Sunday, September 27, 2026

Seven top twisty horror retellings

At Book Riot Kendra Winchester tagged seven titles that take a familiar story and reimagine it in the most delightfully gruesome way, including:
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

Speaking of Edgar Allen Poe, T. Kingfisher has a stunning trilogy of novellas retelling “The Fall of the House of Usher,” giving her a unique spin on this fan favorite. When Alex Easton hears that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they rush back to their hometown in Ruritania. There, they find a fungus has spread everywhere. But why? As if the terrifying fungus wasn’t enough, Kingfisher throws in a heavy dose of mystery. If you like What Moves the Dead, Kingfisher follows it up with What Feasts the Night and What Stalks the Deep.
Read about another title on the list.

What Moves the Dead is among Lyndsie Manusos’s six horror retellings of well-known stories.

--Marshal Zeringue