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Gabino Iglesias on the Three Books That Made Him a Horror Fan - 980

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

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Camilla Grudova on the Monstrousness of the Midcentury Woman

Posted on October 30, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Camilla Grudova

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

Posted on October 29, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Damien Angelica Walters

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

Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead 2 (1987)

Matthew Lyons on How Evil Dead 2 Changed His Life

Posted on October 28, 2020 (January 4, 2024) by Matthew Lyons

As part of our Come Join Us By The Fire author essay series, “Blood Daughter” author Matthew Lyons writes about Evil Dead 2 opened his eyes to horror. […]

October 28, 2020 Books, On Screen

Alex Wolff in Hereditary (2018)

Nibedita Sen on the Art of Restraint

Posted on October 28, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Nibedita Sen

As part of our Come Join Us By The Fire author essay series, “Pigeons” author Nibedita Sen writes about how horror can hinge on knowing when to hold back. […]

October 28, 2020 Books, On Screen

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Sunny Moraine on the Faces of a Catastrophe

Posted on October 27, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Sunny Moraine

As part of our Come Join Us By The Fire author essay series, “If Living is Seeing, I’m Closing My Eyes” author Sunny Moraine writes about the paradox of human contact. […]

October 27, 2020 Books

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Clay McLeod Chapman on the Horrors of Parenthood

Posted on October 26, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Clay McLeod Chapman

As part of our Come Join Us By The Fire author essay series, “The Fireplace” author Clay McLeod Chapman writes about raising two young children as a horror author. […]

October 26, 2020 Books

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Brian Evenson on Drawing Fiction from a Stone

Posted on October 22, 2020 (January 4, 2024) by Brian Evenson

As part of our Come Join Us By The Fire author essay series, “The Cabin” author Brian Evenson writes about how a mysterious archeological find evolved into a short story. […]

October 22, 2020 Books

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Shaun Hamill on Finding Your Past in Your Fiction

Posted on October 22, 2020 (January 9, 2024) by Shaun Hamill

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

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Indrapramit Das on the Monstrousness of the Real

Posted on October 21, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Indrapramit Das

As part of our Come Join Us By The Fire author series, “You Will Survive This Night” author Indrapramit Das writes about the horror intrinsic to all art. […]

October 21, 2020 Books

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Cassandra Khaw on Grief, Horror, and Pain

Posted on October 21, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Cassandra Khaw

As part of our Come Join Us By The Fire author series, “Some Breakable Things” author Cassandra Khaw writes about grieving her father through fiction. […]

October 21, 2020 Books

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Craig Laurance Gidney on Loving a Haunted City

Posted on October 20, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Craig Laurance Gidney

As part of our Come Join Us By The Fire author essay series, “Spyder Threads” author Craig Laurance Gidney writes the Black, queer, haunted Washington, DC, he knows. […]

October 20, 2020 Books

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Seanan McGuire on the Unsung Heyday of Horror TV

Posted on October 20, 2020 (January 9, 2024) by Seanan McGuire

As part of our Come Join Us By The Fire author essay series, “Emergency Landing” author Seanan McGuire writes about small scares and the heyday of 1980s TV horror. […]

October 20, 2020 Books, On Screen

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‘Pemi Aguda on How Language Horrifies

Posted on October 19, 2020 (January 9, 2024) by 'Pemi Aguda

As part of our Come Join Us By The Fire author essay series, “Things Boys Do” author ‘Pemi Aguda writes about how horror works on the sentence level. […]

October 19, 2020 Books

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Jessica Guess on Inherited Fear, Obeah, and Unforeseen Consequences

Posted on October 16, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Jessica Guess

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

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Laird Barron on Influence, Inspiration, and What Goes Bump in the Night

Posted on October 15, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Laird Barron

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

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Sarah Langan on Imagining Horror as the World Burns

Posted on October 14, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Sarah Langan

As part of our Come Join Us By The Fire author essay series, “The Changeling” author Sarah Langan writes about her lifelong love of horror & the real horrors of 2020. […]

October 14, 2020 Books