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News Round-up Week Ending 7 August 2026

21 hours ago
4 mins to read

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … New from authors Adam Lawson and Brian Christgau, illustrator Dall’o, and The Lab Press, Mad Dog Morgan Mitchell “Mad Dog” Morgan dreamed of making it to the big arenas in wrestling, but he never crawled out of …

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Look Out For … Tapeworm by A. P. Thayer

2 days ago
3 mins to read

“With his debut novel, Thayer presents a tale of burning desire and gruesome vampiric body horror against the backdrop of the California desert.” Recently separated from his wife, Victor is hoping getting away with his friends at their annual retreat to the Californian desert town of Superstition will take his mind off things and reforge …

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David Moody’s Top Ten Body Horror Films

3 days ago
12 mins to read

“We’re given one body and one chance, and we’re all potentially a single split-second bad decision from our own body horror nightmare.” I’ve been describing my new novel Kemberton as body horror. It’s a description that absolutely fits, though I’m not going to tell you how or why because I want you to read the …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 3 August 2026

5 days ago
4 mins to read

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: NightTide Magazine reveals how The Backrooms updates an ancient existentialism for a modern audience The Lineup pick out nine perfect middle grade horrors to keep your adventurous kids busy this summer …