Unlike the corpulent Billy Halleck in his 1984 novel Thinner, celebrated author Stephen King exercises a greater deal of ...

Bestselling author Stephen King, shown in a 1970 file photo. Joe Hill doesn’t have to go very far to find the scariest book ever. Just up a rung on his family tree. “That's the gold standard when it ...

Ask a horror writer what influences them, and the answer often involves religion or history. When it opens Nov. 21, an exhibition at the American Writers Museum in Downtown Chicago called American ...

COLUMBUS, OH, UNITED STATES, March 3, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is proud to announce that it has joined forces with Creepaway Camp 2026 as an Official Accomplice ...

For generations, horror writers have captured readers with frightening tales of vampires, demon possessions and serial killers. And the genre is having its own renaissance. According to the book sales ...

Good morning and thanks for reading the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. I’m Jim Ruland, a novelist and punk historian, and today we’re going to explore the dark side of the bookshelf. If you felt a ...

The acclaimed author of ‘The Buffalo Hunter Hunter’ and ‘The Only Good Indians’ discusses his award-winning horror novella, ...

The HWA announces this year’s nominees for Superior Achievement across twelve categories. This year, the thrill of ...

The eighth annual program celebrates horror with curated adult, YA, and middle grade selections and welcomes Jennifer McMahon as spokesperson. We need horror now more than ever. Stories to unsettle us ...

But, just as there is much discussion right now over certain movies that haven't even been released yet, without people even seeing it, well, the Outliers of the X-Men decide to do something about ...

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’ ...

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