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Analog Horror: How VHS Aesthetics Are Reshaping Modern Scares
The horror genre is constantly evolving, but in recent years, something strange and fascinating has taken root online—analog horror. With...
Bryan Alaspa
May 13, 20254 min read


The Influence of Japanese Horror on Western Fiction
For fans of horror, few things are more exciting than discovering the roots of the genre’s most terrifying trends. Over the last few...
Bryan Alaspa
May 12, 20255 min read


When the Setting Is the Monster: Horror Books Where the Place Is the Villain
In horror fiction, it's often the masked killer, the ancient curse, or the thing in the shadows that keeps us up at night. But sometimes,...
Bryan Alaspa
May 9, 20254 min read


Let’s Talk Pacing: Why Great Horror Fiction Is Never in a Rush
If there’s one thing horror fiction fanatics know, it’s this: the scariest stories aren’t the ones that scream in your face. They’re the...
Bryan Alaspa
May 8, 20254 min read


When Horror Gets Weird: A Guide to Bizarro and Surreal Terror
Let’s get one thing straight: horror doesn’t always play by the rules. Sure, we love our haunted houses, masked killers, and things that...
Bryan Alaspa
May 7, 20254 min read


The Horror Author’s Guide to Disturbing Your Readers in All the Right Ways
Let’s be honest — horror fans are a different breed. We don’t just want to be scared. We want to be unsettled . We crave the stuff that...
Bryan Alaspa
May 6, 20254 min read


10 Horror Tropes That Still Work (And 5 That Need to Die)
Let’s face it: horror runs on tropes. That’s not a bad thing. In fact, tropes are the bones of genre fiction — the recurring story...
Bryan Alaspa
May 5, 20254 min read


Emotional Truth: The Core of Horror That Lingers
There’s a moment every horror fan knows — not the jump scare, not the gore, but the aftershock . That lingering discomfort long after the...
Bryan Alaspa
May 2, 20254 min read


Why Horror Fiction Matters More Than Ever in a Post-Truth World
We live in strange times. In this so-called “post-truth” world — where conspiracy theories compete with science, where misinformation...
Bryan Alaspa
May 1, 20254 min read


What Makes a Horror Novel Truly Scary? A Horror Author Breaks It Down
If you’ve ever found yourself lying awake at night, haunted by a line of dialogue, a chilling image, or an idea that burrowed deep into...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 30, 20254 min read


The Indie Horror Books That Are Changing the Genre
For years, horror fans have looked to the big publishing houses for their spine-tingling fix—names like Stephen King, Clive Barker, and...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 29, 20254 min read


Inside The Given: My Deeply Personal Horror Novel About Cults, Dreams, and Redemption
What if your worst nightmares weren’t just dreams—but calls for help from someone you’ve never met… but somehow know? That’s the dark,...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 28, 20254 min read


The Best Horror Novels to Read on a Stormy Night
There’s something magical about a stormy night. The howling wind, the pounding rain, and the occasional crack of thunder create the...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 25, 20254 min read


The Art of the Unreliable Narrator in Horror
In horror fiction, trust is a fragile thing. When you pick up a book or settle in for a movie, you assume the narrator is guiding you...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 24, 20254 min read


Why Writing Horror Is Different from Writing Thriller or Suspense
If you’re a diehard horror fan, you know when a story is truly horror —and when it’s something else wearing a mask. Horror fiction has a...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 23, 20255 min read


Books That Feel Like a Summer Slasher Movie
If you're the kind of horror fan who lives for the blood-soaked thrills of a summer slasher movie—think masked killers, isolated cabins,...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 22, 20254 min read


Let's Look at Black Mirror Season 7
I love the TV show Black Mirror. If you haven't seen it, it's a show on Netflix that is kind of like a Twilight Zone but centered around...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 21, 20255 min read


Why Horror Fiction Works So Well in Podcasts and Audiobooks
There’s something uniquely chilling about hearing a ghost story whispered in your ear, especially when you're alone in the dark,...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 18, 20254 min read


Horror Books That Take Place in Real Holidays (Beyond Halloween)
When it comes to horror fiction, Halloween naturally takes center stage. It’s the holiday of ghosts, ghouls, and things that go bump in...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 17, 20254 min read


Why Cosmic Horror Is More Relevant Now Than Ever Before
In a world that feels increasingly unstable, uncertain, and chaotic, horror fans are turning more and more to one of the genre’s oldest...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 16, 20254 min read
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