On this page, you can find answers to Frequently Asked Questions about HorrorrFam.com…
What’s the best way to support HorrorFam.com?
Sharing our articles and videos with your friends/family/followers! Following, liking, commenting, and subscribing where applicable is fantastic as well. We’re on Instagram, Threads, Twitter/X, Facebook, YouTube, and Bluesky.
You can also watch, rent, or buy movies using our JustWatch affiliate links/buttons! That’s a fantastic way to enjoy the horror movies you love while supporting HorrorFam.com at no additional cost to you. Each of our writers shares their pick-of-the-month on the Horror Streaming Now page (and you can see what other horror fans top watches are for the month there as well). We were already using JustWatch to find out where horror films were streaming each month and were so excited when they approached us! We were already huge fans and saw them as an invaluable resource – they’re awesome.
Or, buy some horror games using our Fanatical affiliate links! We were so excited to be accepted as a Fanatical affiliate! Lauren’s been using Fanatical to get the best deals on PC games since 2016 and Frank’s been a fan (hee hee) since 2024. It’s always been a great experience. They’ve recently branched out to sell digital comic books as well, and have been adding a lot of horror comics and manga to their collections.
Speaking of reading, you also can purchase horror novels and comic books we’ve recommended using our BookShop.org affiliate links! We keep HorrorFam.com’s Horror Book Recommendations page over on BookShop.org updated whenever one of us (usually AJ, Adam, or Frank) reviews and/or absolutely LOVES a book!
You can alsoTURN OFF YOUR AD BLOCKER and see if any of our Infolinks ads cater to your interests! We have one ad on every page (that can easily be X’d off if it’s not to your liking) with up to two additional ads (three total) on our most enormous posts. Infolinks helps websites like ours earn revenue via inobtrusive ads so that they can continue creating great new content. Infolinks has an excellent customer service team who’ve been working closely with us to make sure any brands shown meet with our high standards for being useful/fun for horror fans or human beings in general, and that ads shown are from legit/trusted entities.
Or, if you’re financially able to, you can become a patron via our Patreon page!
Who Runs HorrorFam.com?
Lauren Spear (that’s me) is the owner, head editor, head writer, website manager, graphic designer, podcast host, video editor, audio editor, transcriber, and social media manager for HorrorFam.com. There’s probably a few other roles that I’m forgetting at the moment, but basically: If you write into HorrorFam.com via email or through any of our social media accounts, you’ll be talking to me!
That said, I’m fortunate enough to have wonderful friends who contribute fantastic articles for HorrorFam.com readers to enjoy! You can read about each of them (and see photos of their beautiful faces) on HorrorFam.com’s About Page. ♥
How do I get my indie horror project featured in the Indie Horror Inbox Roundup?
The first step of the answer is hidden within your question: get yourself in my inbox! It’s as easy as that. So long as you’re writing to me about a legitimate horror project and I have space to include you, I will. Here’s the Indie Horror Inbox Roundup submission page. (The form goes to the same inbox as my regular contact page but I have it set up so that emails from that form are tagged as “Indie Horror Inbox Roundup” submissions so that your project won’t get mixed up with the “General” questions/comments).
Do you accept guest posts? / Can I publish an article on HorrorFam.com?
HorrorFam.com is always accepting horror-relevant guest posts from HUMAN writers! Check out our guest post guidelines. We also have a page with additional style and formatting guidelines for writers that you may find helpful as well!
How much do you charge to accept guest posts?
If you’re asking this question, you’re not a good fit. Real writers who are genuinely interested in writing a relevant, horror-related article for HorrorFam.com have never asked this – only scam artists looking to buy their way into getting some of our traffic. And we’re not selling! If you’ve read the guest post guidelines and have a wonderful idea to share, why would WE charge YOU to publish it? Real writers know this. Those who peddle AI slop trying to purchase their way to the top of the SEO heap will never understand.
Can I pay you to secretly insert my link(s) in your post popular articles / Can I pay you to share a post but mark it Not Sponsored?
Guess what! That’s illegal.
Since I’m based in Los Angeles, that means I’m within the FTC’s jurisdiction. Endorsing a client’s site/link without disclosing that I was paid to do so goes against FTC’s endorsement guidelines since this link to the client’s site would be considered an advertisement.
So, NO. I will not be doing that. Frankly, I’m disappointed this has been asked so often I had to create an FAQ for it.
All affiliate links and sponsorships on HorrorFam.com are disclosed to the public. Period.
Also, NO, I don’t accept articles about – or with links to – gambling, crypto scams, or any of that other irrelevant nonsense. Stop asking.
If I write an article for HorrorFam.com, can I link to another article I wrote elsewhere?
Probably! As long as a link is relevant, I’m pretty easygoing!
Your affiliate links, if you have any, will be a part of your author bio (and disclosed AS affiliate links!), but any other links are usually fine so long as they’re relevant to what you’ve written.
For example, Isaiah Swanson who writes the Izzy’s Eerie Indies column here on HorrorFam.com will occasionally link to a related article he wrote over on his own website, The Bitter Wolf, within his reviews. You welcome to do that too with your own horror-related website/articles if you write a guest post for HorrorFam.com!
Do the HorrorFam.com monsters have names?
Yes, they do! The main one is Zander, the mutant ant, but you can read about all of our monster mascots HERE.
Our website banner & social media avatars were illustrated by Heather Landry AKA SandpaperDaisy.
Can I hire Robert Tharp to make/paint a latex mask for me?
Robert Tharp created and painted monsters and masks for horror fans for 50 years (1974 – 2024) and is now happily retired. He’s always extremely flattered that people love his previous work, but he’s now focusing on being a loving husband and father as well as finally getting to live out his lifelong dream of being a published writer – right here on HorrorFam.com!
His wife and fellow artist, Cathy Tharp, is also retired. Neither are accepting commissions of any kind. Thank you for respecting their wishes.
Do you have any more photos from [MOVIE] Robert and/or Cathy Tharp did special FX for?
Behind-the-scenes photos from movie projects were almost always extremely limited. Whatever we have that we feel like sharing, we’ll share. The best way to not miss out on seeing something cool is to bookmark our site and follow HorrorFam.com on our social media platforms.
May I please get Robert Tharp/Cathy Tharp's autograph?
Robert Tharp has given his autograph as a giveaway prize on HorrorFam.com before and probably will again sometime in the future. Cathy Tharp may as well! If that’s something that interests you, bookmark our site and follow HorrorFam.com on our social media platforms so you don’t miss out when we do another giveaway.
HELP! I have a question that wasn't answered in the F.A.Q.!!
Don’t panic! Just send Lauren (that’s me!) an email!