Horror book tropes are classics for a reason, but there's nothing scarier than the unexpected, and these stories subvert all the predictable clichés.

Since a great horrorbook lives or dies by its ending, it is no surprise that classics like The Haunting of Hill House have twists that are truly jaw-dropping in their brutality. Although Stephen King ...

It has been another banner year for literary horror. Somehow, as the world gets scarier, the writers penning our nightmares still manage to keep up. What follows is merely a sprinkling — a light blood ...

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Though Fall is, naturally, still the prime release time for horror books, summer continues to gain steam as many of the genre’s biggest names drop new novels and collections while the sun is bright ...

I have an unpopular opinion among horror readers: I don't think Stephen King is that good. He's prolific, wildly so, and I did enjoy his 1977 and 1987 hits "The Shining" and "Misery." But I read a lot ...

Dylan is currently a student pursuing a degree in creative writing, a journey started thanks to his passion of both telling and experiencing stories. A lot of the inspiration for his work stems from ...

While not a straight horror story, Maestro is a scary tale about what would happen if the Hulk maintained his immense intelligence and decided to use his destructive power and brains to take over the ...

Taylor Hunsberger is a culture writer, poet, and children’s librarian at the East Flatbush branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. She has presented work on the topic of children’s horror literature at ...

After another amazing year for horror fiction in 2024, it’s time to look ahead, and if the past year gave us a bounty, then the next is delivering a full-on glut. We’ve got new books from the masters ...