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Reclaiming the “F” Word: Why We Need Fat Positivity in Horror

Posted on June 23, 2022 (August 1, 2022) by Nightfire

Nico Bell and Sonora Taylor, editors of Diet Riot: A Fatterpunk Anthology, lay out why we need better fat representation in horror, and how to do it right. […]

Books, On Screen

5 Perfect Readalikes for Your Favorite Horror Movie Subgenres

Posted on June 15, 2022 (August 1, 2022) by Nina Nesseth

Nightmare Fuel author Nina Nesseth suggests five novels to pair perfectly with five subgenres of horror movie, from The Bay to American Psycho. […]

Books, On Screen

The U.S. Government, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, and You: A Truth Seeker’s Guide

Posted on June 6, 2022 (August 1, 2022) by Ally Russell

The House Intelligence Committee recently held a hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena–but what form will the inevitable alien invasion take? […]

News, On Screen

7 Books Featuring Hauntings That Don’t Require Houses

Posted on May 23, 2022 (August 1, 2022) by Sam Reader

Haunted houses tend to get all the glory, but any structure (or even object) can hold a spirit. These seven hauntings take us beyond the home. […]

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Horror Punk’s Not Dead: The Adams Family Reinvents Horror Cinema on Their Own Terms

Posted on May 17, 2022 (August 1, 2022) by Matthew Lyons

An ode to the punk genius of the Adams, the indie family filmmaking team behind Hellbender and The Deeper You Dig. […]

On Screen

All the Horror Books We’re Excited About in 2022

Posted on November 15, 2021 (August 17, 2022) by Emily Hughes

Get your TBR list ready: we’ve rounded up all of 2022’s new horror books from Paul Tremblay, Alma Katsu, Gabino Iglesias, Sara Gran, Cassandra Khaw, and many more! […]

Books

Tales from the Backlist: Necroscope’s Focus on Consent Recontextualizes 80s Horror

Posted on August 16, 2022 (August 16, 2022) by Sam Reader

Brian Lumley’s classic Cold War vampire thriller approaches consent (both physical and mental) in a surprisingly modern way. […]

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Tales from the Backlist: Necroscope’s Focus on Consent Recontextualizes 80s Horror

Posted on August 16, 2022 (August 16, 2022) by Sam Reader

Brian Lumley’s classic Cold War vampire thriller approaches consent (both physical and mental) in a surprisingly modern way. […]

August 16, 2022 Books

Beneath the Ground and Under the Skin: Three Contemporary Novels That Reimagine the Gothic

Posted on August 11, 2022 (August 11, 2022) by Constance Cochran

How three contemporary novels–Mexican Gothic, Abigale Hall, and Leech–build new structures on traditional Gothic foundations. […]

August 11, 2022 Books

This Month in New Horror Books: August 2022

Posted on August 1, 2022 (August 17, 2022) by Emily Hughes

Check out the scariest new horror books out in August 2022, featuring new books from Gabino Iglesias, Megan Giddings, Gwendolyn Kiste, Adam Cesare, and more! […]

August 1, 2022 Books

The Long History (and Bright Future) of the Found Footage Horror Novel

Posted on July 28, 2022 (August 16, 2022) by Nina Nesseth

The “found footage” horror story is a popular genre for filmmakers, but there’s more of it in the literary world than you’d think–Nightmare Fuel author Nina Nesseth explores this slippery subgenre. […]

July 28, 2022 Books, On Screen

A Scent of Flowers: The Perennial Appeal of the Haunted House

Posted on July 21, 2022 (July 21, 2022) by Constance Cochran

Haunted houses never die–here are just a few of the elements that make for an indelible haunted house story. […]

July 21, 2022 Books

Other Terrors and Terror of the Other: A New Anthology Examines the Duality of Horror

Posted on July 20, 2022 (July 20, 2022) by Emily Hughes

Vince A. Liaguno and Rena Mason, editors of the Other Terrors anthology, on why horror is the perfect lens to examine otherness, drawing inspiration from the Final Girl, and more. […]

July 20, 2022 Books

Into the Night: June 2022’s Best Horror Short Fiction and Poetry

Posted on July 18, 2022 (July 18, 2022) by Aigner Loren Wilson

Let us guide you through the dark corridors of the best short horror fiction and poetry the internet has to offer in our monthly series. […]

July 18, 2022 Books

Into the Night: May 2022’s Best Horror Short Fiction and Poetry

Posted on July 18, 2022 (July 18, 2022) by Aigner Loren Wilson

Let us guide you through the dark corridors of the best short horror fiction and poetry the internet has to offer in our monthly series. […]

July 18, 2022 Books

This Month in New Horror Books: July 2022

Posted on July 13, 2022 (July 27, 2022) by Emily Hughes

Check out the scariest new horror books out in July 2022, featuring new books from T. Kingfisher, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Paul Tremblay, and more! […]

July 13, 2022 Books

How The Phantom of the Opera Still Haunts Italian and Chinese Cinema

Posted on June 16, 2022 (August 16, 2022) by Joe Bendel

Everyone knows Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage version, but Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel held a special fascination for Italian and Chinese filmmakers. […]

June 16, 2022 On Screen

Earthly Terrors: 9 International Novels of Translated Horror

Posted on June 13, 2022 (June 15, 2022) by Sam Reader

A starter selection of nine amazing horror novels from around the world and recently translated into English to start you off right. […]

June 13, 2022 Books

Read the Second Chapter of What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

Posted on June 1, 2022 (June 1, 2022) by Emily Hughes

T. Kingfisher’s Poe-inspired novella What Moves the Dead hits shelves on July 12, 2022, but you can read the first two chapters now! […]

June 1, 2022 Books

This Month in New Horror Books: June 2022

Posted on June 1, 2022 (July 27, 2022) by Emily Hughes

Check out the scariest new horror books out in June 2022, featuring new books from Ellen Datlow, Riley Sager, Eric LaRocca, Craig Laurance Gidney, and more! […]

June 1, 2022 Books

Bethany C. Morrow’s Thriller Cherish Farrah Gets Behind the Mask of Race and Class

Posted on May 31, 2022 (May 31, 2022) by Gabino Iglesias

Bethany C. Morrow’s thrilling novel of race and social status is a cerebral, gripping narrative of a very dark friendship. […]

May 31, 2022 Books

The HOWL Society and the New Way to Publish an Anthology

Posted on May 25, 2022 (May 25, 2022) by Solomon Forse

The founder of the HOWL Society and editor of Howls From the Dark Ages talks about creating an anthology out of a community of horror enthusiasts. […]

May 25, 2022 Books

Yaya Betancourt Dreams of Teeth (or, How to Kill a Toothy Darling)

Posted on May 18, 2022 (May 18, 2022) by Hailey Piper

Fresh off her Stoker Award win for Best First Novel, Hailey Piper shares an exclusive scene that was cut from Queen of Teeth. […]

May 18, 2022 Books

Into the Night: April 2022’s Best Horror Short Fiction and Poetry

Posted on May 14, 2022 (July 14, 2022) by Aigner Loren Wilson

Let us guide you through the dark corridors of the best short horror fiction and poetry the internet has to offer in our monthly series. […]

May 14, 2022 Books

Dracula Daily is the Internet’s Biggest Book Club

Posted on May 10, 2022 (May 10, 2022) by Meghan Ball

How a newsletter about a 125 year-old novel about one British idiot’s travels to meet the most famous vampire in history took the internet by storm. […]

May 10, 2022 Books, News

The Cultural (and Horror) Significance of Roger Corman

Posted on May 5, 2022 (May 5, 2022) by Joe Bendel

The prolific cult filmmaker Roger Corman has had an outsized impact on American film history–and especially horror. So why does he only have one film on the National Film Registry? […]

May 5, 2022 On Screen

Download a Free Digital Preview of T. Kingfisher’s What Moves the Dead

Posted on May 3, 2022 (May 3, 2022) by Emily Hughes

Download a free sneak peek of The Twisted Ones author T. Kingfisher’s new Poe-inspired novella What Moves the Dead from your favorite retailer. […]

May 3, 2022 Books, News

This Month in New Horror Books: May 2022

Posted on May 2, 2022 (May 2, 2022) by Emily Hughes

Check out the scariest new horror books out in May 2022, featuring new books from Tade Thompson, Hailey Piper, John Langan, KC Jones, Anne Heltzel, and more! […]

May 2, 2022 Books

A Practitioner’s Guide to Writing Historical Horror

Posted on April 25, 2022 (August 1, 2022) by Alma Katsu

The Fervor author Alma Katsu on what writers need to consider when writing historical horror, from alternate outcomes to audience expectations. […]

April 25, 2022 Books

With Special Guest Star Vincent Price: The Horror Icon on TV

Posted on April 21, 2022 (April 21, 2022) by Joe Bendel

Vincent Price will always be a favorite of horror fans for his iconic star-turns in classic horror movies, like the Roger Corman Edgar Allan Poe films, The Abominable Dr. Phibes, […]

April 21, 2022 On Screen

Into the Night: March 2022’s Best Horror Short Fiction and Poetry

Posted on April 19, 2022 (April 20, 2022) by Aigner Loren Wilson

Let us guide you through the dark corridors of the best short horror fiction and poetry the internet has to offer in our monthly series. […]

April 19, 2022 Books

Horror Is Metal: The Bloody Neon Shimmer of Synthwave

Posted on April 7, 2022 (April 7, 2022) by Meghan Ball

In this edition of her column on music and horror, Meghan Ball looks at synthwave’s nostalgic horror DNA, from John Carpenter to Carpenter Brut. […]

April 7, 2022 Miscellaneous

This Month in New Horror Books: April 2022

Posted on April 1, 2022 (April 6, 2022) by Emily Hughes

Check out the scariest new horror books out in April 2022, featuring new books from Alma Katsu, Jennifer McMahon, Premee Mohamed, and more! […]

April 1, 2022 Books

Silver and Steel: Six Horror Books Featuring Elderly Protagonists

Posted on March 29, 2022 (August 1, 2022) by Sam Reader

Horror loves to focus on younger characters, but don’t discount the elderly–here are six books featuring older protagonists who’re more than capable of holding their own. […]

March 29, 2022 Books

Announcing The Spite House, A New Novel from Johnny Compton

Posted on March 28, 2022 (March 24, 2022) by Emily Hughes

Johnny Compton’s The Spite House – a Black Southern Gothic in the vein of The Others meets A Headful of Ghosts – will be published by Nightfire in February 2023! […]

March 28, 2022 Books, News

The Ghosts of Segregation: Interviewing India Hill Brown

Posted on March 22, 2022 (March 22, 2022) by Tyhitia Green

India Hill Brown talks The Girl in the Lake, writing historical horror for middle grade and young adult audiences, and more! […]

March 22, 2022 Books

Download a Free Digital Preview of Anne Heltzel’s Just Like Mother

Posted on March 21, 2022 (March 21, 2022) by Emily Hughes

Download a free sneak peek of HEX author Thomas Olde Heuvelt’s highly anticipated novel Echo from your favorite retailer. […]

March 21, 2022 Books, News

Into the Night: February 2022’s Best Horror Short Fiction and Poetry

Posted on March 21, 2022 (March 21, 2022) by Aigner Loren Wilson

Let us guide you through the dark corridors of the best short horror fiction and poetry the internet has to offer in our monthly series. […]

March 21, 2022 Books

7 Medieval Horror Books For When You Need A Break From Elden Ring

Posted on March 17, 2022 (March 17, 2022) by Sam Reader

From the Plague to the Crusades, here are seven tales of medieval horror and dark fantasy for when you need a break after that thirtieth loss to the Serpent King. […]

March 17, 2022 Books

Polychromatic Perversity: Hypercolor, Vice, and Violence in Horror

Posted on March 9, 2022 (March 11, 2022) by Chelsea Davis

Continuing her series on color in horror, Chelsea Davis looks at the otherworldly uses of hypersaturation in Heavenly Creatures, Dorian Gray, and more. […]

March 9, 2022 Books, On Screen

Announcing Boys in the Valley, A New Novel from Philip Fracassi

Posted on March 8, 2022 (March 2, 2022) by Emily Hughes

Philip Fracassi’s Boys in the Valley – a chilling blend of The Exorcist, Lord of the Flies, and Midnight Mass – will be published by Nightfire in Summer 2023! […]

March 8, 2022 Books, News

Tales From the Backlist: Anno Dracula is a Whole Introductory Course on Gothic Horror

Posted on March 7, 2022 (March 7, 2022) by Sam Reader

Kim Newman’s vampire supergroup of a novel is still wildly influential thirty years later–and makes a perfect gateway into the gothic. […]

March 7, 2022 Books

Only the Lonely: 13 Classic Works of Isolation Horror

Posted on March 3, 2022 (August 1, 2022) by Christopher Golden

Road of Bones author Christopher Golden picks 13 essential works of isolation horror, from foundational frights to modern terrors. […]

March 3, 2022 Books

This Month in New Horror Books: March 2022

Posted on March 1, 2022 (April 11, 2022) by Emily Hughes

Check out the scariest new horror books out in March 2022, featuring new books from Catriona Ward, Matthew Lyons, Ally Wilkes, Ramsey Campbell, and more! […]

March 1, 2022 Books

Seven Filmed Stories About Freaky Films

Posted on February 23, 2022 (February 23, 2022) by Sam Reader

These movies and TV shows about dangerous fictional films need more than an MPAA rating–try a priest or a circle of salt instead. […]

February 23, 2022 On Screen

Horror Is Metal: The Haunting of My Chemical Romance

Posted on February 21, 2022 (February 21, 2022) by Meghan Ball

In this edition of her column on music and horror, Meghan Ball examines how My Chemical Romance’s most iconic album came from a stay at a very haunted house. […]

February 21, 2022 Miscellaneous

Summer Scares 2022, Coming Soon to a Haunted Library Near You

Posted on February 16, 2022 (February 16, 2022) by Konrad Stump

Konrad Stump, co-chair of the Horror Writers Association’s Library Committee, introduces the 2022 edition of the Summer Scares program! […]

February 16, 2022 News