The horror story often depends on a charismatic horror villain to drive the terror. Join the horror literature site as we put our horror villain profile to the test with Dracula!

Our Annual Celebration of a Timeless and Spooky Christmas Ghost Story

A look at one of the most celebrated anthologies of horror for children

From “The Exorcist” to “The Amityville Horror” to “The Shining,” kids can be downright demonic. What is it about the idea of evil youngsters that scares us? After all, they’re “only children,” right?

You got the guts to write horror literature? Or are they lying on the floor in a big, sloppy mess next to you? Delve into the nightmare landscape that is your own soul. Choose your poison, and show us what you’re made of. Not for the faint of heart.

A cornerstone of the horror literature movement, “evil” has existed in numerous forms throughout horror’s history. Yet defining what "evil" actually is becomes tricky, if not altogether elusive.