Category Archives: horror authors
Halloween – Time for All Things Frightening!
The horror genre, whether in books or movies, is intriguing to many people because of the excitement, the adrenaline rush it brings, how it invades their minds and pokes at their deepest fears, and even enhances their everyday realities. I have to say, not everyone likes that sense of panic and fear. However, if you take a look at the number of movies and books that are out there in this genre, it is quite unbelievable.
It’s not only the bravest people who seem to be attracted to horror – those open to new experiences or who are extreme extroverts – but also those who have high levels of empathy. They feel more connected to the characters in books or movies if they understand their emotions, even if it’s anxiety and/or fear.
The author Stephen King has written books based on some of his dreams. Others undoubtedly have done the same, or possibly have an eerily incredible imagination. It does make us question the minds of someone who writes in this creepy, terrifying genre that seems to captivate such a large audience.
In any case, if you are one of those who enjoy the mental challenge or the feeling of panic and fear, you will most likely appreciate my book – VENGEANCE OF THE WOLF.
In this horror/thriller you are drawn into the world of dreams. It’s the story of a shocking assassin who works through dreams using a technique that seems physically impossible, to end the lives of those deemed responsible for an untimely death. Detectives are completely baffled, and just as they appear to get closer to determining the person’s identity, they are completely thrown off and their efforts seem to take them nowhere. Extremely shaken at the horrific scenes to which they are led, the question remains – why is this happening and where is it leading? Only the assassin has the answers to their questions – answers that may be too unsettling to be revealed.
If you like an adrenaline rush and feeling of panic – check it out at my website, where you can read the first chapter! You’ll find it is available multiple places in all formats.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN and HAPPY READING
Solitaire
HORROR Books to Keep You up at Night!
One of our oldest and strongest emotions as human beings is fear. Strangely, the mind seems to look for things that are scary; we build haunted houses, spend our hard-earned money on Horror Movies, and read Horror Novels. It does seem a bit macabre that we as humans tend to frequent this genre. Life is filled with fearful moments – we fear death, being alone, a lack of money, losing a job, losing a family member, and the list goes on and on. Yet there is that adrenaline rush that the darkness and the unknown can produce which is like no other to make us feel alive. So why does horror mystify and almost entrap us? Maybe it is our unending curiosity or we are attempting to test our courage in an increasingly unpredictable world. Whatever the reason, it attracts millions of people, especially around this time of year at Halloween. So here are a list of some of the authors of classic Horror books that evoke the emotions of fear, surprise, and terror to keep you up at night!
Mary Shelley – Frankenstein
Bram Stoker – Dracula
Stephen King – The Shining, Pet Sematary, Carrie, Salem’s Lot, Cujo, Misery (to name a few)
Edgar Allen Poe – The Fall of the House of Usher, The Black Cat, Murders in the Rue Morgue,
The Pit and the Pendulum, The Masque of the Red Death
Clive Barker – The Hellbound Heart, The Damnation Game, Coldheart Canyon, Cabal,
Demons and Deviants
Dean Koontz – Odd Thomas, Phantoms, The Bad Place, The Taking, Dark Fall, Watchers,
The Demon Seed
Anne Rice – Interview with the Vampire, The Witching Hour, The Queen of the Damned
Jack Ketchum – The Girl Next Door, Off Season, The Woman, Hide and Seek, Offspring
H.P. Lovecraft – Dreams of Terror and Death, The Road to Madness, Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos,
Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre
Peter Straub – The Floating Dragon, A Dark Matter, Ghost Story, Koko
Ray Bradbury – Something Wicked This Way Comes, Dark Carnival, A Memory of Murder
Ramsey Campbell – The Face That Must Die, The Darkest Part of the Woods, Ancient Images
There are, of course, many more authors in this genre that you can check out at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and many other online stores.
Also available on my website is a horror/thriller – “VENGEANCE OF THE WOLF”
Have a Horror-ific Holiday!
Solitaire
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