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:
- Night Tide Magazine look at the significance of rituals and superstition in horror
- The Horror Tree consider the power of horror in strengthening one’s psyche
- The Lineup pick out nine books which prove that horror is not always darkness and brooding
- Crime Reads share a powerful, personal article on coming of age in an era of feminist awakenings and roaming serial killers
- Nightmare Magazine share a new The H Word article on the nature of fear, liminal spaces, and persisting
Night Tide Magazine look at the significance of rituals and superstition in horror
Writer and academic Jennifer Smith looks at how the roles of ritual and superstition can be so significant in horror storytelling, in this article for Night Tide Magazine.
The Horror Tree consider the power of horror in strengthening one’s psyche
In this article for The Horror Tree, author Nicole M. Wolverton uses her master’s degree research to explain how the genre makes people psychologically stronger.
The Lineup pick out nine books which prove that horror is not always darkness and brooding
The Lineup’s Jena Brown selects nine horror books for the reader who likes their scares in bright, bubblegum colours.
Crime Reads share a powerful, personal article on coming of age in an era of feminist awakenings and roaming serial killers
Author Ajay Close, to coincide with the release of her novel, What Doesn’t Kill Us, writes on the experience of coming of age at a time of feminist awakening and roaming serial killers, and how that rage poured into the novel.
Nightmare Magazine share a new The H Word article on the nature of fear, liminal spaces, and persisting
In this fascinating edition of ‘The H Word’ for Nightmare Magazine, author Sofia Ajram writes on the nature of fear, on liminal spaces and persisting despite the many horrors of the world.
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KEV HARRISON