Part 3: 200 Authors Every Horror Reader Should Know (F-H)
Here’s part three of our massive list of authors for fans of horror fiction, urban fantasy, vampires, zombies, ghost stories, magic, science fiction, dark fantasy, and other monster fiction.
Saturday Creature Features at Rosendale, NY
In Rosendale, NY, come see a series of classic (and wonderfully campy!) monster movies. Costumes will be encouraged, games will be played! Come by for the fun!
Hannah Whitten: Wilderwood series + Q&A
The first daughter is for the Throne. The second daughter is for the Wolf. Scroll down for the books in the series, and to see some questions and answers from author interviews.
The Munsters in Color: 9 Examples Since 1964
While The Munsters are better looking in black & white, there have actually been lots of times they were in color. We’ll share several examples of how the family returned to the screen.
The Munsters: Herman Munster the Star
On classic 1960s sitcom The Munsters, Herman Munster regularly gained some kind of notoriety—including the several times he was mentioned on the radio, TV, or in the newspaper.
Holly Black: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown [Spotlight]
“The Coldest Girl in Coldtown” is a wholly original story of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing from bestselling and acclaimed author Holly Black.
Tasha Suri: The Jasmine Throne—The Burning Kingdoms #1 [Spotlight]
The Jasmine Throne has been hailed as a series opener that will “undoubtedly reshape the landscape of epic fantasy for years to come” (Booklist).
Helen Oyeyemi: White is for Witching [Spotlight]
“People say things like ‘I want a fairy tale existence,’ the author told NPR. “The Brothers Grimm would be looking at them in this astonished way…”
Vaishnavi Patel: Kaikeyi (Spotlight)
Kaikeyi is raised on tales of the gods. Desperate for some measure of independence, she turns to the texts she once read with her mother and discovers a magic that is hers alone.
Rick Riordan Q&A: Complete Percy Jackson and the Olympians
“Monty Python was a huge influence on me but I’m hardly the first to modernize Greek myths.” Rick Riordan’s first Percy Jackson series bends mythology into something new.
Harry Potter fans—21 series you should check out
Unnatural forces? Check. Amazing monsters? Check. Heartwarming friendships? Check. Want something else like Harry Potter? Go through our list!
Kendare Blake: Complete Three Dark Crowns series + Q&A
In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born—all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. But each sister has to fight for it…
75+ Urban Fantasy Writers Who Aren’t White
Including L.A. Banks, Maurice Broaddus, Jessica Cage, Zoraida Córdova, Owl Goingback, Nalo Hopkinson, N. K. Jemisin, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Shweta Taneja, Kenesha Williams, and more.
Zen Cho: Complete Sorcerer to the Crown series + Q&A
Magic and mayhem clash with the British elite in this whimsical and sparkling series. Find info about the books, and to find questions and answers from author interviews with Cho.
N.K. Jemisin: The Inheritance Trilogy + Q&A
“I didn’t want to do anything that might piss people off….” Jemisin weaves a tale of intrigue, betrayal, and passion in a kingdom above the clouds.
Naomi Novik: The Scholomance series + Q&A
Naomi Novik creates a school bursting with magic like you’ve never seen before, and a heroine for the ages. “It’s an old folk legend that’s mentioned in Dracula—of a dark school…”
Roshani Chokshi Q&A + Complete Pandava Series
How can one girl in Spider-Man pajamas find the reincarnations of the five legendary Pandava brothers and stop a demon? Based on the ancient Sanskrit epic the Mahabharata…
Flashback: Ultraman—Origin of Japan’s Greatest Hero
Making his debut in 1966, Ultraman is a giant superhero who fights giant monsters. Following the first series, a whole list of Ultra characters appeared in a whole bunch of other series.
Q&A: Nightmare Abbey horror magazine editor Tom English
We talked with the magazine Nightmare Abbey’s editor, Tom English, who told us about the reasons for its origin, and their plans for the future.
Neil Gaiman & Company: Complete Books of Magic series
One can look at Timothy and say, “Wow, he looks like Harry Potter,” but the fact is that Harry Potter looks like him. Books of Magic’s hero debuted seven years before Harry Potter.