The inaugural One of Us Midwest Horror Fest will be held at Public Space One in Iowa City Sept. 6. In Iowa City, writers can thrive. The city’s “City of Literature” designation and the Iowa Writers’ ...

In Kerry Cullen’s uncanny debut, “House of Beth,” a queer 20-something finds that “straight” life comes with serious strings (and spirits) attached. By Jenny Wu Our columnist reviews “Strange Houses” ...

Erika T. Wurth grounds her horror fiction in historical contexts to underscore the genre’s roots in cultural storytelling. (Michael Teak) We often view horror as a genre of fiction defined by a dark ...

An advanced copy of Scream with Me! Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism by Eleanor Johnson found me in the simmering heat of summer 2025, just in time for Independence Day. I tore into the ...

New York, NY — The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Final Ballot for the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards ®. The HWA is the premier writers’ organization in the horror and dark ...

“When I moved to Austin in 1998,” says Christopher Brown, who presents his dystopian debut novel, Tropic of Kansas, at BookPeople this Friday, “it was partly because I could tell that there was a rich ...