“Horror isn’t just a genre of stories but an outlook on life,”
Matthew Warner’s Horror Isn’t a 4-Letter Word has been nominated for the 2nd annual Black Quill Award for Best Dark Genre Book Of Non-Fiction. This collection of columns and other articles will give you valuable insight not just into the workings of the horror genre but also the publishing industry in general. Matthew Warner is the author of The Organ Donor: A Supernatural Thriller, Death Sentences: Tales of Punishment & Revenge, and Eyes Everywhere as well as numerous short stories.
Due to family illnesses — strep throat, an allergic reaction to amoxicillin and pneumonia — I was unable to post for the last couple of days. I’m sorry for the interruption.
Tom Piccirilli is a horror writer who has recently turned his attention to the thriller. He is a multiple Bram Stoker Award in many catagories. He won awards for both The Night Class and The Devil’s Wine. He also wrote one of my favorite horror novels, A Choir of Ill Children.
Today’s special gift for the horror writer is a very helpful, very inexpensive and very small (50 pages) book — not a how-to write but a guide to writing, particularly in the horror genre. It makes a great small gift that can have a last effect.
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