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:
- Lit Hub offer up writing advice on terror and the power of ambiguity
- The Ginger Nuts of Horror use award season to celebrate some of the very worst horror movies
- Night Tide Magazine study the enduring presence of Carrie White
- The Horror Tree embark on a horror-themed trip across the Mojave Desert to see in the new year
- Crime Reads find vengeful spirits in the context of historical injustice in Jamaica
Lit Hub offer up writing advice on terror and the power of ambiguity
Susan Barker, author of Old Soul, provides this writing advice article for Lit Hub, where she explains the power of ambiguity in creating terror for the reader.
The Ginger Nuts of Horror use award season to celebrate some of the very worst horror movies
Writers Hope Madden and George “Screen” Wolf take a light hearted look at some of the worst horror movies featuring some highly decorated actors in this article for The Ginger Nuts of Horror.
Night Tide Magazine study the enduring presence of Carrie White
In this personal article by author Cynthia Gómez, Night Tide Magazine look at the enduring presence of Carrie White, protagonist of Stephen King’s classic, Carrie.
The Horror Tree embark on a horror-themed trip across the Mojave Desert to see in the new year
Mexican-American writer Yve Chairez takes Kay Chronister’s award-winning novel Desert Creatures for inspiration and embarks on a horror-themed trip across the Mojave Desert in this article for The Horror Tree.
Crime Reads find vengeful spirits in the context of historical injustice in Jamaica
Writer and editor Trisha Tobias writes this fascinating article for Crime Reads on Jamaica’s Duppies, where she finds vengeful spirits and historical injustice.
For more articles like this, please follow @thisishorror on Twitter and Bluesky.
KEV HARRISON
