Robert Louis Stevenson is best known for his adventure novels, including “Treasure Island” and “Kidnapped,” as well as for his psychological thriller “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, and dramatist, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus, which was published in 1818.
I’ll spin you a thousand stories around Clubland – how it began, the type of people who come here to drink themselves to death, the people who sit in the shadows, those who live high up above the city, the kings and princes of organised crime. But really there is only one story here. Clubland is like a dentist drill,…Read More
Jack. Blinks. Shadows swirl around him. Colours and ragged shapes in perpetual, sickening motion. Noise. A gnawing hive of irritating sound vomited up from Hell. Feet shuffling, skuttling. Insect-like, burrowing into his skin and bone. The hiss of air interrupted by screeching voices, in pain, lost. Behind it all, the boom-boom-boom of the city. An atavistic, primordial call that…Read More
Okay, we could have populated this list with 3 or 4 Stephen King’s novels but he’s not getting away with that. He’s only allowed one on the list and you may not agree with our other choice but then maybe you should get a life. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818) Short story: Mad Scientist Victor Frankenstein creates a human being…Read More
Cats have long been associated with the supernatural and have played a significant role in horror fiction throughout the years. From ancient Egypt, where they were revered as sacred animals, to medieval Europe, where they were often associated with witchcraft and black magic, cats have always held a certain fascination. In many cultures, they were believed to be able to…Read More
There was something dripping, either in the house or in her head. She wasn’t sure. It was probably in her head. Most things were. There goes mad Mavis, talking to herself, banging her ugly bonce. Mad, mad, Mavis. The poor girl.
The explosion of vampire fiction in the last four or five decades has been nothing short of remarkable. There are now literally thousands of books, short stories, films and comics featuring our fanged friends.
There are many reasons why a person may become a horror writer. Some are drawn to the genre because of fascination with the darker aspects of human nature and the world around them. For others, writing horror is a way to explore their fears and anxieties in a safe and controlled environment without too much personal danger.
