Comments on: Horror Isn’t a 4-Letter Word: Essays on Writing & Appreciating the Genre

By: Josh Jabcuga

Josh Jabcuga — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:02:44 +0000

Cool, thanks! I contacted the publisher right before you responded to my question, so hopefully we’ll get an answer either way.

By: Rod

Rod — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:59:11 +0000

An excellent question, Josh. I’ve forwarded your question to the author.

By: Josh Jabcuga

Josh Jabcuga — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:55:43 +0000

I’m trying to purchase this book via the website but I must be blind (tired, stupid, or all three). Is there an actual shopping cart or check-out at their site? I tried Amazon as a back-up, but I don’t believe they’re carrying the book as of yet. Looks like a cool read, if I could figure out how to get my hands on it.

By: Alan Cranis

Alan Cranis — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:41:32 +0000

John is right. My personal favorite substitute term for Horror is “Weird Fiction.” I’ll bet we’ve all read plenty of mainstream fiction that could be called weird.

By: John A. Karr

John A. Karr — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:55:17 +0000

Seems that demand for Horror as a popular genre has cycles. Hard core demand is there, but has yet to work its way back after the explosive peak of King twenty-five years ago. At least now agents and publishers refer to it as Horror again, instead of watering it down to Dark Fiction.