News Round-up Week Ending 23 January 2026

Conjuring the Demon by John Durgin

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Coming 13 February from author John Durgin and Crystal Lake Publishing, Conjuring the Demon 2024: Howie Burke swore he’d never go back to Newport after the childhood murders that shattered his life. But twenty-five years later, a …

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Look Out For … The Denizens by Brennan LaFaro

The Denizens by Brennan LaFaro - cover

“With his latest, LaFaro presents readers with a grief-stricken man running from his past to a town that refuses to let the dead move on.” Sam Everett never expected to find himself in a small southern town surrounded by a living cemetery. After his wife’s sudden death, he was desperate to get away from the …

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TIH 648: Clay McLeod Chapman on Getting Drunk on Ideas, Writing with Confidence, and First Draft Optimism

TIH 648 Clay McLeod Chapman on Getting Drunk on Ideas, Writing with Confidence, and First Draft Optimism

In this podcast, Clay McLeod Chapman talks about getting drunk on ideas, writing and performing with confidence, getting through the first draft, and much more. About Clay McLeod Chapman Clay McLeod Chapman is the author of the novels What Kind of Mother, Ghost Eaters, Whisper Down the Lane, The Remaking, and Miss Corpus. Timestamps Thanks …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 19 January 2026

Hellraiser - cenobites

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to.  Without further ado: The Ginger Nuts of Horror explains why the reason the Hellraiser sequels fell flat is the absence of love Horror DNA navigate the often confusing distinctions between self-, hybrid- and vanity-publishing …

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