horror novels
Four Essential Novels by Jack Ketchum
If you are not familiar with the name Jack Ketchum, you definitely should be. A pseudonym for author Dallas Mayr, Jack Ketchum put his dark mark on horror fiction for over thirty years, with...
Haddonfield High: Remembering the YA Book Series Based on the ‘Halloween’ Films
The Halloween franchise has seen several novelizations and tie-ins over the years. But the strangest on paper might be the decision to turn Halloween into a Young Adult book series in 1997. When you l...
Beyond Goosebumps: Kids Horror Books That Are All But Forgotten
Many fans have loved horror most of their lives. Before we were allowed to watch the movies, many kids got into the genre through book series like Goosebumps or Scary Stories to Te...
Six Vampire Novels That Went Widely Overlooked
While they may have faded from the teen fiction world in recent years, vampire novels have always dominated genre literature and haven’t really gone away. The Strain trilogy by G...
Still the King: The Seven Most Chilling Stephen King Stories of the Decade So Far
Stephen King will never not be one of the most iconic names in the horror genre. But when we think of his work, we tend to think of Carrie, Salem’s Lot, The Shining, Pet Sematary, It… we...
Mr. Voorhees Goes to Washington: The Nine Weirdest Things Jason Has Done Outside the Films
Jason Voorhees has done some pretty weird things in his movie career. He’s fought a girl with telekinesis, he’s fallen down on the Manhattan subway, gone to space and gotten a robotic up...
Why Horror Literature Is Suffering (And How To Try To Save It)
Print is dead. That’s what everyone says, at least. Hell, Egon Spengler said it way back in Ghostbusters in 1984. The paperback market has almost completely died out and everything has made the...
First Draft Scripts That Should Be Adapted After Final Destination
A lot changes in translation from the original script to what makes it to the screen. Decisions are made, as are sacrifices, that sometimes change a story for the better and sometimes for the wor...