5 Must Read Horror Articles 20 February 2023

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:

Lit Hub mark the centenary of ‘Weird Tales’ by highlighting some of its best stories which can be read online
Dread Central look at a number of intersections between comedy and horror
The Horror Tree host a challenging guest article by author Francesca Maria on why she writes about rape
LitReactor feature an article on building up your horror for lasting effect in this latest Storyville advice column
The Gingernuts of Horror consider LGBTQ+ representation in young adult horror

Lit Hub mark the centenary of ‘Weird Tales’ by highlighting some of its best stories which can be read online

Emily Temple, writing for Lit Hub, looks back at one hundred years of ‘Weird Tales’ magazine and picks out some of the finest fiction to grace its pages which you can read for free online.

Dread Central look at a number of intersections between comedy and horror

In this article titled ‘Dying of Laughter,’ Dread Central’s Dani Bethea shares their views on some notable intersections of horror and comedy.

The Horror Tree host a challenging guest article by author Francesca Maria on why she writes about rape

In this frank and personal article for The Horror Tree, author Francesca Maria discusses why she feels the need to write about rape in her horror. This article may be disturbing for some readers.

LitReactor feature an article on building up your horror for lasting effect in this latest Storyville advice column

In this latest Storyville writing advice column, writer, editor and teacher Richard Thomas explains his ‘adding up to ten’ theory to help make your genre fiction more meaningful and to impart a lasting effect.