"My latest novel is both the tale of a haunting and of the history of cinema. It was inspired by my love of film classics, such as Dario Argento's Suspiria, Jacques Tourneur's Night of the Demon, and Henry James’s ghost stories. Therefore, I focused on five books that either evoke a horror element or involve movies in some way. Join me as we exhume the past and send chills down your spine." —Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of Silver Nitrate.
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An unusual haunted house novel, which is really a time-travel story set in a decaying house in Hollywood Hills. Using arcane drawings, a family is able to travel into the past and the silent film era. But there is a cost associated with such magic.
This is the fourth volume in Kim Newman’s Anno Dracula alternate history series, where vampires coexist with humans. This entry takes us to 1980s America, where aristocratic predators mix with Hollywood film producers and Manhattan celebrities.
Peter Straub’s Ghost Story, about a group of elderly gentlemen who come together to tell gruesome horror tales, evokes Henry James at certain points, and James was a key source of inspiration for my novel. Add a menacing woman who returns from the past, and you have a recipe for terror.
How about a real-life story about one of the classic monsters of cinema? Milicent Patrick was the designer behind Creature from the Black Lagoon, but her contributions to special effects were not widely publicized. This biography excavates the work of a film pioneer, and provides plenty of Hollywood history.
In a version of Hollywood where the supernatural and cinema mingle freely, an aspiring actress called Luli Wei has to wrangle her way through a system that is populated by literal monsters. An otherworldly version of Golden Age Hollywood.
About Silvia
Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the author of the novels Velvet Was the Night, Mexican Gothic, Gods of Jade and Shadow, and a bunch of other books. She has also edited several anthologies, including the World Fantasy Award–winning She Walks in Shadows (a.k.a. Cthulhu’s Daughters). She has been nominated for the Locus Award for her work as an editor and has won the British Fantasy Award and the Locus Award for her work as a novelist.
