Book publishing has few safeguards in place to prevent the unwitting publication of a novel heavily generated by artificial ...

In Kerry Cullen’s uncanny debut, “House of Beth,” a queer 20-something finds that “straight” life comes with serious strings (and spirits) attached. By Jenny Wu Our columnist reviews “Strange Houses” ...

After another amazing year for horror fiction in 2024, it’s time to look ahead, and if the past year gave us a bounty, then the next is delivering a full-on glut. We’ve got new books from the masters ...

Part of the difficulty horror writing faces has to do with the defenses that modern readers bring to genre fiction. Like virtually every other genre, horror only came into its own as a discrete mode ...

Slate receives a commission when you purchase items using the links on this page. Thank you for your support. American Scary is a fannish book, clearly the work of someone who adores the genre and has ...

Horror fiction is having a genuine moment. In 2024, NielsenIQ BookData's Horror sub-category recorded its best year to date, delivering just over £8 million. 7 million, with a further 34% increase in ...

Edited by Neil Christopher, Kelly Ward-Wills and Anne Fullerton; Inhabit Media, 2025; 166 pages; $19.95. Halloween lies just around the corner, and darkness is increasing its hold over our world. So ...

There are quite a lot of fantasy and science fiction books coming out in March, so prepare your TBR for impact! Here are 16 ...

Though Fall is, naturally, still the prime release time for horror books, summer continues to gain steam as many of the genre’s biggest names drop new novels and collections while the sun is bright ...