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Complete Dark Tower series by Stephen King: “It’s fun to play with a world where feelings of mysticism and wonder are taken for granted.”

Find out all about Stephen King’s multiverse fantasy western series Dark Tower. “If you create an entirely new, fictional world, readers who participate in the creation of that world say, ‘Fine. Let it exist according to its own laws,’” King says. “That’s wonderful.”

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Q&A: Johnny Compton on ‘The Spite House’: “Someone building a house purely to express their hatred fascinated me.”

We talk to horror author Johnny Compton about The Spite House, a terrifying Gothic thriller about grief and death and the depths of a father’s love. In our interview, Compton shares the angle that drove him to write it, explains his favorite things about horror fiction, and reveals how he hates it when people dismiss the genre.

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Peter David: Complete Star Trek: New Frontier Series: “The best of both worlds.”

Star Trek: New Frontier is a series of novels written by Peter David that features original characters set in the larger Star Trek universe. “The advantage of playing in the Star Trek universe is that you have access to that vast reservoir of possibilities. The disadvantage is that you really can’t change any of the characters. Except that’s not an issue in New Frontier. It’s really the best of both worlds.”

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Q&A: Lauretta Hignett on Foils and Fury: “I don’t shy away from controversial topics like religion and politics.”

Lauretta Hignett talks to Monster Complex about her fun, fast-paced urban fantasy series Foils and Fury. “The odd-couple buddy comedy practically wrote itself.” Foils and Fury is a fun, fast-paced urban fantasy and paranormal cozy mystery series with a diverse cast including witches, shifters, vampires, sassy skeletons and, of course, vengeance demons.

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Q&A: Richard Thomas on ‘Spontaneous Human Combustion’: “The best horror is a balance between terror and horror…the monster come home to roost.”

We interview author Richard Thomas about his Bram Stoker Award-nominated horror fiction collection, Spontaneous Human Combustion. “I’m drawn to more psychological horror, how the layers of body, mind, and soul go deep into the storytelling to get you to turn the page, feel strong emotions, and then blow your mind, staying with you long after you put the book or story down.”

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Horror Non-Fiction Nominees: 2022 Bram Stoker Awards

Find out more about the nominations for Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction for horror books. With info about the nominated books from Michael Cisco, Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes, Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson, Tim Waggoner, and Stephanie M. Wytovich. Author interviews coming soon!

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Q&A: Alma Katsu on THE FERVOR: “Horror is very truthful. Terrible things happen in real life.”

In our interview, historical horror author Alma Katsu talks about how horror fiction helps readers, reveals the inspiration behind her brand of storytelling, and explains the inspiration behind her award-nominated book. “It’s surprising and a bit unsettling how the problems of the past continue to be problems to this day.”

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Q&A: Gwendolyn Kiste on RELUCTANT IMMORTALS: “I’ve long heard the advice ‘write the story you want to read’…”

The horror author talks about revisiting two of gothic literature’s forgotten female characters in her Bram Stoker Award-nominated novel RELUCTANT IMMORTALS. “I thought it would be so exciting to see what these two overlooked female characters would have to say in a world where they finally had a chance to tell their side of things.”

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Horror Fiction Collections: 2022 Bram Stoker Awards Nominees

Find out more about the nominations for Superior Achievements in a two categories—Fiction Collection and Anthology. Find out the nominees in the Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection category and also the category Superior Achievement in an Anthology—with info about the nominated books these authors.

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