edgar allan poe Archives

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

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

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 What Moves the Dead, a New Novella from T. Kingfisher

Posted on June 28, 2021 (November 4, 2021) by Emily Hughes

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! […]

June 28, 2021 Books, News

Color in Horror: The Grim Rainbow of American Gothic Fiction

Posted on January 26, 2021 (January 26, 2021) by Chelsea Davis

How does a non-visual form of storytelling make a visual phenomenon both vibrant and disturbing? Chelsea Davis explores the use of color in horror fiction in this essay series. […]

January 26, 2021 Books, On Screen

Horrifying History: 6 Nonfiction Stories Behind the Scares

Posted on February 14, 2020 (February 17, 2020) by Carrie Laben

The best horror stories have a kernel of truth – we’ve paired 6 nonfiction historical books with 6 horror novels to illustrate these horrifying histories. […]

February 14, 2020 Books