
100 Scope Notes
September 6, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor
The imaginative and fantastical landscapes that horror germinates in are great fun. And when done right they are: scary, exciting, revealing, unnerving, unexpected, funny, dramatic…you know, like life.
August 31, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor
Fear plays a role in life. It keeps us safe. It keeps us on our toes. And sometimes...it's just fun
August 15, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor
If there is such a thing as “gateway horror,” I’m proud to be one who stands sentry by the darkest doorways, coaxing young souls to be brave enough and step on through.
August 10, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor
It’s not about giving kids nightmares—it's about showing them that when they encounter real life horrors, they can still be brave. They can win.
July 28, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor
Hopefully, The Horrible Bag of Terrible Things scares young readers just enough that, left alone in their darkened bedrooms, they will invent their own stories to soothe themselves to sleep, and perhaps, launch them on their own storytelling journeys.
July 25, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor
Treating residual pain with humor, making a joke out of the terror and turning it on its head, feels powerful.
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June 20, 2023 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Teen Librarian Karen Jensen reviews the YA horror novel YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE TONIGHT by Kalynn Bayron
June 12, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor
When I began to write All the Dead Lie Down, I was imagining what it would be like to have anxiety and be dropped into the middle of an actual Gothic novel.
February 24, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor
Come for the cover, stay for the spooky story full of atmospheric weirdness, ghosts, and bugs. Don't forget the bugs.
November 11, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
I wanted to write a party mix of all of it, those things that I love, in a story world where I and everyone else exists, because that’s the book I wanted to read as a teen but couldn’t find.
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