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5 Must Read Horror Articles 20 April 2026

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:

Bloody Disgusting analyse the horror of metamorphosis in Julia Ducournau’s body horror triptych

Jenn Adams, writing for Bloody Disgusting, dissects Julia Ducournau’s Raw, Titane, and Alpha and uncovers the theme of metamorphosis at the heart of the three body horror films.

The Ginger Nuts of Horror run down March and April’s very best YA and Middle Grade horror books

In this article for The Ginger Nuts of Horror, horror librarian Tony Jones runs down the very best horror fiction releases for Middle Grade and YA readers.

Nightmare Magazine ask why we like the weird in their latest H Word article

RSL, writing for Nightmare Magazine’s The H Word column, wonders why we like the weird, and comes up with some fascinating responses.

The Lineup recommend six Frankenstein retellings with radically different approaches

Author Gwendolyn Kiste, writing for The Lineup, recommends six retellings of Mary Shelley’s classic, Frankenstein, which take radically different approaches to the original tale.

What Sleeps Beneath interview Beyond The Drumlins composer Johnny Tomasiello

What Sleeps Beneath’s Ande Thomas sits down with Johnny Tomasiello to discuss the highly unusual process of composing the score for folk/cosmic horror feature, Beyond the Drumlins.

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KEV HARRISON