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 pick out seven historical horror novels which found inspiration in real events
- The Horror Tree discover why the novella is the perfect serving size for a horror story
- What Sleeps Beneath meditate on the beauty of timed fear
- Dread Central hear from author Jonathan Janz on the sci-fi horrors which inspired Veil
- The Ginger Nuts of Horror dig into the horror trope of the trans killer
Crime Reads pick out seven historical horror novels which found inspiration in real events
Author C. J. Cooke, whose new novel The Last Witch has just landed in bookstores everywhere, picks out seven historical horror novels whose events were inspired by real life occurrences in this article for Crime Reads.
The Horror Tree discover why the novella is the perfect serving size for a horror story
In this craft article for The Horror Tree, Demon Song author Kelsea Yu explains why the novella might just be the ideal serving size for a horror story.
What Sleeps Beneath meditate on the beauty of timed fear
Marchelle Abrahams, writing for What Sleeps Beneath, digs into the association between time and fear in this enlightening article.
Dread Central hear from author Jonathan Janz on the sci-fi horrors which inspired Veil
With his sci-fi horror novel Veil newly landed on earth, author Jonathan Janz writes for Dread Central on the films which inspired the book.
The Ginger Nuts of Horror dig into the horror trope of the trans killer
Author Kit Whitfield digs deep into the often problematic mire of trans killers in horror in this thought-provoking, well-researched article for The Ginger Nuts of Horror.
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KEV HARRISON
