STORY

Founded by me, Annie Knox, Snake Bite Books is a horror-centric publishing company in London. 

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Horror has been my favourite genre since I was about twelve. Misunderstood as a playground for glorifying immoral behaviour and sadistic whims, misused to create works that encourage depravity, and often acting a scapegoat for increasing violence in modern society, horror is one of the most slept-on and under-appreciated genres out there. 

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I want to put horror back into the place it held in my life when I was a teenager/young adult. In horror I found expressions, characters, situations and emotions that I could relate to more fiercely than I'd related to anything I'd ever read before. 

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The horror I want to promote is horror that faces real fears; that expresses something from the human soul. I want new and interesting concepts, I want traditional tales reimagined, I want hilarious comedy horror with a heart of real emotion behind it. I want wacky monsters, salty vengeful killers, witches and romance and tragedy and action and slow, sleepy rural town takeovers. I want demons and devils ONLY in stories where the good guys face unfathomable evil and still manage to come out on largely on top, even if worse for wear. I want stories that show courage, bravery, heroism, stories that teach and inspire as well as frighten. Give me your worst, but give it with feeling, and if you can't give me a happy ending, make sure you give me one that is meaningfully unhappy. 

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The horror I publish will not be about meaninglessly portraying suffering, exploitation of characters, shock for shock's sake, or disgusting imagery to arouse nausea. Horror should reflect our innermost workings - our fears, secrets, vices and addictions and struggles - and horror should ALWAYS come from the heart.

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You'll find a huge mix of writing in our titles - and feel free to email in asking for recommendations!