Eerie Storytelling

From The New Yorker’s archive: a selection of pieces on visionaries of horror. View in browser | Update your preferences Eerie Storytelling As Halloween approaches, we’re bringing you a selection of pieces on visionaries of horror. In “Kid Goth,” Dana Goodyear explores the dark fantasy tales of the writer Neil Gaiman. In “The Haunted Mind of Shirley Jackson,” Zoë Heller writes about the complicated life of the novelist. In “Show the Monster,” Daniel Zalewski considers the wondrous and astonishing creations of the film director Guillermo del Toro. In “The Strange and Twisted Life of ‘Frankenstein,’ ” Jill Lepore examines how Mary Shelley came up with her classic monster tale. Finally, in “What Are You Afraid Of?,” Mark Singer profiles the master of horror himself, Stephen King. So turn off cable news. Click out of all those polling Web sites. Open up a bag of candy corn. And read some terrifying stories that you can actually enjoy. — David Remnick From The New Yorker’s Archive Life and Letters Kid Goth Neil Gaiman’s fantasies. By Dana Goodyear | January 25, 2010 Books The Haunted Mind of Shirley Jackson A new biography explores one of the twentieth century’s most tortured writers. By Zoë Heller | October 17, 2016 Profiles Show the Monster Guillermo del Toro’s quest to get amazing creatures onscreen. By Daniel Zalewski | February 7, 2011 Newsletters Sign Up for the New Yorker Recommends Newsletter Discover what our staff is reading, watching, and listening to each week. Life and Letters The Strange and Twisted Life of “Frankenstein” After two hundred years, are we ready for the truth about Mary Shelley’s novel? By Jill Lepore | February 12, 2018 Profiles What Are You Afraid Of? Terror is Stephen King’s medium, but it’s not the only reason he’s so popular—and so frightening. By Mark Singer | September 7, 1998 This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To insure delivery, we recommend adding newyorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your contacts, while noting that it is a no-reply address. Please send all newsletter feedback to tnyinbox@newyorker.com. For more from The New Yorker, sign up for our newsletters, shop the store, and sign in to newyorker.com, where subscribers always have unlimited access. Contact us with questions. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.