We live in a society of violence. We see it on the news, where casualties are reduced to death counts. We see it in politics, where wars are launched against drugs, disease, and immigrants. We even see it in our conversations, where our phones are frequently dead and we could kill are friends.

The village of Midwich blacks out. In the height of the Cold War, the military fear a Russian chemical weapon, but no evidence can be found. Then, with as little fuss as they slept, Midwich wakes. Every woman of child-bearing age is pregnant.

Growing up reading about ghosts, ghouls and gore can be a strange experience, but it can also be a formative one. As Halloween draws to a close, here are the 31 horror books which shaped my interests and my personality. The 31 horror books which made me.

Two years ago, during my undergraduate degree, I had the privilege of being taught playwriting by someone whose passion was inspirational. Last night, I had the pleasure of seeing his work.

Not every book claws its way to the silver screen. Be it because they're too drenched with gore, too dark, or just too damn weird, a host of horror writing stirs silent and underappreciated. These are The Unadapted.

For twelve hours, on the hour, I wrote five minutes of uninterrupted automatic writing. No targets, no intentions, just going with whatever was in my head at that moment. With the previous exercise having failed completely, I decided to invent my own.