Culling The Classics: Dracula
Column by Brian McGackin
Sifting through history, one classic at a time.
LitRock: 9 Odd Stories Behind Book-Inspired Music
Column by Kimberly Turner
From Bowie and Devo to Anthrax and Mastodon, musicians have always been inspired by their favorite books. Here are some stories behind the songs, plus a literary playlist for your listening pleasure.
Better Off Dead: 10 Posthumous Novels That Should Have Never Been Published
Column by Joshua Chaplinsky
You want to devour every scrap of paper your favorite author has ever written, but is it worth tarnishing their legacy?
The Uncanny Factor: Why Little Girls Scare the Shit Out of Us
Column by Rob Blair Young
Why do we use little girls as a way to scare people? This article gives a quick look at the concept of "the uncanny" and examines the trope of the creepy little girl.
Ask the Grammarian: Missing Semi-colons, Distinguishing Dashes, and Punctuating Quotations
Column by Taylor Houston
The elusive semi-colon, confusing dashes, and where-oh-where to put the punctuation in quoted material.
Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark: A Case for Scaring the Crap Out of Your Kids
Column by John Jarzemsky
Halloween is almost here, and so begins another round of pleas for letting your kids get a little scared this year.
The Monster Mash-up: Horror Hybrids
Column by Rajan Khanna
Horror is one of the most versatile genres—despite its ability to scare, it plays well with others. We look at some of these combinations.
Storyville: Supernatural and Speculative Fiction—Getting Weird Without Losing Your Audience
Column by Richard Thomas
Supernatural and speculative fiction—getting weird without losing your audience.
The Dark Stories Dark Writers Tell in the Dark
Column by Leah Rhyne
As Halloween approaches, it begs the question: what truly scares people? I spoke to a group of dark fiction writers to find out.
LURID: Victorian Psycho - The Picture Of Dorian Gray
Column by Karina Wilson
On Oscar Wilde's 159th birthday, Lurid takes a look at 'The Picture of Dorian Gray,' his only novel. In turns chilling and beautiful, does it really reveal the identity of Jack The Ripper?
