The Horror Zine is an American fantasy

Fantasy

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 and horror fiction

Horror fiction

Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...

 pulp magazine

Pulp magazine

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 first published in July 2009. The magazine was set up in Sacramento

Sacramento

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 by Jeani Rector, an novelist and short-story writer with a taste for the macabre. She has been the editor for the magazine's entire run, and is assisted by Dean H. Wild. The Horror Zine has published established, professional writers, including Graham Masterton

Graham Masterton

Graham Masterton is a British horror author. Originally editor of Mayfair and the British edition of Penthouse, Graham Masterton's first novel The Manitou was released in 1976. This novel was adapted in 1978 for the film The Manitou...

, Joe R. Lansdale

Joe R. Lansdale

Joe R. Lansdale is an American author and martial-arts expert. He has written novels and stories in many genres, including Western, horror, science fiction, mystery, and suspense...

, Piers Anthony

Piers Anthony

Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob is an English American writer in the science fiction and fantasy genres, publishing under the name Piers Anthony. He is most famous for his long-running novel series set in the fictional realm of Xanth.Many of his books have appeared on the New York Times Best...

, Ramsey Campbell

Ramsey Campbell

John Ramsey Campbell is an English horror fiction author.Since he first came to prominence in the mid-1960s, critics have cited Campbell as one of the leading writers in his field: T. E. D. Klein has written that "Campbell reigns supreme in the field today", while S. T...

, Elizabeth Massie

Elizabeth Massie

Elizabeth Massie is an American author.Elizabeth Massie is a two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of horror novels and short fiction. She won her awards for Sineater and Stephen. She has also written historical fiction for young adults....

, Simon Clark

Simon Clark

Simon Clark is a horror novel writer from Doncaster, England. One of his most notable works is the novel The Night of the Triffids.Clark has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel, World Fantasy Award for Best Novella and British Fantasy Award...

, Tom Piccirilli, Melanie Tem

Melanie Tem

Melanie Tem is an American Horror/Dark fantasy author. She is married to author Steve Rasnic Tem. The couple have three kids and live in a large house in Colorado.-Novels:* Prodigal * Blood Moon * Wilding...

, and Bentley Little

Bentley Little

Bentley Little is an American author of horror novels.-Personal history:Little's first novel, The Revelation, was published with St...

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Anthologies

Several anthologies of stories from The Horror Zine have been published.

• And Now the Nightmare Begins (2009)
• Twice the Terror (2010)
• What Fears Become (2011)

Awards and recognition

• Nominated 2009 British Fantasy Society Long List for Best Magazine
• Nominated 2010 British Fantasy Society Long List for Best Magazine
• Winner 2010 Preditors and Editors Best Fiction Magazine
• Winner 2010 Preditors and Editors Best Poetry Magazine

External links

• The Horror Zine official website