 THE FIRST HORROR BOOK I REMEMBER READING A series I collected called Fright Time, which was probably too scary for how old I was, because it gave me so many nightmares, I swore off horror until I was a teenager. But I remember those stories fondly; they were fiercely inventive and reminiscent of Are You Afraid of the Dark. THE FIRST HORROR FILM I REMEMBER WATCHING I became fascinated with The Ring when it was remade in the U.S., but I couldn’t handle it; I was in middle school and had to avoid TV screens for a long time after that. But I loved the creepiness of Samara’s aesthetic, and I named one of my cats after her. I also signed up for giveaways as the name Samara IHateHorses, and my parents still receive spam mail addressed to her. THE GREATEST HORROR BOOK OF ALL TIME The Haunting of Hill House. Ghosts, and haunted houses, scare the hell out of me. THE GREATEST HORROR FILM OF ALL TIME I love a lot of them, but the one that terrified me the most is It Follows. The slowly meandering monster following you wherever you go, disguised as the people you trust and/or strangers? Awful stuff. THE GREATEST WRITER OF ALL TIME Of all time? Oh no! I’ll go with horror authors, even though I read in a hundred genres. I consider many of Jose Saramago’s stories quiet horror, so I’ll go with him. THE BEST BOOK COVER OF ALL TIME Grady Hendrix’s Horrorstor has an amazing cover, where the front and back are different versions of the same furniture store. The cover is as spooky as the book! THE BEST FILM POSTER OFF ALL TIME I love the poster for Cabin in the Woods, because it hints at the many genres all smushed into the one horror film. THE BEST BOOK / FILM I HAVE WRITTEN My forthcoming novella, Glorious Fiends. THE WORST BOOK / FILM I HAVE WRITTEN Maybe one of my first short stories: some flash fiction that didn’t quite land. I wrote a screenplay when I was little about people with magical powers because they were born on the Equinox. That could count. THE MOST UNDERRATED FILM OF ALL TIME Fright Night. It’s cheesy as hell—but Roddy McDowall’s washed-up Vincent Price character’s facial expressions are amazing; the effects are goopy in the best way; and the poster is great, too. But I never see it on lists of great horror movies. THE MOST UNDERRATED BOOK OF ALL TIME Maybe a fantasy series I don’t hear mentioned much: Sara Douglass’ Wayfarer Redemption. THE MOST UNDERRATED AUTHOR OF ALL TIME I wish Jeffrey Ford were known by more people—and had horror movies adapted from his books and short stories. They’re so creepy with so many great twists and turns. THE BOOK / FILM THAT SCARED ME THE MOST Film: It Follows and Nightmare on Elm Street Books: Right now, it’s Sarah Gailey’s Just Like Home THE BOOK / FILM I AM WORKING ON NEXT I’m working on a haunted house horror novel and preparing for the release of my horror novella, Glorious Fiends Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam  Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam is the author of the short story collection Where You Linger & Other stories and the novella Glorious Fiends. Her Nebula-nominated fiction has appeared in over 90 publications such as LeVar Burton Reads and Popular Science, as well as in six languages. By night, she has been a finalist for the Nebula Award. By day, she works as a Narrative Designer writing romance games. She lives in Texas with her partner and a mysterious number of cats. Glorious Fiends by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam When infamous hot mess vampire Roxanne resurrects her deceased best friends, she’s confronted by a dream-dwelling Guardian of the Underworld, who demands that she replace them in his afterlife with three equally nefarious creatures—or he’ll drag her there instead. Reunited with Medusa and Mx. Hyde, Roxanne and her macabre girl gang must become monster hunters themselves and fight for the future of their friendship. Gory, sexy, silly, touching--Glorious Fiends asks who the real monsters are, and if the bonds that we think are solely human are really ours alone. This Hammer-inspired odyssey is a nostalgic trip through ‘80s horror tropes—with modern sensibilities. “If Hellraiser and Netflix’s Castlevania hooked up and had a trio of queer poly bad-ass lady babies….well, hanging out with them probably still wouldn’t be half as fun and scary and exciting as the wild ride that is Glorious Fiends.” —Sam J. Miller, author of The Blade Between and Boys, Beasts, & Men “Glorious Fiends is about accepting your friends for who they are, even if they be liars, murderers, and inconveniently horny. Stufflebeam engages us from the start with monsters at their gory best (or worst, depends), pairing unexpected humor with shocking imagery that will turn your giggle into a shriek.” --Chris Panatier, author of Stringers and The Phlebotomist “An unapologetically blood-soaked and darkly humorous read.” --A. C. Wise, author of The Ghost Sequences. CHECK OUT TODAY'S OTHER ARTICLES BELOW
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