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15 Best Horror Authors: Dead and Alive
Books Chris Well 9/25/23 Books Chris Well 9/25/23

15 Best Horror Authors: Dead and Alive

Find out more about some of horror fiction’s most well-known and beloved authors. Including info and links for Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Dean Koontz, Anne Rice, and more!

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30+ Indie Urban Fantasy Authors—including Ilona Andrews, Brandon Sanderson, more
Books, Urban Fantasy, Magic Chris Well 5/19/23 Books, Urban Fantasy, Magic Chris Well 5/19/23

30+ Indie Urban Fantasy Authors—including Ilona Andrews, Brandon Sanderson, more

Celebrating several independent urban fantasy authors, including Ilona Andrews, Jessica Cage, Dan Willis, Whitney Hill, N.D. Jones, N.E. Conneely, D.M. Guay, Lindsay Buroker, and more!

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Discover Urban Fantasy: 101 Must-Know Authors and Their Best Works
Urban Fantasy, Books, Vampires, Magic, Werewolves, Zombies Chris Well 4/9/23 Urban Fantasy, Books, Vampires, Magic, Werewolves, Zombies Chris Well 4/9/23

Discover Urban Fantasy: 101 Must-Know Authors and Their Best Works

Meet some of the most popular authors whose fiction mashes together the complexities of modern life with vampires, werewolves, and other magic details!

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Complete Dresden Files Books by Jim Butcher In Order
Books, Urban Fantasy, Magic, Interview Chris Well 1/3/22 Books, Urban Fantasy, Magic, Interview Chris Well 1/3/22

Complete Dresden Files Books by Jim Butcher In Order

Exploring the hard-boiled detective and urban fantasy series by Jim Butcher. “When I realized wizards and PIs were the same character, it became real easy.”

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RIP Anne Rice, whose 1976 Interview With the Vampire is “responsible for the image of vampires that dominates pop culture today”
Magic, Witches, Vampires, Books, Movies, TV Chris Well 12/12/21 Magic, Witches, Vampires, Books, Movies, TV Chris Well 12/12/21

RIP Anne Rice, whose 1976 Interview With the Vampire is “responsible for the image of vampires that dominates pop culture today”

Anne Rice, Author of Interview With The Vampire, Dead at 80. AMC is working on an “Anne Rice Universe of interconnected TV series adaptations.

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Complete Guild Hunter series by Nalini Singh
Books, Urban Fantasy Chris Well 11/10/21 Books, Urban Fantasy Chris Well 11/10/21

Complete Guild Hunter series by Nalini Singh

Nalini Singh’s Guild Hunter novels take place in a world where archangels hold sway over both mortals and immortals—with the Guild Hunters caught in between…

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Author Q&A Kiran Manral on More Things in Heaven and Earth: “Sometimes trying to get closure can open fresh wounds.”
Books, Interview, Ghosts Chris Well 10/31/21 Books, Interview, Ghosts Chris Well 10/31/21

Author Q&A Kiran Manral on More Things in Heaven and Earth: “Sometimes trying to get closure can open fresh wounds.”

The author talks about the ideas fueling her novel, her mission as an author, and why her fiction helps readers to better understand the female perspective.

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Horror Q&A: J.B. Dane (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books, Interview Chris Well 10/18/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 10/18/21

Horror Q&A: J.B. Dane (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“Well, there was plenty about the Old West that was horrific to begin with.” More about the short story collection Something Wicked This Way Rides, with some two-dozen authors exploring the Old West with a twisted view…

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25+ Indian Authors Who Write Science Fiction, Horror, and Urban Fantasy
Books Chris Well 10/6/21 Books Chris Well 10/6/21

25+ Indian Authors Who Write Science Fiction, Horror, and Urban Fantasy

While so many “best horror writer” lists are dominated by white and Western authors, here’s a list of authors of Indian ancestry—including Nalini Singh, Shweta Taneja, Mainak Dhar, and more. 

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Horror Author Q&A: Laura J Campbell (No Lesser Angels, No Greater Devils)
Books, Interview Chris Well 6/30/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 6/30/21

Horror Author Q&A: Laura J Campbell (No Lesser Angels, No Greater Devils)

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Seanan McGuire: Complete October Daye Urban Fantasy Detective Series
Books, Magic Chris Well 5/31/21 Books, Magic Chris Well 5/31/21

Seanan McGuire: Complete October Daye Urban Fantasy Detective Series

Seanan McGuire’s urban fantasy October Daye series follows changeling knight and sometime P.I. Toby Daye through the streets of San Francisco and into the mercurial world of Faerie.

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Zombie Q&A—Mainak Dhar (Zombiestan)
Books, Zombies Chris Well 9/14/20 Books, Zombies Chris Well 9/14/20

Zombie Q&A—Mainak Dhar (Zombiestan)

“Inherent goodness can unite us all when faced with evil.” The author shares what inspired him to write about zombies, the metaphor behind Zombiestan, and what he won’t do for readers.

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Anantya Tantrist Mystery Series by Shweta Taneja
Urban Fantasy, Magic, Books Chris Well 7/15/20 Urban Fantasy, Magic, Books Chris Well 7/15/20

Anantya Tantrist Mystery Series by Shweta Taneja

Shweta Taneja is a F&SF author, comic writer and journalist based in India. Her work is described somewhere between feminist, horror, experimental and humorous.

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Chris Well celebrates stories about monsters and the people who hunt them and/or love them. Over the years (please don’t ask how many), Chris has worked in different kinds of media as a writer, producer, performer, broadcaster, and/or college instructor. Now he hosts the website Monster Complex. Find out more about Chris at StudioWell.com.

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