Lydia's Books of Terror

Lydia Peever
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Hi! I am Lydia; a Canadian horror author and reader who explores the most beautiful and diverse genre: horror. From classic to modern books, and often splatterpunk and extreme novels, I read horror almost exclusively and share it with you weekly. I curate the HWA new releases page and scour book lists for the best horror coming out each month. ✮ Music by aenorex https://aenorex.bandcamp.com ✮ Find my own books and more at ▹ http://typicalbooks.com Patreon is Bookworm Central for sneak peeks ▹ https://www.patreon.com/typicalbooks Socials and news ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever

  1. 2D AGO

    Exploring Richard Laymon • My Top 6

    Richard Laymon wrote a lot of books, and I am sure I have read more than half of them. I have my favourites for sure, and choosing a top five is impossible so here is a Top Six... plus another one. Everyone has their darlings, and you'll not be surprised by a few usual suspects; Island, The Woods are Dark, and Cuts.These may be some people's less cherished picks too. There is no accounting for taste and for certain, tastes can change. Since I am embarking on this slow reread of my 'darlings' I thought we could take stock here and now of the top six and once I have read every Laymon on my shelf, come back and see if the lists still match. So far so good!Do you have a number one or top three Richard Laymon books? (and why is it Island?) I am sure Savage ranks quite high and I have hopes of it entering the race soon!Here is the ranking so far: https://tiermaker.com/create/lydias-b...✮ Mergers and Acquisitions ✮Night in the Lonesome October review:   • Night in the Lonesome October review • A r...  Island review:   • Castaway Diary of Horrors! • Island by Ric...  Cuts review:https://typicalbooks.com/cuts-by-rich...#booktube #youtube #horrorbooks #horrortuber Typical Books 382 - My Top 5 Laymon Books ✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ Books I wrote ▹ https://amzn.to/3k20OY6▹ Music by ænorex ▹ https://aenorex.com ▹ All socials ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever🩶As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases when you use Amazon links here. While I accept very limited and specific books for review from publishers, my reviews are honest, and I only accept books I'd have bought with my own money.If I've been recommended a book it might be on my Amazon Wishlist here : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/...I talk horror books; extreme horror, classic, slasher, gothic, and everything in between. Helping you find the next best horror book to read is the goal, and sharing new and old horror from my shelves and new releases is how! Horror, nonfiction and even true crime can be found here as I find that human beings are the scariest thing of all.✮ Thank you! ✮

    40 min

  2. MAR 4

    Midnight in March • 12 New Horror Releases

    Since I read these descriptions a month or two in advance sometimes, it is always a treat for me, as much as you, to discover these stories! The covers are my first magnet, then a good summary second 🩶There are quite a few books to choose from for March, so 'dig' in! Pun very much intended...✮ Mergers and Acquisitions ✮Special mention: On March 3, 2026 there will be a traditionally published new edition of Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman which was picked up by Tor’s Nightfire. Hardcover, black sprayed edges. March 2, 2026Sweetside Motel by E.L. Chenhttps://amzn.to/4b21qDE March 3, 2026An Impossibility of Crows: A Novel by Kirsten Kaschockhttps://amzn.to/40qvggt Strange Buildings: A Novel by Uketsuhttps://amzn.to/4b3Y7wT March 10, 2026Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Changed the World by Daniel Kraushttps://amzn.to/4u3WGWVThe Midnight Muse by Jo Kaplanhttps://amzn.to/4r4vSD6 March 15, 2026Cruising by Dean Cadehttps://amzn.to/47iwRZe March 24, 2026Dig by J. H. Markerthttps://amzn.to/46DH6Hv Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisherhttps://amzn.to/4ck1i4P Wretch: or, The Unbecoming of Porcelain Khawby Eric LaRoccahttps://amzn.to/4biQX86 March 25, 2026Warpath by Scott Siglerhttps://amzn.to/4b2vPTs March 26, 2026Maneater by Ellie Graveshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Maneater-Ell... #booktube #youtube #horrorbooks #horrortuber ✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ Books I wrote ▹ https://amzn.to/3k20OY6▹ Music by ænorex ▹ https://aenorex.com ▹ All socials ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever🩶As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases when you use Amazon links here. While I accept very limited and specific books for review from publishers, my reviews are honest, and I only accept books I'd have bought with my own money.If I've been recommended a book it might be on my Amazon Wishlist here : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/...I talk horror books; extreme horror, classic, slasher, gothic, and everything in between. Helping you find the next best horror book to read is the goal, and sharing new and old horror from my shelves and new releases is how! Horror, nonfiction and even true crime can be found here as I find that human beings are the scariest thing of all.✮ Thank you! ✮

    29 min

  3. FEB 22

    Weird Winter and a Splatter Spring • Horror Haul

    Over the winter I didn't get much reading done, but I sure did acquire a lot of books! Here is a quick roundup up what I read recently, and a longer chat about the horror books I now have in my library. We play a rousing game of whats-in-the-box and check out a coveted collection of papery periodicals. One highlight here is our trip to the Canadian War Museum. They have a massive artillery and vehicle collection, a piece of the Berlin Wall, a great exhibit on women in war and lo and behold, a book sale. ✮ Mergers and Acquisitions ✮Misery by Stephen KingThinner by Stephen KingA Town Called October by Steven VincentAll the Fiends of Hell by Adam NevillIncubi by Edward LeeSuccubi by Edward LeeY'all Aint Right edited by K. Trap JonesAlgernon Blackwood books from https://www.leonaur.com/Blusenose Ghosts by Helen CreightonMichelle Remembers by Michelle Smith and her creepy doctorSignalWeird Tales 100 Years of WeirdWeird Tales - July 1947Splatterpunk Zine#booktube #youtube #horrorbooks #horrortuber ✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ Books I wrote ▹ https://amzn.to/3k20OY6▹ Music by ænorex ▹ https://aenorex.com ▹ All socials ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever🩶As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases when you use Amazon links here. While I accept very limited and specific books for review from publishers, my reviews are honest, and I only accept books I'd have bought with my own money.If I've been recommended a book it might be on my Amazon Wishlist here : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/...I talk horror books; extreme horror, classic, slasher, gothic, and everything in between. Helping you find the next best horror book to read is the goal, and sharing new and old horror from my shelves and new releases is how! Horror, nonfiction and even true crime can be found here as I find that human beings are the scariest thing of all.✮ Thank you! ✮

    35 min

  4. FEB 16

    13 Midwinter Horror Releases: From Gothic to Modern • February 2026

    Returning after a little break, much like the warmer temperatures here: we have thirteen amazing new books to talk about. From nouveau slashers to twists on old gothics, demonic taunts and terrors, and everything in between; this month also has one of the most unexpected colour combinations. There is a book here with a lilac and forest green cast combo. You have heard of teal and orange colour grading? I'd say this is much more interesting.Patreon bookworms have access to the print version of these Febraury selections, as ever you can find them on https://typicalbooks.com/newhorror too!Wilson by Jack FinnFebruary 1, 2026https://amzn.to/4t9I7AuCruelty Free: A Novel by Caroline GlennFebruary 3, 2026https://amzn.to/4kkJTLm The Bone Queen: A Novel by Will ShindlerFebruary 3, 2026https://amzn.to/3Mf6iNo The Glowing Hours by Leila SiddiquiFebruary 3, 2026https://amzn.to/4q9KYGYDead First by Johnny ComptonFebruary 10, 2026https://amzn.to/4bwj7x4Grace by A.M. ShineFebruary 10, 2026https://amzn.to/3ZKsq5mMaria the Wanted by V. CastroFebruary 10, 2026https://amzn.to/4qdU5XhThe Body by Bethany C. MorrowFebruary 10, 2026https://amzn.to/3ZcrwykThe Thirteenth Floor AnthologyFebruary 10, 2026https://amzn.to/49TTiWETrad Wife: A Novel February 10, 2026by Saratoga Schaeferhttps://amzn.to/4qawYwyTemple Fall by R.L. BoyleFebruary 17, 2026https://amzn.to/3ZLEBPiOf Beasts by M. Jane WormaFebruary 20, 2026https://amzn.to/4kf8r8oDollface: A Novel by Lindy RyanFebruary 24, 2026https://amzn.to/4tdBrkT✮ Mergers and Acquisitions ✮To come! From vintage horror, classic weird tales and amazing collectible splatterpunk; see the next video.#booktube #youtube #horrorbooks #horrortuber ✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ Books I wrote ▹ https://amzn.to/3k20OY6▹ Music by ænorex ▹ https://aenorex.com ▹ All socials ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever🩶As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases when you use Amazon links here. While I accept very limited and specific books for review from publishers, my reviews are honest, and I only accept books I'd have bought with my own money.If I've been recommended a book it might be on my Amazon Wishlist here : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/...I talk horror books; extreme horror, classic, slasher, gothic, and everything in between. Helping you find the next best horror book to read is the goal, and sharing new and old horror from my shelves and new releases is how! Horror, nonfiction and even true crime can be found here as I find that human beings are the scariest thing of all.✮ Thank you! ✮

    27 min

  5. JAN 3

    New Horror Books • 13 Creepy Reads This January

    In today's video you will find 13 horror books coming out this month, and a bonus book! I could not resist mentioning the novelization of Terrifier 3. Not only do we get to hang out with Art the Clown, it is seasonal too!✮ Mergers and Acquisitions ✮Terrifier 3: The Official Novelization by Tim Waggonerhttps://amzn.to/4bbbJHe The Bloody Brick Road: A Wizard of Oz Retelling by Maude Royerhttps://amzn.to/49kYqBF The Horror Theory Reader edited by Jeffrey Andrew Weinstockhttps://amzn.to/492EF2L Hollow by Celina Myers (Hardcover - paperback was out June 2025)https://amzn.to/3MZrc3e ITCH! by Gemma Amorhttps://amzn.to/3MZWZ41 The Truth of Carcosa by Jacob Rollinsonhttps://amzn.to/4qycw9B Kittie: Fire (Graphic Novel) Written by Jonathan Hedrick, Artist Francesca Fantini, and Letterist Leo McGovernhttps://sumerianrecords.com/products/... Weird Sisters: Tales from the Queens of the Pulp Era: 57 (British Library Tales of the Weird)https://amzn.to/494L39O Apartment 16 by Adam Nevillhttps://amzn.to/3Lipidh Funeral Song by Carly Racklinhttps://amzn.to/3Lnpmsp Humboldt Cut by Allison Mickhttps://amzn.to/4prpVPT On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfieldhttps://amzn.to/3YVbQPK Persona by Aoife Josie Clementshttps://amzn.to/4jr58KX Eminence Front by Rebecca Rowlandhttps://amzn.to/49lbtTA See them all at https://typicalbooks.com/newhorror/#booktube #youtube #horrorbooks #horrortuber ✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ Books I wrote ▹ https://amzn.to/3k20OY6▹ Music by ænorex ▹ https://aenorex.com ▹ All socials ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever🩶As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases when you use Amazon links here. While I accept very limited and specific books for review from publishers, my reviews are honest, and I only accept books I'd have bought with my own money.If I've been recommended a book it might be on my Amazon Wishlist here : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/...I talk horror books; extreme horror, classic, slasher, gothic, and everything in between. Helping you find the next best horror book to read is the goal, and sharing new and old horror from my shelves and new releases is how! Horror, nonfiction and even true crime can be found here as I find that human beings are the scariest thing of all.✮ Thank you! ✮

    30 min

  6. JAN 3

    Creepy Winter Reads • From 2025 into 2026

    Here we are with a small stack of wintery reads. Not all are for Christmas, and while I fell behind due to having a wicked illness... this all fits into reading Victorian fiction for January!This may be a little late for your own wintery needs for chilly seasonal reads (hey, that rhymes. I must be feeling better!) so I will be publishing this alongside some new books coming in January 2026 and some of the great books I picked up in December, had as a wonderful birthday gift, or just found along the way. Hope you had an ooky spooky holiday!Mentioned: https://sites.udel.edu/poisonbookproj... - check if your old books are riddled with arsenic! ✮ Mergers and Acquisitions ✮Haunting of Sorrow Leaf by Chirs SorensonYou Can't Take it WIth You by Marcus Hawke#booktube #youtube #horrorbooks #horrortuber ✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ Books I wrote ▹ https://amzn.to/3k20OY6▹ Music by ænorex ▹ https://aenorex.com ▹ All socials ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever🩶As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases when you use Amazon links here. While I accept very limited and specific books for review from publishers, my reviews are honest, and I only accept books I'd have bought with my own money.If I've been recommended a book it might be on my Amazon Wishlist here : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/...I talk horror books; extreme horror, classic, slasher, gothic, and everything in between. Helping you find the next best horror book to read is the goal, and sharing new and old horror from my shelves and new releases is how! Horror, nonfiction and even true crime can be found here as I find that human beings are the scariest thing of all.✮ Thank you! ✮

    12 min

  7. 12/05/2025

    New Horror Books • 14 Chillers for December!

    Happy December! The shortest day of the year where I live is fast approaching, as is the cold snow.There are 14 books that caught my eye - lucky 13 plus one more from November. I added in two thrillers and you'll also find quite a few story collections here. Two things I read more of in the winter months are short stories and oddball thrillers. Last winter I read some Riley Sager books and found them incredibly cozy. When I saw the vast amount of wintery thrillers I decided I wanted a few on the list. There are also not as many stand-alone horror books out in the winter for whatever reason. Maybe we use up all of our creative juices in the fall and harvest season and writers are all busy writing. I know I am!Do you read short cozy stories in the dim months of winter, or cozy up with a thriller?✮ Mergers and Acquisitions ✮The Haunting of Sorrow's Leap by Chris Sorensenhttps://amzn.to/44r5Pxo Dark Matter by Kathe Kojahttps://amzn.to/4odwFQR Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisherhttps://amzn.to/48cBSCA The Gallagher Place: A Novel by Julie Doarhttps://amzn.to/48oWJ6N The Living and the Dead by Christoffer Carlssonhttps://amzn.to/3Kdb5xT Hinterland by Logan Spurgeonhttps://amzn.to/3LLLxIK Cape Fever: A Novel by Nadia Davidshttps://amzn.to/3XGZwlx Dark Sisters: A Novel by Kristi DeMeesterhttps://amzn.to/4ibZJqm Midnight Somewhere: A Short-Story Collection by Johnny Comptonhttps://amzn.to/4ocgbIH Nine Authentic Ghost Stories edited by Kirsty Loganhttps://amzn.to/3JP5tKd Sinister Societies: Six Novellas of Secrets and Horrorshttps://amzn.to/4o9Fnj2 Dig Me a Grave: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Who Seduced the South by Richard A. Harpootlian with Shaun Assaelhttps://amzn.to/4pdNs7P The Best Horror of the Year Volume Seventeen edited by Ellen Datlowhttps://amzn.to/4ibieeA Monstrous Tales: Haunting encounters with Britain's mythical beastshttps://amzn.to/4pdNk8l #booktube #youtube #horrorbooks #horrortuber Typical Books 376 - New Books for December 2025✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ Books I wrote ▹ https://amzn.to/3k20OY6▹ Music by ænorex ▹ https://aenorex.com ▹ All socials ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever🩶As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases when you use Amazon links here. While I accept very limited and specific books for review from publishers, my reviews are honest, and I only accept books I'd have bought with my own money.If I've been recommended a book it might be on my Amazon Wishlist here : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/...I talk horror books; extreme horror, classic, slasher, gothic, and everything in between. Helping you find the next best horror book to read is the goal, and sharing new and old horror from my shelves and new releases is how! Horror, nonfiction and even true crime can be found here as I find that human beings are the scariest thing of all.✮ Thank you! ✮

    26 min

  8. 12/04/2025

    New Horror Books • 13 top reads for November!

    Moving from spooks to snow is never easy, but moving from a list of 31 books to 13 is a treat. Here are some of the top horror books coming this month that caught my eye. With creepy cover art galore, check out these fine reads. I am still debating if I should make a poll each month to go along with this. Bookworms on Patreon can download the list with covers as a great shopping list, and you can also find these listed on https://typicalbooks.com/newhorror The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henryhttps://amzn.to/4gUkmGX The Creed Falls Massacres by Jon Cohnhttps://amzn.to/49EUGwp Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World by Cullen Bunnhttps://amzn.to/3WL3YPU Howl: An Anthology of Werewolves from Women-in-Horror by Lindy Ryan and Stephanie M. Wytovichhttps://amzn.to/4oBRg2b The Chambermaids by Leigh Hallhttps://amzn.to/47to73g The Forest of Missing Girls: A Novel by Nichelle Giraldeshttps://amzn.to/4gXW1Ai There Is No Antimemetics Division: A Novel by qntmhttps://amzn.to/3XjTg2U I'll Make a Spectacle of You by Beatrice Winifred Ikerhttps://amzn.to/4nUOG6E My Name Isn't Paul by Drew Huffhttps://amzn.to/4osBqqJ You Watched in Silence by H. Lee Justinehttps://amzn.to/4pPokEU Threads of Fate by Aminah Foxhttps://amzn.to/47HF08X The Sofa by Sam Munsonhttps://amzn.to/46yzUg3 The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibohttps://amzn.to/475ZWaH ✮ Mergers and Acquisitions ✮No new books bought this week - check the next video for the few I did pick up in October!#booktube #youtube #horrorbooks #horrortuber ✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ Books I wrote ▹ https://amzn.to/3k20OY6▹ Music by ænorex ▹ https://aenorex.com ▹ All socials ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever🩶As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases when you use Amazon links here. While I accept very limited and specific books for review from publishers, my reviews are honest, and I only accept books I'd have bought with my own money.If I've been recommended a book it might be on my Amazon Wishlist here : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/...I talk horror books; extreme horror, classic, slasher, gothic, and everything in between. Helping you find the next best horror book to read is the goal, and sharing new and old horror from my shelves and new releases is how! Horror, nonfiction and even true crime can be found here as I find that human beings are the scariest thing of all.✮ Thank you! ✮

    42 min
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Hi! I am Lydia; a Canadian horror author and reader who explores the most beautiful and diverse genre: horror. From classic to modern books, and often splatterpunk and extreme novels, I read horror almost exclusively and share it with you weekly. I curate the HWA new releases page and scour book lists for the best horror coming out each month. ✮ Music by aenorex https://aenorex.bandcamp.com ✮ Find my own books and more at ▹ http://typicalbooks.com Patreon is Bookworm Central for sneak peeks ▹ https://www.patreon.com/typicalbooks Socials and news ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever

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  • Creator
    Lydia Peever
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    57
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Lydia Peever
  • Show Website
    Lydia's Books of Terror