SCREAMING & CONJURING Writer, Clark Collis

Clark Collis is a British author and journalist best known for his long career at Entertainment Weekly, where he spent 18 years as a senior writer. Clark is the author of two major books on horror: You’ve Got Red on You: How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life (2021) and, most recently, Screaming and Conjuring: The Resurrection and Unstoppable Rise of the Modern Horror Movie (2025).Screaming and Conjuring is a must-read for horror fans. Spanning the era from Scream to The Conjuring—with a final chapter capturing everything that’s happened since—it’s the closest thing we have to a definitive historical textbook on contemporary horror. At over 500 pages, it’s surprisingly fast-paced, mapping the genre’s waves, franchises, and creative crosscurrents to show why horror keeps coming back—and why it matters now more than ever.In this conversation, Clark unpacks horror’s recent banner year, explores the genre’s resilience, and traces the movements that shaped it over decades.On today’s episode of The Nick Taylor Horror Show, here—without further ado—is Clark Collis.Show NotesMovies MentionedThe MonkeySinnersWeapons28 Years LaterFinal Destination: BloodlinesThe ConjuringImmaculateThe First OmenAbigailShaun of the DeadGrindhouseJimmy and StiggsBarbarianLong LegsThe MummyThe Sixth SenseThe Blair Witch ProjectStir of EchoesStigmataRavenousEnd of DaysResident Evil and 28 Days LaterSawBooks and ResourcesNightmare Movies by Kim Newman, recommended reading for earlier periods of horror historyThe Zombies That Ate PittsburghFollow Clark Collis at:IMBd: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6020968/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarkcollisX (Twitter): https://x.com/ClarkCollisLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clark-collis-98878840/