Dark Is When the Devil Comes is an eerie supernatural horror set in the small English countryside town of Idless. After a traumatic divorce, Hazel returns home planning to quietly regroup at her parents’ empty house and reconnect with her estranged sister, Cathy. But when Hazel never arrives, Cathy begins to worry. As Cathy searches…
The Man With No Shadow
How to Survive Camping: The Man With No Shadow blends eerie folklore with dark humor in a campy horror story set at the infamous Goat Valley Campground. Kate, the campground’s manager, has inherited both the land and the responsibility of protecting campers from the supernatural dangers that live there. Over the years she’s developed a…
Aardvark April 2026
April picks are up, and this isn’t a joke! April’s lineup from Aardvark Book Club has a really interesting mix of genres this month, and honestly it feels like one of those months where there’s a little something for every type of reader. From gothic vibes to literary fiction, romance, and even a humorous essay…
The Red Winter
The Red Winter is a dark historical fantasy that blends folklore, history, and horror into a brutal retelling of the legend of the Beast of Gévaudan. In 1785, Professor Sebastian Grave receives word that the infamous Beast, thought to have been killed decades earlier, has returned to terrorize the French countryside. A monster hunter with…
The Correspondent
Seventy-three-year-old Sybil Van Antwerp, a woman who makes sense of the world through the letters she writes each morning. Through correspondence with friends, family, authors, and even institutions, Sybil reveals her sharp wit and reflective nature while quietly keeping the people who love her at a distance. When letters from someone tied to a painful…
April 2026 Book of the Month
April books are here! Is it just me or do alot of this month’s picks give off vibes for another book club subscription and not the usual BOTM vibes? I’m not hating on this month’s picks, I was just surprised to see some of these this month. However, we do have plenty to choose from…
How to Get Away with Murder
How to Get Away with Murder is a clever debut thriller that blends a traditional murder investigation with a chilling meta twist. After six months away from work recovering from a breakdown, Scotland Yard detective Samantha Hansen returns to duty when a fourteen-year-old girl is found murdered in a local park. The only clue is…
She Fell Away
She Fell Away is a gripping international thriller set against the stunning backdrop of New Zealand. State Department diplomat Lake Harlowe is used to moving from country to country, both for her job and to stay ahead of the ghosts of her past. Hoping for a quieter assignment after a difficult posting in Cambodia, she…
The Ghost Women
The Ghost Women blends mystery, history, and the supernatural into an atmospheric story set at a secluded art academy with a dark past. When a student at St. Luke’s Institute of the Arts is found hanging in the woods, his body posed exactly like the Hanged Man tarot card. Detective Lola Germany is called to…
Muscles & Monsters
Tegan literally runs into Atlas (a wolven who owns a gym) and ends up enlisting his help moving a cake, after a wedding cake disaster leaves her scrambling for her backup cake. After their chaotic meet-cute, she ends up joining his gym, Leviathan Fitness, where training sessions, lingering glances, and growing attraction quickly turn into…