The Unread: Why The Uninvited is the most terrifying book I will never read
Tom Graham reflects on a book – or rather, a book cover – that traumatised him as a child. Clive Harold’s The Uninvited…
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EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL AND EXCERPT: ALL THE WHITE SPACES BY ALLY WILKES
We’re excited to reveal the cover and share an exclusive excerpt from All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes, Horrified’s own Book Reviews Editor!
Haunted objects in women’s weird fiction
From gloves to saucepans to scissors, supernatural stories from the 1920s to the 1950s use haunted household items to explore women’s changing social roles. Sarah Jackson explores these trinkets of terror in her first essay for Horrified…
Cruel Bravery in the Context of Neil Gaiman’s A Study in Emerald
Keith Fallows writes about courage and cruelty in the award-winning genre mashup by Neil Gaiman…
Flowers, Feathers & Fate – Alan Garner’s The Owl Service
A tormented tangle of feathers, flowers and fate: Johnny Restall investigates the possessing patterns of Alan Garner’s The Owl Service…
Celebrating Edward Parnell’s Ghostland
Joe Howsin interviews the author Edward Parnell about his 2019 book, Ghostland, a haunting meditation on the ghost story, weird fiction in British film, television and literature, and a personal reflection on grief and loss…
Occult Uncle: Dennis Wheatley (Part one)
Dennis Wheatley’s work is defined by his occult writing, but his books and stories often incorporated the work of the devil alongside Wheatley’s staunch political beliefs. KB Morris explores the writer’s work and life in the first of two essays…
Once The Thrilling Starts
An interview with Martin Marshall, the writer of a new, in-depth guide to the 1970s anthology series, Thriller…
Runecaster – an interview with Jane Mainley-Piddock
Horrified’s Andrew Screen interviews Jane Mainley-Piddock about her forthcoming book, Casting the Runes: The Letters of M. R. James...
A Trilogy Of Terrors: How The Usborne Supernatural Guides Enriched My Childhood
Johnny Restall recalls the terrors of his childhood with the Usborne Supernatural Guides…