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Why Horror Fiction Works So Well in Podcasts and Audiobooks
There’s something uniquely chilling about hearing a ghost story whispered in your ear, especially when you're alone in the dark,...
Bryan Alaspa
13 minutes ago4 min read
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Horror Books That Take Place in Real Holidays (Beyond Halloween)
When it comes to horror fiction, Halloween naturally takes center stage. It’s the holiday of ghosts, ghouls, and things that go bump in...
Bryan Alaspa
1 day ago4 min read
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Why Cosmic Horror Is More Relevant Now Than Ever Before
In a world that feels increasingly unstable, uncertain, and chaotic, horror fans are turning more and more to one of the genre’s oldest...
Bryan Alaspa
2 days ago4 min read
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How to Make a Horror Story Feel Like a Nightmare
If you're a horror fan or a horror writer, you already know there's a difference between a story that's just scary and one that feels...
Bryan Alaspa
3 days ago5 min read
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Why Horror Fiction and Comedy Have More in Common Than You Think
If you're a die-hard horror fan, the idea that your favorite spine-chilling stories share DNA with slapstick gags and one-liners might...
Bryan Alaspa
4 days ago4 min read
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How Social Media Is Changing Horror Fiction
Horror fiction is evolving—and social media is the monster under the bed pulling the genre into a bold, terrifying new world.  From viral...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 114 min read
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Why Horror Loves Small Towns and Isolated Locations
There’s something chilling about a quiet little town or a remote cabin in the woods. You know the ones—those sleepy, picturesque places...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 105 min read
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How Horror Reflects Society’s Deepest Fears
Horror isn’t just about jump scares, masked killers, or haunted houses. It’s a mirror—sometimes cracked and distorted, but always...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 94 min read
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Why Horror Fiction Needs More Complex Villains
In the dark corners of horror fiction, villains reign supreme. Whether it’s the masked slasher, the demonic entity, or the unstoppable...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 84 min read
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How True Crime and Horror Fiction Overlap
For fans of horror fiction and true crime, the line between the two genres often seems thin—sometimes even nonexistent. Horror thrives on...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 74 min read
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Why the 'Evil Child' Trope in Horror Is So Effective
The horror genre is full of chilling archetypes—haunted houses, masked slashers, and demonic possessions—but few are as deeply unsettling...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 45 min read
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The Most Terrifying Opening Lines in Horror Fiction
Great horror doesn’t wait to scare you. From the very first sentence, it grabs you by the throat, dragging you into a world of darkness,...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 33 min read
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How to Scare Your Readers Without Jump Scares
When it comes to horror, the cheap thrill of a jump scare has its place in movies, but in literature, the art of fear demands something...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 24 min read
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10 Horror Novels That Will Mess with Your Mind
Horror fiction has the power to terrify, unsettle, and linger in your mind long after you’ve turned the last page. But some horror novels...
Bryan Alaspa
Apr 13 min read
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Horror Books That Predicted the Future (And Got It Right)
Let's play a little game here. Yeah, I am gonna bend the rules on what is horror here, but go with me, okay? Horror fiction has always...
Bryan Alaspa
Mar 314 min read
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Why Some Horror Books Are Scarier the Second Time You Read Them
Horror fiction has a unique power to unsettle, disturb, and terrify readers. But what’s even more fascinating is that some horror books...
Bryan Alaspa
Mar 285 min read
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A NetFlix Weekend: Three Shows You REALLY Should Watch
Over this past weekend (and I am writing this on March 25), my wife and I had a lovely weekend just hanging out together. What did we do?...
Bryan Alaspa
Mar 274 min read
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The Horror Boom of the 2020s: Why the Genre Is More Popular Than Ever
Horror has always lurked in the shadows of pop culture, but in the 2020s, it has stepped fully into the spotlight. The genre is...
Bryan Alaspa
Mar 264 min read
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The Most Philosophical Horror Novels of All Time
Horror fiction has long been a vehicle for exploring deep philosophical questions about the nature of existence, morality, free will, and...
Bryan Alaspa
Mar 254 min read
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Let's Play with ChatGPT
I asked AI to create an image of me. This is what it came up with. Man, I wish I looked that cool! Lots of authors are angry about...
Bryan Alaspa
Mar 244 min read
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