Contents (view Concise Listing)

• Introduction: The Spooky Arts • essay by William F. Nolan
• It's the Storyteller • essay by Joe R. Lansdale
• A-Z of Horror • essay by Clive Barker
• Why Horror? • essay by Mark Alan Miller
• Pixelated Shadows: Urban Lore and the Rise of Creepypasta • essay by Michael Paul Gonzalez
• Like Farts and Curses • essay by Ray Garton
• How to Get Your Scare On: Finding Inspiration and Muse in Horror • essay by S. G. Browne
• Storytelling Techniques: The Many Faces of Horror • essay by Richard Thomas
• Horror is a State of Mind • essay by Tim Waggoner
• Bring an Idea to Life Through Language • essay by Mercedes M. Yardley
• The Process of a Tale • essay by Ramsey Campbell
• Great Horror Is Something Alien • essay by Michael Bailey
• A Horrifically Happy Medium: Choosing the Right Medium for Your Story and Yourself • essay by Taylor Grant
• An Interview with John Connolly • interview of John Connolly • interview by Marie O'Regan
• The Story of a Story: With a Number of Digressions • essay by Mort Castle
• Novel Roundtable Interviews • interview of Kevin J. Anderson and Christopher Golden and Silvia Moreno-Garcia • interview by Eugene Johnson and John Palisano
• How I Spent My Childhood Looking for Monsters and Found Poetry • essay by Stephanie M. Wytovich
• Bits and Pieces: Storytelling and Creating an Anthology • interview of Jonathan Maberry • interview by Eugene Johnson
• The Real Creep, or How to Create Horror Non-Fiction Shorts • essay by Lisa Morton
• The Monster Squad: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Publisher • essay by Jess Landry
• What Scares You! • essay by Marv Wolfman
• Playing in Someone Else's Haunted House: Writing Horror-Based Media Tie-Ins • essay by Elizabeth Massie
• Creating Magic from a Blank Piece of Paper: An Imaginary Roundtable • interview of Amber Benson and Tom Holland • interview by Del Howison
• Z Nation: How Syfy's Hit Undead Show Came to Life • essay by Craig E. Engler [as by Craig Engler]
• Life Imitating Art Imitating Life: Film and Its Influence on Reality • essay by Jason V. Brock
• Where Do Nightmares Come From: A Look at Storytelling and Screenwriting • essay by Paul Moore
• Stephen King and Richard Chizmar Discuss Collaborating • interview of Richard Chizmar and Stephen King • interview by Bev Vincent
• Charlaine Harris Discusses Storytelling • interview of Charlaine Harris • interview by Eugene Johnson
• What Now? • essay by John Palisano