Items tagged with 'Horror'

Joe Hill Remembers Where He Came From (Part Two)

Interview by Paul Michael Anderson May 27, 2016

Bestselling author Joe Hill concludes the sprawling discussion of his new book 'The Fireman', touching on his start as a writer, writing advice, and reading habits.

Book vs. Film: 'Psycho'

Column by Christopher Shultz May 25, 2016

Between Bloch's novel and Hitchcock's film, which version of 'Psycho' is the Mother?

Joe Hill Remembers Where He Came From (Part One)

Interview by Paul Michael Anderson May 20, 2016

Part one of our in-depth discussion with the author of 'Locke & Key', 'Horns' and 'The Fireman'.

Every Anne Rice Novel Summarized in 140 Characters or Less

Column by Joshua Chaplinsky May 19, 2016

The Anne Rice oeuvre gets the Twitter treatment for the uninitiated.

Bookshots: 'The Fireman' by Joe Hill

Review by Christopher Shultz

The latest novel from Joe Hill, and it's a scorcher (sorry).

How to Create an Award-Winning Magazine Without Ever Spending a Dime

Column by Max Booth III May 13, 2016

Call us when you have a real challenge.

Bookshots: 'Mongrels' by Stephen Graham Jones

Review by Max Booth III May 10, 2016

We dig our claws deep into SGJ's 'Mongrels', AKA 'French Fry Bandits of the Game Show Revolution'.

"Some folks sure got a strange idea of entertainment...": The Unlucky History of Friday the 13th Books

Column by Bart Bishop

A look back at the fits and starts of 'Friday the 13th's' Jason Voorhees in novel form.

Bookshots: 'Springtime: A Ghost Story' by Michelle de Kretser

Review by Christopher Shultz

A woman, uprooted from her home in Melbourne and transplanted to Sydney, begins to see a strange woman standing in a garden during her long walks around the city...

Literary Orphanages: 5 Places to Find Open Calls for Submissions

Column by Max Booth III April 7, 2016

Now that you've written something, it's time to find a place to submit it.

Book vs. Film: 'Horns'

Column by Christopher Shultz March 30, 2016

Sometimes, a book adaptation's success hinges upon the casting. Did the filmmakers behind 'Horns' choose their actors wisely?

StoryBundle Offers Weird Horror Package from Lazy Fascist Press

News by Raine Winters

A great deal for a price you pick.

Five Great Folk Horror Novels

Column by George Cotronis March 11, 2016

Stories of witchcraft, old gods and old religions, the blurred lines between the natural and the supernatural; this is folk horror.

On "The Witch," Great Cinematic Writing and The Tenets of Horror

Column by Christopher Shultz March 4, 2016

Audiences are up in arms about whether or not 'The Witch' is scary, and in doing so, ignoring how good it is.

LURID: Fear The Preacher — In Fiction and Beyond

Column by Karina Wilson February 22, 2016

The Preacher is a fixture in American film and fiction. Lurid takes a look at why he's such an inherently sinister - or totally badass - figure in our cultural landscape.

Bookshots: 'Interior Darkness' by Peter Straub

Review by Christine J. Schmidt February 16, 2016

This short story collection will linger in your head long after you've put it down.

Is the Supernatural My Security Blanket?

Column by Leah Rhyne February 10, 2016

I've been writing for over six years now. I've still never written anything without a touch of the speculative. So I wonder: is the supernatural my security blanket?