For those fans who prefer to curl up in bed with a dim light and a terrifying book, Necropsy: The Review of Horror Fiction is the ideal place to pick up recommendations on what to read next. This quarterly webzine has been faithfully reviewing novels and e-books since 2004, and it has thereby built up an extensive review archive, covering the works of little-known and superstar horror authors alike. Unlike the many 'zines that rely on a pool of three or four reviewers, Necropsy has a staff of more than 20 writers to offer perspective on the latest releases in the genre. The site covers novels by Anne Rice, Octavia Butler and William F. Nolan, and there's nonfiction, too. Erik Larson's remarkable true crime novel The Devil in the White City, for example, gets a review. Feature articles include a discussion of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and A. Merrit's 1923 novel The Face in the Abyss and a discussion of the work of New Orleans authors Poppy Brite and Andrew Fox, written shortly after Hurricane Katrina had devastated the city.

Necropsy does provide some movie reviews, too, of course, and of particular note in this area is their "Directors Who Owe Us Money," section, a list of shame that highlights pictures the reviewers consider to have been wholly irredeemable. The site has a gallery of original horror-themed art, too, and a discerning page of horror links. That said, it is clear that novels are this magazine's true focus. Any readers seeking thoughtful, well-written reviews would do well to check out this site, whose summer issue goes live at the beginning of August.