Charlaine Harris: Complete Gunnie Rose series
The author of the Southern Vampire Sookie Stackhouse series has returned to bookshelves with the latest title in her Gunnie Rose series. Find out info on all the books in the whole series.
Charlaine Harris Is Still Writing: New book ‘The Serpent in Heaven’
What is Charlaine Harris writing now? The author of the Sookie Stackhouse vampire novels has a brand-new book. Find out more, including whether she'll be connecting with readers.
Who WROTE the Vampire Diaries books? Don’t believe the name on the cover…
Who wrote the Vampire Diaries books? And when did the Vampire Diaries books come out? The novels were written by more than one person, and we don’t even know all the names.
Vampire Diaries: Why creator L.J. Smith writes strong female characters
The Vampire Diaries is a YA vampire fiction series of novels created by L.J. Smith. The author explains why her fiction includes strong female characters…
Tanya Huff: Complete Blood Ties / Blood Books Series
Tanya Huff’s classic urban fantasy series The Blood Books center around mysteries with a supernatural slant, from demons, to werewolves, to mummies. Plus books from the Smoke spinoff series…
Clay McLeod Chapman: Ghost Eaters [Spotlight]
With propulsive momentum, bone-chilling scares, and dark meditations on the weight of history, this Southern horror will make you think twice about opening doors to the unknown.
Sascha Stronach: The Dawnhounds
“A strange and wondrous re-imagining of noir.” In The Dawnhounds, a murdered police officer is brought back to life and tasked with protecting her city from an insidious evil…
Haruki Murakami: The Strange Library [Spotlight]
Entering the strange world of best-selling Haruki Murakami’s wild imagination, The Strange Library is a fantastical illustrated short novel about a boy imprisoned in a nightmarish library.
Mummy Fiction Books by Anne Rice, Bram Stoker, R.L. Stine, more
The legends of the mummy have inspired stories from lots of surprising authors! Check our list of novels and short stories that unwrap ancient horror..
Alexis Henderson: House of Hunger—blood is power in this Gothic novel
A young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power in this dark and enthralling Gothic novel from the author of “The Year of the Witching.”
Night of the Living Trekkies—merging Roddenberry’s culture with Romero’s
Journey to the final frontier of sci-fi zombie horror! “I love the zombie genre,” says co-author Kevin David Anderson. “I’m a Star Trek fan, too. In the right situation, these people could be the heroes...”
Flashback: Katherine Dunn’s ‘Geek Love’ should come with a warning
The unforgettable story of a circus-geek family received a lot of praise. The book’s author, Katherine Dunn (1945-2016), was surprised by the success of the book…
Ranking 61 Stephen King Novels
King has sold LOTS of horror fiction, which has also been adapted for a bunch of movies, TV shows, and more. Book reviewer Jimmy Mango lists the best Stephen King books…
Why horror author Cherie Priest started writing paranormal mysteries
“The time had come for me to try something lighter and more obviously, aggressively fun.” A psychic travel agent and a Seattle PD detective solve murders in this quirky mystery series.
L. Marie Wood: ‘Crescendo’ [Spotlight]
“The dark side is always right there…” A man haunted by a family curse is taken beyond his sanity limits to a realm where he has no control over his actions or fear. Crescendo is a novel about fate and the lengths we will travel to avoid the inevitable.
10 Best Horror Books—Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen King, more
When things get dark, horror fiction allows you to practice being brave. The best horror stories take you for a terrifying ride. Whether you’re a horror expert or getting into these books for the first time, check out this great list of 10 horror books for you.
Claire Chilton: The Demon Diaries series
Follow amateur witch Dora in a paranormal mystery series filled with pulse-racing action, humor, horror, and thriller themes beneath the cozy fun exterior.
Rin Chupeco: Silver Under Nightfall [Spotlight]
Full of court intrigue, queer romance, and terrifying monsters: When a terrifying new breed of vampire is sighted outside of the city, Remy Pendergast prepares to investigate alone…
Good Omens: Why Terry Pratchett wrote about the (somewhat funny) end of the world
The origins of the brilliantly dark, screamingly funny take on the last judgment of humankind. How the best-selling author of the Discworld series co-wrote the End-Times book “Good Omens.”
Stephen King’s 5 favorite Stephen King stories
Stephen King stopped by “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Colbert and King talked about a few things—and Colbert asked his guest which of Stephen King’s books are his favorites…