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Novelizations of “MARTYRS,” “TOURIST TRAP,” “SPOOKIES” and more coming from Echo On Publications

Monday, October 27, 2025 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Clear a bunch of space on your bookshelf for next year.

Over on Bluesky, Echo On Publications revealed its lineup of nostalgia novelizations for 2026–and it’s a doozy. In addition to the previously announced THE MONSTER SQUAD, WAXWORK, NIGHTWISH, THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, FIDO, SHOPPING and WRONG TURN, you can look forward to print adaptations of:

  • DEADLY GAMES
  • DRACULA 2000
  • THE FORSAKEN
  • HOUSE
  • I, MADMAN
  • MARTYRS (pictured; English-language novelization of the French original)
  • MR. FROST
  • SPOOKIES
  • TOURIST TRAP
  • XTRO

Release dates and details are TBA; some but not necessarily all of these will be written by Echo On owner Christian Francis. For a look at Echo On’s current titles and what’s coming up for the rest of 2025, head over to its official website.

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).