The Divination Hollow Reviews Horror Challenge 2026

New for 2026, welcome to the DHR Reading Challenge! This challenge features 12 prompts, chosen by our contributors. We have 6 prompts focusing on reading diverse books, and 6 more general horror prompts. We hope you’ll join us in tackling this challenge, and if you’d like to tell us about the books you’re reading for this or send us reviews of the books, you’re always welcome to submit a guest post! You can also tag us on social media platforms if you review books there or tag us on your posts for your own blog reviews.

You’ll find the prompts listed below, and we’re hosting this challenge over on Storygraph, so come join the challenge there if you wish.

Reading Challenge Prompts

  1. With a disabled protagonist

  2. Written by a woman of colour

  3. Written by an author who isn’t cis, het and white

  4. Set on a continent that isn’t America or Europe

  5. A book featuring a Black main character

  6. Written by a trans person of colour

  7. A new to you author

  8. Paranormal

  9. Quoth the Raven - Gothic

  10. Must be the Season - Something Witchy

  11. Who Ya Gonna Call - Featuring Ghosts

  12. Don’t Fear - ‘Reaper’ in the title