeave a comment

Blood Rising (The Blood Saga #2) by Markus Redmond
Dafina (August 2026)
Reviewed by Haley Newlin

“If Blood Slaves is about the cost of freedom, Blood Rising is about the cost of power.”

Markus Redmond introduces both installments of the Blood Saga with a letter to the readers. In the Blood Slaves opening, Redmond describes wanting to write a “badass vampire book,” which was what he was in the middle of writing in May 2020, right before George Floyd was murdered. And while Floyd’s murder was tragic, Redmond reminds us that it was not a new or unique occurrence. This kind of violence, with little to no consequence, has been happening since slavery in colonial America.

Feeling infuriated and powerless, Redmond returned to his vampire book, wishing he could be one, imagining how that kind of power could right so much wrong, unleash revenge, settle scores, and change culture, society, and history. That’s when the author’s vampire book became something more. That’s when it became Blood Slaves, and much to this reader’s delight, the Blood Saga.Continue Reading

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