The writer is the first storyteller.
No more than a pencil and a piece of paper is needed to begin creating stories that might live for centuries and change the lives of millions. Writing is, at the same time, one of the most difficult professions in the world, so here you can learn from inspirational authors and screenwriters of horror who share their experiences, insights and techniques. These writers are the masters of the genre and they will make you a better storyteller!
- Tim Lebbon
For many people, the chill of icy fingers crawling down the spine as horror clenches their heart is a thrill. To some it is a fancy, a momentary buzz and then it is gone. To others, horror is an obsession, a draw that is penetrating and arresting. This is where horror connoisseurs are born and Tim L…
Read more >> - Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
“Long ago it seemed to me — after reading Dracula at age fourteen — that there were many worse things than a vampire, and that the human capacity to be hideous to one another was a greater threat than even the most bloodthirsty vampire could achieve.” Chelsea Quinn Yarbro took the idea of vampires…
Read more >> - Stanley Wiater
Stanley Wiater has made a name for himself as an editor, author, screenwriter and as the host of a new television series called Dark Dreamers. He has been called the “world’s leading authority on horror filmmakers and authors” and “the master journalist of the dark genres.”
Read more >> - Alexandra Sokoloff
A Dark New Voice Sokoloff’s dark occult tales with fast-paced, page-turning plots are making a splash in the horror world. Her first novel, The Harrowing, was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award and the Anthony Award which earned her praise from horror insiders for its creepy mood and tight plot.
Read more >> - Jack Ketchum
There is certainly something to be said about a writer whose first novel gets blasted as “violent pornography” by the Village Voice. How many writers can boast that? Jack Ketchum can. His debut novel, “Off Season,” appeared in 1981 and promptly garnered the distinction from the famed publication. Now,…
Read more >> - Sara Caldwell
Besides teaching her craft at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California, Sara Caldwell has also written three books, including Jumpstart Your Awesome Film Company (2005) and Splatter Flicks: How to Make Low-Budget Horror Films (2006).
Read more >> - Stephen Volk
Stephen Volk is a native of South Wales. His first script that was produced was the feature film, Gothic. Directed by Ken Russell, it was a retelling of the birth of Frankenstein. He followed that with several other scripts like The Kiss, Superstition and Octane.
Read more >> - Deborah LeBlanc
Southern and Gothic Every true Southern writer understands Faulkner’s quip that in the South, “the past is not dead. In fact, it’s not even past.” Based on this alone, Deborah LeBlanc is a true inheritor of Faulkner’s literary tradition.
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