The Anatomy of Horror: Exploring the Dark Craft of Storytelling
Essays in Horror is a curated collection of long-form writing that examines the many layers of the genre. Here you’ll find literary horror essays, cultural analysis, and explorations of folklore, psychology, and fear itself. These essays move beyond horror stories to study their origins, themes, and impact — treating horror as art, history, and reflection. Each piece is crafted to deepen the way we read and understand horror, offering insight into why these tales linger long after the page is turned.
Queer Horror Books That Are Redefining Fear in 2025
Horror has always been a genre for outsiders. Its monsters, haunted houses, and cursed communities reflect society’s deepest fears — and for decades, queer voices were hidden in its shadows. But in 2025, queer horror books are no longer whispering…
The Carpenter’s Son and the Dark Rise of Religious Horror
For decades, horror has lurked in the shadows of our collective fears, but few subgenres cut as deep as religious horror. In 2025, this ancient fear is being reborn on the big screen with The Carpenter’s Son, a mysterious new film already…
The Enduring Legacy of The Rocky Horror Picture Show — Why a New Documentary Has Fans Shivering with Antici…pation
When The Rocky Horror Picture Show first stumbled onto screens in 1975, no one could have predicted that this quirky, gender-bending musical would become one of the most enduring cult films of all time. While it leaned heavily into camp…
Why Two-Sentence Horror Stories Took Over the Internet — From Reddit to Everywhere
In the digital age, horror has found new ways to breathe in the cracks of our daily lives. No longer confined to Gothic tomes or campfire retellings, it now thrives in the spaces where our attention is shortest, our scrolling…
Dracula: Origins, Myth, and Centuries of Cultural Power
Few figures in literature and film have gripped the human imagination as powerfully as Dracula. Emerging from the shadows of Eastern European folklore and immortalized by Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, Dracula has become a symbol that transcends centuries, embodying not…