A newsletter exploring why people are drawn to horror, blending psychology research such as mood-management field studies with philosophy of horror, including Noël Carroll's paradox of horror. Each issue examines a specific question about fear and the appeal of dark fiction, grounded in academic frameworks.
Website: https://www.morbidlycuriousthoughts.com
Dr Kate Fitzgerald writes personal, essayistic pieces linking neurodivergence and horror, from film criticism of Bugonia's autistic character to reflections on grief, her late father's art, and classic horror. The newsletter suits readers interested in disability representation in film and literary-minded horror writing.
A personal blog mixing political critique of generative AI with essays on depression, burnout and horror fiction. Its fiction and theory pieces are written with a distinctive, unguarded voice and literary craft.
Darker Times publishes horror fiction, criticism and interactive stories for horror fans, including film and TV reviews and a paid monthly book club. Readers get personal, voice-driven essays and playful pieces alongside pointed critique of horror adaptations.
A serialized work of archival fiction presented as transcribed notes from two vanished researchers, following the trail of Professor Augustus Blackwood through English libraries, railway ledgers and Victorian farm registers. Each issue is a dated diary entry mixing period detail with slowly accumulating uncanny clues.
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