A Guide to the Best Unknown Authors in the Horror Genre

If I said King or Wes Craven, you would undoubtedly know who I was talking about. Did you know there are great authors out there that get published from small presses that are as good or better than the authors who's book you see on the shelves of Borders and Barnes & Noble?

Brian Keene has written some of the most outstanding horror novels I've had the pleasure of reading. His books include, Ghoul, Clickers II: The Next Wave who he co-wrote with J.F. Gonzalez, City Dead, The Rutting Season and Conqueror Worms. His writing is unlike anything I've read and will capture your attention from the very first page. The cool thing about getting books from small presses is you might find deals you wouldn't be able to find otherwise. Like if you order one of these books from Clarkesworld books, you can have it autographed at no additional cost.

James Newman is a nice guy that chats with readers and fans in many forums on the net. When was the last time you were able to chat with Stephen King on a forum message board? James Newman is by far the best Horror author the small presses are publishing. His first Mass Market publication Midnight Rain, is my favorite out of the books he's written so far. His other books include, Wicked, Love Bites (Chapbook) and The Church of Dead Languages (Chapbook) who was co-written with Jason Brannon. This is one author we should keep an eye on, his writing style, wonderful characters and vivid imagination are going to propel him right on the shelves of book stores everywhere.

Tim Lebbon writes dark twisted and brilliant stories. If you've never heard of him, here's your chance to do yourself a favor and look his works up. Some of his novels include, Dawn, Berserk, Desolation, Face, and Changing of Faces. If you like dark, terrifying reads this is the author you should find, just don't read them at night because you never know when the lights might mysteriously go off. You don't wanna suddenly be sitting in a dark room after reading his book.