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I met with a lit agent a few years back. she also said that horror Is a dead genre. It's not nearly as popular as it used to be, and the agent wouldn't touch my manuscript just because it was horror. There aren't many markets for the subject, that's for sure. These days it's all romantic and erotica crap that I won't read for money. I, however, refuse to believe that horror is dead. Go to amazon and type in horror novels. 80 percent of those are self pubbed. I was lucky to get a couple of mine published, but it's not a big (or even mid) company, and there's no advance. Let me know if you want the link for them. Either that, or I'd advise you look for an agent (online or in guide to lit agents, not at a conference). Conferences are expensive if all you want to do is meet an agent, who will probably end up telling you what they told me.
My first advice, seek an agent who's interested in horror. If all else fails, self publish.
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