As readers of this blog know, I have been exploring why authors, library workers, publishers, and more figures from the book world love Horror for a decade now.
[Click here to bring up every essay in the series.]
The entire purpose of the series has been for me to offer you, the library worker, who as studies show, are probably afraid of the genre yourself, an example of why those who love and devote their career to the genre love it so deeply. It is all to help you understand the appeal to as wide a range of readers as possible.
But what about asking Horror's most rabid fans? If we could do that, ask Horror fans directly, from a broader perspective than just the ones who walk through our doors, think of how much we can learn.
Well, today I have an option to do just that.
The Horror community on Reddit is one I have been turning to more and more often, to gauge a sense of what the average readers are reading, discussing, and suggesting as readalikes. And at this link you can see a series of threads where those on the r/horror channel ask each other variation of the "Why Horror" question.
And here's the thing that may shock those of you who do not use Reddit often....many of the answers are deep, contemplative, and enlightening.
Please take some time during the Spooky Season to use this link-- I have done the search to winnow down the chatter for you-- to explore many more reasons as to Why I Love Horror.
If nothing else, as we enter the final week of October, it will remind you of all the people who crave Horror all year long.
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