“The bodies are moving, and the demons are watching—Jeremiah Kipp takes us inside the night shift at River Fields Mortuary.” “It feels like just yesterday that gamers were huddled around their monitors, jumping at shadows and second-guessing every flickering light in Brian Clarke’s indie sensation, The Mortuary Assistant. Released in 2022, … The Mortuary Assistant Director Jeremiah Kipp on Adapting a Viral Horror Game for ShudderRead more
In a genre often obsessed with youth, A.G. Slatter’s latest novel, A Forest, Darkly, offers a refreshing and powerful shift. Set in her acclaimed, bewitching Gothic Sourdough universe, this dark fantasy introduces us to Mehrab, a blunt, grumpy, and deeply compelling witch in her fifties who has retreated from the world … A Forest, Darkly, The Witch in the Woods Gets a Voice: A.G. Slatter on Menopause, Monsters, and A Feminist Gothic FantasyRead more
Most of us figure a horror author, especially a creature feature guy, spends his time pondering fangs and shadows. Then you meet Mark Berton. His mind works differently. It ping-pongs between rabies vector species and military experimentation protocols before it even glances at the monster in the woods. I just … Mark Berton on Writing Aroughcoune: Scientific Horror & Character Read more
You know how some towns just feel… hungry? Like the very streets might quietly digest the unlucky or the unaware. That’s Gulpepper. “The Gulp,” as the locals call it. A fictional harbour town on the NSW south coast that seems to swallow people whole. Alan Baxter built it. And in … Inside the Gulp: Alan Baxter on Australian Cosmic Horror, Swallowing Towns & The RiseRead more
Most vampire stories begin in the fog-shrouded castles of Eastern Europe. This one starts in the dust and desperation of Juarez. Maria isn’t waiting for a count to summon her; she’s running from a cartel boss and an Aztec trafficker, her human life already stripped away before the first fang … The Maria the Wanted Interview: V. Castro on Rage, Reclamation & VampiresRead more
Introduction Ever had that moment? The blank page. The blinking cursor. The sheer, weighty silence of a world that needs inventing from nothing. Where does a story even begin? For Philip Reeve, it wasn’t a grand plan. Wasn’t a map. It was a vibe. A single, glorious, ridiculous image that … Inside the Traction Era: Philip Reeve on 25 Years of Mortal Engines & New Novel Bridge of StormsRead more
You know that story about the art teacher who told the kid he couldn’t draw? Jim Butcher’s origin is kind of like that, but with more wizardry and a decades-long grudge against a hat. It all started with a stubborn student and a bet against himself. See, a young Butcher … Inside Jim Butcher’s Craft: Dresden Files, Character Grief, and the “Horrid” Cats of Cinder SpiresRead more
From the Driver’s Seat to the Drawing Board: The Everyday Horrors and Hopeful Monsters of Candy Corn Comics Mark Glover Let’s start at the very beginning. For our readers, please introduce yourself. Beyond the author bio, tell us a little about who you are when you’re not writing, what you … Candy Corn Comics: From the Driver’s Seat to the Drawing Board: The Everyday Horrors and Hopeful Monsters of Mark GloverRead more
The Groovy, Grim Reality of 1970 We think we know 1970. Bell-bottoms, big hair, rock ‘n’ roll. Grady Hendrix found the other version. The one where, as he puts it, the country felt like it was “breaking apart” in a “generational war.” His new novel, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, is set … Grady Hendrix on Witchcraft, Wayward Girls, and the Real Horror of 1970Read more
Johnny Compton Gets Real About Midnight Somewhere: Fears, Favourites, and Unkillable Characters Johnny Compton a Stoker Award-nominated author, sure, a creator of profoundly unsettling tales like The Spite House. But get him talking ,and you quickly find the man behind the monsters is, well, wonderfully human. Loud, he admits, a little self-conscious. … Johnny Compton Gets Real About Midnight Somewhere: Fears, Favorites, and Unkillable CharactersRead more
Zombies are overdone. Let’s be honest. They’re slow, they’re groany, and frankly, their pandemic etiquette is terrible. But werewolves? What if getting bitten by a werewolf wasn’t a ticket to a cool secret club, but just…a really bad Tuesday? Like, a contagious, really bad Tuesday. His book Moonsick asks the hard questions we all … Bark at the Moonsick, an interview with Tom O’DonnellRead more
The Horror in the Attic: On Spider Gods, Queer Stories, and the Monsters in Our Minds You’re staring up into the dark, dusty void of your attic and the image just… arrives. Fully formed. An ancient spider god lurking up there. It’s that simple, and that bizarre, for David-Jack Fletcher. … He Will Have The World, David-Jack Fletcher on Queer Horror, Mental Health & Writing Read more
The Wildman & The Wasteland: Kevin W K Moore on “Mortuous 28” and the Horror of Reality Sitting down for an interview with Kevin W K Moore is a lesson in contrasts. Here’s a guy who’s spent 69 days solo hiking across New Zealand, a man who lived in a … The Wildman & The Wasteland: Kevin W K Moore on “Mortuous 28” and the Horror of RealityRead more
Introduction It’s not the darkness in the woods that gets you. It’s the realization that the woods themselves are watching back. That’s the nightmare fuel Jack Finn trades in. When he isn’t writing, he’s out there, hiking, kayaking, walking with his dogs in the Pacific Northwest. And that’s where the … Where Nature Bites Back: A Horror Interview with Jack Finn on Werewolves, History & Human MonstersRead more
Embarking on a new story is a journey into the unknown, both for the characters and the author behind them. For Kody Boye, the acclaimed author known for tales of young people confronting unimaginable circumstances, that journey is deeply personal. In this candid interview, Boye pulls back the curtain on his … Inside the Mind of Kody Boye: Autism, Horror, and “What We Left Behind”Read more
