Horror is a genre that is chockfull of terrifying concepts, but one that has started to emerge as a strong thread of late is that of liminal space – alocation that serves as a transition between two places. This could of course be a physical space, but there is also the growing concept of liminal psychological spaces – emotional states that see us between one location in life and another. The odds are you’ve already encountered liminal spaces somewhere within horror, even if the term is absolutely new to you – and in this piece we’re going to explore how to employ this exciting idea within horror stories.