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The 10 most popular horror books of 2020

Posted on 10/27/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In these divisive times, there’s one thing we can agree on: 2020 has been truly scary. For some of us,...

What it was like to finish film legend George A. Romero's novel

Posted on 08/12/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When novelist Daniel Kraus met legendary filmmaker George A. Romero years ago, he managed to play it cool. Little did...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Horror, Pop culture, The Guardian

Josh Malerman discusses "Malorie," his sequel to "Birdbox"

Posted on 07/20/2020 at 11:23 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Remember when everyone was watching the movie Birdbox? Well, it’s time for it to return to the news — the...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Horror, Movie adaptation, NPR

Weekend read: The battle between Dracula and Nosferatu

Posted on 05/30/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Earlier this week, we shared that Bram Stoker’s Dracula turned 123. Crime Reads, in honor of that milestone, shared a...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, History, Horror

Horror fans, check out these 8 free short stories

Posted on 05/28/2020 at 08:07 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Not enough chills and thrills in the morning news (or our daily book recommendations) for you? The Chicago Review of...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Free reads, Horror, Short story

Stephen King reads a chapter from "If It Bleeds"

Posted on 04/22/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Stephen King’s collection of four novellas, If It Bleeds, was released yesterday. So far, critical reviews have come in strongly...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Excerpt, Horror, Video

Check out the book that outsold "Dracula"

Posted on 04/20/2020 at 12:54 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Bram Stoker was a lucky author, in that his now-classic novel, Dracula, was a bestseller in its time. (That isn’t...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, Horror, Literary Hub

Stephen King: Sorry that reality is starting to mirror my books

Posted on 04/09/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We recently saw a cartoon that said, “2020: Written by Stephen King, directed by Quentin Tarantino.” It made us laugh,...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Horror, NPR

Stephen King goes Facebook-free

Posted on 02/03/2020 at 11:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Stephen King has pulled the plug on his Facebook page in protest of its ad policies. Specifically, the bestselling horror...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Horror, Politics, The Guardian

Stephen King, Don Winslow: We'll donate $225K if there's a White House press briefing

Posted on 01/10/2020 at 09:42 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You may remember how novelist Don Winslow challenged Donald Trump to a debate last February. Winslow has just made another...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Charity, Horror, Politics, Thriller

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