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Scary reads are the best reads! Take a deep dive into our horror content to find recommendations for the best horror books out there–just don’t forget to put them in the freezer before you go to bed.

How Lauren Beukes Turned Me into a Horror Reader

I wouldn’t have called myself a horror reader until I started reading Lauren Beukes. And since I started with Zoo ...

175 of Your Favorite Horror Novels

We asked for your favorite books that are so scary that you have to store them in the freezer and ...

Oh, the Horror: Scary Reads for the Season

It’s certainly the perfect season for spooky reads! I love to read scary books. Two of the most frightening books I’ve ...

6 Great Occult Artifacts in Comics

The Ark of the Covenant. The Necronomicon. The Monkey’s Paw. The Holy Grail. Legendary artifacts imbued with the power of ...

Giveaway: What’s Your Favorite Horror Novel?

This giveaway is sponsored by Kobo. Kobo has over 4 million eBooks in dozens of categories – from bestsellers to indie ...

The Art of the Start: Wytches #1 and Sabrina #1

You’ve got a handful of pages to prove your concept, to introduce your character, to get your hooks into your ...

Read More Horror: My Ode to the Scary Genre

When I was younger, I tricked my mom into letting me rent Silence of the Lambs (and by tricked I ...

Horror and The Women Who Write It

This is a guest post by Letitia Trent.  Letitia is the author of the novel Echo Lake, published by Dark House ...

Ellen Datlow Discusses Women in Horror

February was Women in Horror Month, and the first person I thought of when I heard this was Ellen Datlow ...

How I Fell for Horror

This is a guest post from Steph Auteri. She is a freelance writer and editor who has overshared in Virginia Quarterly ...