The following is a list of links to resources on a
variety of topics related to horror, fear, and the grotesque.
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Creepy Classics |
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A site where you can purchase movies, DVDs, posters, books, etc., all relating to creepy movie classics.
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Dark Side of the Net |
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News,
forums, articles, and links all dedicated to the dark side.
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DarkEcho.com |
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"DarkEcho, in general and currently, focuses on literature of the fantastic science fiction, fantasy, horror, speculative fiction, whatever you want to call it. It features a blog, reviews, interviews, and essays. There is a free e-mail newsletter that you may subscribe to."
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DreadCentral.com |
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Web
news and market source for horror buffs.
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Fantastic in Fiction
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"Sponsored by Cornell University's Institute for Digital
Collections (CIDC) this image-bank provides a visual
resource for the study of the Fantastic or of the
supernatural in fiction and in art. While the site emerges
from a comparative literature course on the topic at
Skidmore College, it is also intended to open the door to
consideration of some of the constant structures and
patterns of fantastic literature, and the problems they
raise. In this sense, the materials presented here may find
a use among students in a variety of disciplines."
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Fright-Rags.com |
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Fright-Rags was established in September 2003 for one
reason, the owner "wanted cool looking horror shirts" to
make available to the public.
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Capricorns Lair |
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"Welcome to Capricorns Lair store.
We are a full service store directed towards providing the best most unique of items, gifts
and spiritual goods to the retail and wholesale Wiccan, Occult, Pagan, Witchcraft, Gothic
and Gay & Lesbian communities. A store offering a vast selection in ritual items, jewelry,
silver, body jewelry, gothic, gothic jewelry, incense, statues, tarot, books, aroma therapy,
candles, candle making supplies, occult, witchcraft, magic, magickal goods, beeswax,
crystals, spheres, essential oils, Chalices, Coffee, Tea, herbs and so much more. All
Wicca goods offered retail and wholesale."
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Gothic Studies: The
Journal of the International Gothic Association |
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"The
International Gothic Association unites teachers, scholars,
students, artists, writers, and performers from around the
world who are interested in any aspect of gothic culture:
fiction, drama, poetry, art, film, music, architecture,
popular culture, and technology. It promotes the study and
dissemination of information on gothic culture from the late
eighteenth century to the contemporary moment, from
Frankenstein to Eminem. The only association of its kind,
the IGA is the academic centre for people interested in an
analysis of the gothic."
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UnexplainedResearch.com |
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Offers
visitors a challenge to visit haunted sites for themselves
and report on their experiences. They refer to the
experiment as "legend tripping." The site was featured on
the Discovery Channel in 2008.
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H.P. Lovecraft Archive |
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Information about the life and works of the horror writer
H.P. Lovecraft.
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SNM Horror Magazine |
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"SNM Horror Magazine, a premier
online publication featuring the best new talent in horror today. We will showcase 8 new
short stories each month and publish on the first day of each month unless posted otherwise.
The best part: it’s FREE! Whether it’s to browse around and read the featured authors or
even submit a story yourself, we welcome and embrace you into our dark realm of true horror.
This space was built by my own grimy appendages from sordid ceremonial grounds and dipped in
the blood of disdain and rejection. My ghoulish hands wove together this underworld to
feature some great works from authors who haven’t had their imaginative scrolls of horror
presented in this inner sanctum from the crypt and into the daylight. We dare to publish
what others mags don't but only in the best of taste!"
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Horror Writers
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An e-zine
for members of this association dedicated to writers of
horror fiction.
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Gothic.net - Bone Chilling Literary Culture |
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A
nicely designed site featuring fiction, articles, links, and
boards for gothic enthusiasts and those just curious about
gothic culture.
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Horror.com |
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"The
web's premiere site for horror movie review, discussion,
culture, and more."
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Horror.net |
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A resource for searching for other sites
dedicated to horror.
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Horrorfind.com |
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"HorrorFind is the first search engine dedicated to all horror, all the time. It is the ultimate source for horror and Halloween, with listings of sites about Halloween, Halloween products, Halloween props, horror, horror movies, werewolves, vampires, witches, ghosts, demons, monsters, haunted places, haunted parks, haunted attractions, ghost walks, black magic, magic in general, evil spells, zombies and all sorts of other horror-related stuff.."
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Irish Journal of Gothic
and Horror Studies
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"'The
Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies,' a biannual,
free, on-line publication devoted to the study of Gothic and
Horror in all their varying forms."
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Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts |
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"An
interdisciplinary quarterly devoted to the study of the
fantastic in Literature, Art, Drama, Film and Popular Media.
It is published by the International Association for the
Fantastic in the Arts at Idaho State University, where
production offices are located. Articles are fully
refereed and are indexed in the MLA Bibliography. Like the
International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, from
which it was generated, it welcomes papers on all aspects of
the fantastic in English, American, French, Spanish, German
and other national literatures, as well as interdisciplinary
approaches including music, philosophy, sociology,
psychology, political science, and religion. All papers are
in English."
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My Hideous Progeny: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein |
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"On
this site, you will find everything you have ever wanted to
know about Mary Shelley. There are pages dealing with Mary's
life, her family, her friends and her novels."
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NovemberFire.com |
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Apparel
with horror themes.
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The Literary Gothic |
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Provides author list, title index, and research guidelines
for Gothic works written prior to 1950.
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The Weird Review |
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A site
where you can read or write reviews of antiquarian
supernatural tales and short stories.
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Vampiri Europeana |
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"A
Bibliography of Non-English European Resources on Vampires
in Literature, Folklore, and Popular Culture."
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BrainEater |
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Extremely well written reviews of a
collection of B-movies. Excellent collection of links to campy sites.
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Horror World |
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A horror community website offering fiction, reviews,
newsletter, and other items of interest. You can read
original material by known horror writers and communicate
with them via message boards.
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Ghost-Mysteries.com |
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A
sister site to Unexplained-Mysteries.com. This site
specializes in information about ghosts. Another excellent
research site.
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Monster Librarian |
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A
horror resource library for readers and librarians.
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Malinche Entertainment |
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A site that bills itself as "The world's only publisher of
interactive fiction." It offers horror and other genres of
fiction.
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Unexplained-Mysteries.com |
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A site
dedicated to collecting and presenting information on a
variety of subjects often lacking rational explanation. A
comprehensive collection of information; makes an excellent
place for research.
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Hellnotes |
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"Hellnotes is dedicated to the horror genre, its fans, and its writers. We work hard to deliver the most up-to-date information about new horror book releases, horror movies, and horror events. We also provide visitors with interviews, book reviews, profiles, and photographs. If you’d like to submit material for our consideration (press releases, convention news, book reviews, etc.), you can contact us here:
news@hellnotes.com"
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Rotten.com |
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"The soft white underbelly of the net,
eviscerated for all to see: Rotten dot com collects images and information from many sources
to present the viewer with a truly unpleasant experience."
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Enchanted Gardens |
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A fascinating site offering for sale miniatures of castles,
churches, and other beautifully gothic pieces, among a wide
variety of garden items.
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Fear and Trembling |
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"Fear and Trembling is a publication project of Double-Edged Publishing, Inc. (ISSN Pending).
We strive to provide quality fiction and poertry, both in a means that respects traditional values and Christian principles.
Fear and Trembling actively seeks works from new and student authors and artists, but holds high standards of quality for all contributions. "
This site accepts submissions of original writing but with
this restriction: "Under no circumstances will we consider works that include R-rated language, disturbing violence, or graphic sexuality."
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Fear Film |
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A forum on fear films.
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"Horror Writing for Children" |
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An
article by Robert Hood about writing horror fiction for
children.
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Encyclopedia of Death and Dying |
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A
thorough exploration of subjects related to death and dying;
includes bibliographical information also.
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Monstrous.com |
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"Monstrous.com is solely dedicated to the recognition of
monsters in our culture and society and the necessary
awareness that mythology and history are driving forces in
the global shaping of the 'third millenary man.'”
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RockyHorror.com |
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Official website of the Rocky Horror Picture Show
productions and movie; everything you always wanted to know
about the production and its history.
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A History of Horror as Genre |
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Looks at the history of horror in fiction and film.
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HauntedHouse.com |
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Provides information on the location of haunted houses in the United States and Canada.
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Obscuria.com |
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Beautifully designed site dedicated to serious gothic study and exploration. The site
also provides a unique gothic gift shop: "Throughout time,
those things which are deemed to be 'out of the mainstream,
occult or of a darker' nature are usually seen as negative, wrong or inappropriate. True beauty can often be found in things that
have long since lost their luster, or have never been given a favorable start in society to begin with. It has been said Man condemns
that which he does not understand......"
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Steven Marshall Horror |
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A site
that features the writings of Steven Marshall with advice to
new writers about publishing their own works. Steven's
philosophy: "As soon as we delve into the very topic of horror
and see it manifesting in our everyday culture, certain truths are painfully realized. Horror is ever
present and can be found anywhere you look, even in beauty. It’s a fragile balance indeed, but wherever
you find one, you can always find the other."
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E-Splatter |
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E-Splatter bills itself as "The Guide to
Modern Horror Movies." It specializes in modern horror movies, but includes a handful of classics
as well.
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Stories Anonymous: Where Fiction Has No Boundaries
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An
excellent workshop for developing your fiction. "Stories Anonymous showcases creative writing
from original authors covering genres such as fantasy, horror, comedy, chiller, poetry, prose and
sci-fi, to name but a few...This web site is here to promote authors of stories no matter which
genre they prefer. The stories could be fiction, could be semi-autobiographical, autobiographical
or otherwise, could be written in prose, could be written in poetry or just could be in a story style.
There are no parameters."
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Paranormal News |
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Excellent source of news, articles, and discussions
concerning a wide variety of paranormal topics. Copious links to equally reliable sites. If you are
interested in the latest news about any paranormal event, visit this site now.
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Literacity |
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A well designed horror blog: "Because,
as we all know, horror movies cause psychological damage, but banning art you don't enjoy
is completely reasonable."
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J&L Paranormal Investigators |
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Lisa
Mooney has been an intuitive reader, a channeler, and a paranormal investigator for 17 years. This
is a new site that Lisa has set up in the Omaha, Nebraska, area and she is looking for serious minded
individuals interested in researching and investigating paranormal events. Lisa does a variety of readings
and offers other paranormal services on a donation basis. If you are truly interested in the type of work Lisa
does and are not simply a voyeur or a skeptic, check out her site and email her for more information.
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Kegare.org |
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Kegare is Japanese for negative spiritual energy. This
must see sight offers a view of the world from the other
side of learning. "But what about the other side of reality. The darker side. Is there any use in it? The same God that created everlasting life also created botulism. From God’s wisdom, each has a place. And it is our job to find out. But from the true source of wisdom, reality and not from the Bible. The bible is seemingly silent on the subject of botulism, or cigarettes, crack, or napalm. I’m not into either, but I can’t figure why we think hot man-on-man action is worse than hot napalm-on-man action.
This blog is an experiment in investigating kegare."
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The Reincarnation Experiment |
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"To test a scientific model that appears to account for empirical evidence of the apparent inheritance of a "past-life legacy" during human reproduction.
(This site is dedicated to a natural science approach to evaluation of the concept of linear reincarnation. In addition to the ongoing project, it reports on the pilot study described in Paul Von Ward's book
The Soul Genome: Science and Reincarnation.)"
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Classic-Horror.com |
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"Classic-Horror.com is a website
dedicated to exploring and celebrating the history of the horror film, through reviews,
articles, and biographies of artists who have contributed to the genre. The site first
opened in 1999. Classic-Horror has been cited by the Chicago Tribune, Roger Ebert, AMC's
Monsterfest blog, Yahoo! Pick of the Day, the New York Daily News, and the Librarian's
Index to the Internet."
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