A novel that already has an adaptation on the way starring Margaret Qualley and Thomasin McKenzie, Victorian Psycho follows a ...

Between 2022 and 2023, sales of horror and ghost stories jumped by an incredible fifty-four percent in value, and in early ...

"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 ...

Iconic horror writer Stephen King remains well-known among the literary industry for two things: consistently delivering some of the most harrowing horror stories of the 20th and 21st century, as well ...

Resolve to read more books in 2026—and start right here with io9’s first list of the year rounding up all the new sci-fi, ...

Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. Visual novels can be rather laid back as players lose themselves in ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Michaela Granger, owner of horror-themed bookshop Midslumber Media in Portland, Oregon, recently told ...

Book-to-film adaptations are nothing new, especially in genres like science fiction and horror. Many of our classics are based on horror novels: The Exorcist, Rosemary’s Baby, Dracula, too many ...

When we read a horror novel, it activates the brain’s fear response, releasing adrenaline and other stress hormones that put us on high alert, allowing us to experience a thrill without being in real ...