Wikipedia:WikiProject Horror/Sources
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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.
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. Expert self-published sources can be used to establish notability; be careful to follow BLP guidelines. For an overview of mainstream online sources considered reliable on Wikipedia see Wikipedia:Reliable sources and its derivative pages.
- Horror or pop culture sites and publications deemed reliable (in rough alphabetical order)
- Arrow in the Head/JoBlo, online here
- Bloody Disgusting, online here
- Daily Dead, online here
- Den of Geek, online here
- Dread Central, online here
- Cinefantastique, online here
- Fangoria, online here
- The Geekiary, online here
- Ginger Nuts of Horror, online here
- iHorror, online here
- PopHorror, online here
- Rue Morgue, online here
- Shock Till You Drop, online here
- The Schlock Pit, online here
- This is Horror, online here
- Reliable authors who may self-publish (print or online)
Situational sources
- HorrorNews.net, online here. HorrorNews.net began offering marketing/PR services in 2018. Anything published on the site before 2018 is usable for establishing notability; anything published after this date is not.
- Horror Society, online here. Per this discussion, some journalists for the site use IMDb for information such as dates of birth and so on. The site is usable for reviews, but not for news stories that require fact checking.
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
- Examples for persons
- Stephenking.com for author Stephen King
Databases
Databases 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.
Unreliable sources
These sources have been deemed unreliable per the project, they should rarely if ever be used. They can not establishing notability.
- Online
- Film Threat: The site started charging for reviews in 2011. Their current format does offer a free review option, but there is a heavy emphasis on purchasing a promotional package. Because of this, only reviews and articles dated to 2010 or earlier can be used to establish notability. Only people who have purchased a marketing package can receive a nomination for Film Threat's Award This! review. Because of that, and the overall lack of coverage in independent, secondary reliable sources, the award is also not usable for establishing notability.