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January 24, 2017
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6 mins to read
As someone who has spent their entire adult life driving through the nights along the freeways and interstates of Southern California, I long ago realized that I would rapidly go insane and murder everyone I came into contact with if I was left with only the Top 40 radio stations or the AM blowhards to …
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January 17, 2017
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5 mins to read
We sat down with Tim Seeley, creator of Hack/Slash and Revival (among others), to ask him a few questions about the horror genre in graphic novels as well as his own work. How did you get started in the comics industry? TS: After college, I was working at a children’s book company, and doing some …
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January 13, 2017
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6 mins to read
“This is a strong short fiction debut from a real writer, and one well worth your time.” Australian author Alan Baxter has been carving out a name for himself in the dark fantasy field with his novels, most notably the Alex Caine series, so it’s a good time for Ticonderoga Publications to put together his …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-crow-shine-by-alan-baxter/
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January 12, 2017
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5 mins to read
“The hotel is god. The hotel is god. The hotel is god.” Isaac is a night auditor at a hotel in Texas. His job is to be certain the “Goddamn hotel”, as he refers to it, and its guests are well taken care of but all he would like is a few hours to be …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-the-nightly-disease-by-max-booth-iii/
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January 11, 2017
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4 mins to read
Uncle Jake’s here to hook you up with some of the latest and greatest horror short stories available online right now. Stories that will challenge, evolve, and redefine what horror is, and what it will become. These are themed mix-tapes of fear, dread, danger, and gore, lovingly curated just for your reading pleasure. Every year, …
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January 10, 2017
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8 mins to read
“Foster is quickly becoming a major voice in the horror community and he has further cemented his growing reputation with such wonderful stories. He is bound to find many new fans with this awesome collection, while keeping current fans satisfied.” John C. Foster’s career certainly seems to be going from strength to strength. Picking up …
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January 9, 2017
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4 mins to read
“Nevill writes thoughtful, frightening stories that are calculated to infect a reader’s imagination and leave them scrambling for his back list.” Adam Nevill isn’t afraid to scare his readers. He’s familiar with the genre, but more importantly he’s familiar with the emotion of horror, and he uses this knowledge to full effect in his latest …
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January 6, 2017
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7 mins to read
When you refer to the year in horror as it relates to 2016, it seems like a perfectly natural pairing. A lot of bad shit happened over the course of the year, political debacles aside, and we lost some of our shining stars in the music and entertainment industries. Around the world we endured multiple …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/a-keene-perspective-the-face-of-horror-fiction-in-2016-and-beyond/
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January 4, 2017
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6 mins to read
“Certainly more than enough to interest even the most casual reader of literary horror and dark fiction.” The months—and years—seem to roll around far too quick, these days; only very recently, it seemed there had been a new Black Static, and here already is the next issue. So what delights does this volume of the …
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January 3, 2017
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4 mins to read
“Ward has created a riveting and entertainingly sinister murder mystery, full of complex characters and intriguing scenes plucked straight from our darkest nightmares.” When you hear the name D. Alexander Ward, you may be forgiven for thinking “Oh, yeah. That editor guy!” After all, he certainly made an impact in 2016 when he co-edited two …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-beneath-ash-and-bone-by-d-alexander-ward/