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In a report that examined the air quality of 100 global cities, 19 were found to have substantially improved since 2010. 9 of the 19 were in China and Hong Kong, while the rest were located in Europe, and include both large and small cities. In the US, San Francisco managed to reduce both health-harming […] The post 19 Cities Including London, San Francisco, Hong Kong Achieve ‘Remarkable Reductions’ in Air Pollution appeared first on Good News Network.

Books cover reveals Revealing Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II, an Anthology of Indigenous Horror A new anthology of dark fiction arriving in August 2026. By Reactor | Published on March 17, 2026 Comment 0 Share New Share From monsters to mutilation, Never Whistle at Night is back for revenge… We’re thrilled to share the cover of Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II, an anthology of Indigenous dark fiction edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.—available on August 18, 2026 from Vintage. They’re baaaaaaaaaack!As any savvy horror fan knows: the monster never truly dies. The team that brought you the bestselling dark fiction anthology Never Whistle at Night has risen, hungry, from the grave to summon more dark delicacies for your delectation. In these twenty-one brand-new, groundbreaking, gruesome stories—authored by both established and newly unearthed Indigenous talent and illustrated by renowned Cheyenne and Arapaho painter Brent Learned—the contributors are fully embracing horror: both supernatural horrors and the everyday horror of living under colonialist rule.  Featuring stories of unspeakable yet satisfying terror, from twisted psychological tales to gore-filled monster hunts, this new selection of sinister stories will sate your darkest appetites and leave you slavering for more. Never Whistle at Night, Part II: Back for Blood is a further celebration of Indigenous survival and the enduring tradition of transforming adversity into art. Cover art by Brent Learned; Design by Perry De La Vega Buy the Book Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. Buy Book Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. Buy this book from: AmazonBarnes and NobleiBooksIndieBoundTarget Shane Hawk (Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma) is a horror writer and contributing editor at Counterpoint Press. His debut collection, Anoka, was released in 2020 and contributed to the growing wave of Indigenous Horror reshaping the genre. Hawk is widely known as the co-editor of the bestselling anthology series Never Whistle at Night. He has also co-written a horror stage play titled The Land Has Spoken and has an original television series in development. He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife and daughter. Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. (enrolled Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians) is the author of a Chicago-set novel, The El, and the award-winning story collections Sacred Smokes and Sacred City, and Sacred Folks, the final book in the trilogy. He is the co-editor of the nationally bestselling Never Whistle at Night. His work has appeared in Southwest Review, Chicago Review, The Journal of Working-Class Studies, Red Earth Review, Massachusetts Review, Indian Country Today, and elsewhere. The post Revealing <i>Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II</i>, an Anthology of Indigenous Horror appeared first on Reactor.

Books reading recommendations Exploring Faith and Fear in Nine Religious Horror Novels Stories of corrupt clergy, cult rituals, demons, dogma, and denial. By Sam Reader | Published on March 17, 2026 Comment 0 Share New Share Religion has always been fertile ground for horror. Numerous horror and fantasy novels are set in their winding passages and catacombs of ancient churches and sacred sites, but even beyond that, there are all the darker elements one might encounter—from angels, demons, and gods fighting over the souls of humanity or corrupt institutions and individuals using faith as a pretext for “we can do what we want” to byzantine ceremonies that often have even more byzantine consequences and omniscient beings that humans can’t look upon without going insane. All of these lend themselves to unnerving and often terrifying fiction—with this in mind, here are nine novels that explore the disturbing side of cults and churches, rites and rituals, hypocrisy, belief, and those who claim to speak for a higher power. The Priest by Thomas M. Disch Disch’s meta-Minneapolis quartet (The Businessman, The M.D., The Priest, and The Sub) was an attempt to bring the gothic into the modern day, and with The Priest he did it upsettingly well while also skewering the Catholic Church for abuses that had yet to be widely discussed and reported at the time. Father Brice, the titular priest, is introduced helping his elderly mother as she suffers from dementia and managing his Minneapolis parish before heading out for the evening to get Satan tattooed on his chest. Brice is a man hiding from his past as an alcoholic and a pedophile, blackmailed for his former deeds by a number of people who assign him a variety of strange tasks. Disch’s lurid, disturbing, and blackly comic story about the lengths a man will go to avoid atoning for his sins soon spirals into a web of backroom scheming, occult practice, and murder, casting the Catholic clergy of Minnesota as a pit of vipers willing to do anything to hang on to their ill-gotten peace. Legion by William Peter Blatty An existentialist meditation disguised as a suspense novel, Legion is centered around Kinderman, a police lieutenant who finds a young boy murdered on a dock with the calling card of a long-dead serial killer on his wrist. As bodies pile up and an old enemy seemingly back from the dead, it falls to Kinderman to fight for what little good he sees in the world. Blatty’s follow-up to The Exorcist is weirder and strikes a better balance between grim humor, religious conflict, and upsetting visuals than its predecessor (no shock to anyone who saw Blatty’s Exorcist III, based on this book), mostly because Blatty absolutely nails Kinderman’s world-weary commentary on death and evil. The result is both bleak and somehow relentlessly entertaining. Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman It’s been said before that hell is the absence of god, and it’s harder to conceive of a place more removed from god than Europe during the Black Plague. Between Two Fires is a postapocalyptic fantasy set in 1300s France, where a fallen knight saves a little girl from his bandit companions and takes it upon himself to protect her as she journeys across the blasted countryside following directions given to her by “angels.” Anyone familiar with medieval horror knows at least a little of what they’re in for, but between the gnarliest depictions of demons outside a Persona game and the bleak horror of a landscape (presumably) abandoned by the deity, Buehlman’s horror takes a disturbing turn toward the cosmic and religious. The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses From the moment Agustina Bazterrica’s novel opens, it’s clear that something is very wrong in the convent where its narrator is cloistered. There’s talk of “contamination,” three people sing a hymn until they begin to bleed, and the narrator witnesses a ritually mutilated member of the Church who starts orating words from another plane of existence. In a style that’s uniquely Bazterrica, the details filter in, the colloquial names for everything and the terrifying commonplace existence in the House of the Sacred Sisterhood illustrating just how wrong the world truly is. Through the narrator’s secret journal, we’re introduced to a world thrown into ecological chaos and ruled by a bizarre religious cult with many of the trappings of Catholicism, beset by toxic haze and the devotees of a god who seems more cosmic horror than cosmic being. It’s a disturbing look at faith and trauma as only Bazterrica can construct. Father of Lies by Brian Evenson Fochs, a provost of a Christian offshoot colloquially known as “the Bloodites,” is sent to a therapist at the urging of his wife. She claims that he sleepwalks, narrates disturbing dreams, and speaks in a voice not his own. Through the sessions with Dr. Alexander Feshtig, Fochs reveals in excruciating detail his “loud thoughts,” a series of depravities and atrocities he often dreams of committing, mostly against the children of his congregation. As Feshtig discovers that some of these “loud thoughts” are connected to crimes that took place outside of Fochs’ head, Evenson slowly builds a character study of a man whose monstrous acts were shaped, nurtured, and protected by his church. As the point of view switches to Fochs, the book becomes even more disturbing, as Fochs sincerely believes at least some of the scripture he spouts. It’s an uncomfortable exploration of abuse, patriarchy, and religious hypocrisy through the lens of a man who is surrounded by and able to weaponize those things, just the way he was taught. Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca In the small town of Henley’s Edge, people are disappearing, led to their uncertain doom down in the basement of Heart Crowley. A man with a compelling voice and a horrifying secret tied to his unnerving interpretation of religion, Heart is just the most prominent of the evils in Henley’s Edge, a town awash in violence, homophobia, and further mounting tensions. Standing against him are a widower with a strange spirit of his own, a mother and her daughter, and two police officers investigating the serial disappearances. LaRocca’s novel is a masterpiece of tension and small-town terror where a deep sense of empathy, sympathy, and impending doom circles ever closer to the protagonists, ratcheting up the horror even before the violence, brutality, and Heart’s plans for the thing in his basement reach their peak. The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas Alba Díaz and Carlos Monterrubio enter into a marriage of convenience—Alba to escape her family, Carlos because he’s not interested in women, period; both are desperate get out from under their overbearing families in the silver-mining town of Zacatecas. When their families are forced to move out of town due to plague and into the shadow of the silver mine tying all their fates together, something within Alba stirs, catching the attention of her in-law Elias, an occultist and alchemist. Cañas’ novel kicks off gorily, expertly weaving together multiple strains of Mexican gothic into a dark family saga of faith, demons, magic, and generational trauma centered around a single complex heroine. Mother-Eating by Jess Hagemann Told in the style of a true-crime documentary with a touch of grindhouse transgression, Mother-Eating is a retelling of the story of Marie Antoinette, this modern version christened Mary Toni Habsburg and sold off to her own King Louis, the head of the Christian torture-and-sex cult Simon’s Sorrow. A curious child with a weird relationship to God, Mary Toni cuts an odd figure through the narrative as adults imprint on her, force her to carry the burden of their desires and emotions, and proclaim her their twisted messiah. Hagemann’s satire of social politics, celebrity, and parasocial relationships can take some getting used to, but it’s a lurid, viciously funny tale all the same. The Body by Bethany C. Morrow It would be easy to call this a thriller about religion and marriage, but that would be doing this novel a disservice. From the opening pages, the true horror of Morrow’s work slams into the reader like Bethany’s car in the first chapter’s hideous pileup—a tangled mass of trauma, self-loathing, and outright fear running through Mavis’ head as she thoroughly believes she’s being sent to Hell for somehow disappointing her husband, only to end with “he was afraid of losing her, too. Everything would be all right now.” It’s this tense, churning internal conflict that underscores the violent attacks and cultlike behavior—the intrusive thoughts and trauma that have been inflicted upon Mavis through by her previous bad marriage and the congregation she was raised in—that makes The Body such a harrowing and riveting read in places. Religious horror, as Morrow understands, isn’t always just about god—it’s about the death grip that belief systems, and the internalized fears and shame they’ve seeded within you, can maintain on your brain even after you turn fully away from that church or creed.[end-mark] The post Exploring Faith and Fear in Nine Religious Horror Novels appeared first on Reactor.

Author of How to Prep When You’re Broke and The Widow in the Woods Somehow, the United States of America has become a country that talks about ways to force people to get in line with political agendas. It seems we’ve learned nothing from witch hunts of the past, and our nation seems determined to repeat these mistakes. As a nation founded on the principles of legalized dissent and free speech, it’s nothing short of criminal to try to encourage the silencing of those deemed “dangerous.” A novel I recently read called Our Missing Hearts tackles this situation. Remember back during the dark days of the pandemic when people were saying horrific things about what should be done to the folks who opted not to get vaccinated with an experimental medication that had been pushed through the approval process? Don Lemon, formerly of CNN, felt that the unvaccinated should not be allowed to buy food or work. CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner says that unvaccinated people shouldn’t go to bars and restaurants. A doctor pondered the ethics of whether he could refuse to see unvaccinated patients in The New York Times.  Pam Keith, an attorney from Florida, suggested that the unvaccinated be denied access to any federal benefits…including things they’ve paid into their entire working lives, like Social Security. And “deprogramming” has been brought up more than once in the past few years also. There was a popular thread back when X was Twitter, in 2020, about how anyone who had voted for Trump over the senile and corrupt Biden needed to be put into reeducation camps and deprogrammed. Apparently, the idea stuck with failed presidential candidate Hillary “Sour Grapes” Clinton because she repeated the notion a few years back in an interview with CNN, calling for the “formal deprogramming of MAGA extremists.” There are many different ways to silence people who disagree, even in a country like ours. They can be defunded (this happened to me), they can be mocked and bullied online, they can be arrested on false charges, they can lose their jobs…honestly, the list could go on and on. Even being on the same side as the current administration doesn’t grant you immunity from these ideas, because the mainstream media and the entertainment world, both holding really big microphones, can still target you. In such a world, a world where dissent is harshly punished, and lives are ruined with reckless abandon, just how far are such people willing to go? Here’s a book you’ve got to read about how far things could go. One of my best friends recently recommended a book that was passed on to her by her daughter. It’s called Our Missing Hearts and is written by Celeste Ng. After reading it, I agree that it is required reading for anyone concerned about the terrifying crackdown on dissent that America is experiencing. The book is set sometime in the near future – it isn’t specific about when, precisely. A “Crisis” has occurred in the United States that resulted in a harsh new set of rules to “protect” citizens from anything that might be considered unAmerican. It has created a fearful society where people fly flags out of self-defense, where they are afraid to say anything that could be overheard and considered traitorous to the notion of America, and where children are taught in school to report their parents for their parent’s own good if they espouse “dangerous” beliefs. Books are banned left and right – not burned, because that would be uncivilized – but turned into pulp. Free thought is dangerous thought, and it must not be tolerated. The scapegoats in this novel are Americans of Asian descent – any Asian really, but particularly the Chinese. Chinese-American people are pinpointed as the Big Bad in America and they more than anyone must show their devout patriotism with every breath they take. They are targeted for hate crimes and prosecuted for fighting back. They are run out of good neighborhoods, looked on with suspicion, and treated as second-class citizens. And there’s a punishment even more severe for those who dissent. But the thing about the book is that you can put any face on the people discriminated against – a black face, a brown face, a white face wearing a red hat – and it could be anyone who is the target of the viciousness of a nation. The biggest thing they do to keep people under control is to take away their children. One day, you’re overheard or suspected or reported. The next day, you’re getting your child ready for bed and a small army shows up at your door to take them someplace more suitable. You’re told that if you behave, if you mend your unAmerican ways, if you keep quiet about what happened, you’ll get them back. So nobody talks about it. In the afterword, Ng writes about the taking of children by governments. She says: There is a long history in the US and elsewhere of removing children as a means of political control. And she’s right. And if we live in a country willing to consider “deprogramming” those who hold the “wrong” opinion, how far will they go in the future once the reeducation doesn’t work? The novel is chilling in its descriptions, told mostly from the point of view of a young boy who is figuring out how incredibly wrong his society is and discovering how difficult it is to exist in such a society once you see the truth. I can’t recommend the book highly enough. Please check out Our Missing Hearts. It reminds us why we must fight the creeping fascism infecting America. Even if you don’t have children, getting a glimpse into a future we don’t want is the first step toward preventing it. Have you read Our Missing Hearts? Have you read this book? If so, what did you think of it? (No spoilers, please.) Are you concerned that this insidious creep toward an authoritarian state will continue? Does it worry you how many prominent people call for the “cancellation” of those who disagree? How do you think we can halt the progress, or has the damage already been done? Let’s discuss it in the comments section. About Daisy Daisy Luther is a coffee-swigging author and blogger who’s traded her air miles for a screen porch, having embraced a more homebody lifestyle after a serious injury. She’s the heart and mind behind The Organic Prepper, a top-tier website where she shares what she’s learned about preparedness, self-reliance, and the pursuit of liberty. With 17 books under her belt, Daisy’s insights on living frugally, surviving tough times, finding some happiness in the most difficult situations, and embracing independence have touched many lives. Her work doesn’t just stay on her site; it’s shared far and wide across alternative media, making her a familiar voice in the community. Known for her adventurous spirit, she’s lived in five different countries and raised two wonderful daughters as a single mom.  Daisy is the best-selling author of 5 traditionally published books, 12 self-published books, and runs a small digital publishing company with PDF guides, printables, and courses at SelfRelianceand Survival.com You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, and X. The post Our Missing Hearts: Required Reading for Those Who Object to the Silencing of Dissent appeared first on The Organic Prepper.

Israel and US Systematically Hunting Basij Militia, Which Holds the Keys to the Regime's Survival

“These are the first robots to set foot outdoors after evolving inside of a computer,” said one of the researchers.