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.
Explore the Cosmere and beyond with these incredible epics.
The author of Jurassic Park had a robust literary and cinematic career both before and after that mega-hit.
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.
These curious little cryptids appear in the folklore of numerous Algonquin peoples.
Monster or myth, the hodag has found a place in the hearts of the people of Rhinelander, WI.
Adjust your augmented-reality headsets and tune into these futuristic tales.
This cryptid has been the inspiration for many famous fantasy creatures, and it rarely brings good tidings.
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Since 1966, it has haunted the area around Point Pleasant, but what is the Mothman?
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.
These collections prove short stories can have the biggest impact.
Where to start with the best of the best.
Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice … and some say in a swarm of flying fish zombies.
Fans of Hellboy and imaginative weird fiction will love this illustrated short-story collection.
Rarely do comic-book writers or artists become household names, but sometimes household names try their hands at comics and manga.
Go beyond Lovecraft with this cosmic literature.
Does “Australia’s Bigfoot” really exist?
The legend of Lemuria begins not with mythology or prehistory but with a scientific hypothesis.
Celebrate the Emerald Isle with one of these fantasy books inspired by Irish mythology.
H. P. Lovecraft wasn't known for his novels, but his works have been adapted to film, TV, manga, and more.