Jennifer the Damned Named Best Horror Book of 2019

Catholic Reads has issued its Best of 2019 list, and Jennifer the Damned is their pick for favorite horror novel of the year! This is what they have to say: Unlike other vampire novels, Jennifer the Damned treats death with the gravitas and consequences it deserves....

Catholic Vampire Fiction

Believe it or not, Catholic Vampire Fiction is an emerging genre of literature. Turns out, I’m not the only crazy Catholic to see a lot of deeply religious dramatic possibilities in the undead. I’ve teamed up with three other amazing Catholic vampire...

Recordings from Doxacon

My Christmas gift to you is the recordings from 2018 Doxacon Prime held in Washington, D.C. on November 3-4. The best talk is, of course, mine, but there’s plenty of wit and wisdom to discover from the entire lineup. It was really a wonderful experience filled...

How Monster Stories Can Be Good For Our Souls

I have an essay in The Federalist this week, which is a little preview of my talk at Doxacon on November 3. Just in time for Halloween, “How Monster Stories Can Be Good For Our Souls.”  Enjoy! Karen Ullo is the author of two novels, Jennifer the...

Chilling Tales from Living Catholic Writers

Ask any group of reasonably well-read Catholics to name a living Catholic horror writer, and, since the death of William Peter Blatty early last year, the only one they can usually come up with is Dean Koontz. (I should know. I’ve made the experiment on multiple...