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With its strange history, isolated communities, and a sense of place all its own, Appalachia represents the perfect backdrop for a uniquely American brand of folk horror. […]

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In The House of Ashes, Stuart Neville’s first standalone novel in almost a decade, the greatest gift that one woman can offer another is to believe her. […]

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This Thing Between Us author Gus Moreno picks five of horror’s best odd couples, from Ben and Barbara to Clarice and Hannibal and beyond. […]

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Cackle, the sophomore novel from Rachel Harrison, is a witty tale of friendship and finding yourself – with a dark twist. […]

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The Death of Jane Lawrence author Caitlin Starling offers writing tips for creating crossover horror that respects both genres. […]

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Check out the scariest new horror books out in October 2021, featuring new books from Cassandra Khaw, Rachel Harrison, Caitlin Starling, Christopher Golden, Josh Malerman, and more! […]

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Ten super-short horror stories to scare the shorts off you in four pages or less. […]

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Richard Chizmar talks Cemetery Dance, true crime, and his latest novel Chasing the Boogeyman in a new interview. […]

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Mordew’s insistence on subverting familiar genre tropes about power and magic makes it a can’t-miss read for dark fantasy fans. […]

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Aliya Whiteley writes about the tricky process of choosing and compiling short stories for her new collection, From the Neck Up. […]

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My Heart is a Chainsaw author Stephen Graham Jones stops by to talk writing excuses, sharp objects, and final girls in this new interview. […]

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CJ Leede’s Maeve, a provocative blend of transgressive horror, upmarket thriller, and slasher romance, will be published by Nightfire in Summer 2023! […]

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David Liss, author of The Peculiarities, talks research, fear of change, and bunnies in a new interview. […]

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Amanda Jayatissa introduces some of Sri Lanka’s spookiest ghost stories & haunted locations, including Vana Mohini, featured in her new novel My Sweet Girl. […]

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Stephen Graham Jones’ newest novel, My Heart is a Chainsaw, is a masterclass in voice and character and a love letter to the slasher genre. […]

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Revelator author Daryl Gregory investigates why Southern gothic horror is such an interesting proving ground for humanity. […]

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Eric LaRocca’s most recent novella asked the question “What have you done today to deserve your eyes?” Now he rounds up five horror books about all the horrible things that can happen to your delicate eyeballs. […]

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Check out the scariest new horror books out in September 2021, featuring new books from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Catriona Ward, John Langan, Eric LaRocca, and more! […]

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Daryl Gregory’s unnerving Southern Gothic novel Revelator is a beautiful, disquieting work of folk horror about the evil that men do. […]

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David Demchuk’s Red X traces a series of murders in Toronto’s Gay Village that span centuries, perpetrated and aided by forces both supernatural and mundane. […]

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Hailey Piper showcases her versatility and talent across eighteen lively, dark stories in Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy. […]

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Six horror stories that defy all expectations about what a haunted house book should be. […]

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Megan Abbott’s latest novel, The Turnout, set at a ballet academy run by polar-opposite sisters, doesn’t shy away from the gruesome truths and secrets between women. […]

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Author Zoje Stage gives us a behind-the-scenes look at some of the equipment used in her Grand Canyon-set horror thriller, Getaway. […]

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Screams From the Dark, a thrilling anthology featuring new tales of monsters compiled & edited by Ellen Datlow, will be published by Nightfire in June 2022! […]

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Nat Cassidy’s debut horror novel Mary, which blends Midsommar, American Psycho, and I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, will be published by Nightfire in July 2022! […]

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Fairy tales are the original horror stories – here are six books of reimagined fairy tales and folklore that will unnerve, disturb, and delight you. […]

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Check out the scariest new horror books out in August 2021, featuring new books from Stephen Graham Jones, Brian Evenson, Hailey Piper, Zoje Stage, & more! […]

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This book has two fucking prologues. Two. You may just want to stand back a few feet from this review, because it might get a little cussy and I tend […]

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Starting today, download a free sneak peek of Catriona Ward’s highly anticipated novel The Last House on Needless Street from your favorite retailer. […]

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Travel across America with the third installation of our compendium of horror books set in every state of the union (plus Puerto Rico & Washington, D.C.). […]

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Jeffrey Ford’s latest story collection a heartfelt, weird, and melancholy tour of the furthest reaches of the author’s imagination. […]

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We’re thrilled to share an exclusive excerpt from Catriona Ward’s The Last House on Needless Street in three pieces from Tor.com, Nightfire, and the Tor/Forge blog! […]

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Check out the scariest new horror books out in July 2021, featuring new books from Jeffrey Ford, Grady Hendrix, Beth Morgan, Ryan Douglass, Chuck Wendig, and more! […]

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T. Kingfisher’s What Moves the Dead, a terrifying reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher,” will be published by Nightfire in Summer 2022! […]

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Joe R. Lansdale’s newest novel Moon Lake blends horror, crime, noir, and southern gothic in a tantalizing summer read. […]

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Nadia Shammas & Marie Enger’s Where Black Stars Rise, a graphic novel reimagining of The King in Yellow in modern-day Brooklyn, will be published by Nightfire in October 2022! […]

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Lucy A. Snyder’s Apocalypse Apocrypha, set in the aftermath of the planet’s disastrous transformation by a virus that radically alters its victims & told through the eyes of three women, will be published by Nightfire in Fall 2022! […]

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Check out the scariest new horror books out in June 2021, featuring new books from V. Castro, Ramsey Campbell, Laura Lippman, Riley Sager, and more! […]

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Five works of horror fiction inspired by terrifying true stories of crime, murder, and tragedy, from David Koresh to Lizzie Borden and beyond. […]

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