"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The horror genre is not for everyone. Assuredly, plenty of people don't understand why some actually seek ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There’s a long-standing theory that in times of real-world strife, readers lose their appetite for ...

Between 2022 and 2023, sales of horror and ghost stories jumped by an incredible fifty-four percent in value, and in early 2024, sales continued to surge with another thirty-four percent increase. Let ...

It has been another banner year for literary horror. Somehow, as the world gets scarier, the writers penning our nightmares still manage to keep up. What follows is merely a sprinkling — a light blood ...

Our columnist reviews September’s new horror releases. By Gabino Iglesias Gabino Iglesias is a writer, editor, literary critic and professor, and the author of “The Devil Takes You Home.” His latest ...

You can (and should) read horror all year long, but there’s something special about cracking open a brand-new scary story when the leaves are changing and the autumnal chill is blowing in. Halloween’s ...

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, ...

“This Is My Body,” by Lindsay King-Miller, is just one of the month’s notable horror releases. By Gabino Iglesias Gabino Iglesias is the horror columnist for The New York Times Book Review. He is a ...

Spooky season is upon us and what better way to get in the spirit than by cuddling up with a good book? Horror novels are the perfect way to imbibe in Halloween time. When they’re good, they’re fully ...

Horror is particularly good at building bridges. Sharing what scares us — whether that’s zombies, ghosts, aging, or being left behind — helps us understand each other better. The best horror books of ...