31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 26: “Children of the Corn” by Stephen King
The children of Gatlin are enthralled by a violent version of religion based on sacrifice and bloodshed.
Ol’ blue eyes: Monika Kim’s debut novel is a grotesque howl of Asian feminist rage
Kim's novel goes to some undeniably dark places.
Wrath of God: CJ Leede imagines the end of the world via a plague and a sect of murderous Catholic crusaders
American Rapture is a blood-soaked, ultra-violent allegory about the hypocrisies and inhumanity of our current political moment.
31 Days of Stories 2025, Day 13: “Survivor Type” by Stephen King
King's accomplishment here is in combining his three levels of fear – terror, horror, and disgust – in a surprising and highly literary manner.
In Clay McLeod Chapman’s savage new novel, digital wellness gurus and a far-right news channel serve as linchpins for the apocalypse
Chapman's book is about as far from subtle as it's possible to get.
“The children of the night. What music they make!” First published in 1897, Bram Stoker’s Dracula continues to exert an outsized influence on popular culture
Vampires, it would seem, are everywhere in our culture.
Welcome to the rat race: Fifty years on, James Herbert’s first novel retains its pulpy ability to shock and offend
The one area that literary craft does get elevated a bit beyond a pulp sensibility is in the East London setting.
Short story month 2024: Returning characters and recycled themes mark an intermittently interesting new collection from Stephen King
The biggest disappointment in this book is its relative lack of creepiness.
Fifty years on, Stephen King’s debut novel still retains its power to shock and disturb
Appearing in 1974, Carrie benefited from the groundswell of interest in literary horror that began with Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby.
The Spooky Season: Imaginative horror’s place in a disordered world
Weirdly, horror fiction is one of those places capable of provoking a sense of calm.