In Thaddeus Greene’s Spooktacular House of Horrors, R. Jacob Honeybrook transforms the spectacle of fear into something philosophical. His sixth horror work, released on October 20, 2025, doesn’t rely on the expected mechanics of terror. Instead, it builds a slow and deliberate unease, rooted in the question of whether redemption can truly exist.
The novella follows Mr. Belgrave, an ordinary man whose night takes a strange turn after he avoids a head-on collision. What begins as an accident spirals into a nightmare of spiritual symbolism. A wandering cat leads him to a cathedral, where a man dressed as a vampire, The Count, sells tickets to a carnival of grotesque displays. Yet as Belgrave explores its dark corridors, the line between theater and truth begins to collapse.
Honeybrook’s decision to write in a modernized 19th-century voice gives the story a haunting distance. The formality of the language contrasts with the modern setting, creating an atmosphere that feels unmoored from time. The result is a text that feels both familiar and alien, echoing gothic traditions while speaking to contemporary dread.
“This is the most surreal story I’ve written,” Honeybrook said. “It’s based on a dream I had, so I wanted everything to feel a bit off.” That intent permeates every paragraph, as if the narrative itself were caught between sleeping and waking.
Beyond his fiction, Honeybrook remains an active presence in modern horror. He co-hosts the Midnight Terrors Podcast with Kevin Roche and writes Honeycut, a weekly column for TBM Horror. Both platforms reveal the same intellectual curiosity that defines his prose.
Thaddeus Greene’s Spooktacular House of Horrors is now available as an eBook on Amazon, offering readers an experience that is both literary and unsettling.
To follow Honeybrook’s ongoing work, visit his Instagram page for updates on upcoming stories and collaborations.
