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J. Federle

Gothic horror | Dark sci-fi | Monster romance

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EYES: Horror & Sci-fi Books, Art, and Other Strange Content

By EditorWriterJF on August 31, 2025August 24, 2025

I see you . . . Okay, no I don’t. But who knows what might be watching? I like to think we’d sense something if there were watchers. Eyes have a way of touching without touching, raising goosebumps and tickling the back of your neck.  But then again, maybe we’d sense nothing at all. I…

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CATS: Oddball Books, Unsettling Art, and Strange Facts

By EditorWriterJF on July 31, 2025August 14, 2025

Nothing moves quite like cats. That liquid slink when they’re on the prowl. True, I’m a dog person. But I love how cats walk the windowsill between life and death, wild and domesticated. And I love how, whatever you feel about cats, you’re going to damn well respect them. Book Recs Catriona Ward’s book is a clear…

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SUBMERGED: Underwater Horror Books and Other Strange Content

By EditorWriterJF on June 30, 2025September 28, 2025

Welcome to the depths. The mud is soft and dark. The blue-gray tones are cool and soothing. Don’t kick too hard. Just relax and pick your way through these fragments of underwater horror. If you like what you find here, subscribe to the Author-Oddity Newsletter! I always include a little extra for subscribers. And if you’ve got…

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APPLES: Scary Books and Other Strange Content

By EditorWriterJF on May 31, 2025May 31, 2025

This May, we’re focused on APPLES. What a weird, tempting fruit. Shiny skin. Juicy flesh. Reliant on a period of icy dormancy. Did you know planting an apple seed won’t yield a tree with the same apples? The seeds of an apple are a combination of its parent tree’s genetics and a different apple tree’s…

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HOUSES: Scary Books and Other Strange Content

By EditorWriterJF on April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

I’m picky about my haunted house books. It’s not enough just to have “house” in the title. I want the house to be a character. Without this particular haunted house, there’s no way the story could happen. Grady Hendrix’s How to Sell a Haunted House, for example, is a great read—but it’s not about a…

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CAVES: Scary Books and Old Art in Dark, Deep Places

By EditorWriterJF on March 31, 2025July 3, 2025

Another month, another themed list! Thanks in particular this month to the “Spooky Book Club” and “Horror Books” Facebook groups for caves-themed book recs. If you like what you find here, sign up for my newsletter! I always include a little extra for subscribers. Got any theme-related stories? Books or games set far underground? Music that…

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MUSHROOMS: Fungi in Scary Books, Art, and Weird History

By EditorWriterJF on February 28, 2025September 28, 2025

Every month, for my newsletter subscribers, I do a themed list of book recs, art, music, video games, etc. The newsletter always includes a little extra, but here are some highlights! Do you have any mushroom-oriented books you’ve loved? Any games or music steeped in shroomy goodness? Just a favorite mushroom? If so, drop a…

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SNOW: Scary Books, Art, and Mysteries in Snowy Settings

By EditorWriterJF on January 31, 2025May 31, 2025

Every month, for my newsletter subscribers, I do a themed list of oddball items: books, indie games, art, weird facts, creepy internet rabbit holes… If you like what you see here, sign up! The newsletters always include little extra. If you’ve got more chilling theme-related oddities or recommendations, don’t hold out. Drop ’em in the…

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J. Federle is a wandering lover of ghost stories and folktales. She left Kentucky to study poetry in England. Now she lives in Peru with her husband and cow-colored dog, where she writes about her own ghosts and folks. Find her work in The Saturday Evening Post, The Threepenny Review, and the NoSleep Podcast, among other awesome publications.
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