Orrin Grey

Orrin Grey is the author of several spooky books, among them Guignol and Other Sardonic Tales and Painted Monsters and Other Strange Beasts. His stories about monsters, ghosts, and sometimes the ghosts of monsters have been published in dozens of anthologies, including Ellen Datlow's Best Horror of the Year.

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John Wyndham and the Best Science Fiction Novels of the 1950s

Celebrate the best of the best with these timeless classics.

8 Books by Stanislaw Lem That Are Perfect for Our Modern World

The Polish author has been celebrated around the world … and beyond.

How to Write a Short Story Collection

Published author Orrin Grey explains the nuts and bolts of building a book out of short stories.

Where to Begin With Reading Brandon Sanderson Books

Explore the Cosmere and beyond with these incredible epics.

Epic World-Building With Michael Crichton Books

The author of Jurassic Park had a robust literary and cinematic career both before and after that mega-hit.

9 Star Wars Books Every Fan Needs to Read

If you love the Star Wars movies and TV shows, try exploring the galaxy far, far away through a medium made a long time ago: books.

What Is a Pukwudgie?

These curious little cryptids appear in the folklore of numerous Algonquin peoples.

What Is a Hodag?

Monster or myth, the hodag has found a place in the hearts of the people of Rhinelander, WI.

19 Exciting Cyberpunk Books Filled With High Tech and Low Life

Adjust your augmented-reality headsets and tune into these futuristic tales.

What Is the Barghest?

This cryptid has been the inspiration for many famous fantasy creatures, and it rarely brings good tidings.

Is the Mothman Real or Fiction?

Since 1966, it has haunted the area around Point Pleasant, but what is the Mothman?

8 Must-Read Monster Books for Godzilla Fans 

Godzilla may be primarily a cinematic phenomenon, but that doesn’t mean that more literary-minded kaiju fans can’t find city-crushing action in these books.

26 Short Story Collections and Anthologies Every Sci-Fi & Fantasy Fan Should Read

These collections prove short stories can have the biggest impact.

15 of Ray Bradbury's Best Books

Where to start with the best of the best. 

Inventive Causes for Zombie Apocalypses

Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice … and some say in a swarm of flying fish zombies.

Why The Amazing Screw-On Head by Mike Mignola Is My Favorite Book 

Fans of Hellboy and imaginative weird fiction will love this illustrated short-story collection.

10 Manga and Comic Books by Celebrity Creators

Rarely do comic-book writers or artists become household names, but sometimes household names try their hands at comics and manga.

13 Skin-Crawling Cosmic Horror Books

Go beyond Lovecraft with this cosmic literature. 

What Are Yowies?

Does “Australia’s Bigfoot” really exist?

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