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Look Out For … The Madness by Dawn Kurtagich

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“With her adult debut, Kurtagich presents a chilling, gothic, and contemporary revisioning of the most famous vampire tale, filled with gruesome twists and lots of bite.” After an unexpected email from her long lost friend, Lucy, Mina Murray’s orderly life is torn to shreds. She leaves her psychiatric practice in London and returns to the …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 29 July 2024

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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: Crystal Lake Publishing’s Shadows and Ink blog has writing advice on circumventing clichés The Lineup pick out eleven of their favourite small town horror reads The Ginger Nuts of …

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Look Out For … Crypt of the Moon Spider by Nathan Ballingrud

Crypt of the Moon Spider by Nathan Ballingrud

“With this new novella, Ballingrud blends horror, science-fiction, and fantasy with the tale of a troubled young woman caught in a web of nightmarish dread.” Many years ago, when the moon had forests and streams, a giant spider thrived. Worshippers harvested its silk and marveled at its immense powers. In 1923, Veronica Brinkley arrives on …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 22 July 2024

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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: The Lineup consider the Nazca mummies and ask: Proof of Ancient Aliens or Modern Hoax? Crime Reads find eight thriller and horror novels which based on awful summer camps …

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Look Out For … Mystery Lights by Lena Valencia

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“With her debut collection, Valencia presents tales of women navigating the dreadful place between everyday life and nightmarish horror.”  A famous painter and a teenaged UFO enthusiast meet up to investigate a strange glowing orb. An influencer with a violent cult following tries to end a viral TV marketing campaign. A screenwriter finds herself locked …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 15 July 2024

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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: The Lineup present four occult urban myths associated with legendary rock stars Esquire Magazine asks whether America cares for its authors any more The Horror Tree offer up a …

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Look Out For … Crushing Snails by Emma E. Murray

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“With Murray’s brutal debut novel, we witness the coming-of-age of a serial killer as her dark obsessions become violent realities.” Sixteen year old Winnie Campbell is becoming a serial killer. With her father blaming Winnie for her mother’s death and doting on her little sister while ignoring Winnie, his increasingly cruel punishments slip into torture …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 8 July 2024

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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: Author Jasper Bark explains his latest ingenious guerrilla marketing campaign to The Ginger Nuts of Horror The Horror Tree consider the question of writing good and evil from a …

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Look Out For … The Dissonance by Shaun Hamill

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“With his latest, Hamill sends a trio home to confront horrors old and new as Texas is torn apart in an apocalyptic nightmare.” “You can never go home again,” the saying goes … For Hal, Athena, and Erin, home is exactly where they must go. Twenty years ago, the three were students of eccentric Professor …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 1 July 2024

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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: Bloody Disgusting discover some favourite horror families to visit ahead of the release of The Vourdalak Horror Tree look into writing combat and how it can inform and be informed …

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