This Woman’s Work: 7 Works of Feminist Horror
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Welcome Back to Skillute, WA: S.P. Miskowski’s The Best of Both Worlds
Welcome Back to Skillute, WA: S.P. Miskowski’s The Best of Both Worlds
With The Best of Both Worlds, S.P. Miskowski introduces us to more residents of her fictional Pacific Northwest town, where nothing is what it seems. […]
November 24, 2020 Books
Short Sharp Shocks: 6 Horror Short Story Collections for Longer Nights
Short Sharp Shocks: 6 Horror Short Story Collections for Longer Nights
2020 has been a banner year for short-form horror fiction – here are six of the best horror short story collections and anthologies to dive into right now. […]
November 20, 2020 Books
Tales From the Backlist: In The Beast of Vaccarès, the Spirit of a Lonely Place
Tales From the Backlist: In The Beast of Vaccarès, the Spirit of a Lonely Place
Jóusè d’Arbaud’s 1926 novella, now translated into English for the first time, is a classic of Provençal literature & a must-read for fans of Arthur Machen. […]
November 12, 2020 Books
Announcing The Dead Take the A Train, a New Novel from Richard Kadrey & Cassandra Khaw
Announcing The Dead Take the A Train, a New Novel from Richard Kadrey & Cassandra Khaw
Richard Kadrey and Cassandra Khaw’s The Dead Take the A Train, about a freelance psychic operative tracking an ever-morphing supernatural serial killer in New York City, will be published by Nightfire in Summer 2022! […]
November 10, 2020 Books, News
When a Period is More Than Punctuation: Menstruation in Horror Fiction
When a Period is More Than Punctuation: Menstruation in Horror Fiction
The Unsuitable author Molly Pohlig examines menstruation as a turning point in her own novel, as well as Stephen King’s Carrie & Katherine Dunn’s Geek Love. […]
October 30, 2020 Books
Gabino Iglesias on the Three Books That Made Him a Horror Fan
Gabino Iglesias on the Three Books That Made Him a Horror Fan
As part of our Come Join Us By The Fire author essay series, “The Song of the Lady Rose” author Gabino Iglesias writes about Lovecraft, Laymon, and Quiroga. […]
October 30, 2020 Books
Camilla Grudova on the Monstrousness of the Midcentury Woman
Camilla Grudova on the Monstrousness of the Midcentury Woman
As part of our Come Join Us By The Fire author essay series, “Ghost Bread” author Camilla Grudova writes about the tragic fates of women in midcentury horror movies. […]
October 30, 2020 Books, On Screen
Damien Angelica Walters on Growing Up on Horror
Damien Angelica Walters on Growing Up on Horror
As part of our Come Join Us By The Fire author essay series, “Tooth, Tongue, and Claw” author Damien Angelica Walters writes about the horror books and movies of her childhood. […]
October 29, 2020 Books, On Screen
Tales From the Backlist: From the Dust Returned is Ray Bradbury’s Underappreciated Masterpiece
Tales From the Backlist: From the Dust Returned is Ray Bradbury’s Underappreciated Masterpiece
From the Dust Returned is in many ways a culmination of Ray Bradbury’s entire body of work, at once creepy and comforting. […]
October 28, 2020 Books
Slay: Stories of the Vampire Noire Injects New Life into the Undead
Slay: Stories of the Vampire Noire Injects New Life into the Undead
Slay: Stories of the Vampire Noire, edited by Nicole Givens Kurtz, is a collection of vampire short stories as diverse as the African diaspora itself. […]
October 26, 2020 Books
Shaun Hamill on Finding Your Past in Your Fiction
Shaun Hamill on Finding Your Past in Your Fiction
As part of our Come Join Us By The Fire author series, “Music of the Abyss” author Shaun Hamill writes a requiem for a Walkman and explains how he found himself in his fiction. […]
October 22, 2020 Books
A Dark Mirror: How Horror and Crime Fiction Help Us Examine Ourselves
A Dark Mirror: How Horror and Crime Fiction Help Us Examine Ourselves
Author Gabino Iglesias argues that horror and crime fiction are uniquely suited to help us examine the thornier, darker sides of contemporary culture. […]
October 19, 2020 Books
Jessica Guess on Inherited Fear, Obeah, and Unforeseen Consequences
Jessica Guess on Inherited Fear, Obeah, and Unforeseen Consequences
As part of our Come Join Us By The Fire author essay series, “Mama Tulu” author Jessica Guess writes about family influence, curses, and anger. […]
October 16, 2020 Books
Laird Barron on Influence, Inspiration, and What Goes Bump in the Night
Laird Barron on Influence, Inspiration, and What Goes Bump in the Night
As part of our Come Join Us By The Fire author essay series, “Jōren Falls” author Laird Barron writes about the thorny issue of influence and inspiration. […]
October 15, 2020 Books
