Resources for Writing Horror
Is horror fiction in your blood?
The AHWA recommends the following books on how to write horror stories and horror novels:
Cerasini, Marc A. HOW TO WRITE HORROR AND GET IT PUBLISHED. NY: Romantic times, 1989
Castle, Mort (ed). WRITING HORROR: A HANDBOOK BY THE HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION. Cincinatti, OH: Writers Digest, 199. See http://www.horror.org/writetips.htm
Nolan, William F. HOW TO WRITE HORROR FICTION. Cincinatti, OH: Writers Digest, 1990.
Smith, Guy N. WRIING HORROR FICTION. London: A&C Black, 1996.
Van Belkom. WRITING HORROR. North Vancouver, BC, Canada: Self-Counsel Press, 2000.
Williamson, J.N. (ed) HOW TO WRITE TALES OF HORROR, FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION. Cincinaatti, OH: Writers Digest, 1991.
You may also find the following links to material online useful:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2069634_write-horror-novel.html
http://www.howtodothings.com/hobbies/a4406-how-to-write-horror.html