--- title: "7 Supernatural Horror Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 7 Supernatural Horror quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Supernatural Horror sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/thomas-ligotti-2073_horror_in-supernatural-horror-stories-however-m_80534.jpg" --- > [“In supernatural horror stories, however, magical thinking is a completely different matter. Those characters contending with what seems to be the work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-ligotti/in-supernatural-horror-stories-however-magical-thinking-is-a/) [Thomas Ligotti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-ligotti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/thomas-ligotti-2073_horror_in-supernatural-horror-stories-however-m_80534.jpg) > [I wanted to write a balls-to-the-wall supernatural horror story, something I haven't done in a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/i-wanted-to-write-a-balls-to-the-wall-supernatural-horror-story/) [Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53f/stephen-king-13_balls_i-wanted-to-write-a-balls-to-the-wall-su_532712.jpg) > [“Children will always be afraid of the dark, and men with minds sensitive to hereditary impulse will always tremble at the thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/children-will-always-be-afraid-of-the-dark-and-men-with-minds-2/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4f/anonymous-1_beyond-the-stars_children-will-always-be-afraid-of-the-da_2112994.jpg) > [Thomas Ligotti is an absolute master of supernatural horror and weird fiction, and a true original. He pursues his unique vision with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramsey-campbell/thomas-ligotti-is-an-absolute-master-of-supernatural-horror-and-weird/) [Ramsey Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramsey-campbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/ramsey-campbell-34724_absolutes_thomas-ligotti-is-an-absolute-master-of_2287939.jpg) > [“All supernatural horror depends on a confusion of what we believe should be and should not be. As scientists, philosophers, and spiritual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-ligotti/all-supernatural-horror-depends-on-a-confusion-of-what-we-believe/) [Thomas Ligotti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-ligotti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e92/thomas-ligotti-2073_ligotti_all-supernatural-horror-depends-on-a-con_2410440.png) > [“For those who relish speculation regarding the future, the tale of supernatural horror provides an interesting field.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-p-lovecraft-2/for-those-who-relish-speculation-regarding-the-future-the-tale-of/) [H.P. Lovecraft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-p-lovecraft-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b38/h-p-lovecraft-2-2159_speculation_for-those-who-relish-speculation-regardi_2743287.jpg) > [“Supernatural horror was one of the ways we found that would allow us to live with our double selves. By its employ,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-ligotti/supernatural-horror-was-one-of-the-ways-we-found-that-would-allow-us/) [Thomas Ligotti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-ligotti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f69/thomas-ligotti-2073_demonic_supernatural-horror-was-one-of-the-ways_2865561.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/supernatural-horror/#itemlist", "name": "Supernatural Horror Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“In supernatural horror stories, however, magical thinking is a completely different matter. Those characters contending with what seems to be the work of magic will deny till the very last moment that anything magical is going on. They will invoke reason and evidence and eek out corroborations for the cause of their problems. But readers of these stories are rarely, if ever, on the side of these characters. They desperately want to believe that there is indeed something magical going on and they are primed to accept it whenever it occurs. Some readers especially enjoy a story with bad magic, as it assures them that magic is confined to fiction and will not leak into their real lives. 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