5 Must Read Horror Articles 5 January 2026

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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:

The Lineup select the best of the bunch in small press and indie horror releases from 2025

The Lineup’s Kelsey Christine McConnell looks back over the year that was 2025 in indie and small press horror fiction releases and presents the very best.

SPOILERS: Bloody Disgusting explain a plethora of horror references hidden in the Stranger Things finale

In this heavily spoiler-laden article, Jenn Adams, writing for Bloody Disgusting, dissects the many horror references in the finale of Stranger Things.

What Sleeps Beneath look back at 2000 film The Skulls and select the most terrifying moments

The What Sleeps Beneath team look back to The Skulls (2000) and pick out the most terrifying moments of this secret society horror thriller.

Crime Reads explain the power of giving dead characters a voice in fiction

Katie Bernet, author of Beth Is Dead, writes on the power of giving the dead a voice in this craft article for Crime Reads.

Uncomfortably Dark sit down for a quick fire author interview with Denise Tapscott

Writer Denise Tapscott takes the hot seat opposite Uncomfortably Dark’s Candace Nola to talk about her stories, writing process, and much more.

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KEV HARRISON

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