This not only highlights the depth of the genre, but also ensures its continued relevance in the 21st century.” The genre has always been diverse, but more attention is being paid to long-marginalized creators both from the past and present.
However, there are a few big differences between that and the current horror boom, as Ben Rubin, horror studies collection coordinator for the University of Pittsburgh Library System, tells LJ, “Horror is experiencing a renaissance in many ways, including in the recognition and celebration of its diversity. It is becoming a common refrain in genre fiction circles: readers are in the midst of a horror renaissance, the likes of which we have not seen since the 1970s and ’80s when Stephen King exploded into the publishing world, spawning a best-selling interest in terrifying tales.
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