From timeless classics to new favorites, we've got a bumper crop of creepy suspense, scary thrillers and ghoulish ghost stories Sharon Virts is the author of two bestselling historical fiction murder ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you're not into trick-or-treating or watching scary movies, Halloween is the best time to read a ...

One would think that there’s nothing more that can be thrown at audiences to scare them. Scary stories have been passed around for hundreds of years, if not thousands. Yet we still have people like ...

Creepy, spooky, and scary middle grade books for kids are often readers’ favorite kinds of books. Here are the best scary books for brave readers! Because if your readers love a good jolt of ...

I have an unpopular opinion among horror readers: I don't think Stephen King is that good. He's prolific, wildly so, and I did enjoy his 1977 and 1987 hits "The Shining" and "Misery." But I read a lot ...

We’re in a golden age of horror. Here are 10 books that stood out in a year filled with fantastic releases. Credit...Karan Singh Supported by By Gabino Iglesias Gabino Iglesias is a writer, editor, ...

Jack Nicholson peering through axed in door in lobby card for the film "The Shining," 1980. Horror is a polarizing genre. While one group of readers might find the suspense of each plot exciting, ...

American history is kind of terrifying: Native American genocide, slavery and witch trials; the Civil War, the Great Depression and Vietnam; AIDS, 9/11 and COVID. As Jeremy Dauber writes at the start ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — A haunting bookstore is coming to New York City just in time for spooky season. The Twisted Spine, New York City’s first horror bookstore and cafe, will materialize at 306 ...

An adaptation of the cult-classic book series Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark landed in theaters back in 2019, and despite there being a wealth of source material to inspire follow-up films, writers ...

One of the most hyped movies of 2026, with a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, is inspired by the same story that drives Stephen King’s darkest book ...