Monster Authors: Where to Submit Your Short Fiction + Prompts
Looking for places to send your monster stories? We’ve posted links to some places looking for urban fantasy, horror stories, science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction.
Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson Series in Order
This urban fantasy series from Patricia Briggs stars the shape-shifting mechanic who can take the form of a coyote. “I actively avoid power creep. I think that underpowered characters make much better protagonists.”
InCryptid Series by Seanan McGuire In Order
Seanan McGuire’s Hugo-nominated series features an eccentric family of cryptozoologists who act as a buffer between the humans and the magical creatures living in secret around us.
D.M. Guay: The horror comedy author lets you visit 24/7 Demon Mart in a new 3-in-1 edition
One loser, one talking cockroach, and one karate-chopping bombshell are all that stand between YOU and Hell on Earth. The author offers a new 3-in-1 omnibus to introduce you to the 24/7 Demon Mart horror comedy books.
Jude S. Walko reimagines the legend of the headless horseman: “I have always had a penchant for good horror.”
Filmmaker Jude S. Walko’s novel The Unhallowed Horseman reimagines the classic “Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Walko offers a special video message and reads an excerpt from his novel. In our interview, Walko explains how his background as a filmmaker impacts his fiction, and the personal spin he brought to the story.
15 Best Horror Authors: Dead and Alive
Find out more about some of horror fiction’s most well-known and beloved authors. Including info and links for Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Dean Koontz, Anne Rice, and more!
Complete Kitty Norville by Carrie Vaughn: “Werewolves kind of got short-changed over the last 100 years.”
A look at all the books in the series about a werewolf who hosts a talk radio advice show for the supernaturally disadvantaged. “I realized that vampires and werewolves and other supernatural creatures living in the modern world would need their own advice shows,” the author says, “because Dr. Laura and Dr. Phil just wouldn’t know what to do with their problems.”
Complete Blue Rose Trilogy by Peter Straub: “I knew how fear tasted and how it worked.”
A look behind how these horror/mystery books impacted all the popular writer’s work. “My childhood trauma demonstrated to me very bluntly that the world was not at all benign.” Find out more about the author—and all the books in this important series.
Complete Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz: “The lingering dead don’t talk. I don’t know why.”
“‘The lingering dead don’t talk. I don’t know why.’ So that complicates his efforts to assist them.” From one of the most successful novelists comes one of his most popular works—starring a young fry cook who can see the spirits of the “lingering dead.”
Seanan McGuire Q&A + Complete Wayward Children Series List
“I have never been an author who didn’t write in series form.” Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children series has won multiple awards, and been optioned to be a TV show. We share a a complete list of books in the series, plus author interviews with McGuire.
Complete Talisman series by Stephen King and Peter Straub
A look behind the scenes of the blockbuster series co-written by these horror fiction masters. “I like the idea of horror,” Peter Straub says, “to speak truths otherwise ignored or suppressed.”
Complete RING series by Koji Suzuki: “I really dislike most horror writing.”
Koji Suzuki’s The Ring horror trilogy has expanded to include more books, plus lots of movies, TV shows, comics, and video games. “All human diseases and illnesses are more or less influenced by state of mind,” the author said. Find out for more about the series!
Why We Are Drawn to the Macabre: Horror Authors Panel Discussion
A panel discussion where authors Daniel Willcocks, Leanna Renee Hieber, and Andrea Janes talk about what makes horror fiction connect with readers. “You have to feel some kind of empathy for that character.”
Top 70 Horror Authors and Their Work (According to Google)
Who are YOUR favorite horror authors? We’ve got behind-the-scenes info on popular horror writers Stephen King, Tananarive Due, Mary Shelley, Koji Suzuki, Ray Bradbury, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and many more!
Charlaine Harris Q&A: Gunnie Rose series continues with ‘All the Dead Shall Weep’
Charlaine Harris soon returns to her version of America where magic is acknowledged but despised. It is the fifth title in her Gunnie Rose series, which follows a young gunslinger a on deadly mission across an alternate version of 1930s America. The author answers questions about the series, about writing, and how Anne Rice influenced her.
Complete Dark Tower series by Stephen King: “It’s fun to play with a world where feelings of mysticism and wonder are taken for granted.”
Find out all about Stephen King’s multiverse fantasy western series Dark Tower. “If you create an entirely new, fictional world, readers who participate in the creation of that world say, ‘Fine. Let it exist according to its own laws,’” King says. “That’s wonderful.”
Urban Fantasy Showcase: 100 Authors To Know and Their Works
Including authors Jim Butcher, L.A. Banks, Patricia Briggs, Nalini Singh, Seanan McGuire, Zoraida Cordova, Kim Harrison, Maurice Broaddus, Faith Hunter, Nalo Hopkinson, Roshani Chokshi, Nnedi Okorafor and more.
Complete Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews in Order + Q&A
The Kate Daniels series from Ilona Andrews takes place in a magical version of Atlanta where the world has suffered a magic apocalypse…
Part 3: 200 Authors Every Horror Reader Should Know (F-H)
Here’s part three of our massive list of authors for fans of horror fiction, urban fantasy, vampires, zombies, ghost stories, magic, science fiction, dark fantasy, and other monster fiction.
75+ Urban Fantasy Writers Who Aren’t White UPATED
Including L.A. Banks, Maurice Broaddus, Jessica Cage, Zoraida Córdova, Owl Goingback, Nalo Hopkinson, N. K. Jemisin, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Shweta Taneja, Kenesha Williams, and more.