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 recommend four lesser-known Mexican gothic and historical horror mysteries
• The Horror Tree feature the first article in a series on how to hone your prose to write your best work
• The Lineup pick out six adrenaline-fueled horror books about people on the run
• Dread Central look back to when Blair Witch was simply The Woods
• Author C. J. Leede sits down with The Ginger Nuts of Horror to talk about new novel, Headlights and more

Crime Reads recommend four lesser-known Mexican gothic and historical horror mysteries

Cynthia Gómez, author of the recently released Muñeca, picks out four examples of Mexican gothic and historical horror mysteries you might just have missed in this article for Crime Reads.

The Horror Tree feature the first article in a series on how to hone your prose to write your best work

In this writing craft article for The Horror Tree, J.C. Vande Zande explains how to really interrogate your ‘finished work’ to make it sing and prepare it for publication.

The Lineup pick out six adrenaline-fueled horror books about people on the run

Max Booth III, writing for The Lineup, selects six adrenaline-fueled books about people on the run which you should add to your TBR immediately.

Dread Central look back to when Blair Witch was simply The Woods

Dread Central’s Chad Collins looks back to the groundbreaking viral marketing campaign which precluded Blair Witch when the film was known simply as The Woods.

Author C. J. Leede sits down with The Ginger Nuts of Horror to talk about new novel, Headlights and more

Jim McLeod of The Ginger Nuts of Horror sits down with author C. J. Leede to talk grief and the open road in the context of her new novel, Headlights.

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KEV HARRISON