Dark Harvest – USA, 2020 – preview
Dark Harvest is a 2019 forthcoming horror feature film based on Norman Partridge’s 2006 novel of the same name. Directed by David Slade (Nightmare Cinema; Hard Candy; 30 Days of Night) …
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Nick Cutter’s horror novel The Troop coming as a movie via James Wan
James Wan‘s Atomic Monster company is turning Nick Cutter’s bestselling novel The Troop into a movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Wan will co-produce the adaptation with E.L. Katz (Syfy’s …
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True Fiction – Canada, 2019 – with another review
‘Burn your idols’ True Fiction is a 2019 Canadian feature film written and directed by Braden Croft (Feed the Gods; Hemorrhage). The 775 Media Corp-Venntertainment production stars Sara Garcia, John …
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Dracul – novel by Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker
‘Even immortals have their beginnings.’ Dracul is a 2018 novel by Dacre Stoker – Bram Stoker’s great grandnephew – and J.D. Barker (Forsaken; The Fourth Monkey). The novel will be available in hardcover, paperback, and e-book on …
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The Haunting of Hill House – novel by Shirley Jackson, USA, 1959
The Haunting of Hill House is a 1959 novel by American author Shirley Jackson, first published by Viking. The novel relies on terror rather than horror to elicit emotion in the reader, utilizing complex …
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William Peter Blatty – writer and filmmaker
William Peter Blatty (January 7, 1928 – January 12, 2017) was an American writer and filmmaker. The Exorcist, written in 1971, is his most well-known novel; he also wrote the screenplay …
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The Island of Doctor Moreau – novel by H.G. Wells, 1896
The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked …
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Gerald’s Game – USA, 2017 – reviews
‘Some games you play. Some you survive.’ Gerald’s Game is a 2017 American horror film directed by Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House; Ouija:Origin of Evil; Hush; Before I …
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Psycho – novel by Robert Bloch – USA, 1959 – overview
Psycho is a suspense novel by Robert Bloch. It was first published in the United States in 1959 by Simon & Schuster. The story was adapted into Alfred Hitchcock’s seminal 1960 film …
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Amok: King of Legend – novel
Amok: King of Legend is a 1976 British fantasy novel written by Ken Follett, using the pseudonym Bernard L. Ross. These days, Ken Follett is a successful thriller writer, but …
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Blood Ninja – novel by Nick Lake
Blood Ninja is a 2009 British fantasy martial arts vampire novel by Nick Lake, published by Corvus in the UK and Simon and Schuster in the USA. It was followed by …
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The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth – novel by H.G. Wells
The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, first published in 1904. The novel is one of his lesser …
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Rosemary’s Baby – novel by Ira Levin, 1967
Rosemary’s Baby is a 1967 best-selling horror novel by Ira Levin (The Stepford Wives; Doctor Cook’s Garden; The Boys from Brazil; Son of Rosemary), his second published book. The Random House book sold …
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H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos – article
Cthulhu is a fictional deity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft and first introduced in the short story “The Call of Cthulhu”, published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928. …
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Conjure Wife – novel
Conjure Wife (1943) is a supernatural horror novel by Fritz Leiber. Its premise is that witchcraft flourishes as an open secret among women. The story is told from the point …
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Web – novel by John Wyndham
Web is a science fiction/horror novel written by the English author John Wyndham (The Day of the Triffids; The Kraken Wakes; The Midwich Cuckoos) The novel was published by the estate of John Wyndham in April 1979, ten …
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Frankenstein Horror Series – collection of novels
Frankenstein Horror Series was a collection of nine American horror novels published in 1972 and 1973 by New York based Popular Library. Aside from the overarching collection name they appear to …
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The Pike – novel and aborted film, UK, 1982
‘A cold relentless killer from the murky depths’ The Pike is a 1982 British horror novel by former nightclub bouncer, actor, film library composer and screenwriter Cliff Twemlow (The Eye of Satan; …
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Croc – novel, UK, 1976
‘In the tradition of Night of the Crabs’ Croc is a 1976 horror novel written by David James. One of the few US novels in the ‘nature strikes back’ subgenre, …
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The Daughters of Satan – novel by Sandra Shulman
The Daughters of Satan is a horror novel by Sandra Shulman. The novel was first published in 1968 by Paperback Library Inc under the title The Daughters of Astoroth, but …
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The Fog – novel by James Herbert
The Fog is a horror novel by English writer James Herbert (The Dark; The Rats), published in 1975 by New English Library (NEL). It is about a deadly fog that drives its victims insane …
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The Drums of Jeopardy – USA, 1931
The Drums of Jeopardy is a 1931 American horror thriller that is very much in the then-popular vein of the Master Criminal movie, with a sinister figure committing murders while …
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The Monkey’s Paw – short story
The Monkey’s Paw is a horror short story by W. W. Jacobs, published in England in 1902. The story involves Mr. and Mrs. White and their adult son, Herbert. Sergeant-Major Morris, a friend …
Read MoreThe Bighead – USA, 2013
The Bighead is a 2013 American horror film directed by Michael Ling, who adapted the screenplay from Edward Lee’s novel. It stars Raquel Cantu, Carrie Malabre, P. David Miller, Michael …
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The Werewolf of Paris – novel, 1933
The Werewolf of Paris is a 1933 horror novel as well as a work of historical fiction by Guy Endore. The novel follows Bertrand Caillet, the eponymous werewolf, throughout the tumultuous …
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Ghost Story – USA, 1981
‘The time has come to tell the tale.’ Ghost Story is a 1981 American supernatual horror film directed by John Irvin based on the 1979 novel of the same name by …
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The Picture of Dorian Gray – novel
The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published novel by Oscar Wilde, appearing as the lead story in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine on 20 June 1890. The magazine’s editors feared the story was indecent …
Read MoreThe Other – USA, 1972 – reviews
‘Holland – where is the baby?’ The Other is a 1972 psychological horror film directed by Robert Mulligan, adapted for film by Tom Tryon, from his bestselling novel. It stars Uta Hagen, Diana Muldaur, and Chris and Martin Udvarnoky. …
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