Tony Jones

Great article on horror in the Observer, by the Withered Hill Quartet author @davidmbarnett.bsky.social, so he really knows his onions, & namechecks Big Jim from @gnofhorror.com along the way, with alot of cool chat & recommendations, many of which I have reviewed. observer.co.uk/culture/book...

Eleven dark YA reads for September from Tony Jones, from Frances Hardinge's wandering castles to Kody Keplinger's Kentucky cult thriller. Few are straight horror, all carry real darkness. https://gnofhorror.com/ya-horror-roundup-september-2026-reviews/

YA Horror Roundup: September 2026’s Darkest Teen Reads https://gnofhorror.com/ya-horror-roundup-september-2026-reviews/ @jonezyboy.bsky.social @sambeckbessinger.bsky.social @franceshardinge.bsky.social

Twisted Pike by David Barnett Review: Withered Hill Comes Full Circle https://gnofhorror.com/david-barnett-twisted-pike-review/

@cgolden.bsky.social's CARRY ME TO MY GRAVE is, "...is seriously fast-paced, includes unrelenting chase sequences, a race against the clock and some deeply nasty supernatural villains." @jonezyboy.bsky.social has more to say in his review! #booksky #amreading www.horrordna.com/books/carry-...

@jonezyboy.bsky.social gives 5 stars to Douglas Wynne's upcoming WELLSPRING, saying, "Two of the major horrors carrots guaranteed to sucker me in 100% are music and the subgenre of folk horror, Wellspring delivers both in spades..." #booksky #horror #amreading www.horrordna.com/books/wellsp...

@johneverson.bsky.social has great fun with small town curses and troubled teens in his latest THE WITCHING HOUR in my latest Horror DNA review. www.horrordna.com/books/the-wi...

You're going to speed read @cgolden.bsky.social's latest CARRY ME TO MY GRAVE in my recent review over at Horror DNA. A seriously cool page turner. www.horrordna.com/books/carry-...

5/5* for Douglas Wynne's WELLSPRING over at Horror DNA. Loved this! A killer mix of folk, hillbilly horror and music. Highly recommended. www.horrordna.com/books/wellsp...

Very sorry to see @davidmbarnett.bsky.social majestic folk horror quartet, which concludes with TWISTED PIKE end, but at least it does so in style! www.horrordna.com/books/twiste...

@jonezyboy.bsky.social says THE CHAIN HOUSE is @jamesmarkert74.bsky.social 's best yet! Five stars to this one, now out from @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social. #booksky #amreading #amreadinghorror #books www.horrordna.com/books/the-ch...

Looking for a book that's a "...mashup of horror, science fiction and fantasy, all blended together beautifully with a bizarro touch..."? @jonezyboy.bsky.social says @austinshirey.bsky.social's PALLBEARERS has you covered. Read his 5-star review! #booksky www.horrordna.com/books/pallbe...

Thanks so much to @jonezyboy.bsky.social from Horror DNA for the incredibly kind review of PALLBEARERS!

Shhhhh. If you're quiet, you can HEAR THE DEAD. @jonezyboy.bsky.social enjoys @anndavilacardinal.bsky.social's latest, calling it a "...a thoughtful character-driven dark thriller..." Look for it October 6th from @readlandmark.bsky.social. #booksky #amreading www.horrordna.com/books/hear-t...

@jonezyboy.bsky.social says there "...is plenty for both horror and fantasy to enjoy in Little Kin...", Katya de Becerra's latest, now out from @blackstonepub.bsky.social. #horror #booksky #amreading #amreadinghorror #books #bookreview www.horrordna.com/books/little...

Couldn't have happened to a better author! Hope it's all true @keithrosson.bsky.social!

@keithrosson.bsky.social delivers one of the books of 2026. Brace yourself for CRONE! This one is brutal as it is beautiful. Unmissable.

@jonezyboy.bsky.social Returns with part 3 of his The Kids Are Alright series, where his pupils pick and give quick reviews of their favourite genre books. gnofhorror.com/ya-horror-bo... Featuring @junodawson.bsky.social @horrortom.bsky.social @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social

It's a treat to be featured in @thisishorror.bsky.social "must read articles of the week". If you enjoy dystopian & post-apocalyptic fiction check out my @horrordna.bsky.social article, along with other cool reads. Thanks as always to @kevharrison.bsky.social www.thisishorror.co.uk/5-must-read-...

"PREACHING TO THE CHOIR is a terrific quick read which explores the dark side of British high society via fantasy and horror." Read what else @jonezyboy.bsky.social has to say about one of @aptshadow.bsky.social's latest releases. #amreading #booksky #bookreview www.horrordna.com/books/preach...

"If you enjoy unpredictable, wild and scattershot approaches to horror," @jonezyboy.bsky.social says, "there is plenty of fun to had within the pages of INFERNAL TRAMPS: TALES OF WEIRD TERROR." Read his review about Alex Grass' latest collection. #booksky www.horrordna.com/books/infern...

Break out your wallet because @jonezyboy.bsky.social is back with another feature. This time, it's SURVIVING DYSTOPIAN AND POST APOCALYPTIC WORLDS: FICTION AT THE END OF CIVILISATION. And this is only part one. Buckle up. #booksky www.horrordna.com/features/sur...

My A Quiet Apocalypse dystopian series features on part 1 of acclaimed genre critic @jonezyboy.bsky.social’s Post-Apoc listings over at @horrordna.bsky.social Thank you SO much, sir! Link: www.horrordna.com/features/sur...

Tony Jones sorts the summer YA horror hits from the misses for Ginger Nuts of Horror. #YAHorror gnofhorror.com/ya-horror-ro... @melindasalisbury.com @jacquelinewest.bsky.social @cynthiamurphyya.bsky.social @jonezyboy.bsky.social

@jonezyboy.bsky.social takes a trip on THE BURN LINE by Jonathan Sims, but finds this creature feature needs more creatures. #booksky #amreading #horrorbooks #bookreview www.horrordna.com/books/the-bu...

CRONE is out in a month! I gave this one 5/5* in my soon to be published @horrordna.bsky.social review. One of my fav reads of 2026. If you've never tried Keith Rosson this is the perfect intro. Existing fans are going to be slayed by it too.

@jonezyboy.bsky.social says @gretchenmcneil.bsky.social's WE ARE FOR THE DARK is "...a solid blend of subtle creeping horror and suspense thriller...". Out September 1st from @dawbooks.bsky.social. #booksky #amreading #horror #amreadinghorror #bookreview www.horrordna.com/books/we-are...

Ready for some more reviews? @jonezyboy.bsky.social spends some time in THE HOUSE THAT EATS THE DEAD, Max Doty's latest from Flame Tree Press. #booksky #amreading #bookreview #horror www.horrordna.com/books/the-ho...

@jonezyboy.bsky.social gives Jackson Avery Steele's FOR THINE IS LIFE a read. Steele is just 18, & Tony says, "Having the initiative and emotional maturity to write a novelette is a noteworthy achievement and the opening stanza of a promising career." #booksky www.horrordna.com/books/for-th...

Now out from @clashbooks.bsky.social books is @victoriadalpe.bsky.social's SELENE SHADE: LOVING THE DEAD (THE RESURRECTIONIST SERIES, 2). @jonezyboy.bsky.social says, "This highly quirky series deserves to find a large audience..." #booksky #amreading #bookreview www.horrordna.com/books/selene...

A bunch of reviews have gone up you may have missed. First up, @jonathanjanz.bsky.social's MARLA gets a re-release to a wider audience! @jonezyboy.bsky.social says it's "...engaging small-town-horror novel...". #booksky #horror #bookreview #horrorbookreview www.horrordna.com/books/marla-...

@jonezyboy.bsky.social says @dancoxon.bsky.social's WHERE ONCE HE STOOD "...cleverly morphs into a mystery that blends missing-person crime fiction with paranormal horror." Now out from @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social! #horror #amreading #amreadinghorror #booksky www.horrordna.com/books/where-...

Happy Release Day! What a massive pub Tuesday!

Absolutely loving PREACHING TO THE CHOIR by @aptshadow.bsky.social, a seriously addictive page-turning horror novella for a @horrordna.bsky.social review. And check out this sly reference to @thecallya.bsky.social brilliant YA Irish mythology horror THE CALL!

This was a fun read - Ron Malfi & Rebecca Rowland sink a few bevvies and put the publishing world to rights.

What were you up to when you were 18? Hats off to JACKSON AVERY STEELE, he's writing novellas & directing them on stage! Read my @horrordna.bsky.social review of FOR THINE IS LIFE to find out what the next horror generation has to offer. www.horrordna.com/books/for-th...

I didn't promote this @gnofhorror.com article much... The Kids Are Alright Part 2: Horror Books for kids aged 11-12. All these books have been used in a big yearly reading challenge in my school library, so I practice what I preach! The reviews are all by my pupils. gnofhorror.com/the-kids-are...

The Kids Are Alright: Horror Books for 11-12 Year Olds, Part 2 How a school librarian selects the best horror books for 11-12 year olds, based on 11,000 pupil reviews and a reading challenge that changed borrowing habits. gnofhorror.com/the-kids-are... @jonezyboy.bsky.social

@jonezyboy.bsky.social latest roundup of the best YA and MG horror is now live!!!! gnofhorror.com/ya-middle-gr... @faberbooks.bsky.social

@jonezyboy.bsky.social gives five stars Michael Grimala's THE VIDEO STORE MASSACRE. Read to find out why! #books #booksky #amreading #horror www.horrordna.com/books/the-vi...

We have some reviews you might have missed! First up, @jonezyboy.bsky.social checks in on @lmcknighthardy.bsky.social's NIGHT BABIES, saying it "...is a vivid study of an unravelling and disturbed personality..." #booksky #amreading #horror www.horrordna.com/books/night-...

Out next week from @clashbooks.bsky.social is David Simmons' FETTY ON THE SWITCHES. @jonezyboy.bsky.social says, "There is a lot to unpack in Fetty on the Switches and if you happily accept absurd off-the-wall stories, there is plenty of fun on offer..." #booksky www.horrordna.com/books/fetty-...

@jonezyboy.bsky.social says there is gory fun to be had in Nick Cutter's THE DORIANS, but patience is required. #horror #booksky #amreading www.horrordna.com/books/the-do...

I have a new series of YA and Middle Grade horror articles over at @gnofhorror.com beginning with THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT, top tips for 10-11 year old & reviewed by the kids in my school as part of a school wide reading activity. These are the horror tips from the lists. gnofhorror.com/the-kids-are...

Check out my @horrordna.bsky.social review of @lmcknighthardy.bsky.social NIGHT BABIES, blessed with a superb unreliable narrator, friendship tension, unresolved clashes, and a quiet supernatural vibe rippling throughout the Welsh Brecon Beacons. Recommended! www.horrordna.com/books/night-...

Forget the sanitised stuff. Tony Jones's 100 Book Challenge produced 11,000+ pupil reviews. The data is clear: ten‑year‑olds want real horror. Twenty middle grade picks that actually work, backed by kids who do not lie about books. @jonezyboy.bsky.social

Thanks to @kevharrison.bsky.social & @thisishorror.bsky.social for featuring my latest @horrordna.bsky.social HYBRID NIGHTMARES piece in their '5 Must Read Horror Articles' weekly feature. Some very cool other articles too! www.thisishorror.co.uk/5-must-read-...

Dan Coxon's Come Sing for the Harrowing: folk horror in a Brixton Tesco, a medieval theme park, the Cheddar Gorge, a tropical resort. 18 stories that rebuild the subgenre from the inside out. @dancoxon.bsky.social @clashbooks.bsky.social

Here's a recent review of mine - treat this anthology with caution, it's brutal, extreme stuff, loaded with crackerjack stories. Don't say I didn't warn you.