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The mermaid — a mythological symbol of mystique, power, beauty, sex, and predation. In a time where the patriarchy rages on unfettered — it's no wonder we're all fascinated with the idea of a beautiful creature luring a man to his death. With the success of Disney's The Little Mermaid live-action remake and Netflix's popular Merpeople documentary series, mermaids are making their splash again, cannonball-style. In a long-overdue renaissance, authors have decided to veer more heavily...

Queer people are no strangers to horror. Identifying with the villains and dark forces that plague the white-picket-fence families of the horror genre is as hard-coded into us as our queerness itself. But as publishing chips away at its long-established heteronormative structures, allowing queer creators a seat at the table, we no longer have to identify with the monsters...unless we want to. Here are five queer horror reads that are sure to terrify and delight you!

With misogyny being one of the long-standing pillars of our society, it comes as no surprise that this sapphic, feminist, vampire gothic has ...