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5 Must Read Horror Articles 5 October 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:

Lit Hub ask why ghosts seem to be ever more present in the modern age

Tara Badstubner, author of Every Room Remembers, recounts her own haunted experience on a writing retreat and wonders why ghosts are finding their way, more and more, into fiction and film in this article for Lit Hub.

The Horror Tree present ten perfect books to get you in the Halloween mood

The Horror Tree’s Melody E. McIntyre digs through the bookshelves in her haunted library to pick out the best ten books for getting you in the mood for Halloween.

What Sleeps Beneath recommend six stories to get you started with Creepy Pasta

Christian Wallis and D. R. Forge, writing for What Sleeps Beneath, set out six perfect examples of creepy pasta for those new to the medium.

Crime Reads select six horror novels set in Georgia and written by Georgia authors

Fresh from the release of his new novel, Nightjars, author Michael Wehunt selects six horror novels set in Georgia and written by authors from the state in this article for Crime Reads.

The Ginger Nuts of Horror sit down with A. Rushby to discuss All Her Beautiful Deaths

With novel All Her Beautiful Deaths fresh on the shelves, author A. Rushby sits down for an in-depth interview about the book with The Ginger Nuts of Horror’s Jim McLeod.

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KEV HARRISON