There are many great Black writers that readers of horror, urban fantasy and paranormal fiction should get to know. Our list includes Helen Oyeyemi, Linda D. Addison, Tananarive Due, and lots more!

Horror author K.T. Rose shares what she wants out of a horror story. “I’m not a fan of protagonists who are beyond human. I like to drag my main characters through the dirt so they can come back beaten and bruised, but enlightened and changed for the better.”