5 Must Read Horror Articles 30 September 2019

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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: No Film School talks to Rob Grant about how to get horror movies made when you still have a day job Consequence of Sound talk to Rob Zombie about …

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Splatterpunk: KillerCon 2019 Coverage & the 2nd Annual Splatterpunk Awards

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Last month, horror writers descended on the town of Round Rock, Texas. The event: KillerCon. Brainchild of Wrath James White, Shane McKenzie, and a crew of other kickass writers and publishers, KillerCon is where splatterpunk and extreme horror writers meet to celebrate the genre. Packed with panels and readings, this annual conference features some of …

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News Round-up Week Ending 27 September 2019

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Free supernatural horror graphic novella, Ghoster, coming 1 October Written by Thom Burgess (Malevolents: ‘Click Click’) and filmmaker Toby Meakins and illustrated by Joe Becci, Ghoster is a free-to-download supernatural horror graphic novella, launching 1 October, just in time …

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TOD 054 Her Own Dark Mythos: Tanith Lee Panel at NecronomiCon 2019

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents Her Own Dark Mythos: Tanith Lee Panel at NecronomiCon 2019 moderated by Sonya Taaffe and featuring Craig Laurance Gidney, Paul Di Filippo, Allison Rich, Thomas Broadbent, and Daniel Braum, plus an introductory interview with Craig Laurance Gidney and the debut of new feature Reviews from The Weird with …

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Look Out For … To Wallow in Ash & Other Sorrows by Sam Richard

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“Written from the heart, yet following his dark imagination into a world of the strange and bizarre, Richard’s debut collection is a must-read for horror fans.” Born from excruciating grief. Ripped raw from the heart. These stories bleed, and that’s just the beginning. To Wallow in Ash & Other Sorrows. The debut story collection from …

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Book Review: A Quiet Apocalypse by Dave Jeffery

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“Jeffery hasn’t reinvented the apocalyptic sub-genre … he has given us something fresh, exciting, and intriguing, that not only entertains from the first page to the last, but also forces us to open our hearts and minds to the plight of a minority.”   British horror author Dave Jeffery has written about zombies, werewolves, cryptids, …

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TIH 301: Joseph D’Lacey on Self Publishing, Presentness, and Turning Fifty

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In this podcast Joseph D’Lacey talks about self publishing, presentness, turning fifty, and much more. About Joseph D’Lacey Joseph D’Lacey writes horror, SF & fantasy, often with environmental themes, and is best known for his unsettling novel, Meat. Other books to-date include Garbage Man, Snake Eyes, The Kill Crew, The Failing Flesh, Blood Fugue, Black …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 23 September 2019

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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 explain why Marianne is the scariest series yet to grace Netflix Cemetery Dance continue with Brian Keene’s history of horror Chuck Wendig has some advice, on his …

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News Round-up Week Ending 20 September 2019

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … New Halloween Charity Anthology Trickster’s Treats 3: The Seven Deadly Sins Edition, out now from Things in the Well Available now in paperback and coming soon in eBook format, Trickster’s Treats is an annual anthology of flash fiction …

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TOD 053 The Weird: The Next Wave, Readings from Rising Weird Authors at NecronomiCon 2019

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents The Weird: The Next Wave, Readings from Rising Weird Authors at NecronomiCon 2019 including Fiona Maeve Geist, Larissa Glasser, Hysop Mulero, Christopher Ropes, Candace Wiggins, Teri.Zin/Zin E Rocklyn, and the return of News from the Weird with co-host Justin Steele.  The Weird:The Next Wave was recorded live on …

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