M. S. Parfenov has been dubbed the „godfather“ of Russian horror. He developed the concept of an anthology of scary stories unique in the world, in the compilation of which the readers and fans of the genre themselves take part. Thus was born the very first book, which became a huge success and marked the beginning of the entire «The Most Scary Book» series. The total circulation of the series is over 150,000 copies. Thanks to the series, authors such as Bobyleva, Parfenov, Kabir, Kozhin and Matyukhin became famous. A number of books have won literary awards. Individual works by these and other authors have been filmed, the film rights have been sold by others. Authors and publishers hold their own annual convention. «The Most Scary Book» is the face of Russian horror today.