Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week …
Out now from author John C. Foster and JournalStone, All the Teeth in the World
Imbued with European myth, All the Teeth in the World uses horror to explore the binding power of adult friendships in the face of implacable evil. Leslie Ward entered the woods with a noose in hand, intending to end it all, only to emerge a week later with no memory of what happened. Now terrified of the wilderness, he flees to New York City with his close friend Percy…but the mythical Wild Hunt is following, and it wants another taste of Leslie. Available now in eBook and paperback editions, you can grab your copy here.
Arriving 15 April from writer E. G. Rand and Castle Bridge Media, Child of Dark Water
In this supernatural crime thriller, a sleepy town is faced with an ancient evil from the bottom of their lake.
Alice Goodwin became a cop in the lakeside town of Ridgeway to escape the pain of her past. But when a pregnant teenager is killed and thrown into a lake, something horrible is created. Now the dark water seeks revenge, and only Alice can stop the creature from destroying the town. Available for pre-order now in eBook and paperback, you can guarantee your copy here.
Coming 25 March from author Chris DiLeo and Sobelo Books, Empty Devils
With his daughter in a casket and his wife in a cult, David Eden is on the brink of losing touch with reality. So when he begins conversing with his daughter’s ghost and then encounters a nightmare monster in the cemetery that can’t possibly be real but is most certainly deadly, he is convinced he’s lost it. But David is also out to get vengeance on the white supremacists he blames for his child’s death, and he’s about to learn that sometimes it takes a monster to defeat one. Available to pre-order now in eBook, with other editions to follow, you can guarantee your copy here.
Up now on Kickstarter from Monster Forge, Return of the Monsters, a new graphic novel
Everything you’ve read in the classic literature was true… but what happens next will have you anticipating each thrilling new page of Return of the Monsters!
Join writer Shannon Eric Denton (Spider-Man, Justice League Action) and illustrator John Cboins (Graveslinger, Frank Frazetta’s Freedom) as they channel their lifelong passion for classic monsters into their graphic novel Return of the Monsters—a love letter to the legends that inspired them. From Dracula and Frankenstein’s Monster to Mr. Hyde, the Invisible Man, the Opera Ghost, the Werewolf, the Gillman Creature, the Pharaoh, and more, this epic tale is crafted with the utmost reverence for the classics they grew up with. They are bringing these iconic creatures together in a thrilling new adventure. So act now and get in on this once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of something special and truly monstrous!
Already fully funded, but now looking to achieve stretch goals, you can pledge your support and guarantee a host of perks here.
Presented by Writers Online and Alex Davis Events, Spring Haunts returns to York this month
Following on from 2024’s successful debut event, Spring Haunts returns to York for two days of writing workshops, interviews, booksales and more at York over the weekend of 29th and 30th March. This ongoing collaboration between Writing Magazine and Alex Davis Events is not to be missed for aspiring authors of horror and Gothic fiction.
Taking place in the heart of the city, the loaded programme will feature interview slots with Andrew Michael Hurley (Starve Acre, Barrowbeck, The Loney) and Alison Littlewood (Mistletoe, A Cold Season, The Crow Garden), who also writes as AJ Ellwood (The Other Lives of Miss Emily White).
The two days will also feature workshops with Yvonne Battle-Felton (Curdle Creek, Remembered), Simon Clark (Blood Crazy, The Night of the Triffids) and Amanda Mason (The Wayward Girls, The Hiding Place), with the event hosted and led by lecturer, workshopper and Writing Magazine regular contributor Alex Davis. For ticketing information and more on the weekend, you can visit the Eventbrite page, here.
KEV HARRISON
