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Look Out For … The Stone Serpent by Nicholas Kaufmann

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“With his latest, Kaufmann returns to the world of Dr. Laura Powell with a pulse-pounding story of deranged cult leaders and biotech gone horribly wrong.” When a petrified corpse lands on Medical Examiner Dr. Laura Powell’s autopsy table, she fully believes it’s a fossil. Strangely, all the evidence suggests otherwise, as the man on her …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 7 November 2022

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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: Crime Reads present Erika T Wurth’s essay on writing native horror during a horror renaissance Dread Central dig deeper into the Sadako’s rage from the original novel of Ringu The …

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Look Out For … The Dismembered by Jonathan Janz

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With modern sensibilities, Janz tackles the Gothic tale, stamping the genre with his unique spin of blood-chilling horror.  Reeling from a nasty divorce and the public fallout that followed, American writer Arthur Pearce begins to travel abroad to England. It’s the spring of 1912, and while on a London-bound train he meets the lovely Sarah …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 31 October 2022

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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: Crime Reads discuss the importance of horror in challenging times The Horror Tree celebrates the noble art of scaring people for their own good Writer, Editor and Teacher, Richard …

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Look Out For … White Horse by Erika T. Wurth

White Horse by Erika T. Wurth

“With her latest novel, Wurth presents a haunting tale of a young woman searching for the one thing she’s never had, consumed by disturbing visions of a past some don’t want her to see.” Heavy metal loving Kari James is a Stephen King fan and is easily found in her favorite dive bar in Denver, …

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Meet the Writer: T.C. Parker

T.C. Parker is a writer and researcher based in the fox-ravaged wilds of Leicestershire. T.C. has been a copywriter, a lecturer, and, very briefly, an academic. T.C. now runs a semiotics and cultural insight agency by day and dreams up horror and crime fiction at night, when the kids are asleep. Visit T.C.’s website here …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 24 October 2022

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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: Crime Reads look back at the birth of the immortal literary character of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde LitReactor ponder the question of why we should write speculative poetry …

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Look Out For … The Vessel by Adam L.G. Nevill

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“With his latest, Nevill cranks up the fear factor with a nightmarish folk horror tale just in time for Halloween.” Jess McMachen needs a little luck. Broke, running from her abusive ex, and raising a child alone are pushing Jess to breaking point. She takes a job caring for Flo Gardner. A disturbed shut-in and …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 17 October 2022

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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: Andy Davidson considers memory and nostalgia in the context of his new novel at Tor Nightfire The Horror Tree share a craft article with advice on how to write …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 10 October 2022

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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: LitReactor offer writing advice on why choosing a specific time period is great for your fiction Crime Reads share an essay on brujeria and slaying demons on the page …

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