It’s not like Texas needs more horror right at this moment, what with all the wintry catastrophizing and the Ted Cruzing going on. However, I like to dive into horror when I’m scared and depressed, so now seems as good a time as any to highlight Texas female authors for Women in Horror Month as February comes to an end. Download them onto your Kindle and read them when the lights go out. That’s what I did.
Maryanne M. Wells
Undead Bar Association novels. The first in the series,
Matriculated Death, follows two women as they study hard by day and deal with ghosts and vampires in the law school library by night. Part
Fort Worth Weekly
This new Texas horror collection is full of frights both paranormal and way too close to home.
By ANNA L. DAVIS
Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers, Vol. 5 is an immersive, haunting collection of short stories that are as thought-provoking as they are frightening. The worldbuilding in each of these stories will pull readers in, holding their attention until the last word. Every piece carries a strong sense of place, many of them masterfully steeped in Lone Star detail, grounding the reader in hometown familiarity before unleashing the inevitable Texas-sized chaos.
But let’s back up a bit so I can set the stage. I read