Discover what AI monsters, home invasion horror, and conspiracy thrillers reveal about contemporary society. Thriller author Sierra Kay analyzes how modern horror reflects our current anxieties and what writers can learn from these evolving fears.

How fear actually works in the human brain—and why the whisper often terrifies more than the scream.

I was talking to my goddaughter recently about a work in progress. Now she was the one who asked about my writing. To be fair, this is the first horror that I'm penning. So she didn't know about this particular turn of events. But when she opened the door, I walked through and got "the look." The look every thriller and horror writer receives from the general public when they discover our work. The look that gets you uninvited from the next cookout.

Original fairy tales weren't children's stories—they were warnings about real dangers.