Dig The Plot

Halloween is supposed to be fun...until the dead decide to join the party. All Hallow's Eve by Ellen Datlow delivers 19 dark, creepy stories packed with ghosts, monsters, rituals and things that should've stayed buried. Some were deliciously disturbing. Others....needed a little more bite.

A creepy mystery, a questionable heroine, and a whole lot of terrible decisions. They Say A Girl Died Here by Sarah Pinborough - kept me curious but Anna tested my patience every step of the way. Three stars and several eye rolls.

A picture-perfect trad wife fantasy, a creepy farm, seven unsettling children, and enough secrets to make that sourdough starter look suspicious. Sarah Langan's Trad Wife had a killer premise - but did the horror deliver?

A creepy island, a century-old disappearance, and a film crew making some truly questionable decisions. Riley Sager brings the secrets, the paranoia, and the twists in The Unknown.

Today I am reviewing The Ever End by Audrey Wilson - a creepy unsettling descent into grief, family secrets, religious obsession, and paranormal horror.

This week I review Stay Buried by Jennifer McMahon, a creepy, atmospheric tale of family secrets, folklore, and a mysterious illness spanning nearly a century.

Fiona is dead, but the real mystery is discovering who she was - and the secrets she left behind. The Things You'll Never Know by Ashley Audrain delivers a dark, twisty psychological thriller about family, motherhood, betrayal, and the things we may be better off never knowing.

Murder seems like the perfect plan....until the lies start piling up. This week, I'm reviewing  Getting Away With Murder by Shari LaPena and discussing a thriller where getting away with it is only the beginning.

What if Christmas wasn't about joy - but fear? This week I am talking about "Twas' The Night" by Kevin Johnson, a creepy holiday horror novel that turns festive traditions into nightmare fuel. 

Family secrets. Sisterhood. Addiction. Decades of buried trauma. This week I'm diving into The Truth About Ruby Cooper by Liz Nugent. It's a dark, emotionally gripping psychological suspense novel about how people live with the consequences of their choices for decades.

If your favorite thrillers are packed with family drama, shocking secrets, and twists that feel straight out of a soap opera, this one's for you. Today we're talking about Drowning In Paper Flowers by E.L. Westbury - a psychological thriller that's as addictive as it is entertaining.

A missing piece of one family's perfect life unravels into a chilling mystery of manipulation, madness, and the dark side of 1960s America. This week, I'm reviewing The Spin by Faith Gardner.

This week's podcast takes a look at The Nudge by Joseph Fink - where one little nudge can lead somewhere you never meant to go.

On this episode of Dig The Plot, I am reviewing Dissection Of A Murder by Jo Murray - a chilling investigation filled with secrets, twists and the question of how well we really know anyone.

This week's podcast take a look at the book The Good Lie by A.R. Torre. A dark, twisty thriller where secrets pile up, trust disappears, and everyone has something to hide. The question is...who's telling the good lie?

Grab your iced coffee and settle in, because this week we're discussing The Mad Wife by Meagan Church. This is a Southern Gothic story packed with secrets, manipulation, grief and a woman reaching her breaking point. 

This week's podcast takes a look at the book The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke.

This week's podcast takes a look at the book When They Find Me by Carter Wilson. Publication date is November 10, 2026.

This week on Dig The Plot, we're stepping inside the deeply unsettling world of Pictures Of You by Josh Malerman - a chilling story about art, captivity, and the terrifying loss of identity. When a woman vanishes into a bizarre living exhibit, the line between creation and control becomes dangerously blurred. We're unpacking the claustrophobic tension, nightmare imagery, and the kind of psychological horror that gets under your skin and stays there.

This week's podcast takes a look at the book Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke.