I am a huge fan of horror author and journalist, Tina Vantyler. A couple of years ago I discovered one of the volumes in her ‘True tales of the Supernatural’ series and I’ve been hooked ever since. This latest one I ordered came in time for exam invigilation season. Since the exam board rules now allow second invigilators to read books while invigilating first invigilators, I spent a happy three hours yesterday binge reading my latest buy. Vantyler’s writing is consistently suspenseful and her source material fabulously creepy. I will most definitely be ordering more in the series.

Exam season reading

As mentioned in a previous post, I have been primarily reading paperbacks lately, mainly because I cancelled my KU subscription and I have been falling asleep earlier due to ongoing health reasons, therefore not reading my eBooks in bed. Snatching some paperback reading time in the park at lunchtime is easier on my eyes during the mini-heatwave here in Northern Ireland than trying to squint against the sun to read eBooks from a screen. But, all things in balance; I’ll be back to my eBooks at some point, and they’ll always be there.

I have more paperbacks in my trolley at the moment (I always do – just can’t stop book shopping), so I’ll update you about more horror book recommendations on my list very soon. But for now, happy reading.

Posted by on May 16, 2025 in Reading and tagged , , , , .

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About Leilanie Stewart

Leilanie Stewart is an award-winning author and poet from Belfast, Northern Ireland. She writes ghost and psychological horror, as well as experimental poetry. Her writing confronts the nature of self; her novels feature main characters on a dark psychological journey who have a crisis and create a new sense of identity. She began writing for publication while working as an English teacher in Japan, a career pathway that has influenced themes in her writing. Her former career as an Archaeologist has also inspired her writing and she has incorporated elements of archaeology and mythology into both her fiction and poetry. In addition to promoting her own work, Leilanie runs Bindweed Anthologies, a creative writing publication with her writer husband, Joseph Robert. Aside from publishing pursuits, Leilanie enjoys spending time with her husband and their lively literary lad, a voracious reader of sea monster books.

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