In my how-to-write-horror book Writing in the Dark, I included a list of reference books for horror writers. That was in 2020. I’ve since created an updated list, and here it is! Most of the books are about the horror genre, writing in the horror genre, or written by horror writers, but a few are books that I think can help any writer. If you have any books you’d like to add, put them in the comments!
101 Horror Books to Read Before
You’re Murdered. Sadie Hartmann
About Writing: The Authorized Field
Guide for Aspiring Writers. Gareth L. Powell
Aristotle’s Poetics for
Screenwriters, Michael Tierno
Body Trauma: A Writer’s Guide to
Wounds and Injuries, David W. Page
Capturing Ghosts on the Page:
Writing Horror & Dark Fiction,
Kaaron Warren
Coffinmaker’s Blues: Collected
Writings on Terror. Stephen Volk
Creativity for Life: Practical
Advice on the Artist's Personality, and Career from America's Foremost
Creativity Coach, Eric Maisel
Creep This Way: How to Become a
Horror Writer with 24 Tips to Get You Ghouling. Rebecca Cuthbert
Danse Macabre, Stephen King
Dark Dreamers: Conversations with
the Masters of Horror, Stanley Wiater
Dark Thoughts on Writing, Stanley Wiater
Dark Visions: Conversations with the
Masters of Horror Film, Stanley
Wiater and Tanya Wiater
The Dead Stage: The Journey from
Page to Stage, Dan Weatherer
End of the Road, Brian Keene
Exquisite Horror: Essential Guide to
the Best 150 Books. Alessandro Manzetti
For Exposure: The Life and Times of
a Small-Press Publisher, Jason Sizemore
Forensics and Fiction: Clever,
Intriguing, and Downright Odd Questions from Crime Writers, D.P. Lyle
Gentle Writing Advice: How to be a
Writer Without Destroying Yourself. Chuck
Wendig.
Horror 101: The Way Forward, Joe Mynhardt (ed.)
Horror 201: The Silver Scream, Joe Mynhardt and Emma Audsley (eds.)
The Horror … The Horror: An
Autobiography, Rick Hautala
The Horror Writer: A Study of Craft
and Identity in the Horror Genre. Joe
Mynhardt (ed.)
How to Be an Authortunist. Angela Yuriko Smith
How to Write Horror Fiction, William F. Nolan
How to Write Tales of Horror,
Fantasy, and Science Fiction,
J.N. Williamson
Instigation: Creative Prompts on the
Dark Side, Michael A. Arnzen
Is Writing. Matt Shaw.
It’s Alive: Bringing Your Nightmares
to Life. Joe Mynhardt and Eugene Johnson
(eds.)
Jeani Rector’s Advice on Writing. Jeani Rector
The Kick-Ass Writer, Chuck Wendig
Let Me Tell You a Story. Tim Waggoner
Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in
Writing Popular Fiction, Michael A.
Arnzen and Heidi Ruby Miller (eds.)
Mark My Words: Read the Submission
Guidelines and other Self-editing Tips,
Lee Murray and Angelia Yuriko Smith
Modern
Mythmakers: 35 Interviews with Horror & Science Fiction Writers and
Filmmakers. Michael McCarty
More Modern Mythmakers: 25
Interviews with Horror & Science Fiction Writers and Filmmakers. Michael McCarty
Murder and Mayhem: A Doctor Answers
Medical and Forensic Questions for Mystery Writers, D.P. Lyle
My Life with the Living Dead: Autobiography. John Russo
My Quirky Little Memoir: Confessions
of a Small-Press Writer. John R.
Little
Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy,
and Horror: Speculative Genre Exercises from Today’s Best Teachers, Laurie Lamsen (ed.)
Other Words. Brian Keene
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Stephen King
On Writing Horror: A Handbook by the
Horror Writers Association, Mort
Castle (ed.)
Out in the Dark: Interviews with Gay
Horror Filmmakers, Actors, and Authors, Sean
Abley
Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction. Patricia Highsmith.
Ramsey Campbell: Master of the Weird
Fiction. S.T. Joshi
Ramsey Campbell, Probably. Ramsey Campbell
The Readers’ Advisory Guide to
Horror, Third Edition, Becky Siegel Spratford
A Reviewer’s Guide to Writing Book
Reviews: And How to Get Paid for Them. Rick
Hipson.
The Science Fictionary: A Dictionary
of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Robert
W. Bly
The Scary Movie Writer’s Guide. Seth M. Sherwood
The Scream Writers Handbook: How to
Write a Terrifying Screenplay in 10 Bloody Steps,
Thomas Fenton.
Screaming for Pleasure: How Horror
Makes You Happy and Healthy. S.A.
Bradley
Shadows & Ink: Mastering the Art
of Horror Writing and Publishing. Vols. 1 and 2. Joe Mynhardt
The Shadows & Ink Companion. Joe Mynhardt
Shooting Yourself in the Head for
Fun and Profit: A Writer’s Survival Guide,
Lucy A. Snyder
Something Strange About My Brain. R.L. Stine
Southern Fried and Horrified, Ron Kelly
Starve Better: Surviving the Endless
Horror of the Writing Life, Nick
Mamatas
Stupid Writing Tricks: Tips, Hints,
Riffs & Raffs. Daniel Knauf
Supernatural Horror in Literature, H.P. Lovecraft
Techniques of the Selling Writer, Dwight V. Swain
Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction, Benjamin Percy
To Each Their Darkness, Gary A. Braunbeck
Where Nightmares Come From: The Art
of Storytelling in the Horror Genre.
Joe Mynhardt and Eugene Johnson (eds.)
Weird Fiction: A Genre Study. Michael Cisco
Wonderbook, Jeff Vandermeer
Write the Fight Right, Alan Baxter
A
Writer’s Tale, Richard Laymon
Writers Workshop of Horror, Michael
Knost (ed.)
Writers Workshop of Horror 2, Michael Knost (ed.)
Writing for Emotional Impact, Karl Iglesias
Writing in the Dark. Tim Waggoner
Writing in the Dark: The Workbook. Tim Waggoner
The Writing Life, Jeff Strand.
Writing Monsters, Philip Athans
Writing the Paranormal Novel, Steven Harper
Writing the Shadow: Turn Your Inner
Darkness Into Words. Joanna Penn
Writing Horror Fiction, Guy N. Smith
Writing the Uncanny: Essays on
Crafting Strange Fiction. Dan Coxon
and Richard V. Hirst (eds.)
You Can Do Anything Magic Skeleton:
Monster Motivations to Get You to Move Your Butt and Do the Thing. Chuck Wendig and Natalie Metzger
Yours to Tell: Dialogues on the Art & Practice of Writing, Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem
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