Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to.  Without further ado:

• The Lineup lead the tributes to influential director David Lynch who passed away this week
• The Ginger Nuts of Horror explain why we need more queer female southern gothic
• Night Tide Magazine ask whether Wicked killed off a horror icon
• Bloody Disgusting look back at the cult horror film The Empty Man five years on
• The Horror Tree offer advice on creating beauty in horror

The Lineup lead the tributes to influential director David Lynch who passed away this week

The Lineup’s Kelsey Christine McConnell leads the tributes to director David Lynch who passed away this week, and whose work includes various notable horror and horror adjacent films.

The Ginger Nuts of Horror explain why we need more queer female southern gothic

Elizabeth Broadbent, author of Blood Cypress, writes this impactful article for The Ginger Nuts of Horror on why we need more queer female southern gothic fiction.

Night Tide Magazine ask whether Wicked killed off a horror icon

With the new film adaptation of Wicked racking up rave reviews from cinema goers and critics alike, Dan asks whether it brought an end to a horror icon in this fascinating piece for Night Tide Magazine.

Bloody Disgusting look back at the cult horror film The Empty Man five years on

Bloody Disgusting’s Luiz H. C. looks back five years at cult horror film, The Empty Man and finds a chilling example of cosmic horror.

The Horror Tree offer advice on creating beauty in horror

Author and journalist Joel McKay looks at a number of classic examples and explains how writers can infuse beauty into their horror in this advice article from the Horror Tree.

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KEV HARRISON