Today I am joined by librarian, author and horror lover Becky Spratford to talk about the upcoming essay collection she edited, Why I Love Horror, with essays from some incredible names in horror. We are talking about the books and media that made us into horror fans at different points in our life .
Books Mentioned:- Why I Love Horror edited by Becky Spratford
- Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
- Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews
- Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
- House by Frank Perreti and Ted Dekker
- The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
- It by Stephen King
- A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
Becky's post on fighting book bans:
https://raforall.blogspot.com/2025/06/why-we-need-horror-authors-in-fight-for.html
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