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How to Tell a True Ghost Story

Posted on October 4, 2021 (October 4, 2021) by Gabino Iglesias

Gabino Iglesias recounts his personal encounters with ghosts and what they mean to him both as a believer and a writer of horror. […]

October 4, 2021 Miscellaneous

Real-Life Horror: 5 Fictional Horror Books Based on True Crime Stories

Posted on May 27, 2021 (May 26, 2021) by Gwendolyn Kiste

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

May 27, 2021 Books

Get Lost: Fictional and True Stories of Forest Horror

Posted on May 10, 2021 (August 17, 2021) by Ally Russell

Take a hike into horror with these documentaries, podcasts, movies, and books about getting lost in the woods–forever. […]

May 10, 2021 Books, On Screen

Salem Prevails: A Remote Halloween Guide to Witch City, USA

Posted on October 30, 2020 (October 30, 2020) by Ally Russell

Couldn’t make it to Salem this October? Let us guide you through a virtual multimedia Halloween tour of the Witch City! […]

October 30, 2020 Books, Miscellaneous, On Screen

Sunny Moraine on the Faces of a Catastrophe

Posted on October 27, 2020 (October 27, 2020) 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

Sarah Langan on Imagining Horror as the World Burns

Posted on October 14, 2020 (October 16, 2020) 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