Part 7 of On Writing Horror is titled “Genre and Subgenre”, but the 10 articles also cover concerns with medium as well (screenplay, theater, audio).

Archetypes and Fearful Allure: Writing Erotic Horror, Nancy Kilpatrick

I really struggled with this one. Kilpatrick seems to rely heavily …

Part 6 of On Writing Horror is titled “Tradition and Modern Times”, a series of articles covering horror tradition and its place in our modern literature.

No More Silver Mirrors: The Monster in Our Times, Karen E. Taylor

Taylor addresses how the old monsters can be made new again. …

Part 5 of On Writing Horror is titled “Horror, Art, Innovation, Excellence”. Five articles. Actually, 4 articles and one interesting interview with Harlan Ellison.

Innovation in Horror, Jeanne Cavelos

I’m starting to see patterns of advice in these articles, even though they have …