Tag: psychological horror
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Possession as we know it seldom involves consent… or does it? If you think of The Conjuring, or Evil Dead, something is unleashed and takes possession of the victims, whether they know they invited it or not. It’s actually the start of plenty of good horror stories.
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Horror and sci fi author Jean marie Bauhaus talks all things spooky, The Exorcist, ghosts and Halloween for Scaring Myself Silly, a series of blog interviews that share a love for horror.
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My first guest is Torrie Lennon, an Australian book lover and gamer with a passion for dark fantasy, sci-fi horror and litRPGs. Torrie shares her scary stories for October.
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Interview With The Occult Detective. Daniel Muldoon Talks Ghosts, Mysteries And Unexpected Journeys.
Daniel Muldoon is an Occult Detective. He is the star of his own series of Gothic thrillers set in 1890s Liverpool. We caught him to talk all things horror, mystery and the occult.
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It just had to be Liverpool. Modern horror stories in books and on screen are set in Victorian England, circulating around London (Ripper street, Whitechapel, Penny Dreadful etc) or isolated mansions in fictional villages and towns modelled on the home counties of southern England. While the classics explore the South West (Hardy) and industrial towns…
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The things Anne Rice taught me about horror.
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‘nothing that is human is alien to me’. Every book, except I suppose for the most utterly trashiest, has something you can learn from, even if it’s just what you don’t want to do. Great writing starts with great reading, and great reading starts with the Melville-based canon and then branches out, forward and backward,…
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Below is a quick guide to the main differences between Gothic horror and horror, but scroll down to find a more in-depth overview of the genres. Feature Horror Gothic horror Main goal To shock, terrify or disgust the audience. To create an atmosphere of dread and unease. Too unsettle. Source of fear Overt physical threat…
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Occult detective novels blend the traditional detective and mystery tropes with urban fantasy, dark fantasy and horror. Here is a list of occult detective novels and/or series to try. 1. The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. This is a series of supernatural mystery novels featuring occult detective Harry Dresden. Dresden is a wizard working as…
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Haunted house books to read if you’re OK with leaving the lights on at night.
