The paranormal author talks about the broken love story that inspired her to write her own books. “What is wonderful about fantasy, science fiction, and paranormal novels is that the unknown, fantastical, and unmanageable can exist alongside the mundane and the familiar.”

Want books that mix urban fantasy and crime fiction? Including Jim Butcher, Shweta Taneja, Seanan McGuire, Jewell Parker Rhodes, plus novels from X-Files, Supernatural—and more.

While so many “best horror writer” lists are dominated by white and Western authors, here’s a list of authors of Indian ancestry—including Nalini Singh, Shweta Taneja, Mainak Dhar, and more. 

A for a whole range of tastes—from zombie comedies (zom-coms?) and funny vampire tales to ghost stories and monster-centric animated features for the whole family.