For me, when the scary stuff is explained, the unease goes away. In short stories and films, such exposition is not expected.

Ask your Google Home or Amazon Alexa to tell you a scary story. Some short stories are even interactive, allowing you or your kids to participate in the journey and determine the outcome.

This October, I’ve been sampling newly issued short-story collections from small publishers that specialize in horror and the supernatural. Overall, I prefer the more subtle nuances we associate ...

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Some particularly terrifying, creepy and suspenseful books hitting bookshop shelves this fall include a graphic and grotesque short story collection, a gothic eco-horror about a family tending a ...

For me, when the scary stuff is explained, the unease goes away. In short stories and films, such exposition is not expected. The narrative structure is less predictable. The auteur only has so ...