5 Must Read Horror Articles 12 May 2025

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Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to.  Without further ado:

Crime Reads hear from author Carlyn Greenwald on finding herself in queer-coded horror

Carlyn Greenwald, author of Murder Land, explains the value of queer heroes in dark fiction in this guest article for Crime Reads.

Horror DNA discover the five horror novels which shaped Demon Drink author Kris Ashton as a writer

Writer Kris Ashton, celebrating the release of his new novel Demon Drink, tells Horror DNA which five horror novels shaped him as an author.

Dread Central take a deep dive into film Babygirl from the perspective of someone with OCD

Despite being billed as an erotic thriller, Dread Central’s Jenn Adams explains why Babygirl can be seen as outright horror from someone with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

The Horror Tree suggest ten food-related horror books for the gourmet reader

Writer Stuart Conover picks out ten food-related horror books for the gourmet reader in this article for The Horror Tree.

Uncomfortably Dark sit down for an author interview with Elizabeth Broadbent

Uncomfortably Dark’s Christina Pfeiffer sits down with author Elizabeth Broadbent to talk about her novella Blood Cypress and much more.

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KEV HARRISON

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