Loved itI would recommend this essay collection called Why I Love Horror, because more than so many of his other books, you just get such a good idea of why he loves horror. And I just love this.
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Why I Love Horror (2025)
Others: Positive For twenty-five years, Becky Siegel Spratford has worked as a librarian in Reader Advisory, training library workers all over the world on how to engage their patrons and readers, and to use her place as a horror expert and critic to get the word out to others; to bring even more readers into the horror fold. Why I Love Horror is a love letter to the horror genre from many of the most influential and bestselling authors in the industry.
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