In conversation with Eden Royce In February, the jurors for the 2023 Shirley Jackson Awards were announced, and I was thrilled to see Eden Royce on the list. Not only is Royce an avid reader, but she was also Shirley Jackson Award nominee herself in 2021 for her short story … Eden Royce – Women in Horror MonthRead more
Christi Nogle – Women in Horror Month
In conversation with Christi Nogle Since Christi Nogle published her first story in 2016, she’s taken the horror scene by storm with works appearing in some of my favorite magazines including Strange Horizons, Vastarien, Dark Matter Magazine, PseudoPod, and Cosmic Horror Monthly. In 2022, she and Willow Dawn Becker co-edited … Christi Nogle – Women in Horror MonthRead more
My Throat is an Open Grave by Tori Bovalino
This might annoy those of you from Appalachia, as it is one of the most portrayed regions of the US, but I have a massive crush on the area, its folklore, its music, and its breathtaking landscapes. So when I learn of a piece of media based around the region, … My Throat is an Open Grave by Tori BovalinoRead more
Angela Sylvaine – Women in Horror Month
In conversation with Angela Sylvaine As 2019 came to a close, I travelled to Denver to attend the launch of Terror at 5280’, an anthology published by the Denver Horror Collective. It was at this event that I first met Angela Sylvaine. We both had stories in the anthology, and … Angela Sylvaine – Women in Horror MonthRead more
Hope Madden Runs an Obstacle Corpse
Hope Madden Runs an Obstacle Corpse – Women in Horror Month I had made a couple of short films, including the proof of concept for the feature Obstacle Corpse. All this (as well as several years’ worth of work shooting classroom footage for a college textbook publisher) I’d done with … Hope Madden Runs an Obstacle CorpseRead more
Elizabeth Hand – Women in Horror Month
In conversation with Elizabeth Hand As part of the research for my essay “Words Wielded by Women” (Apex Magazine, May 2023), I had the opportunity to sit down for a discussion with Elizabeth Hand, an award-winning writer who has been breaking down boundaries since she started writing in 1988. Moving … Elizabeth Hand – Women in Horror MonthRead more
Alma Katsu – Women in Horror Month
In conversation with Alma Katsu I first discovered Alma Katsu when I read the introduction to Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women (2020), edited by Lee Murray and Geneve Flynn. This ground-breaking collection of fourteen stories, explores the identity of Asian women from different perspectives. “Just as there is no … Alma Katsu – Women in Horror MonthRead more
Lisa Morton: Women in Horror Month
In conversation with Lisa Morton In 2016, on the heels of a traumatic bicycle accident, the Horror Writers Association (HWA) literally saved my life. At my darkest moment, I received a call from Marge Simon notifying me that I had just won the HWA Scholarship. This call gave me hope, … Lisa Morton: Women in Horror MonthRead more
The Dancing Bears: Queer Fables for the End Times by Rob Costello
The Dancing Bears: Queer Fables for the End Times by Rob Costello It is rare for a book that made me so angry reading it to become one that I will recommend as highly as this, but The Dancing Bears: Queer Fables for the End Times truly is an exceptional collection of incredible … The Dancing Bears: Queer Fables for the End Times by Rob Costello Read more
Shadow of the Hidden by Kev Harrison: A Horror Book Review
Shadow of the Hidden by Kev Harrison: A Horror Book Review by Jim Mcleod I used to think the Mummy was the most underrepresented monster in horror books and movies. However, this novella from Kev Harrison reminded me that the Djinn are even more forgotten sons and daughters of the horror world. … Shadow of the Hidden by Kev Harrison: A Horror Book ReviewRead more
Stephen King’s The Mist My Life in Horror
Stephen King’s The Mist My Life in Horror That unique flavour of cosmic, existential despair -that I wouldn’t understand as “Lovecraftian” until many, many years later- changed the state of my mind and imagination, inclining me -along with other influences- towards darker work, fiction of a more ambiguous and uncertain … Stephen King’s The Mist My Life in HorrorRead more
Tananarive Due: Women in Horror Month
In conversation with Tananarive Due I think all humans are fearful, a lot of our political climate right now is due to fear. Fear of being outbred, fear of payback, whatever. I think it’s more unconscious for a lot of men, maybe, who are not as aware of being fearful … Tananarive Due: Women in Horror MonthRead more
The Folly by Gemma Amor – A Horror Book Review
The Folly by Gemma Amor – A Horror Book Review “the whole thing feels ruthlessly lean and well-paced – and the prose rings with authenticity.“ The Folly introduces us to Morgan, a middle-aged woman who has spent most of the last six and a half years of her life (and … The Folly by Gemma Amor – A Horror Book ReviewRead more
Women in Horror Month By Carina Bissett
Women in Horror Month By Carina Bissett In 2009, a coalition of authors and editors banded together to create a grassroots initiative intended to promote women horror writers. After all, women writers were struggling for visibility among their male peers. The newly formed Shirley Jackson awards, announced at the 2007 … Women in Horror Month By Carina BissettRead more
Carina Bissett
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Carina Bissett is a writer and poet working primarily in the fields of dark fiction and fabulism. She is the author of numerous shorts stories, which are featured in her debut collection Dead Girl, Driving and Other Devastations (Trepidatio Publishing, 2024), and she is the co-editor of … Carina BissettRead more