Collection: Writings about Horror

Articles and Blogs

• Why Female Cannibals Frighten and Fascinate | Kate Robertson | The Atlantic | 2017
• Reassuring ghosts and haunted houses | Christine Ro | Wellcome Collection | 2018
• Horror is a dark and piercing reflection of our anxious times | MM Owen | Aeon | 2018
• How Horror Helps with the Processing of Grief and Trauma | SF Whitaker | Book Riot | 2020
• Fear not! Horror movies build community and emotional resilience | Mathias Clasen | Aeon | 2021
• Horror is a love story | filmnoirsbian | Tumblr | 2021 (Reblogged Link)
• Grotesque Gaming: The Monstrous in Online Worlds | 2016 | JSTOR

Comics and Graphics

• horror for kids | Mel Gillman | Tumblr | 2020

Audio and Video

Documentaries

• Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

Interviews

• Martyrs: Interview with Pascal Laugier | 2009

Video Essays

• Jacob Geller | YouTube
  • Fear of... Series
    • Fear of Depths | 2021
    • Fear of Cold | 2022
    • Fear of Big Things Underwater | 2023
    • Fear of Dark | 2025
  • Control, Anatomy, and the Legacy of the Haunted House | 2019
  • Why Do Horror Games Sound So Beautiful? | 2021
  • What's the Point of Taking Apart a Body? | 2023
  • Three Specific Kinds of Terror | 2024
• About Welcome to Nightvale
  • How Does Night Vale Confront Us With the Unknown? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios | YouTube | 2013
  • The Philosophy of Welcome to Night Vale | Philosophy Tube | YouTube | 2014
• The Importance of Horror (Why Horror Movies Don't Suck) | MagikarpUsedFly | YouTube | 2018
• Why Do People Dislike Smart Horror Films? | Sarah Emily | YouTube | 2019
• Why You Should Watch Disturbing Horror Movies | Super Eyepatch Wolf | YouTube | 2020
• The Catharsis of Body Horror (censored) | Yhara zayd | YouTube | 2022
• MyHouse.WAD - Inside Doom's Most Terrifying Mod | Power Pak | YouTube | 2023

Misc.

• Horror Movie Locations Map

Other Collections

• monster theory reading list | monsteracademia | Tumblr
• Horror Studies Resources | The Hauntologist
• goryhorroor's collection of video essays: Part 1 | Part 2