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5 Must Read Horror Articles 30 September 2024

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:

What Sleeps Beneath consider the role of the bear as the symbol of the power of the wild in horror 

Destiny King, writing for What Sleeps Beneath, considers the role of the bear as the symbol of primal terror in animal horror cinema.

The Lineup select eight examples of meta horror novels about authors to terrify you

Kelsey Christine McConnell picks out meta horror reads about authors to terrify you in this listicle for The Lineup.

Night Tide Magazine discover how a discredited anthropological book influenced folk horror

In a new Monthly Macabre article for Night Tide Magazine, Jonathan Helland explains how a discredited anthropological book by Margaret Murray went on to greatly influence folk horror.

Author Shannon Knight joins the dots between fairy tales and horror at The Ginger Nuts of Horror

Shannon Knight, author of Domestication, writes this guest article for The Ginger Nuts of Horror on the connections between fairy tales and horror.

Crime Reads host a two author conversation on capitalism, rage and horror with Delilah S. Dawson and Lilliam Rivera

Authors Delilah S. Dawson and Lilliam Rivera discuss capitalism, rage, inequality and horror in this fascinating conversation for Crime Reads.

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KEV HARRISON