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The 20 Best & Worst Stephen King Book Endings

One thing Constant Readers can all agree on is that Stephen King book endings can be a little... hit or miss.

Libraries Save Lives: 8 Horror Movies and TV Shows Where Research Happens at the Library

Is there anything you can't find at a library? These 10 scenes from horror movies and TV shows prove that libraries save lives.

8 Suburban Horror Novels that Prove Monsters Live Right Next Door

Welcome to the suburbs! See the fences, the shiny cars, the 9-to-5ers, fresh lawns. Oh, and the horror, too.

The Best Of the Best Of’s: An Exploration of Best Of Anthologies

Thousands of short stories are read each year in order for editors to create Best of anthologies. Here is a look at a few.

Scares of Every Kind: 20 of the Best Genre-Blending Horror Novels

From sci fi horror, like Annihilation, to historical horror and even suburban scares, these genre-blending horror novels offer a new take on monstrous tales.

Scared Six Feet Under: 10 Horror Novels Set Underground

Ever thought about what lurks underground? These 10 horror books— featuring everything from body to space horror— suggest that you should, including Unearth by Cullen Bunn and Kyle Strahm, Illustrated by Baldemar Rivas.

We Scare You To Read This: Exciting 2022 Horror Books

Do you like to be scared? Then start to terrify your TBR early in the year by marking down 11 of the best horror books 2022 has to offer!

Edith Wharton: Horror Writer

Edith Wharton may best be known for THE AGE OF INNOCENCE and THE HOUSE OF MIRTH, but her haunting, spectral tales are what I love the most.

9 Chilling Middle Grade Horror Anthologies

If there's a young reader in your life who loves chilling stories, try this list of middle grade horror anthologies for scary books to share.

The Bloody Joy of Horror Literary Magazines

From classics to new and inventive publications, delight in the discovery of dark fiction with these horror literary magazines.