Wikipedia:WikiProject Horror/Sources

This is an overview of sources that can be used for horror-related articles.

A source does not need to have its own article to be deemed reliable and having an article is not always an indication of reliability.

Search all online reliable secondary sources for horror.

Resources
Archive websites help prevent link rot.
 * Archive.org, the Wayback Machine
 * Archive.is or Archive.today
 * Webcitation.org WebCitation

Reliable sources
Reliable independent sources support claims and establish notability per W:GNG. Reliable sources must be verifiable. Most print media from credible publishing houses have editors and are thus considered reliable in general. For an overview of mainstream online sources considered reliable on Wikipedia see Reliable sources and its derivative pages.


 * Horror or pop culture sites and publications deemed reliable:
 * Bloody Disgusting, online here
 * Dread Central, online here
 * Cinefantastique, online here
 * Fangoria, online here
 * Shock Till You Drop, online here
 * Rue Morgue, online here
 * Arrow in the Head/JoBlo, online here
 * iHorror, online here
 * Den of Geek, online here
 * Ginger Nuts of Horror, online here
 * HorrorNews.net, online here
 * Daily Dead, online here
 * Culture Crypt, online here
 * Horror Society, online here
 * PopHorror, online here
 * The Geekiary, online here


 * Reliable authors who may self-publish (print or online):
 * Kim Newman
 * Tom Holland, online here

Unproven sources
Unproven sources are those which have not yet been examined by the project. They can not be used to establish notability.


 * Crypt Teaze, has editorial oversight
 * CineGore, Hungarian site, can't make out exactly what is said but seems to be split off from a magazine
 * All Horror, does not have an "about page" but seems to have staff

Official websites
Many films, TV series, or other works have their own official websites, these can be reliable for claims about production and release dates, etc, but do not help establish notability.
 * Examples for works
 * Halloweenmovies.com for the Halloween franchise
 * F13game.com for Friday the 13th: The Game


 * Examples for persons
 * Stephenking.com for author Stephen King

Databases
Databses are collections of information from other places, databases can be reliable in cases like Box Office Mojo and The Numbers or they can be unreliable like IMDb. Databases in general are not good for establishing notability. Databases are often fit to be external links on articles.


 * Internet Horror Movie Database
 * Japanese Horror Movie Database

Unreliable sources
These sources have been deemed unreliable per the project, they should rarely if ever be used. They can not establishing notability.
 * Print


 * Online