Now up the ante with an element of the supernatural. It’s a stimulating approach: take historical events that already represent a terror-filled plight for those who experienced them, events the reader knows beforehand will end in disaster. Katsu understands this type of reader, which is why her historical novels focus on character development, with the horror elements integrated into the story, and never unleashed senselessly into gratuitous carnage. I wouldn’t describe myself as innately drawn to the horror genre – I love suspense, especially psychological, and a dark atmosphere, but prefer to pass on entrail-strewn gorefests. A More Sophisticated Horror: Alma Katsu’s The DeepĪlma Katsu has something she’d like to say to readers who love historical fiction but think they aren’t interested in historical horror: “Give my books a try, because they aren’t what most people think of when they hear ‘horror.’” She’s perfectly right.
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