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The Ninth Annual FINAL FRAME Horror Short Film Competition is proud to present our 2024 judges.

• April 17, 2024
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A veritable whirlwind of talent, the competition judges for Final Frame represent the same tenacity, perseverance, ingenuity, and passion we see reflected in our finalists’ films. We can’t wait to have them preside over an evening of frights and freak-outs leading up to their selections for Grand Prize, Runner-Up, Best Writing in a Short Film, and more!

HWA Winter 2024 Horror University Online Session

• December 21, 2023
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The Horror Writers Association is pleased to announce our Winter 2024 Horror University Online session! From January 22 to April 8, 2024, Horror University will present ten live workshops and a special presentation for horror writers everywhere interested in refining their writing, learning new skills and techniques, exploring new writing formats, or better understanding the genre. Full descriptions and registration information are available in the Horror University School on Teachable. REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!

Women in Horror: Interview with Lisa Morton

• March 8, 2022
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Lisa Morton is a screenwriter, author of non-fiction books, and prose writer whose work was described by the American Library Association’s Readers’ Advisory Guide to Horror as “consistently dark, unsettling,… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Weird Women Take on Halloween: Five Early Halloween Works by Women by Lisa Morton

• October 1, 2021
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When we remember holiday ghost tales, we probably go to Charles Dickens and the most famous ghost story of them all, “A Christmas Carol”. Think about Halloween stories, and you… Read more

A Portrait of the Halloween Expert as a Young Woman By Lisa Morton

• October 31, 2019
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  Happy Halloween! Today’s Best Of Halloween Haunts was originally published last year….. When my father passed away in 2015, I received an unexpected and lovely inheritance: thousands of color… Read more

“A Little Halloween Chat” By Lisa Morton and Ellen Datlow

• October 3, 2017
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HWA’s next anthology, the Halloween-themed Haunted Nights, debuts on October 3rd. Including sixteen brand new stories about every horror writer’s favorite holiday, the anthology – published by Anchor Books and… Read more

Halloween Haunts: The Real Creeps, or How to Create Horror Non-fiction Shorts by Lisa Morton

• October 27, 2016
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One of my favorite pieces of advice for new writers looking to make more sales is to consider trying some non-fiction. As an author who is known for both fiction… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Crossing Over: Halloween and Ghosts by Lisa Morton

• October 26, 2015
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Ghosts have become one of Halloween’s most beloved icons, and each October we see them manifest in everything from terrifying haunted attractions to whimsical decorations. Haunted locations boast increased traffic,… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Tamlane and Alison Gross: Halloween Ballads by Lisa Morton

• October 28, 2014
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Although magazines and books like to tell us that Halloween is an ancient festival with pagan roots, the truth is the holiday as we know it is really only a… Read more

Know a Nominee, Part Six: Lisa Morton

• April 9, 2014
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  Welcome to the latest edition of “Know a Nominee,” the interview series that shows you what’s inside the minds of some of today’s best horror writers and editors: this… Read more

Women in Horror Month Part Two.

• February 5, 2014
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Here we are once again on this, our second day of WiHM! Today I’m proud to present the lovely Lisa Morton, a name we all know & love. We share… Read more

Halloween Haunts: A Halloween Primer for Horror Writers by Lisa Morton

• October 8, 2012
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As a Halloween expert, I’ve been asked to do a lot of interesting things. I’ve been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal about the proliferation of sexy Halloween costumes, I’ve… Read more

WITCH HUNTS: A GRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE BURNING TIMES by HWA Member Rocky Wood, Lisa Morton (authors) and Greg Chapman (illustrator)

• July 30, 2012
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Author: Rocky Wood, Lisa Morton (authors) and Greg Chapman (illustrator) For nearly three centuries, as the Black Death rampaged through Europe and the Reformation tore the Church apart, tens of… Read more

RAGE AGAINST THE NIGHT — Benefit Anthology for HWA President Rocky Wood

• January 13, 2012
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Edited by HWA Member Shane Jiraiya Cummings Under the onslaught of supernatural evil, the acts of good people can seem insignificant, but a courageous few stand apart. These brave men… Read more

HELP! WANTED TALES OF ON-THE-JOB TERROR Edited by HWA Member Peter Giglio

• November 11, 2011
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Editor: Peter Giglio Wake up! You don’t want to be late. Shower and shave, you want to look your best. Drink coffee, scramble eggs, you’ll need your energy. Today’s a… Read more

Jack O’ Lanterns

• October 26, 2011
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by Lisa Morton This is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Halloween, to be published by Reaktion Books in 2012. If you’re not familiar with Reaktion, they do beautifully designed… Read more

Stoker Spotlight: Thirteen Questions with Lisa Morton, author of The Castle of Los Angeles

• October 6, 2011
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Lisa Morton won the 2010 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in First Novel for The Castle of Los Angeles, published by Gray Friar Press. In addition to nearly 50… Read more

IL POSTO NERO – July Links (HWA Italy)

• August 7, 2011
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The first episode of Il Posto Nero‘s link collection is here. In the month of July, Alessandro Manzetti posted an awesome list of articles and interviews for our Italian HWA… Read more

Bram Stoker Award 2010 Winners Announced

• June 25, 2011
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Superior Achievement in a NOVEL
A DARK MATTER by Peter Straub (Doubleday/Orion) Superior Achievement in a FIRST NOVEL (Tie)
BLACK AND ORANGE by Benjamin Kane Ethridge (Bad Moon Books)
THE… Read more

Horror Writers Association Celebrates 2008 Stoker Winners!

• June 16, 2009
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At long last, the anticipation is over. The Horror Writers Association has announced the winners of the 2008 Bram Stoker Awards at its annual Stoker Banquet held Saturday, June 13th,… Read more