Review of The Cellar Below the Cellar by Ivy Grimes
The Cellar Below the Cellar by Ivy Grimes (Apex Book Company, 2026) is a folktale-inspired horror novella with a fascinating cast of characters and themes of family inheritance and isolation.
While Jane is visiting her grandmother, an extreme solar event wipes out power, communications, and even car batteries, stranding her in the semi-rural location. As the neighbors band together to get through this time, Jane is forced to confront the titular cellar below the cellar, which has always terrified her.
The novella weaves together folktales in a modern setting, and though this leads to some odd occurrences, they’re equally charming, with Jane as the only character who seems surprised with their oddness, so different from her life in the city. The horror elements are largely psychological, though there are some deaths, but nothing graphic.
If you like weird horror, folktales, or both, check out The Cellar Below the Cellar when it comes out on March 25th!
The publisher provided me with an advance reader copy of this book in exchange for review consideration.
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