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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

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Archive websites help prevent link rot.

Reliable sources

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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 Wikipedia:Reliable sources and its derivative pages.

Horror or pop culture sites and publications deemed reliable
Reliable authors who may self-publish (print or online)

Unproven sources

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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

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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

Databases

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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.

Unreliable sources

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

Print
Online

See also

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