{
  "id": 17683291,
  "title": "Scares through the ages: Historical horror novels that reimagine the past",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/scares-through-the-ages-historical-horror-novels-that-reimagine-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-01T14:00:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/best-historical-horror-books-alma-katsu-dan-simmons-christopher-buehlman"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The horror genre often draws inspiration from real-life tragedies, imbuing them with supernatural elements to highlight the flaws of humanity. This edition of The Backlist explores some of the best recent examples of historical horror, revealing how these stories reimagine the causes of gruesome or mysterious events to create an almost unbearable level of dread and tension.",
  "summary": "The Backlist closes out Horrors Week with some frightfully good historical stories",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}