Desire to create is the fuel that stokes me to write. Cathartic and sometimes obsessive, creation is a rush, like taking something fictional and making it feel real, or in a memoir, expressing a crazy time that really happened. Similar to working out at the gym, every small action at … Dean Cade Author Interview: Queer Horror, True Crime, and the Summer 1973 TrilogyRead more
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The Lighthouse at the End of the World: Philip A. Suggars on Urban Fantasy, Social Mobility, and Inherited Trauma
“A working‑class kid, a London built from broken skyscrapers, and a chaos magic system that bends probability instead of rules. Philip A. Suggars delivers urban fantasy that feels genuinely new. No chosen ones. Just grit, wit, and inherited trauma.” Philip A. Suggars grew up in Tooting, South London, watching double‑decker … The Lighthouse at the End of the World: Philip A. Suggars on Urban Fantasy, Social Mobility, and Inherited TraumaRead more
The Ghost Is the System: Tamika Thompson on The Curse of Hester Gardens and the Horror America Built
The haunting was always real. Thompson just gave it a name. Social horror has always worked best when the monster points somewhere. At something. At us. Tamika Thompson’s debut novel, The Curse of Hester Gardens, published by Erewhon Books in March 2026, does exactly that, and it does it with … The Ghost Is the System: Tamika Thompson on The Curse of Hester Gardens and the Horror America BuiltRead more
Hell and Redemption: A Christopher Buehlman Interview on Between Two Fires
The knight finds the girl in a dead village. She speaks of angels. He has forgotten how to believe in anything but his own sword and the next meal. This is the opening of Between Two Fires, the 2012 medieval horror novel by Christopher Buehlman that refused to stay buried. Now, … Hell and Redemption: A Christopher Buehlman Interview on Between Two FiresRead more
David Scott Hay on The Butcher of Nazareth: A Biblical Horror Masterpiece
What happens when two righteous men face off? A journey into the heart of biblical horror. It’s a rare and thrilling event when a novel arrives that defies easy categorisation, demanding to be felt as much as read. David Scott Hay’s latest release, The Butcher of Nazareth, is precisely such a … David Scott Hay on The Butcher of Nazareth: A Biblical Horror MasterpieceRead more
Beyond the Monster: Richard Dansky on Family, Dread, and the Horrors That Wake Us Up
The haunted house story is a time-honoured tradition. But for acclaimed author and video game narrative designer Richard Dansky, the true source of terror isn’t always the monster in the basement; it’s the family living upstairs. In our exclusive Richard Dansky interview, the writer behind cult-classic TTRPGs and blockbuster franchises like Assassin‘s Creed and Far … Beyond the Monster: Richard Dansky on Family, Dread, and the Horrors That Wake Us UpRead more
Hache Pueyo, Monsters Who Love, and the Labyrinths of Trauma in the Powerful Cabaret in Flames
Guls, trauma, and the architecture of memory: Hache Pueyo redefines the monster within. In her latest work, Argentine-Brazilian author Hache Pueyo continues to redefine the boundaries of speculative fiction monsters. In this exclusive interview, we delve into Cabaret in Flames, a novella where the vampiric Guls are not undead but a species … Hache Pueyo, Monsters Who Love, and the Labyrinths of Trauma in the Powerful Cabaret in FlamesRead more
Unravelling the Monster Within: An Interview with Amber Dean on Her Debut Psychological Horror, Hysterical
She’s not the final girl. She’s the reason there isn’t one. It takes a truly unique voice to create something that feels both disturbingly fresh and deeply unsettling. Enter Amber Dean, whose debut novel, Hysterical, is doing just that by shattering the conventions of the serial killer thriller. This isn’t a story … Unravelling the Monster Within: An Interview with Amber Dean on Her Debut Psychological Horror, HystericalRead more
The Maria the Wanted Interview: V. Castro on Rage, Reclamation & Vampires
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