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The Psychology of Fear: Why We Crave Horror Stories
Why do we love to be scared? Why do horror books fly off the shelves, scary movies fill up theaters, and haunted houses continue to...
Bryan Alaspa
May 215 min read


The Terrifying Power of Silence: Why Quiet Moments Make Horror Movies So Scary
In the world of horror cinema, it’s not always the screams, blood, or monsters that scare us the most—it’s the silence. That eerie quiet...
Bryan Alaspa
May 204 min read


Folk Horror’s Global Roots: Beyond the British Countryside
When you hear the words folk horror , what images spring to mind? For many, it’s windswept English moors, robed figures chanting in stone...
Bryan Alaspa
May 194 min read


Pandemics and Plagues: Disease as a Horror Element in Literature
Nothing gets under the skin—literally and figuratively—like a good plague. From the creeping dread of an invisible virus to the grotesque...
Bryan Alaspa
May 165 min read


My Mini Book Tour for The Given
Hey, have you heard about my new novel The Given? It is coming out May 30 (or came out May 30 depending on when you read this). You can...
Bryan Alaspa
May 151 min read


Monsters Within: Exploring Internal vs. External Threats in Horror
What really keeps you up at night? Is it the creak of a floorboard in the dark or the gnawing thought that you might be capable of...
Bryan Alaspa
May 154 min read


Femgore Fiction: The Rise of Female-Driven Body Horror in Literature
If you've felt a shift in horror fiction lately—something more visceral, more unapologetically grotesque, and disturbingly...
Bryan Alaspa
May 144 min read


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 134 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 125 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 94 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 84 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 74 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 64 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 54 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 24 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 14 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 304 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 294 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 284 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 254 min read
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