Young Adult Horror

Darren Shan Interviewed by Dave Jeffery

• October 17, 2019
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One of the big questions often asked by writers wanting to dip their toes in the waters of YA horror fiction is, “How far can I go?” We know this… Read more

Scary Out There with Sarah Rees Brennan

• August 6, 2019
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It’s Scary Out There had a witchingly good time talking character, lore, and more with Sarah Rees Brennan, author of Season of the Witch, the tie-in novel for Netflix’s hit… Read more

Surviving Records: Found Footage in Print

• July 18, 2019
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Shaky camcorders, baby monitors picking up paranormal activity, mysteriously unearthed videos—it’s no wonder found footage flourishes so well in cinematic horror. It’s visually compelling metafiction that doesn’t undermine audience immersion.… Read more

Q&A for Zombies Don’t Eat Veggies

• June 27, 2019
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We all know that zombies eat brains. But zombies that eat veggies? Now that’s scary! I recently had the chance to sit down and chat with husband and wife team… Read more

Five Great Children’s Poetry Collections for National Poetry Month

• April 30, 2019
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I love poetry. Good poetry, like good prose, makes you think and makes you feel. With April being National Poetry Month, I thought I’d take the opportunity to look at… Read more

YA Writing Prompt: Cabin Fever

• December 19, 2018
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Young Horror brings you writing prompts to energize your week with spooky writing idea inspiration. Are you writing picture books, chapter books, middle grade, or YA? Your next great idea… Read more

Murder Most Fowl and Other Holiday Horrors

• November 15, 2018
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Somewhere in the United States this moment, a large turkey—with glorious plumage, I would like to imagine—doesn’t know that he’s already been selected for presidential pardon for the American Thanksgiving… Read more

Scary Out There with Dawn Kurtagich

• October 18, 2018
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Scary Out There recently interviewed Dawn Kurtagich, author of And the Trees Crept In and The Dead House. In this episode of the podcast, Dawn discusses the importance of horror… Read more

Evil Teachers and Beyond: 5 School Scare Sources

• September 20, 2018
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The days are getting shorter and cooler, and ravaged store displays are picked-over, having only straggling survivors among the pencils, notebooks, and backpacks. Children and teens have mysteriously vanished from… Read more

Writing Prompt: A Family Fear

• August 13, 2018
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Young Horror brings you writing prompts to energize your week with spooky idea inspiration. Are you writing picture books, chapter books, middle grade, or YA? Your next great idea could… Read more

Writing Prompt: Wicked Watermelon

• August 6, 2018
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Young Horror brings you writing prompts to energize your week with spooky idea inspiration. Are you writing picture books, chapter books, middle grade, or YA? Your next great idea could… Read more

The CreEpy Catalog: Frozen Charlotte

• August 2, 2018
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In order to write great children’s horror, you must READ great children’s horror. To help you out with this, we’ve invited our very own middle school librarian to take you… Read more

Writing Prompt: Ice Cream Truck

• July 30, 2018
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Young Horror brings you writing prompts to energize your week with spooky idea inspiration. Are you writing picture books, chapter books, middle grade, or YA? Your next great idea could… Read more

Writing Prompt: Dog Days of Summer

• July 23, 2018
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Young Horror brings you writing prompts to energize your week with spooky idea inspiration. Are you writing picture books, chapter books, middle grade, or YA? Your next great idea could… Read more

A Flash of Fear: Why Write Short-form Horror

• July 19, 2018
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For many (if not most), the first introduction to horror doesn’t come from a book or movie, but from a brief scary story told to them, perhaps around a smoky… Read more

Writing Prompt: Knock on Wood

• July 16, 2018
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Young Horror brings you writing prompts to energize your week with spooky idea inspiration. Are you writing picture books, chapter books, middle grade, or YA? Your next great idea could… Read more

Q&A for The Frightful Ride of Michael McMichael

• July 13, 2018
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It’s Friday the 13th–the perfect day to reach down into the grave dirt and resurrect the Young Horror (formerly YA Horror) blog and to talk about NEW BOOKS. Hop aboard… Read more

Scary Out There with Screamin Calhoun

• March 20, 2017
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Hello Horror Fanatics! Scary Out There recently sat down with Screamin Calhoun, the author of the Tombstones series (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016). Listen as Screamin discusses the inspiration behind… Read more

Horror in the Headlines: Using the News for Novel Ideas

• February 20, 2017
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While I love supernatural horror, realistic horror stories—murders, kidnappings, unexplainable medical phenomena—are the ones that really keep me up at night. There’s something extra terrifying about a fictional story that… Read more

Love is a Disease: Prevent the Romantic Storyline from Strangling the Scary

• February 13, 2017
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Ever wonder why some books get the horror classification, while others—sometimes with similar plotlines and the exact same monsters—get labeled paranormal romance? The difference is easy—the former has the primary… Read more