Jihwan Kim

2 weeks ago | trillmag.com | Jihwan Kim

Horror is one of the most iconic genres in the world of storytelling. Yet so many horror books have been overshadowed by their popcorn flick counterparts. And while horror films surely are great, writers are still fully capable of telling horrific tales through prose, and the number of 2025 book releases that are horror will show why.

1 month ago | medium.com | Jihwan Kim

Jihwan Kim·Follow5 min read·--In his novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini masterfully crafts a heartbreaking tale including themes of misogyny and war. It covers historical events in Afghanistan such as the rise of the Taliban through the lens of two women, Mariam and Laila. While the novel was published two decades ago and the setting of the book even further back in time, the themes of the novel are still relevant today.