Let’s remember that Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is a ghost story. Telling dark and scary tales for the holidays is a ...

As explained in Junji Ito's Uncanny, the author encountered humongous spiders while going to the bathroom. So, the author was born in a house where there was no shortage of horror. However, the first ...

Science-fiction, fantasy, horror and other forms of speculative fiction are breathing new life into African writing.

The 30-minute short film, Woman of Stone, is a part of the broadcaster's supernatural anthology series A Ghost Story for Christmas.

A ‘chilling’ ghost story based on a horror classic is being shown on BBC on Christmas Eve. It is Mark Gatiss’ seventh Ghost Story for Christmas and it sees him bring to life E. Nesbit’s chilling short ...

It was a great year for horror fiction, whether established favorites or buzzy debuts. These are our picks for the best ...

WWB staff members on their favorite translated books of the year and the 2025 titles they're most excited about.

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But in a busy, chronically online world, any number of books read is something to be proud of. Need a short book to cap off your 2024 reading or a quick, immersive read to get you out of a reading ...

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Horror fans know there’s only one streaming ... Richard Stanley co-wrote and directed an adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft short story of the same name, marking his first time behind the camera ...